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Canaccord Genuity analysts released their stocks picks to avoid for the upcoming year and that includes Intel, LM Ericsson, Research In Motion, Powerwave Technologies, Netflix and Intuit.

Oracle shares plummeted on Wednesday in German trading after the large software maker missed analysts' profit expectations for the first time in a decade.

Global stocks and commodities fell Wednesday as investors shrugged off heavy European Central Bank lending and eyed a troublesome U.S. earnings report.

An electronics company engineer who the U.S. government considers a one-man sperm bank has fathered an estimated 14 children through free donations of his semen that he advertises over the Internet.

Monterey Media has acquired U.S. rights to the romantic comedy Take Me Home, TheWrap has learned.

Gerard Butler is recovering after a surfing accident that took place Sunday afternoon on the set of the upcoming Fox 2000 movie Of Men and Mavericks, according to multiple reports.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Tuesday sued Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after the mortgage companies' regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), tried to block subpoenas seeking mortgage information.

Kobe Bryant should have had a prenuptial agreement with his wife, Vanessa Bryant, if he wanted to keep most of his money, legal experts say. But apparently that wasn't the case, and Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa, could end up with a massive divorce settlement.

Apple has acquired Anobit, an Israeli flash storage maker, for a price ranging between $400-$500 million, Hebrew news site Calcalist reported on Tuesday.

Oracle, the biggest developer of software databases and applications, reported second-quarter results and revenues that narrowly missed analyst estimates.

Oracle's second-quarter results narrowly missed estimates for earnings and revenue.

No doubt 2011 was a major year for technology in part because it touched everyone differently. Following are some of the highlights and lowlights of the year:

Researchers said Tuesday that the planet, named Kepler-20f, with a radius only 3 percent larger than the Earth and was found in a five-planet solar system that challenges models of how planets form.

Vanessa Bryant is expected to get millions in her divorce from Lakers player Kobe Bryant, all because the basketball players failed to sign a prenup ten and a half years ago. Instead, California law is on Vanessa's side, with the basketball wife expected to get more than enough for many lifetimes. What will she take from Kobe Bryant?

As United Technologies Corp gets ready to close the biggest takeover in its history, Goodrich Corp , CEO Louis Chenevert is scouring the diversified manufacturer's portfolio for businesses to sell.

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke out against the NDAA Bill, claiming it would effectively legalize martial law by letting the military arrest and detain anyone it wants to without any repercussions.

Reportedly, the first defector from the hermit state arrived in the U.S. in the spring of 2006.

Facebook will sue Mark Zuckerberg, an Israeli entrepreneur who changed his name in an effort to get back at the social network.

Vanessa Bryant handed divorce papers to her husband of more than ten years, Lakers MVP Kobe Bryant. Reports have cited that Vanessa was aware of incidents of infidelity between Kobe and multiple women.

Anobit told employees today that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had made an offer for the firm and it had accepted. Employees were told that once the deal is formally completed they will be employees of Apple, according to Israel's Calcalist. The deal is reportedly for nearly $500 million, which makes it Apple's largest acquisition. It is also the first acquisition in Israel for the Cupertino, Calif.-based company.

Oracle, the biggest enterprise software developer, is scheduled to report second-quarter results late Tuesday. Here are some expert tips on what to watch in the announcement.