ELECTRONICS

Microsoft's long-awaited Windows 7 arrives tomorrow, Thursday October 22, and makers of personal computers are gearing for the new operating system launch by announcing their own new products and services.

A key U.S. lawmaker said on Wednesday that he backs a Federal Communications Commission proposal to establish an open Internet rule and would consider legislative action if the industry challenged it in court.

Research In Motion has rolled out an updated version of its top-end BlackBerry Bold, aiming to reassert its dominance in the professional market at a time when its retail consumer business has come under growing pressure from Apple's iPhone.

A management revamp at Nokia following a record loss has given 51-year old chief financial officer Rick Simonson a shot at becoming the first non-Finnish chief executive of the world's largest handset maker.

Verizon Communications Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said on Wednesday the current debate about net neutrality is extremely troubling and risks halting progress in broadband development.

Research In Motion is rolling out an updated version of its top-end BlackBerry Bold smartphone, aimed at the company's base of professional users as well as wealthier retail consumers.

Demand for computers from large companies is likely to pick up by as soon as mid-2010 as a result of Microsoft's launch this week of its Windows 7 operating system, a senior Dell executive said on Wednesday.

LG Electronics Inc's quarterly profit jumped nearly 50 percent thanks to strong sales of mobile phones and TVs, but the company is headed for a weaker fourth quarter on higher marketing costs and price competition.

LG Electronics Inc's quarterly profit jumped nearly 50 percent thanks to strong sales of mobile phones and TVs, but the company is headed for a weaker fourth quarter on higher marketing costs and price competition.

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc posted third-quarter net profit that beat expectations thanks to a soft local currency that boosted its price competitiveness and a strong line-up of mobile phones.

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc posted third-quarter net profit that beat expectations thanks to a soft local currency that boosted its price competitiveness and a strong line-up of mobile phones.

LG Electronics Inc posted better-than-expected results thanks to strong sales of key handsets and TVs, but faces weakening earnings momentum.

U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday, as disappointing data on the housing market outweighed strong earnings from bellwethers Apple and Caterpillar.

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as strong quarterly results from bellwethers such as Apple and Caterpillar were offset by disappointing data on housing starts and inflation.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Tuesday as disappointing economic data offset strong quarterly results from bellwethers Apple and Caterpillar.

Verizon, No. 2 wireless carrier in the U.S., made its boldest attack on Apple's iPhone with a TV commercial that boasted Droid, a new smartphone from Motorola, does everything the iPhone doesn't.

Apple Inc reported better-than-expected results as iPhone and Mac sales hit quarterly records, sending its shares up 5.5 percent on Monday.

Apple Inc. reports a 46 percent increase in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings as the company posts higher revenue than a year ago led by better-than-expected sales of iPhones, Mac computers and iPods

Apple reported better than expected fourth quarter earnings on Monday after the closing bell, sending shares up 7 percent in after hours trading.

Apple Inc, despite its often conservative and sand-bagged guidance, is expected to report impressive fourth quarter results on Monday afternoon, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Shares in Motorola Inc rose over 8 percent on Monday on investor anticipation that its second phone powered by Google Inc's Android system would be a hit at Verizon Wireless.