ELECTRONICS

Sony Corp said flat-screen televisions, electronic readers and Blu-ray video players helped its U.S. holiday season sales top expectations, in a rare sign of encouragement for the Japanese conglomerate.

A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.

A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer unveiled a new Hewlett-Packard Co tablet computer on Wednesday, beating Apple Inc's hotly anticipated move into the market.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd set robust TV sales growth targets for 2010 and announced its intention of moving into the increasingly crowded electronic reader market.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is headed for a robust year after October-December profit estimates came above market forecasts as the company rides a recovery in memory chips, its cash cow business.

Motorola Inc plans to make a phone that Google will sell in its direct cellphone sales channel and that device could potentially sport the Motorola brand, the company's cellphone chief Sanjay Jha said in an interview on Wednesday.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the world's top maker of memory chips and flat screen TVs, estimated its October-December consolidated operating profit at a median 3.7 trillion won ($3.27 billion).

AT&T Inc plans to sell seven new smartphones in the first half of this year, including two from Palm Inc and five Android handsets from vendors such as Dell Inc.

Online DVD renter Netflix Inc agreed to wait 28 days before offering new Warner Bros titles in exchange for more content that can be sent directly to customers' televisions and computers.

Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co will unveil a new tablet computer on Wednesday, sources said, beating Apple Inc's hotly anticipated move into the market.

LG Electronics Inc said it is gaining share in the U.S. television market and that mobile phones have been key to increasing the South Korean company's brand recognition last year.

President Barack Obama will announce a $250 million public-private partnership on Wednesday expanding a program to improve U.S. math and science education, the White House said.

AT&T Inc plans to sell seven new smartphones in the first half of this year, including two phones from Palm Inc and five Android phones from vendors, including handset newcomer Dell Inc.

Dell Inc announced on Wednesday the launch of its first Android-based smartphone which will be available in the U.S. with AT&T Inc. as its carrier.

Dell Inc is bringing its first-ever smartphone to the United States with AT&T Inc as the carrier, making a push into mobile devices as its core personal computer business struggles.

The Walt Disney Co on Tuesday unveiled a technology called KeyChest to enable consumers to buy films or television shows from various distributors, store them on remote servers, and play them on multiple platforms ranging from TVs to computers and phones.

Google unveiled the Nexus One smartphone on Tuesday and showed off its many features during a press event, and unveiled its new Web store which will sell the device directly to customers. The Google Nexus comes unlocked to consumers who wish to purchase it online for $529, or $179 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile.

Google Inc took the wraps off of a new Web-enabled smartphone on Tuesday that the Internet giant will sell directly to consumers.

Telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks is not planning an offer for U.S. gear maker Ciena Corp (CIEN.O), a source close to NSN said, despite market speculation of a deal.

Google Inc, the Internet giant pushing to boost searches on mobile phones, launched its first online phone store today along with a new device from handset maker HTC equipped with Google software.