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At the start of the 20th century, inventors Thomas Alva Edison and Nikola Tesla clashed in the "war of the currents." To highlight the dangers of his rival's system, Edison even electrocuted an elephant. The animal died in vain; it was Tesla's system and not Edison's that took off. But today, helped by technological advances and the need to conserve energy, Edison may finally get his revenge.

Oracle, the biggest enterprise software developer, is scheduled to report second-quarter results late Tuesday. Here are some expert tips on what to watch in the announcement.

Apple Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in a patent lawsuit over smartphone technology that will set the stage for further battles between rival makers in the fiercely competitive market.

Apple Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in their smartphone patent battle after the International Trade Commission ruled HTC infringed on only one of four patents at the center of the case brought by Apple.

Here are some items to watch when Oracle reports: earnings, Europe outlook, cash, deferred revenue, third-quarter earnings forecast

The iPad 3, one of the most anticipated gadgets for 2012-- after the iPhone 5-- is underway with new reports indicating that production has been pushed forward ahead of the Chinese New Year. Although there has been no official announcement about the tablet's release date; reports, insiders and tech blogs all indicate the product will be unveiled in March 2012, with a release to soon follow.

Siri is a fun and useful tool on the iPhone 4S, but Apple has plans for it to become a centerpiece in all its devices, including the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.

Last week, investors could finally buy a share of Internet gaming site Zynga, which was priced Thursday at $10 a share in the company’s $1 billion initial public offering. What did they say about other IPOS as well as Facebook's for 2012?

A consortium of private equity group Silver Lake, software giant Microsoft Corp and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are reworking their bid for a minority stake in Internet company Yahoo Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

A consortium of software giant Microsoft Corp., private-equity group Silver Lake, and venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are reworking their bid for a minority stake in Internet company Yahoo Inc., a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

The search is over for the most-Googled names in 2011: The most popular and fastest-rising terms include Rebecca Black, Ryan Dunn and Casey Anthony.

Budget cuts in a program to spur commercial space taxis will likely keep the United States dependent on Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station until 2017, NASA's head of space operations said on Thursday.

The browser wars continue with Google Chrome 15 grabbing the number one spot, replacing Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 as the most popular in the world, according to StatCounter.

Rumor mill has been buzzing about the next generation iPad, dubbed iPad 3, especially about its release date and specs. Apple has not yet announced the release date of iPad 3, which is not surprising because the company is famous for its secrecy. But the question remains - will the new iPad be able to defend its turf and fend off challenges from its formidable rivals?

Into just his fourth month as head of Sony's videogames unit, Welshman Andrew House has to plot a much-needed success story for the new PlayStation Vita handheld games device, negotiating a minefield of consumer gloom and competition from smartphones and tablet PCs such as Apple Inc's iPhone and iPad.

From iPhones to mergers to patent wars, it has been quite the year in the world of telecommunications. Despite all the big industry news swirling around this year, the public was left with very few answers.

EU antitrust regulators accepted concessions offered by International Business Machines Corp to end an antitrust investigation and avert a possible fine, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

Microsoft co-founder and entrepreneur Paul Allen has teamed up with SpaceShipOne's Burt Rutan for a carrier aircraft designed to launch next-generation rockets from high altitude.

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen is planning to build a spaceship that could replace the Space Shuttle and put paying passengers into orbit this decade.

Early adopters, this is the battle you've been waiting for. Samsung Focus S and HTC Titan are two of the best smartphones out there with the Microsoft system running their insides. Windows Phone 7 replaced Windows Mobile as Microsoft's mobile operating system in 2010. Now, with an updated 7.5 version, called Mango, the Windows Phone system is ready to duke it out with the likes of Android and Apple.

Chip giant Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) slashed its fourth-quarter outlook Monday citing hard disk drive (HDD) supply shortages related to flooding in Thailand.