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Customers buy Apple products inside the newest Apple Store during its opening on the East Balcony in the main lobby of New York City's Grand Central Station

Apple May Buy Israel's Anobit for $500 Million

Apple is apparently interested in Anobit for the company's technology to increase and enhance the memory volume and performance of its devices, including the world's most popular smartphone, the iPhone, and the world's most popular tablet, the iPad. Anobit has about 200 employees.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Top 4 Contenders

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The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been released in the UK, Japan and Canada, while customers in the United States have been eagerly awaiting its release. The latest Google Android phone will runs only on the Verizon network and is rumored to be hitting stores in U.S. on Dec. 15.

Price fixing or good manners? Jury might decide

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As the Department of Justice gears up for a rare criminal trial against a publicly traded company, the Taiwanese defendant wants to argue that prosecutors just don't get Asian business culture.
Droid Razr

Droid Razr: Top 10 Reasons it's a Perfect Holiday Gift

Motorola's Droid Razr is a perfect holiday gift because it is a premium device that has gotten high marks for display quality, battery life and design. It does cost $300 on contract, however, so whomever you are gifting with the Droid Razr will be getting the most expensive device out there (64 gigabyte iPhone 4S notwithstanding).
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Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, Yahoo, Facebook over patents

Technology Focus: Mediating the Patent Wars

The International Trade Commission this week is expected to determine if Taiwan's HTC infringed upon Apple's smartphone patents. Isn't there a more sensible way to manage the IP wars?
OnLive Brings Hottest Gaming Revolution on Smartphones and Tablets via Cloud

OnLive Brings Hottest Gaming Revolution on Smartphones and Tablets via Cloud

Good news to smartphones and tablet users who crave for gaming without compromising on splendid graphics - OnLive, a Silicon Valley-based gaming service, has announced the launch of an application (app) which enables users of mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad and Android-based smartphones and tablets, including Amazon's Kindle Fire, to enjoy console-class gaming.
Google’s infographic

Top 10 Most Android ‘App-Crazed’ Countries

Following Google’s recent announcement that Android Market has reached an important milestone - 10 billion downloads per month – the Internet search engine giant also released a detailed infographic that showed how the world is being driven forward by Google power.
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Verizon's Galaxy Nexus Version Will Not Support Google Wallet

The Verizon Wireless launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the newest Google Android phone, is expected on Dec. 15, but it may be a letdown for some eager to buy the phone as its only official carrier in the United States has said that it will not support Google Wallet.
Galaxy Nexus

Galaxy Nexus: Top 10 Reasons it Makes a Great Holiday Gift

Galaxy Nexus, the next-generation smartphone from Google and Samsung, makes a great holiday gift. It's the first device to come with the Android system's new update, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). There are dozens of new features in the update, but the Galaxy Nexus itself has plenty to offer for $300.
Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S2: Ten Reasons it Makes a Perfect Holiday Gift

Besides having a larger screen than the iPhone, Samsung's Galaxy S2 smartphone makes a perfect holiday gift because it is fully customizable. With the Google Android system inside, Galaxy S2 owners can make their device exactly how they want it, even if that means leaving it just the way it is.
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung wins a round in long legal fight with Apple

Samsung Electronics Co won a round of its bruising global patent fight with Apple Inc on Friday when an Australian court lifted a ban on the sale of its Galaxy tablet computer in time for the busy Christmas shopping season.
No January Release Date for Apple iPad 3

Apple iPad 3 to Launch in February 2012, Before iPhone 5 Release: Citi

Citing several sources, Citi analyst Richard Gardner said in a note that the iPad 3 will launch in February with a screen that has double the resolution of Apple's most recent model, the iPad 2. Such a screen enhancement would improve the iPad's graphics to sharpness levels available on Apple's popular iPhone 4 and 4S, according to CNET.
The Apple iPad 2

What to Expect from Tablets in 2012?

As we cast our eyes over the year that was, the computer tablet market across the world strikes one as having been the sort of space most affected by a constant stream of products, with each one trying to outdo the other, in terms of innovation, design, components and performance. At the end of it all, however, if you've played the waiting game, hoping that 2012 will be an even better year, here is a brief rundown of what to expect...
Logo of Panasonic Corp. is seen at CEATEC JAPAN 2011 electronics show in Chiba

Panasonic eyes fresh tilt at global phone market

Panasonic Corp, which has warned it will post a $5.5 billion annual loss, will launch a smartphone in Europe next year, the latest Japanese maker to tiptoe late into a fiercely competitive market dominated by Samsung and Apple.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York

U.S. Futures Signal Gains for Equities

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 up 0.1 to 0.4 percent.
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Asian Stocks Plunge on ECB Restraint

Asian stocks plunged Friday, following overnight declines on Wall Street, after the European Central Bank gave no indication of more government bond buying.

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