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Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing more popular.

Google’s sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services.

Nokia Corp. has unveiled its first Lumia smartphone with a metal cover, low-light camera features and new social network apps. But the new model failed to impress markets, sending the company’s stock down.

In a rare bit of cooperation, Microsoft’s Outlook.com is giving users of its free email service the option of logging into Google Chat to exchange instant messages and engage in audio or video conversations.

The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.

LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn’t be more different.

Google’s wearable computer is facing stiff resistance, mostly over privacy concerns. Scott Stein senior editor of CNET joins in studio 57 to talk about the future of Goggle Glasses.

It’s the first time YouTube is introducing all-you-can-watch channels that require a monthly fee. The least expensive of the channels will cost 99 cents a month but the average price is around $2.99.

AT&T is launching a prepaid cellphone service - Aio Wireless.

Judges on a federal appeals court panel spoke excitedly Wednesday about Google Inc.’s plan to create the world’s largest digital library, signaling that the court has a favorable opinion about the value of the project.