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With Canadian activist Victor Alboini already buying into BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and rumors that Carl Icahn may join him, a top analyst suggests there’s little interest in another company taking it over.

Eastman Kodak may have dodged the bankruptcy bullet after announcing a regular financial repayment. Shares have nearly doubled since Friday, when they set a record low amid reports the end was near.

Microsoft has killed off its mp3 music player the Zune to focus on its Windows Phone offering. Microsoft folded the Zune on the eve of Apple's big iPhone announcement.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for the second year running due to the company's slow progress in mobile phones and adapting to the tablet computer revolution.

Uncertainty over Yahoo may have attracted interest from Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies as well as from China’s Alibaba Group and Silver Lake Partners.

Apple Inc. fans has been waiting and expecting the company to showcase the most anticipated smartphone iPhone 5 on Tuesday. The Apple's Let's Talk iPhone event is just hours away.

The iPhone 5 release frenzy has reached its zenith with barely hours left before Apple unveils the new gadget, but for the keener eye, the Tuesday event will be marked by how Apple lays out the iCloud and iOS 5. Many believe that being too engrossed with the specifications of upcoming iPhone 5 is equal to missing the wood for trees. The Tuesday event has more to do with Apple's long-term strategy than with gaining upper hand in the gadget market.

Since July 1, 2002, IBM shares have tripled in value, while Microsoft stock has barely budged.

With Apple's iPhone announcement just one day away, excitement is at a fever pitch. But what is truly known about Apple's mystery product? Here are the facts.

The Alibaba Group has indicated that they have strong interest in acquiring Yahoo, Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO). However, this is something that even Jack Ma, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alibaba Group, understands will be complicated.

Apple's Oct. 4 iPhone event is not only watched by the technology community, but also by Apple itself as it is likely to break the tradition of Steve Jobs taking the center stage to unveil a new iPhone.

With only a day remaining for Apple's eagerly anticipated iPhone event, rumors over what the company will and will not include in its new phone, which is believed to be the iPhone5, continues to grow.

Microsoft is continuing to lose the market share for its Internet Explorer (IE) browser faced with the largest drop in users globally last month since December 2010, with the main beneficiaries being Google and Apple.

Will microprocessor giant Intel (INTC) benefit from a ripple-effect from the iPhone 5 Wave? Most likely that will be the cases, as millions of new customers in October consider the iPhone 5 and other technology products/gadgets -- and that's good news for Intel's operation.

Although word hasn't been confirmed about the next version of Windows 8, rumors have it the operating system will be introduced late 2012. As PC and Mac users continue going back and forth over which is better, new OS interfaces become critical to how consumers evaluate their experiences.

Eastnan Kodak shares plunged 60 percent after reports it was heading for bankruptcy filing.

Mango update totally revamps the Windows Phone 7 operating system and puts Microsoft on the apps map.

'Gears of War' 3 sells 3 million copies in first week

Microsoft is rumored to bring a pay television service through Xbox Live as early as next week.

Xbox Live on the Xbox 360 will soon feature Web pay-TV service.

Research in Motion rebuffed speculation that it was following HP's footsteps in abandoning its poor performing Playbook tablet, but the move highlights its difficulties penetrating Apple's dominant market position.