When people die in the real world, their online alter egos may live on, creating an unusual situation for those who only knew them through their online presence.

A year-long investigation by a U.S. congressional committee has reportedly concluded that Chinese telecommunication equipment vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE pose a security threat to the nation, and the committee is advising U.S. firms to buy networking gear from other vendors. But analysts say the committee's investigation is motivated more by politics, while doing little to safeguard U.S. telecommunication networks.

More than 1 billion people now use Facebook each month, almost one-seventh of the world's population, the company announced Thursday.

Samsung Electronics said Friday that stronger-than-expected sales of its Galaxy smartphones sent operating profits up 90 percent in the latest quarter, but analysts warned its results could take a hit in the coming months as it books legal damages owed to Apple.

Hewlett-Packard has no plans to launch a smartphone next year but will need to sell one eventually to avoid missing out on "a huge segment of the population," CEO Meg Whitman said Wednesday, clarifying remarks she made last month.

More than 1 billion people now use Facebook each month, almost one-seventh of the world's population, the company announced Thursday.

Lenovo on Tuesday said it will open its first computer manufacturing plant in the U.S., where it will make laptops, PCs and tablets sold under its Think brand.

Google has dropped a major part of its wide-ranging patent-infringement battle against Apple, withdrawing a complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Oracle touted what it called strong early adoption of its next-generation Fusion Applications on Monday, but also discussed how it will continue to support and add new features to the company's other business software lines, such as E-Business Suite and JD Edwards.

Tyler Simpson knows a lot about reviewing tech products. The Seattle 14-year-old and his friend, Brandon Keller, have created several YouTube channels, including ThatAppleGeek, where they review products and report on technology.

Europe's top consumer watchdog received complaints from 11 different countries about Apple's advertising of product warranties.

Nokia and Oracle have joined forces on mapping, allowing enterprises to integrate Nokia's location technology with their Oracle applications.

Intel also ship test units of its Ivy Bridge server processors, and renames its Atom server processors with the brand name Atom S.

The Facebook CEO fielded questions about the IPO, mobile and building a Facebook phone.

Intel's server superchip will have an integrated fabric controller to boost the performance of cloud and HPC applications.

The electronics giant aims to make software that can compete with students on the math entrance exam of a top Japan college.

Users, channel partners and analysts say resuming development of Oracle software for HP Itanium servers is a good move.

Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman recently alluded to some ongoing difficulties within Autonomy.

The new 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD tablet will be priced at $299, the 7-inch at $199, and an LTE model at $499.

Full-featured modular systems helped drive midrange storage revenue up by double digits.