LG Electronics sinks to loss after EU fine
LG Electronics Inc. reported its first quarterly loss in a year Wednesday after Europe slapped it with a massive fine for price fixing. Its net loss ...
Judge rejects Apple's patent award demands
A federal judge late Tuesday rejected Apple Inc.'s demand to increase the $1.05 billion in damages a jury ordered Samsung Electronics Inc. to pay its ...

SK Hynix posts profit as chip demand improves
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. reported a second straight quarterly profit as its debt load eased and sales benefited from increased demand for ...

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, ...
Apple unveils iPad with more memory
Apple says it will sell an iPad with more memory than the current models available. Apple Inc. said Tuesday that the new, full-size model comes with ...

Crucial, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives
The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities ...

Conference suggests ways Broadway can be better
A conference on how to make the Broadway experience better for theatergoers has come up with some prescriptions: Be brave in the stories that are told ...
Apple updates iPhone, iPad software
Apple has released a software update for iPhones and iPads that speeds up data downloads on some major overseas telecom networks and a handful of ...
Providence theater experiments with 'tweet seats'
Sarah Bertness slipped into her seat at a recent staging of the musical "Million Dollar Quartet" and, when the lights dimmed, started doing something ...

Smartphone 4Q sales rise 36 pct led by Samsung
Smartphone shipments rose 36 percent worldwide in the fourth quarter as the sleek devices supplanted personal computers and other gadgets on holiday ...

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 ...

What holds energy tech back? The infernal battery
As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back.

NKorea eases rules, lets visitors bring cellphones
North Korea is loosening some restrictions on foreign cellphones by allowing visitors to bring their own phones into the country. However, security ...

CEO says Sony is on track for comeback
Sony Corp., the struggling Japanese electronics and entertainment company, is headed in the right direction although its comeback is not yet complete, ...
Amazon makes MP3 catalog available to iPhone users
Amazon says iPhone and iPod Touch users will be able to buy music from its digital store for the first time beginning Thursday. Amazon.com Inc.
Ex-Nokia CEO Kallasvuo heads TV software company
Former Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has joined Swedish TV software company Zenterio as chairman of the board. Kallasvuo, who headed the Finnish ...

Disney unveils own 'Skylanders'-like franchise
Captain Jack Sparrow driving Cinderella's carriage? Mr. Incredible swinging the Queen of Hearts' flamingo mallet? Sulley from "Monsters, Inc.

Samsung sells 100 million Galaxy S smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that global sales of its Galaxy S smartphones surpassed 100 million units since the first model in the series was ...

Dell's stock soars on report of possible buyout
Dell's stock soared 13 percent Monday on a report that the struggling personal computer maker is in talks to take the company private.

Valpak coupons now offered in some vehicles
The company that sends you blue envelopes stuffed with coupons also wants you to save money while you're driving. Valpak has partnered with Roximity, ...

4 gadgets that defined Vegas electronics show
The world's largest gadget show wrapped up on Friday, and the organizers said it was the biggest ever, beating last year's record in terms of the ...

Why attend car shows when photos are a swipe away?
Why go to a crowded auto show when you can glimpse dozens of new models on the internet? Because you can't catch a whiff of that new car smell through ...
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: Long-battery watch talks to iPhone
"Smart" watches that talk to cellphones have been around for some time, but they've been hampered by their high battery drain — usually needing ...
Apple CEO: China will be biggest market
Apple expects China to overtake the United States as its biggest market, CEO Tim Cook told a Chinese government news agency. "China is currently our ...