Valli Meenakshi Ramanathan

An 80-foot-tall Norway tree became the guest of honor for the Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Slighting this year. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg turned on over 40,000 LED lights when the New York City Christmas Tree was lit Wednesday.

As the U.S. government explores options to avoid the looming fiscal cliff, President Obama has warned that if the much-despised tax hikes was to occur, it would impact the global economy.

Google is making it easier for users to attach Google Drive files into Gmail messages allowing up to 10GB file attachments when sending an email.

Powerball jackpot grew to $500 million Tuesday as part of a plan lottery officials put together early this year to build jackpots faster and generate revenue for states that run the game.

Hopes are running high that the record $425 million Powerball drawing could become bigger before the Wednesday night’s draw.

"Killing Them Softly" arrives in the U.S. Nov.30 as a galaxy of stars watched its premiere show, Monday, at the SVA Theater in New York City.

AT&T has begun selling refurbished versions of the iPhone 5 and they are hitting the shelves for as much as $100 off the regular price.

Some 122 million Americans are expected to shop online on Cyber Monday, Shop.org estimates.

As the Powerball numbers announced Saturday night 22-32-37-44-50 did not find matching entries, the jackpot has soared a record $425 million for the next drawing and possibly higher, NBC News has reported.

Thanksgiving 2012 put smiles on the face of US troops in Afghanistan as they laid down their rifles to savor a fine spread of epicurean delights that brought fond memories of home and traditional Thanksgiving Day dishes to the fore.

Black Friday holiday shopping kicked off weekend rush to the stores as shoppers made a beeline to the shelves with a hope of winning the best bargains.

Disney CEO and Apple board member Bob Iger purchased $1 million worth of shares of Apple (AAPL), Monday, Nov.19.

Millions of Americans are heading home for holidays this weekend, and majority are traveling by car, early news reports on holiday travel state.

There seems to be some truth in the obesity-happiness link. New research points to the fact that obese people have lower risk of depression.

Arguments between Microsoft Corp and Google's Motorola Mobility in long running patent trial over sharing of technology that can put brakes on patent warfare ended Tuesday.

Facebook users are likely to witness a slight slowdown in their connections shortly as the social networking site makes the transition for all its users to secure HTTPS connection this week.

Every year Black Friday heralds the beginning of mega shopping deals that sees consumers waiting in long queues to win the best bargains. But not all offers come with the best deals, some offer propositions that are best saved for spring.

The odd-even gas rationing system in New York City will be extended through Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Within a month of its launch, Windows Phone 8 is attracting user complaints, especially with Nokia and HTC handsets that run on the OS.

Ever since NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars in August 2012, the big question that begs answer is: Can humans survive on Mars? Well, it appears feasible.

Sunita Williams, commander of International Space Station Expedition 33, ceremonially handed over command of the Station to fellow NASA astronaut Kevin Ford Saturday, on the eve of her departure from the complex to Earth.

Giant eruptions of hot plasma from the sun in back-to-back solar storms Friday morning were captured on camera by a NASA spacecraft.

Microsoft is releasing a critical security patch for Windows 8 and security update for Windows RT on Tuesday, Nov.13 as part of its monthly Patch ritual.

Reports of early issues with Surface tablet point to audio problems. Apparently, several users witnessed random muting and audio stuttering while the Surface is in use or standby, The Verge has reported.

The damage resulting from Superstorm Sandy in New York could total $33 billion, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.

Securities and Exchange Commission staffers had failed to encrypt computers containing sensitive information from stock exchanges, sources familiar with the issue have stated, adding that they rendered the computers vulnerable to a host of cyber attacks.

It appears like Apple's quest for rounded rectangle patent has paid off finally! The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued patent no. D670,286 to Apple Tuesday Nov.6, and it covers the outer edge shape of the device.

Murugavel Janakiraman, chief executive officer of Consim Info Pvt Ltd., speaks up on the organization's growth plans and endeavors to sustain its leadership position in online matrimony following stake sale by Yahoo in 2011.

Retail giant Walmart is kicking off 2012 Black Friday deals earlier this year, on Thanksgiving, as more stores are in a rush to throw open their holiday deals much-ahead of Black Friday.