IBT Staff Reporter

Blue Coat Systems Inc posted quarterly results that whizzed past Wall Street estimates and forecast a strong third quarter, sending the Internet-monitoring gear maker's shares up 17 percent in extended trade.

First impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus are beginning to trickle in. Samsung's newest flagship device is also the first phone to come preloaded with Ice Cream Sandwich, Android's 4.0.1 version of its operating system. Early reports are extremely positive, saying the device is light, with a gorgeous large screen with deep blacks and bright colors, thanks to advanced AMOLED technology.

Green tea, taken in a capsule or drunk in a cup, may shave a few points off bad cholesterol readings, according to a U.S. study involving more than a thousand people.

California-based electric motorcycle maker Zero Motorcycles recently unveiled their 2012 line of bikes, boasting five models, a new powertrain and a battery pack that they claim will last the life of the bike.

General Electric Co plans to hire about 400 people to work in a new software development center it intends to open in San Ramon, California, next year, the largest U.S. conglomerate said on Thursday.

California's Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for supporters of the state's same-sex marriage ban to defend it in federal court, a crucial ruling that allows the pitched battle to decide if gay marriage is a U.S. right to go forward.

Tyler Perry has caught no small amount of flak for casting reality TV star Kim Kardashian in his upcoming movie The Marriage Counselor.

Happy Feet Two may be set in Antarctica, but it's only a lukewarm effort.

Sexy tennis star Anna Kournikova and her boyfriend, pop singer Enrique Iglesias, are enjoying their happy life in the warm Miami weather with a boat ride on Thursday morning.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive is slightly less popular with shareholders than he was last year, despite notching record profits in the past 12 months.

Rancor in Washington is good for the networks, and the election year of 2012 is going to be a banner year for us.

The Senate will take up cybersecurity legislation next year to fight online fraud, espionage and intellectual property theft whether or not Republicans and Democrats reach agreement on a comprehensive bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wrote on Wednesday.

Cutbacks and fiscal belt-tightening have killed a cherished New York ritual that gave celebrities an out from jury duty, TheWrap has learned.

Fox has settled its suit against a New York woman it accused of uploading its copyrighted scripts.

The Los Angeles Dodgers sued Fox Sports on Wednesday to stop the broadcaster of the baseball team's games from interfering with plans to auction the bankrupt franchise.

For 70 raw, revealing minutes -- a year before his comeback at Apple -- Steve Jobs was captured on tape ... wry, emotional and bitter.

Charles Tex Watson, jailed for his role in the Manson family Tate-LaBianca killings of 1969, appeared before a parole board on Wednesday to seek release after being denied over a dozen times before, officials said.

Bruce Rosenblum has been voted in as the new chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Academy announced Wednesday.

According to Engadget, Alex Ioannou, the first customer to pick up a brand-spanking-new Galaxy Nexus in the UK, received instead a developer model by mistake.

NBC's Community may be the most creative sitcom on television, but its refusal to resemble anything like a traditional sitcom hasn't helped its ratings. They've dropped so much in the current, third season -- the weirdest yet -- that NBC has pulled it from the midseason schedule.

Yelp Inc, which runs a website for online reviews, filed on Thursday for an initial public offering of up to $100 million of Class A common shares.

The U.S. auto industry will grow slowly, with next year's sales possibly rising slightly from 2011, a top General Motors Co executive said on Tuesday.

Trigger-happy investors dumped stocks on Thursday, scared by the market's sudden fall through a key technical level brought on by more worries about Europe's debt troubles.

Late Jackass star Ryan Dunn will be honored in a one-hour special on MTV, which will air on Nov. 28.

With winter snow fast approaching, many in the Northern U.S. and Canada are looking for a sunny beach to escape to. Here are ten of the most beautiful beaches in America, all just a short plane ride away.

As Occupy Wall Street enters its third month and its members try to regroup from Tuesday's police raid of Zuccotti Park, Occupy Vermont protesters are suggesting that the movement use the eviction as an opportunity to move into a new phase. But is that the best strategy?

Verizon and unions representing landline employees are working through issues such as job security, healthcare and retirement benefits.

There may be one silver lining to the economic cloud hanging over the United States this holiday season: The odds of having to put in an appearance at the sometimes-awkward company party are at a record low.

A Fed Ex employee's husband opened fire at a shipping center Thursday morning, eventually committing suicide.