Daily Wrap Up - Oct 5 Tech.

<strong>Microsoft's Ballmer says Web search buys unlikely</strong>

Microsoft Corp does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google Inc's dominance in the Internet search market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters on Monday. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091005/microsofts-ballmer-says-web-search-buys-unlikely.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a>

<strong>HP may be ready to deal, as tech M&A heats up</strong>

Hewlett-Packard Co may get acquisitive again despite its recent absence from the technology sector's M&A scene, analysts said, and Brocade Communications Systems Inc may a prime target. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091005/hp-may-be-ready-deal-as-techa-heats.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a>

<strong>iPhone will be able to run some Flash programs</strong>

The developer of the widely used Flash programing language has devised a way to translate its code to run on Apple Inc's iPhone -- a move that could dramatically boost the variety of applications for the iPhone. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091005/iphone-will-be-able-to-run-some-flash-programs.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a>