ELECTRONICS

Apple is ready to plug any loopholes in its supply chain to avert shortages, as it has placed a $7.8 billion order for key components used in handheld devices from Samsung Electronics Co. for this year.

Sony Ericsson on Sunday announced the launch of Xperia PLAY, the first PlayStation certified smartphone.

AT&T is sweetening Valentine's Day with a perfect pair offer: LG Quantum or Samsung Focus Windows Phone 7 device and the Acer Aspire notebook.

A Chinese man quoted in McAfee report on hacking from China targeted at US oil companies flip-flops on his claims.

Apple is working on a cheaper version of the iPhone that is aimed at slowing the advance of competing handsets based on Google Inc.'s Android software.

Qualcomm said it will showcase some of the latest innovations and ideas that are enabling access, control and interaction with the digital world during the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2011 during Feb. 14 to 17 in Barcelona.

Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple Inc, who is on medical leave since past three weeks, is still taking company’s strategic decisions and is closely involved in Apple’s day-to-day functioning

Nokia said on Friday it was teaming up with Microsoft to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market and set financial targets for the group.

While on medical leave, the Apple co-founder is crafting next generation iPhones which will be cheaper and smaller, according to media reports.

A government panel may urge President Barack Obama to veto Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's acquisition of 3Leaf Systems, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Following is the full text of an open letter published by Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

To tackle the increased threat of Google's Android operating system, Apple is planning a smaller, cheaper iPhone, Bloomberg reports

A Federal court in California has denied Sony's motion to pull the personal information of Twitter and YouTube users who might have downloaded code that allows PlayStations to run with alternative operating systems.

Despite much hype surrounding the Verizon iPhone launch, few customers were spotted purchasing the device this morning.

With the Evo 4G leading the way, Sprint received its first subscriber gain in four years during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Verizon starts selling the iPhone today, and sales are expected to be strong despite the Verizon version showing the same antenna problems as its AT&T predecessor.

British cell phone maker INQ Mobile Ltd. has rolled out two new Androids - INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q - for social networking.

A new report from computer security firm McAfee has identified five multinational oil and gas companies, whose networks were broken into by Chinese hackers, most probably with an intention to steal bidding plans and other important proprietary information.

Worldwide smartphone sales rose 72.1 percent last year, accounting for 19 percent of total mobiles sales, according to a Gartner report.

The Indian JV company will provide the armed forces with locally produced high tech equipment and assured life-time support.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop wasn't wrong in his memo to employees; the Fin-based cell phone manufacturer is moving in the wrong direction.