SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks made early gains Wednesday morning as software makers Adobe Inc. and Microsoft Corp. led the sector.

HP, which has been aggressive in enticing Sun customers, is partnering with operating systems makers Microsoft, Novell and Red Hat in its efforts. The partnerships are part of HP?s overall Sun Complete Care program, a collection of products, services, support and financial incentives designed to lure customers worried about Sun?s...

HP, which has been aggressive in enticing Sun customers, is partnering with operating systems makers Microsoft, Novell and Red Hat in its efforts. The partnerships are part of HP?s overall Sun Complete Care program, a collection of products, services, support and financial incentives designed to lure customers worried about Sun?s...

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MIT's Media Lab today showed off a thin LCD screen that can respond to both touch and gestures. They call it a bidirectional screen, or BiDiScreen for short. The tech on display uses LCDs with built-in optics and new algorithms to allow for gesture control.

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