Looks like Google is acquiring Zingku, a site that offers a social network for mobile users. "We've entered into an agreement to have Google acquire our Zingku service," the site says.

WASHINGTON--As controversy rages over forthcoming federal Real ID requirements, state officials should be plotting public relations strategies to counteract the well-publicized rebellion, past and present state motor vehicle administrators advised their colleagues Monday.

Paypal security chief Michael Barrett says that his company is slowly turning the tide against phishing.

Google is launching AdSense for Mobile, which will allow marketers to place contextual ads on sites viewed via mobile devices. The company has been running mobile ads through its auction-based AdWords program since mid-2006. Now it will be automatically converting AdWords ads to text ads that will appear when someone accesses a participating Web site on a mobile device. The Web sites must be optimized for mobile browsers first.

Google has said it supports the ISO decision to reject Microsoft's Office Open XML spec as a standard.

The SCO Group has filed for bankruptcy protection, a month after essentially losing its lawsuit against rival Novell.

After months talking about the notion of software plus services, Microsoft is apparently ready to get a bit more specific on the business side of things.

Google is unlikely to launch a "Gphone" mobile device because it doesn't fit in with its business model, according to industry watchers.

Apple's iPhone could quickly find its way into businesses, with staff pushing employers to adopt the device, according to analyst house Butler Group.

A group of US state attorneys general said on Thursday that the consent decree that settled the landmark antitrust case against Microsoft has failed to reduce the company's monopoly, disagreeing with the assessment of US antitrust officials.