ELECTRONICS

Japan's government agreed on a $81 billion stimulus package on Tuesday, aimed at preventing the economy from tipping back into recession as deflation persists and a strong yen threatens exports.

Music-lovers watching their favorite acts at live concerts are increasingly becoming targets for gangs of mobile phone thieves, British police said on Monday.

Music-lovers watching their favorite acts at live concerts are increasingly becoming targets for gangs of mobile phone thieves, British police said on Monday.

Intel Corp has scrapped plans to launch an advanced graphics chip based on its novel Larrabee design, after concluding that delays in the project would make it uncompetitive, a spokesman said on Sunday.

Operators pushed market share of cellphones running Google's software a little higher in September quarter in Western Europe, but consumers showed little interest toward them, research firm IDC said on Saturday.

Cisco Systems Inc is expected next week to say it can return to double-digit sales growth due to a stronger economy and expansion in high-growth businesses, including the acquisition of videoconference leader Tandberg .

Sony will surpass $2 billion in international box office during the coming weekend as the studio marks its biggest worldwide haul ever at $3.36 billion and counting.

Eastman Kodak Co said Friday it will sell its business that developed super-thin OLED screen technology to LG Electronics Inc and said the companies will share patents, ending a long-standing dispute.

Cisco Systems Inc's veteran dealmakers may have learnt some new lessons from their drawn-out pursuit of Norway's Tandberg ASA, the video conferencing leader.

Sony Pictures on Thursday said global ticket sales for its movies have neared $3.4 billion, beating a studio record with a range of films such as Michael Jackson's This Is It, which raked in more than $250 million worldwide.

Cisco Systems has control over more than 90 percent of Norwegian target Tandberg, allowing it to squeeze out remaining shareholders, and create the world's leader in videoconferencing equipment.

Following much date-guessing from bloggers and Apple fans about when the highly rumored “Apple Tablet” would debut, now a top industry analyst predicts it will debut next year. Frank Gens, chief analyst at IDC, said it's a “no-brainer” that it will be released in 2010.

The world's top cell phone maker Nokia will drastically cut back on the number of different smartphone models it rolls out next year as the Finnish firm tries to shrug off new rivals Apple Inc and RIM.

U.S. computer maker Dell expects a moderately good holiday season and increased consumer and commercial demand next year, the company's chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

Hon Hai Precision, Taiwan's largest electronics parts maker, has signed a deal to buy Dell's factory in Poland to produce desktop computers, servers and other storage devices.

Nokia aims to tackle increasing competition in the smartphone market by halving its portfolio next year, its smartphone unit executives said.

Japan's Sony Corp said it is enjoying robust demand for its PlayStation 3 game console and other electronic products so far in this holiday shopping season in the key U.S. market.

Japan's Sony Corp said it is enjoying robust demand for its PlayStation 3 game console and other electronic products so far in this holiday shopping season in the key U.S. market.

Bankruptcy courts cleared on Wednesday Ciena Corp's acquisition of a unit of bankrupt Nortel Networks Inc for $769 million after fighting off a legal challenge by Nokia Siemens Networks.

The U.S. government has identified flaws in equipment from four companies, including Cisco Systems Inc , that hackers can exploit to break into corporate computer networks.

Ciena Corp and a Nokia Siemens Networks squared off in U.S. and Canadian courts on Wednesday to press their claims to the highest bid in an auction of a unit of bankrupt Nortel Networks Inc.