IBT Staff Reporter

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.

Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt blasted proposed legislation to tighten online copyright regulation on Tuesday, saying the bills would lead to censorship of the Internet.

Since the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the online service has had troubles loading and Activision delayed the PC version of the service.

Japanese 3D-display engineering firm Burton has developed what it says is the first true three-dimensional display technology. Instead of projecting images onto a two-dimensional screen, as current technologies do, the Aerial 3D system uses lasers to produce plasma excitation from oxygen and nitrogen particles at specific points in air or water.

Australia's Qantas Airways is hopeful of reaching an agreement with three key unions by a November 21 deadline, its chief executive said on Wednesday, after it grounded its fleet last month in a desperate bid to end industrial disputes.

NBC wants to be with the Beautiful People.

The U.S. government is not taking advantage of an enforcement tool that could potentially hold top Wall Street figures accountable for their role in the recent financial crisis, despite its prior success.

HBO and Sports Illustrated are uniting to create a multi-part documentary Sport in America: Our Defining Stories, the companies announced Tuesday.

NBC's 'Rock Center With Brian Williams' enjoyed a considerable boost with its interview of disgraced Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Monday, while Two and a Half Men took the top ratings and helped propel CBS to an overall win for the night, according to preliminary numbers.

In the same way that aloha can be used for either hello or goodbye, the Hawaii-set The Descendants contains its own contradictions -- it's an uproarious comedy about grief and loss, and a reminder that hell can exist quite comfortably in paradise.

The strong showing of Immortals and Jack and Jill this weekend -- raking in a total of $57 million combined and beating expectations -- buoyed Hollywood's hope that young men were finally turning back to the cineplex.

Still of the opinion that Kim Kardashian's blink-and-you'll-miss-it marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries was all a big publicity stunt/money grab?

A lawyer who appeared on television to defend Michael Jackson's doctor during his manslaughter trial failed to show up on Tuesday for a possible contempt of court hearing.

The economy showed signs it maintained speed into the fourth quarter as retail sales increased in October and a gauge of manufacturing in New York state rose this month for the first time since May.

Fisker Automotive is on track to produce 15,000 of its electric sports cars in 2012 despite production delays that have sharply reduced the start-up carmaker's projected deliveries this year.

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday that it is investigating a rash of unsolicited graphic images that hit some users' accounts this week.

Sprint Nextel announced Tuesday that it would become the first U.S. mobile carrier to offer Wireless Emergency Alerts on its mobile network.

Developer, Mojang, released the sixth beta 1.9 prerelease via twitter. The patch includes the game's boss fight: a huge dragon. The game is due to be released sometime during Minecon, the game's fan convention, held in Las Vegas Nov. 18 and 19.

Stocks rose on Tuesday, boosted by swift steps toward formation of a new Italian government and stronger-than-expected reports on the U.S. economy.

A bill to block multi-million dollar executive pay packages at government-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac moved forward on Tuesday even as their regulator defended them as needed to retain top talent and limit taxpayer losses.

When Mariya Kruseck broke her tailbone snowboarding and lost her part-time job five years ago, the then 19-year-old college student was relieved she had bought payment protection to go with her credit card.

NASA announced today it would be taking applications for anyone who would like to be launched out of Earth's gravitational hold and explore the mysteries of space. The space agency is looking for people with a background in engineering, sciences or math and three years of relevant professional experience. The job requires frequent travel.

Bank of America Corp learned a lesson from its abandoned debit card fee and will work to provide transparency and fair pricing to customers while producing a return for shareholders, Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said on Tuesday.

While Verizon is enjoying booming profits, some groups say that the company isn't paying its fair share of taxes.

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.

The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Tuesday tried to parry congressional critics of million-dollar pay packages for executives at the government-owned mortgage firms, saying he would seek to push compensation lower over time.

Six students at the University of Southern Mississippi have come under fire for wearing blackface to a theme party, earning them probation from their sorority and attention from the local media.

Jon Huntsman's father is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for an ad campaign in New Hampshire in a last-ditch attempt to save his son's presidential campaign.

Stocks rose in a choppy market on Tuesday, led by gains in technology shares that offset worries the Eurozone's debt troubles will spread.