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Apple elected Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson as its second Chairman, following the Oct. 5 death of Steve Jobs.

Apple Inc moved to shore up its board after the death of Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs, appointing Walt Disney Co chief executive Bob Iger to its board to propel its media ambitions.

Wireless expert John Stanton revealed that Jobs explored the possibility of replacing carriers by establishing Apple's own Wi-Fi Network for the original iPhone, launched in 2007.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as policymakers warned that Europe's debt crisis posed dangers to the global economy and Italian bond yields remained at elevated levels in a sign of ongoing risk aversion.

Online retailer Amazon began shipping its Kindle Fire tablet on Nov.14. The product, which sells at $199, features a vibrant color touch screen, a powerful dual-core processor and a new browser - Amazon Silk - as well as the Amazon Web Services cloud.

Until now, users with jailbroken devices have been using apps like SBSettings to toggle different settings with a tap on the home screen. Here is how to add bookmarks on the home screen that lead you to the required settings screens with one just one tap without any jailbreak.

Cellphone maker Nokia plans to launch a tablet that runs on Microsoft's Windows operating system in the summer of 2012, the head of Nokia France told Les Echos newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday.

Amazon.com Inc's Kindle Fire tablet computer uses components from Texas Instruments, Samsung, LG and Hynix Semiconductor, according to repair firm iFixit, which cracked the device open on Tuesday.

Trapit, birthed out of the same program that delivered Apple's intelligent assistant Siri, officially launched its public beta Tuesday. The company hopes to revolutionize how people search and discover content on the Web.

Microsoft Corp shareholders filed out of the software giant's annual meeting grumbling that they did not get to ask more questions in their once-a-year opportunity to quiz Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer.

Turning 60 and celebrating 25 years as a solo performer, Sting has done what no other musician has done before -- he made an appumentary for the iPad.

The phrase 'iPad killer' has been bandied about for so long that one could be forgiven for the mistake of thinking such a device actually exists. As it turns out, the true iPad killer, according to Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope, won't be another tablet but the iPad's own prohibitive price tag.

Turning 60 and celebrating 25 years as a solo performer, Sting has done what no other musician has done before -- he made an appumentary for the iPad.

Research In Motion Ltd (RIM), the maker of Blackberry smartphones, said its subscriber base in the UK had passed the 8 million milestone as it unveiled a new cloud-based music service in the country

An Australian court has agreed to hear in March a case brought by Samsung Electronics to ban sales of Apple Inc's latest iPhone, with sales allowed to continue as normal ahead of the full hearing on alleged patent infringements.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Netlist, ChinaCast Education, Siliconware Precision Industries, Apple, and Makita. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Activision Blizzard, Aixtron, Urban Outfitters, and Logitech International.

With the online retail giant Amazon announcing shipments of its Kindle Fire tablet Monday, a day earlier than expected, it's surely going to be a top choice among consumers this holiday season along with Apple iPad 2.

According to reports, a fake application, purportedly designed to jailbreak the Cupertino-giant's latest mobile operating system - the iOS 5 - surfaced in the App Store. The application, it was believed, could even jailbreak earlier versions of the system, as well as the newer iPhone 4S and iPad 2.

An Australian court has agreed to hear in March a case brought by Samsung Electronics to ban sales of Apple Inc's latest iPhone, with sales allowed to continue as normal ahead of the full hearing on alleged patent infringements.

How to get Siri on your Android and iPad.

Amazon.com's Kindle Fire tablet and Microsoft's efforts to get back into the mobile game have impressed developers, a survey released on Monday showed, while BlackBerry maker Research In Motion fell further behind.

The audiophilic HTC Rezound launches today on Verizon Wireless. In addition to 4G LTE and a hefty 1.5 Ghz processor, the Rezound includes Beats Audio technology from Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics line and is the first HTC phone to come with a 720p HD touch display.

Amazon.com Inc began shipping its Kindle Fire on Monday, a day earlier than it expected and extending its lead time over Barnes & Noble Inc's rival Nook tablet.

J.C. Penney Co Inc issued a tepid holiday sales forecast compared to its rivals and said it expects further decline in gross margin, showing how much work lies ahead as new CEO and former Apple Inc executive Ron Johnson tries to turn around the department store chain.

The smart feature on the new iPhone 4S is of course the Siri voice assistant, which is a fairly intelligent feature that lets users ask questions and receive answers. The future for Siri appears to be not to have to vocalize but rather simply think those questions.

iPhone users were prompted to update their software to iOS 5.0.1 on Saturday in what was supposed to be a quick fix for the iPhone 4S' battery drain issue. But even though some users have seen an improvement in their battery life, the majority of users continue to complain; some say that the problem has become worse since the upgrade.

Apple Inc. is recalling its first-generation iPod nanos from U.S.-based customers because of possible overheating of the device's battery.

Before Nov. 11, Sprint was selling the unlocked version of the iPhone 4S. That means owners could slip out the SIM card and put in a card of their choosing. That would allow the iPhone to operate on any carrier the user wanted. However, Sprint will now be locking the SIM card, according to a recent internal memo.

Amid complaints that devices running the iOS 5 operating system are still facing battery drain issues even after upgrading to a software update issued on Thursday, Apple has acknowledged that the iOS 5.0.1 has not fixed the problem for some device owners.