Valli Meenakshi Ramanathan

The reaction to President Obama's victory apparently broke several records on Twitter, the social media site reported.

Hinduja group company Gulf Oil Corporation (GFCL) has acquired US-based Houghton International for $1.045 billion through a UK-based subsidiary, leading business publication, Business Line has reported.

Japanese automaker Suzuki announced Tuesday that it is halting the sale of cars in the U.S. and plans to exit the market as the company's U.S. arm American Suzuki Motor Corp plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in California.

Another casualty of Superstorm Sandy, the WTC site reopened to the public Tuesday, following a week-long

Zac Vawter achieved a rare feat Sunday after climbing 103 floors of Chicago's iconic Willis Tower with a mind-controlled prosthetic limb.

Several websites including AppleInsider reported Nov.4 that search for factory unlocked iPhone 5 on Apple's official website revealed a list of unlocked units that are likely to hit stores later this year. But while a search for "iPhone 5 factory unlocked," reveals a host of devices on the right side navigation, nowhere is it mentioned in the listing that the device is unlocked.

Several NBC websites including the mobile landing page, the Saturday Night Live site and NBC Sports Rotoworld page that were hacked into early Nov. 4, were quickly restored after the sudden hacking episode.

The downside to emerging technologies, especially wireless, during emergencies became apparent during Hurricane Sandy crisis that made it harder for those affected to communicate with their near and dear ones.

There's some good news for Microsoft as the recently launched Surface tablet has drawn a "Wowser," from the celebrity talk show czarina - Oprah Winfrey.

Reports on Windows Phone 8 suggest that Microsoft's recently launched mobile operating system lacks a notification center. While competitors Android and iOS both include a notification center that showcases alerts triggered by applications, Microsoft lags behind in this element, The Verge has reported.

After releasing iOS 6.0.1 Nov.1, Apple has also released a beta version of iOS 6.1 and Xcode 4.5 to developers on its website, with the latter enabling building of apps.

After the launch of the Surface tablet, Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly is busy testing a smartphone with Asian suppliers.

AT&T and T-Mobile have decided to share their network in the New York/ New Jersey area following Hurricane Sandy's devastating spell over the East Coast.

Apple's 10-K filing late Wednesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that the company had allotted an additional billion dollar for Research and Development spending this year.

Just as the U.S. East Coast begins recovery from Hurricane Sandy, there is an unlikely casualty to the weather episode that plunged millions in darkness and suspended transit systems – The Halloween Trick-or-Treaters.

If you are an iOS app developer and always wanted to know how users engaged with an app, take heart as a new touch-based iOS analytics tool Heatma.ps made its beta debut Tuesday.

Phone outages created by Hurricane Sandy are likely to get worse before getting better, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski warned Tuesday.

Even as Hurricane Sandy continues to pound the U.S. East Coast, new lifelines emerged on social media – Twitter and Facebook – that turned newswire-cum-hotline despite attracting equally high number of pranksters.

The new phone from the Nexus line, Nexus 4 will be sold online in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia from Nov.13. The retail store availability in Europe, Central/ South Americas, Asia, CIS and the Middle East is end November.

Apple announced a major executive shake-up that sees Senior VP iOS Software Scott Forstall exiting Apple by year-end and serving in an advisory role to CEO Tim Cook till his departure. On the exit mode is also John Browett, retail head with the organization.

Steve Jobs' yacht has made its first appearance in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer, a year after his death.

Singer Madonna drew boos and triggered a walkout among fans as she sought support for President Barack Obama in her 'MDNA Tour' in New Orleans.

Hurricane Sandy has made thousands of East Coast dwellers move to higher ground as several cities announced shutdowns that usually happen after several feet of snow.

Leaked images of Samsung Nexus 10 tablet that surfaced on digital publications reveal that it runs on the latest Android 4.2 mobile operating system.

As Hurricane Sandy closes in on the U.S. East Coast, search giant Google has cancelled its Monday Android event in New York City that was expected to take the wraps off high-end tablet Nexus 10 from Samsung Electronics and Nexus 4, the first Nexus phone from LG Electronics.

The New York City and New Jersey may turn the most likely targets of Hurricane Sandy and winter storm next week, which forecasters are calling as "Frankenstorm."

Apple commenced selling its smallest tablet Friday but within half an hour, the Nov.2 delivery date slipped to two weeks for some models.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is available for pre-order on Verizon and AT&T. The phone was launched earlier today at Samsung’s Galaxy Note II World Tour 2012 NYC press event.

With just a few hours away for the launch of Surface tablet, Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has confirmed his desire to build more devices.