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Pittsburg based PNC, a Financial Services Group Inc. confirmed its acquisition of Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. South eastern retail operation for $3.45 billion.

A 7-inch Android-based tablet PC, the MediaPad was unveiled by China Huawei technologies in Singapore on Monday.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: CF Industries Holdings, Peabody Energy, CONSOL Energy, Sprint Nextel, PNC Financial Services, Nabors Industries, Akamai Technologies, Carnival Corp, Nike and Sandisk Corp.

The much-awaited monster smartphone Google Nexus 4G, which boasts of a dual-core processor, a humongous screen and HD video capture capabilities, is set for release around Thanksgiving.

Apple's iPad is a product that has decimated competition like no other. Android OS-based rivals and challengers in the tablet sphere have bit dust big time when they had to face down the Apple iPad high winds. However, the same is not happening in smartphone segment. The wireless carriers appear to be preferring Android smartphones to Apple iPhones for a variety of reasons, making it challenging for Apple to tip the scale in their favor.

There are two devices, which are getting much hype even before their release date gets finalized. Yes, we are talking about Apple's next generation iPhone - iPhone 5 - and Google Nexus 4G.

Apple has intensified its legal attack on archrival Samsung by including the newly launched iPad 2 rival Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its amended patent infringement lawsuit.

Apple fans are eagerly awaiting for Apple's next-gen iPhone, which may be either called as iPhone 4S or iPhone 5.

The real challenge for Chromebooks is to compete and gain the commanding market share that Apple enjoys in the tablet market with its iPad 2.

Well Android Fans, here is something new to cheer about. Google's next Nexus phone - Google Nexus 4G -- is possibly touted as an iPhone Killer.

What will the new Harry Potter site be? It's not about J.K. Rowling's new book, neither is it about the final Potter movie, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' that releases in July.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which is set to hit US retailers tomorrow is expected to be the next big thing in tablet PC world.

The new chief of Santander UK and her family are facing a tax evasion charges by a Spanish court.

Private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners said it has teamed up with CVC Capital Partners to submit a proposal to buy BJ's Wholesale Club Inc , the latest in a flurry of deal activity in discount retail.

J.K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter fiction series, launched Pottermore, the new Harry Potter website on Thursday, featuring two watchful owls and a “coming soon” tag.

Coming soon...., reveals the new Pottermore website that bears only Rowling's signature without any further details about the content of the site.

Shares of Pandora (NYSE:SLV) got killed on Thursday. They plunged nearly 24 percent from Wednesday’s closing to end at $13.26, which is also 17 percent below its IPO price of $16

The spreading news that J.K. Rowling will soon unveil a new Harry Potter project has many fans and bloggers incredibly excited today.

With a midnight strike deadline looming, Macy's and Local 1-S of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), the union representing workers in four New York stores, reached a tentative five-year agreement to avoid a strike.

Some of the most astonishing details about tech giant, Apple, detailing its intensive work regulations and client-interaction training has come to light in a recent report.

Can this new OS gadget really stand against the towering titans Apple and Windows? The Chrome OS sounds like a panacea for all your computing needs, but can it really be for $499? Some of us may already be familiar with Google's Android. Why is there a need for a new OS? Are there downsides?