Assuming the $100 billion initial public offering by Facebook proceeds as planned, investors will likely clamor for shares and snap them up, just as in earlier Web frenzies for Netscape Communications, Yahoo and Google. But there are dangers.
Apple Inc overtook Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's largest vendor of personal computers in the fourth quarter for 2011, helped by increasing demand for its iPads, according to a latest report.
Ever since the Amazon Kindle Fire raised the bar for (comparatively) low-priced tablets in late 2011, many people have been waiting for more/better options in the sub-$300 range. Now comes the IdolPAd from Idolian, a $99 Android 2.3 tablet that seems nearly too good to be true.
Hewlett-Packard Co said on Monday long-time director Larry Babbio Jr. will step down, as the technology giant continues to restructure its much-criticized board.
Jon Rubinstein, who was instrumental in crafting Apple Inc.'s iPod music player, has left Hewlett Packard Co. after two years on the job there.
The next generation Apple tablet, dubbed iPad 3, is expected to surface in late February/early March, bringing to a closure the growing rumors about its features and release date. Ever since iPad 2 was unveiled in February last year, Apple fans have been closely watching every move of the tech giant with the hope that they get some hint about the release date and specs of iPad 2's successor.
Tech giant Apple sold 15.4 million iPads in the last quarter, even exceeding analysts' expectations of 13 million units, according to the company's fiscal report released Tuesday.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have an extensive tour planned for 2012 in the U.S. and in Europe. The Wrecking Ball World Tour will begin on Mar. 18 in Atlanta, Ga. and end in Helsinki, Finland at the end of July 2012. Find the official schedule with all dates and locations for U.S. and Europe here.
Internet search engine giant Google has poured out $9.7 million on lobbying U.S. lawmakers and regulators in 2011, according to Google's latest bill in U.S. Senate Office of Public Records.
The top aftermarket NYSE losers Friday were: Kansas City Southern, Hyperdynamics, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Community Bank System, CSX Corp, EnCana Corp, Helmerich & Payne, Murphy Oil Corp, YPF SA and Bank Of Montreal.
While IBM's rivals have suffered through earnings misses, massive executive upheaval or seismic strategic shifts, Big Blue has been the technology world's most consistently performing company since narrowly avoiding bankruptcy 19 years ago.
The HP TouchPad tablet is expected to have the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich following the efforts of an Android community development team.
Long-suffering investors may wonder what to do with their Eastman Kodak shares now that the company has filed for bankruptcy in New York City.
The publication also noted that AMD's Trinity predicts 25 percent faster CPU performance with double the performance for GPU. The 32 nanometer chipset is also said to arrive in dual and quad core versions.
Hewlett-Packard Co on Tuesday named software veteran Bill Veghte as chief strategy officer as it overhauls its top ranks following a series of missteps over the past year.
The Canadian comedy Starbuck, about a class-action lawsuit against a prolific sperm donor by 142 of the children he fathered, has won the Palm Springs International Film Festival's audience award for the festival's best narrative feature, PSIFF announced at an awards luncheon on Sunday.
Just because Apple isn't officially attending CES 2012 doesn't mean its presence isn't felt. Rumors are heating up that Apple's next-gen iPad 3 is actually be at the event. That rumor isn't confirmed, but what IS confirmed is that about 250 Apple employees are secretly making their rounds at the event, quietly judging their competition.
Dell Inc intends to launch its first consumer tablet computer in late 2012, marking its entry into a hotly contested and increasingly crowded arena that has already claimed arch-foe Hewlett Packard.
Microsoft is leaving the Consumer Electronics Show after 2012, but the software giant is leaving the show after debuting its new AT&T smartphone, and Sony, HP, Intel and Nokia have all announced compelling new gadgets. Sony dropped their new smartphone, HP and Intel have some new super-thin laptops and Nokia is Microsoft's partner on the AT&T phone.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has taken the wraps of its latest weapon, the Envy 14 Spectre, a 14-inch ultrabook, which is set to become a big threat to Apple's popular MacBook Air. The new ultrabook was unveiled at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.
Hewlett-Packard Co on Monday unveiled a new glass-encased laptop computer as the largest computer maker stepped up its efforts to chip away at rival Apple Inc's stronghold in high-end PC market.
The Dodge Dart is back after 36 years. Chrysler revealed the revived version of the car on Monday, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIA) in Detroit.
