TECHNOLOGY

The so-called Samsung Galaxy S4 rumor mill got heated up Friday when a new report, coming straight from South Korea, hit the web saying that the next generation Galaxy S smartphone would be released in April 2013 with S Pen functionality.

We've compiled 16 of the very best viral videos from 2012; very little explanation is required here, just sit back and enjoy.

This past year didn't come without its fair share of failures. Check out our list of the top five tech flops from 2012.

This is how thousands more Syrians will die if President Bashar al-Assad decides to deploy chemical weapons.

Was 2012 the year memes finally entered mainstream culture? Here's a look at some of the most influential memes of 2012.

2012 was a great year for video games, but also a silly one for some video game stories. We take a look to see which games had the weakest endings this year.

Here we compare all the tablets released this year to determine the best overall slate in the 7- and 10-inch categories.

A slew of smartphones were released in 2012, from multiple Android models to Windows Phone 8 to Apple's iPhone 5 -- the best of all.

UK private equity giant Permira Advisers completed the $1.6 billion acquisition of Ancestry.com (NASDAQ:ACOM), the most popular genealogy website.

Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch denied fraud charges invoked by Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) in its takeover.

BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIM) closed the sale of its NewBay cloud unit to Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ:SNCR) for $55.5 million.

Here's your guide for New Year's Eve 2013, including where to watch the ball drop on television, smartphones, live stream and in person.

Here is an easy-to-follow step by step tutorial to help you perform a root on your International Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.

The app called Cycloramic from Egos Ventures makes the iPhone 5 vibrate in such a way that it spins in a 360-degree circle hands free standing on end, all while recording a video of the surroundings.

Facebook's New Year's Eve Midnight Message Delivery feature automatically sends messages on NYE.

This year looked to define the world's tech giants, as Apple, Google and Microsoft faced their own hurdles. Each came up short in some way.

There are thousands of tech companies to watch, but how can one determine which will be the game-changers? Don't worry, here are a few.

As text messaging turned 20 years old this year, traditional SMS messages have seen a decline for the first time in the United States. Will texting eventually be replaced by social media and other messaging apps?

A new study found that an asteroid known as 2011 AG5 will not hit the earth in 2040.

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has filed for a handful of new trademarks for "Poke," its new messaging service that rivals Snapchat, despite abandoning its original "Poke" trademark little more than a year ago.

Apple, which reported record annual income, paid its top officers extremely well in 2012, with stock awards calculated to pay them even better.

Apple's seventh-generation iPhone and fifth-generation iPad may feature ultra-thin, ultra-sharp display technology from Sharp Inc.

Video game publisher Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: EA) has removed links from the “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” website that directed visitors to several prominent firearms manufacturers and retailers.

Marvell Technology now owes Carnegie Mellon University $1.17 billion after losing a patent lawsuit to the school.

Samsung has officially unveiled the Premium Suite features that will launch with the Android 4.1 update for the Galaxy Note.

Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) said it will appeal the $1.17 billion jury verdict against it resulting from a patent-infringement case.

Two aggressive Northeast private fiber optic services providers will merge in a $2 billion deal financed by Berkshire Partners in a challenge to Verizon Communications.

A Zuckerberg family photo was leaked from Randi Zuckerberg's account amidst complaints about the social networking site's privacy settings.

After releasing the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the international version of Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) earlier this month, Samsung has started rolling out the same firmware update for the International Galaxy S3 GT-I9305 or the Galaxy S3 LTE. Here are the download links and the manual installation guide.