IBT Staff Reporter

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it has developed and validated the first 40-nanometer (nm) class DRAM chip and module.

Eddie Van Halen has promised more new Van Halen tour albums, despite rock veteran's war he's still planning on reuniting.

The NHRA and ESPN have agreed on a five-year contract extension that will keep the drag racing series on the air through to 2016.

Right-hander Ben Sheets, the starting pitcher for the National League in last year's All-Star Game, may require surgery for an elbow tendon tear.

Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 75, undergoes surgery for early stage pancreatic cancer on Thursday at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen was named to the Eastern Conference team Thursday.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's party has gained victory in the preliminary election results over Shi'ite religious parties during last weekend's provincial elections in Iraq.

Today Samsung and T-Mobile officially announced the Samsung SGH-T929 Memoir 3G camera phone, the first 8-megapixel camera phone available through a US wireless carrier. The most attractive feature of the handset is its camera capabilities, which is the highest pixel count of any U.S. phone.

Today Samsung and T-Mobile officially announced the Samsung SGH-T929 Memoir 3G camera phone, the first 8-megapixel camera phone available through a US wireless carrier. The most attractive feature of the handset is its camera capabilities, which is the highest pixel count of any U.S. phone.

Jennifer Hudson, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Kid Rock, and the Jonas Brothers are to honor Neil Diamond, 68, and sing to raise money for charity as Grammy Award kick off weekend.

On Thursday Somali pirates freed a Ukrainian ship carrying tanks and other heavy weapons after receiving a $3.2 million ransom.

The US economy could be compared to the nation's downturn in the 1970s and if it worsens would best be compared to the Great Depression, said General Electric chief executive Jeffrey Immelt on Thursday.

The US economy could be compared to the nation's downturn in the 1970s and if it worsens would best be compared to the Great Depression, said General Electric chief executive Jeffrey Immelt on Thursday.

Juicy Campus, an anonymous gossip website among college students, is out of business today, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

Shares of Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. bank, declined sharply to their lowest level since 1984 on Thursday in New York trading on concern that the bank does not have enough capital even with a $138 billion bailout package.

Shares of Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. bank, declined sharply to their lowest level since 1984 on Thursday in New York trading on concern that the bank does not have enough capital even with a $138 billion bailout package.

The world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, Lenovo Group announced Thursday due to global economic turmoil a quarterly loss of $96.7 million has been reported while CEO resigns.

The world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, Lenovo Group announced Thursday due to global economic turmoil a quarterly loss of $96.7 million has been reported while CEO resigns.

Despite the gloomy national economic outlook and the weak conditions in the housing market, there are now some positive signs showing hope that the housing market is about to hit bottom nationally in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a report from MoodysEconomy.com

Despite the gloomy national economic outlook and the weak conditions in the housing market, there are now some positive signs showing hope that the housing market is about to hit bottom nationally in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a report from MoodysEconomy.com

Former San Francisco Giants slugger, Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he lied to a grand jury investigating steroid use in sports.

He's just not that into you actress; Jennifer Aniston, who is currently linked to John Mayer reveals what she considers an ideal date.

On Thursday German investigators said they will attempt to find the body of Nazi war criminal Aribert Heim following the new information released by Germany's ZDF television a day earlier indicating he died in Egypt in 1992.

This week, seven major corporations announced major layoffs, adding 72,000 to the unemployed. At the same time, lending by the big banks fell. With falling demand for loans,

Procter & Gamble Co is seeking to identify potential buyers for its pharmaceuticals brands or other ways to exit the business and is working together with Goldman Sachs Group for this effort, the Financial Times reported.

The European Central Bank on Thursday left its key lending rate unchanged at 2 percent, putting to an end of a series of cuts over the past four months.

Billionaire U.S. investor Warren Buffett is taking advantage of depressed share prices during the economic downturn, investing 3 billion Swiss francs ($2.6 billion) in the world's second largest insurer Swiss Re.

About 18 Democratic senators and Republicans worked until late Thursday to reduce about $107 billion from a plan which has grown to a $937 billion package to boost the economy, according to a report.

About 18 Democratic senators and Republicans worked until late Thursday to reduce about $107 billion from a plan which has grown to a $937 billion package to boost the economy, according to a report.