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Sony likely to unveil next PlayStation on Feb. 20
Sony is poised to unveil the next PlayStation game console on Feb. 20, a date that would give the Japanese electronics company a head start over ...
IDC: Apple dominates in tablets, but share shrinks
Apple continues to dominate in tablet computers, although its market share is shrinking because of growing competition from Samsung and others, ...
'Grand Theft Auto V' to launch on Sept. 17
Video game publisher Take-Two says the next installment of the long-awaited "Grand Theft Auto" series will launch worldwide on Sept. 17. The game was ...
New BlackBerry won't be released in US until March
Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled new, versatile BlackBerrys after excruciating delays allowed Apple, Samsung and others to build commanding leads in ...
Review: Microsoft Office pricey, but good value
As much as I like Google Docs for word processing and spreadsheets, I find the online software clunky at times. So I was skeptical when I heard ...
Nintendo returns to profit, lowers sales forecasts
Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. returned to the black for the first nine months of its business year and more than doubled its profit forecast ...
Microsoft retools Office for touch screen, Web use
Microsoft is aiming its redesigned Office software at the growing number of people who expect their favorite applications to be at their fingertips, ...
Former activist gets prison in Calif. for fraud
A former social activist convicted of defrauding a California charity backed by celebrities Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte was sentenced Tuesday to ...
Yahoo's 4Q report shows more signs of progress
Yahoo got a little healthier during the last three months of 2012 as the long-suffering Internet company took advantage of higher ad prices and more ...
Exxon passes Apple as most valuable company
Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter. Apple Inc.
Microsoft's 2Q earnings dip despite Windows 8 lift
Microsoft's latest quarterly earnings slipped, even as the world's largest software maker showed modest progress adapting to a shift away from the ...
Analysts to Apple: Bend your knee to Wall Street
Apple needs to start making nice with Wall Street, analysts said Thursday as investors hammered the company's stock. The sell-off put Apple a ...
Nokia returns to profit but sales keep dropping
Struggling Nokia Corp. turned a fourth-quarter net profit of €202 million ($270 million) compared with a loss of $1 billion a year earlier, but ...
Can Apple maintain its shine?
For many investors, Apple's best days are behind it. Competitors are catching up, they believe, and the latest iPhone is stumbling. The company's ...
Reports: Microsoft may invest in Dell buyout
Microsoft has joined the negotiations to buy struggling computer maker Dell, according to media reports. Both CNBC and The Wall Street Journal ...
EBay's 4Q performance caps company's best year yet
EBay finished last year with a flourish as bargain-hunting holiday shoppers flocked to its Internet shopping mall and digital payment service to help ...
Facebook unveils social search feature
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature that's designed to entice people to spend more time on his company's website and will put ...
Analysts see potential in Facebook search feature
Industry watchers see in Facebook's new, expanded search feature an opportunity to make money through search advertising. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed ...
Apple stock wilts on worries about iPhone demand
Apple's stock slipped below $500 for the first time in 11 months on Monday as investors reacted to reports signaling the company's latest iPhone is ...
Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely
Microsoft may have relinquished its starring role in America's gaudiest gadget show a year too early. After 13 straight years in the spotlight, ...
Gadget Watch: Pen makes old monitors touch-ready
Many people who have tried Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system without a touch screen have hated it because of the inability to use touch and ...
Lenovo to release giant 27-inch 'coffee table PC'
Dismayed that family members are spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or tablet? Lenovo has something it believes will get them back ...
Google emerges from FTC probe relatively unscathed
Google has settled a U.S. government probe into its business practices without making any major concessions on how the company runs its Internet ...
Huge gadget show gears up in Vegas
Think your high-definition TV is hot stuff — as sharp as it gets? At the biggest trade show in the Americas, which kicks off next week in Las Vegas, ...