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Changes are a-foot again for Firefox. The beta channel can now sync add-ons, the Aurora channel completes a smoother update process, and work on the faster native UI for Android continues.

Mozilla's gestating a new project that takes its cues from the mobile world: site-specific push notifications. Could this be a next-generation RSS?

The software giant narrows its claims against Barnes & Noble, saying it hoped to streamline its case before hearings on the dispute begin on Monday.

Hewlett-Packard spent $30.41 million in total compensation for ousted CEO Leo Apotheker, while new chief Meg Whitman landed $16.52 million in total compensation, according to a new filing.

Here's a tour of how the Thailand flooding and a hard drive shortage affected three tech giants: Sony, Western Digital, and Seagate.

week in review Filing gives first look at Facebook's financials, while Windows 8 details leak out. Also: Sony gets a new CEO.

Advanced Micro Devices has a Windows 8 tablet strategy predicated on new power-efficient chips.

The Liquify tool is responsive and more powerful thanks to use of the graphics processing unit in Photoshop CS6. Also: background save.

The subscription to Adobe's software, services, and social features will arrive later this year, and the company is showing new attractions.

The latest scuttlebutt from the Verge suggests that tablets and other ARM-based devices running Windows 8 may move beyond the Metro UI to provide some type of desktop interface.

John Swainson, former CEO of software company CA, has been named as president of Dell's New Software Group, to focus on selling software to the enterprise crowd.

The social gaming company's shares have risen well over 10 percent as investors find value in its relationship with Facebook.

Sony's troubling fiscal third-quarter performance comes just a day after the company announced it is replacing its CEO Howard Stringer with Kazuo Hirai on April 1.

Cocoon extends its protective casing for you and your Internet habits to Internet Explorer users in a new beta. Along with IP address masking and anonymous browsing, you get secure Wi-Fi, e-mail on-the-fly, and antivirus scanning.

Bram Cohen forever altered file sharing when he invented the torrent protocol 10 years ago. Now, he and his company, BitTorrent, are poised to revolutionize live streaming.

The popularity of Apple's handheld products like the iPad and iPhone is pushing the lion's share of chip spending to wireless, away from traditional computer-related spending.

The Web giant responds to critical Microsoft ads, noting that the software giant has a similar policy regarding sharing consumer information across its services.

The South Korean electronics company sees its revenue drop but its net loss narrows due to higher sales of smartphones and HDTVs.

The software giant launches a version of its motion-sensing game controller for Windows, hoping to spark development of PC applications that use natural user interfaces.

Microsoft aims to exploit uneasiness over Google's new privacy steps by talking up its own services--but hasn't offered much but spin so far.