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The two most talked about smartphones after the Samsung and Apple biggies are AT&T HTC One X and Sprint Galaxy Nexus right now, which are not leaving any stone unturned to lure the US customers towards their offerings.

For the 19th time in the last 20 quarters, Apple reported sales that exceeded Wall Street's estimates. Not bad for a company started out of a garage. On Tuesday, Apple followed-up its most successful quarter in company history with its Q2 2012 financial results.

There's been a lot of hype surrounding the next Call of Duty title, which is said to be a follow-up to 2010's widely popular Black Ops. However, recent leak indicates that Treyarch may have something different up its sleeve.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, is expected to report strong first-quarter profit on mining company demands and consumers' need to replace aging equipment.

Apple is ready to announce its second quarter results today, April 24, 2012, at approximately 5 p.m. ET. Bolstered mostly by the release of the company's third-generation iPad, Apple is expected to announce a great quarter, although not quite as record-breaking as its last one.

British fashion designer Victoria Beckham had her soccer-superstar husband David in mind when helping create a new special edition of Range Rover's off-road vehicle, the Evoque.

U.S. automobile sales last quarter beat predictions for the first time since 2008 as demand for small and fuel-efficient cars, strong fleet sales and pent-up demand drove sales up to 14.5 million cars on a seasonally adjusted annual selling basis, according to J.D. Power and Associates and LMC Automotive.

The sinking of Wal-Mart's stock after the Mexican Bribery Scandal, cost the retail powerhouse $4.5 Billion. The loss comes after its investors watched as the companies Mexican subsidiary tried to cover up accusations of corruption in their growth practices.

Mergers and acquisitions are proliferating globally as low interest rates, large cash piles and depressed asset prices create opportunities for expanding market share and restructuring.

At the MWC 2012, Nokia managed to steal the show with their PureView 808 and its behemoth 41 megapixel camera. For those who want to get their hands on the powerful camera-phone, it should be arriving in Britain sometime in mid-May for upwards of £500.

Close on the heels of revealing the sharpest decline in quarterly profits, Indian refinery giant Reliance Industries said it will spend $8 billion to expand petrochemical production capacity.

New York Times says Wal-Mart suppressed an investigation into an extensive bribery campaign carried out by top executives of its Mexican subsidiary

Nokia has been betting big on Lumia 900 ever since the company announced its plans to adopt Windows Phone as the primary platform for its smartphones. Lumia 900 eventually hit the US market through AT&T, on a $100 contract.

At a time when smartphone world is filled with the buzz of Apple's and Samsung's coming up flagship models, Intel Corporation has joined hands with a non-US company - Lava International - to launch their first smartphone in the market.

Brazilian cities continue to require parking in new developments, to the chagrin of builders and environmentalists.

In a seeming effort to profit from the latest European disaster, large investors are causing some unusual movements in the U.S. securities markets.

European economic data released on Friday topped analyst expectations, giving a boost to the region's stock markets.

Since Apple introduced the first iPhone in June 2007, one question has dominated the conversation: When's the next one coming out? While Apple keeps its lips sealed until the official unveiling, there are plenty of reasons why consumers shouldn't expect a new iPhone to debut in two to three months. The iPhone 5 is coming, but it's coming in October. Here are five reasons why:

A strong solar storm could cause devastating consequences for the planet, researchers said. Earth needs to better prepare for an event that could knock out power and GPS satellites, possibly for months.

Amid the Samsung and Apple flagship model's launch buzz drifting to new levels in the mobile space every single day, tech enthusiasts might not be able to ignore this combined piece of news about the three powerful launches which are heading for the US release very soon. Yes, the spill is about the latest announcement by two major smartphone manufacturers, including HTC and Huawei.

The upcoming “Call of Duty” release is shaping up to be a sequel to 2010’s “Black Ops.” A retail source forwarded an image to gaming news source Kotaku, with a date of May 2nd 2012 sprawled across the supposed “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” poster.