Novell reports quarterly loss as expenses rise Maker of Linux software expects higher revenue in fiscal 2008, plans to expand restructuring program and consolidate facilities. Novell, the No. 2 publicly held maker of Linux software, reported on Thursday a quarterly loss compared with a year-earlier profit on an increase in operating expenses. The companys shares...

Assassins Creed boosts Ubisoft estimates Citing stronger-than-expected sales of game, publisher predicts operating income will be 3 percent higher than previous estimate. French video game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment raised its revenue and profit estimates on Thursday, citing strength of its Assassins Creed action game. Ubisoft expected operating income before stock options in...

Intel set to increase chip market lead Worlds top chipmaker is expected to increase its share of the global chip market this year to 12.2 percent, Gartner says. Intel, the worlds top chipmaker, is set to increase its share of a growing global chip market this year to 12.2 percent, market researcher Gartner said Friday....

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. Microsoft denied on Friday antitrust claims from Opera Software that the software giant is abusing its dominant market position to lock users into the Internet Explorer Web browser. Opera,...

A killer site for Dexter victims Showtime partners with video and chat service Meebo to promote series about vigilante serial killer. Showtime Networks is partnering with Meebo, a firm that fuses video programming and chat rooms, to offer Dexter fans additional content after the serial-killer show airs its season finale on Sunday. A...

Fatah official held by Hamas while in Gaza A senior member of the Palestinian Fatah movement was detained by Hamas gunmen in Gaza yesterday in a fresh round of friction between the two groups

Iraq can handle policing, British army says Iraqi security forces are now capable of policing the entire south of their country without British help, senior defence and Foreign Office officials said yesterday

Inside Baghdad: Jared Yoon Jared Yoon reveals why he enlisted in the US army, how he feels about his first tour of Iraq and what he remembers about the day he got shot