IBT Staff Reporter

Though formerly dependent on entry-level feature phones, Chinese companies like ZTE and Huawei are moving towards establishing their own brands.

On the fall of UberTwitter, a popular phone application, SocialScope, the multi social network client for BlackBerry and other mobile phones, is quickly gaining mileage.

Reality TV, Facebook, Twitter, paid-for plastic bags were ranked among the Top 10 worst innovations of the decade by Britons in a survey.

It would be a natural progression from singing to acting.

In response to the Bloomberg administration's invitation, Stanford University is considering a research and graduate teaching center, focused on applied science and technology, in New York.

She believes Lindsay will have a life-long struggle with addictions

NASA keeps the February 24, Thursday date with Discovery. The much-delayed shuttle will finally take off with six astronauts and an android.

Her doctor says she suffered a complex migraine.

In support of gay and lesbian couples across the globe, Facebook has added extra options to 'relationship statuses: 'In a Civil Union' and 'In a Domestic Partnership'.

It has a futuristic setting with all other Britney essentials.

The largest solar flare in several years has disrupted some communications, though it was not in the right position to create auroral displays visible from lower latitudes.

President Barack Obama will pursue a broad agenda when he makes a five-day trip to three Latin American nations in March, soon after Treasury Sec. Timothy Geithner traveled to the largest economy in the region, Brazil, to lay the groundwork for the President's trip.

Twitter third party app UberMedia said they are complying with Twitter's rules and changing their name.

After his meeting with tech executives, President Obama headed up the road to Oregon to visit Intel and talk innovation.

With the 83rd Academy Awards only days away, the anticipation for who will win the major awards is growing. The category for Actor in a Leading Role offers a list of established and talented actors.

Thousands of Iranian government supporters called for the execution of opposition leaders on Friday at a rally after Friday prayers in Tehran.

Maria Aragon, a 10-year-old girl from Winnipeg, Canada covered Lady Gaga's new song Born This Way, and posted the video on YouTube. Little did she know it would become so popular in a matter of two days.

The months of negotiations between TerreStar Networks and its creditors may well have been for nothing, as EchoStar has pulled out of an agreement to backstop the company's bankruptcy plan.

The competition is stiff for the many great movies that were released in the past year.

While most are against Apple's new subscription policy, a few have spoken out in favor of it.

President Barack Obama said on Friday he was deeply concerned about reports of violence in Bahrain, Libya and Yemen and urged the governments to show restraint in responding to peaceful protests.

With growing inflation in China, policymakers are facing tough decisions. This column argues that if the government is to curb inflation without allowing for the deflation of the tradables, it should do so through sector focused policies.

Silver Prices today jumped to fresh 31-year highs at $32.84 per ounce, outpacing the rise in gold prices more than 3 times over since the two metals turned sharply higher three weeks ago.

New York Yankees’ A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) is to close a deal on a five-bedroom condo overlooking the Hudson River on the Upper West Side.

Jobs's appearance comes a day after dubious reports on the Apple's CEO's health.

It's a case involving a singer and YouTube video which has parents livid, prosecutors pushing for 20 years of jail time, and some Facebook users calling for a much lighter punishment, or nothing at all.

Tech company AeroVironment, Inc. has announced successful flight trials of the tiny robot spy Hummingbird prototype, which the company has been working on since 2006.

US stocks rose modestly higher on Friday, with S&P 500 Index up 2.52 points, or 0.19 percent, to trade at 1,342.98 at 12:00 p.m. EST. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 42.16 points, or 0.34 percent, to trade at 12,360.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.23 percent to trade at 2,837.98.

Manchester United's veteran winger Ryan Giggs has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the club for one more year.