ELECTRONICS

Apple Inc reported sharp gains in quarterly revenue and profit as the company moved to adopt new accounting standards for its iPhone.

Apple may release its iPhone to all US carriers according to new analysis, paving the way to nearly triple the devises sold.

A Canadian court has dismissed attempts by Dell Canada Inc to stop a class action lawsuit dating back to 2007 involving 119,000 claims of faulty laptops, the law firm representing the action said on Monday.

High-volume shipments of Blu-ray players, are finally making inroads into the broader disc player and recorder market, according to new research.

Fans and investors are anticipating a major week for Apple as the company is expected to post huge profits on Monday, followed by a highly anticipated new product launch this Wednesday.

Speculation has been rife over the potential of Apple iPhone becoming available on other carriers apart from its current AT&T, new reports have surfaced that it the opposite may be the truth.

Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest maker of PCs, will launch a digital music service across key European markets on Monday, hoping to benefit from consumers' rising appetite for new types of music download services.

Apple's global roll-out of it's iPhone got a boost this week as UK's Vodafone sold over 100,000 units within seven days of launching.

Motorola Inc has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar BlackBerry maker Research In Motion from the U.S. sale of products that it says infringe on five Motorola technology patents.

Sony Ericsson warned on Friday a recovery in the cellphone market could be slower than many expected as it reported its seventh straight quarterly loss.

Google said that it has a stable relationship with Apple even as the company slowly encroaches into its cross-town peer's market-space.

Dutch conglomerate Philips Electronics is set to give a new timeline for reaching its mid-term targets in the coming weeks, a move which could boost its shares as much as 10 percent, analysts said.

A leading technology company is set to launch a new digital music file format which will embed additional content for fans including lyrics, news updates and images in what could be a successor to the ubiquitous MP3 file.

Lenovo Group, the world's No.4 PC brand, said on Friday its mobile phone based on Google's Android platform will not be affected by an ongoing spat between the search giant and the Chinese government.

Finnish Internet television firm Floobs said it has run into significant financial problems and is set to close down operations.

Sony Ericsson reported progress in its turnaround plan on Friday as losses met expectations, but the mobile phone venture offered a cautious view on 2010 market conditions.

Nokia launched free satellite navigation on its cellphones on Thursday to boost handset sales and prices, a fresh blow for satnav makers whose $25 billion market has already been hit by Google.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc reported better-than-expected revenue on strong holiday spending but its shares slid more than 4 percent as investors cashed in recent gains.

Advanced Micro Devices posted a fourth quarter profit on Thursday after the close, boosted by a settlement payment from rival Intel.

Motorola Inc is letting consumers in China use Baidu Inc or others as default Web search services instead of Google Inc's service, even on phones using Google's Android software.

Nokia is to offer free navigation on its cellphones to boost handset sales and prices, putting more pressure on satnav makers already hit by Google's assault on the market.