Facebook is launching new ways for outside sites to connect to the social network. Users can now click on sites they "like," adding that info to their Facebook profile. The company says the feature enhances the sharing of interests, but privacy watchdogs have concerns.

Spammers are keeping pace with security experts -- and surpassing them -- in the fight for your inbox, cranking up the volume of junk emails sent in the first quarter of 2010.

Apple's new iPad got a warm reception in San Francisco, the company's home turf, as buyers clamored to be among the first to own the new tablet. The crowd included Wozniak, Apple's co-founder.

Entrepreneurs, developers and businesses are looking to cash in on Apple's mobile Midas touch by bringing new iPad software and accessories to market. The cottage industry serving Apple's iPods and iPhones generates an estimated $6 billion to $7 billion in sales annually.

Enterprise software giant Novell has opened the door for a potential sale of itself while turning away a $2 billion bid offered by its largest shareholder, Elliott Associates. But the possibility of a white knight making a better offer remains shaky.

Twitter's new @anywhere platform brings the service closer to users by integrating more easily with sites like The New York Times and Amazon.com.

Routers are crucial Internet traffic cops that direct data along its congested main arteries. And Cisco's super-hyped super-fast router promises to help network operators keep up with ever-increasing demands. But those big customers won't be too quick to take out their checkbooks.

Investors buoyed shares of Cisco in anticipation of what the company says will be an Internet-changing announcement Tuesday morning.

Facebook and PayPal are piecing together what could become a powerful payment system. Focused on virtual goods and online games for now, the emerging payment scheme may find a much wider range of uses, including in the real world.

Applied Materials swung a first-quarter profit on strong sales of its semiconductor manufacturing equipment and improving customer demand. It also raised its full-year revenue target to reflect higher demand in its chip, LCD display and crystalline silicon solar businesses.