ELECTRONICS

Chipmaker ON Semiconductor Corp said it will buy California Micro Devices Corp for about $108 million in cash, to strengthen its handset portfolio.

The world's first commercial mobile network using upcoming LTE technology opened on Monday in the capitals of Norway and Sweden, ahead of schedule.

Nearly a dozen photos of the Google Phone, or as it's formally known as, the Nexus One, has been posted online. The photos, posted on Engadget, show that the Smartphone comes with only four buttons which are touch sensitive. The phone has a new grid icon at the bottom of the home screen, which when pressed brings up a webOS card-style preview of all home screen pages, according to the post.

HTC's Nexus One, or the Google phone was approved on Monday by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission after HTC Corp., a Taiwan-based manufacturer of smartphones, filed for permission for the phone.

Google Inc plans to sell its own cellphone direct to consumers as soon as next year, bypassing wireless operators in a rare strategic move, the Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying on Saturday.

Apple Inc accused Nokia of anti-competitive practices and patent infringement on Friday, escalating a legal battle as they fight for market share in smartphones.

Microsoft Windows 7 sales are expected to rise in 2010, along with the demand for new hardware like PCs and servers, according to a Goldman Sach's IT spending survey forecast.

Apple Inc said it filed a countersuit against Nokia, claiming that the Finnish cellphone maker has pursued anti-competitive business practices and infringed on more than a dozen of its patents.

Apple Inc said on Friday that it filed a countersuit against Nokia, claiming that the Finnish cellphone maker is infringing 13 Apple technology patents.

The latest buzz online is that Dell is planning to unveil a tablet PC, possibly using the gala Consumer Electronics Shows in Las Vegas next month for its debut.

Nokia will close its only two flagship stores in the United States, in a sign its retail strategy of flashy brand-booster outlets is needing a refresh.

Ciena Corp posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss due to rising costs, sending its shares down 4.8 percent in early trade despite revenue that handily beat Wall Street estimates.

Costco Wholesale Corp said quarterly profit rose slightly on higher international sales and a weaker U.S. dollar that offset the effect of rising gasoline prices.

Japan's Panasonic Corp said on Thursday it acquired 50.2 percent of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, the world's largest rechargeable battery maker, completing a long-delayed 403.8 billion yen ($4.6 billion) deal.

Japan's Panasonic Corp said it acquired 50.2 percent of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd , the world's largest rechargeable battery maker, for 403.8 billion yen ($4.6 billion), as shares of Sanyo jumped the most in six months on the completion of the deal.

Nokia will close its two flagship stores in the United States, saving costs on a market where the world's top cellphone maker is struggling to gain ground.

Japan's Panasonic Corp , which closed its tender offer for Sanyo Electric Co Ltd on Wednesday, said it has acquired 50.19 percent of the world's largest rechargeable battery maker in a deal worth 403.8 billion yen ($4.6 billion).

Apple Inc is preparing to launch a tablet personal computer in late March or April, with manufacturer partners poised to roll out as many as 1 million units per month, according to an Oppenheimer research note.

Taking a page out of Apple's book, France Telecom's mobile phone unit Orange launched its own shop to sell downloadable videos, games, music and other content to its 130 million mobile phone subscribers.

Apple Inc is preparing to launch a tablet personal computer in late March or April, with manufacturer partners poised to roll out as many as 1 million units per month, according to an Oppenheimer research note.

Cisco Systems Inc Chief Executive John Chambers reiterated the company's long-term target of 12 percent to 17 percent annual revenue growth, citing an economic recovery and expansion into new markets.