TECHNOLOGY

Black Friday 2012 is nearly upon us, and here is a compilation of some of the top deals from Best Buy, Walmart and more.

"Reliable sources" say the next Mac OS will introduce two of Apple's most widely used features from iOS, including Maps and Siri.

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), the top computer maker, is expected to report a staggering fourth-quarter and annual loss Tuesday.

A short time after its release date, Windows Phone 8 handsets appear to be experiencing issues with random reboots, freezing and battery issues.

The iCloud outage was widespread on Sunday and affected many of Apple's most-used services.

Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel, will retire next year. A successor wasn't designated but Intel has its eye on an inside candidate.

Worldwide platform as a service (PaaS) revenue is estimated to reach $1.2 billion by the end of 2012, up from $900 million in 2011, a latest Gartner report stated.

Cisco Systems announced Sunday it plans to acquire privately held cloud-networking company Meraki Inc. for about $1.2 billion.

We should have known: 2012 has been the Year of the Dragon. Too bad it's followed by the Year of the Snake.

The U.S. Justice Department and California's office of the attorney general both filed lawsuits Friday against online auctioneer eBay Inc.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) was granted a design patent for page-turning on its mobile devices this week by the United States Patent Office.

Shares in the Wi-Fi networking company Ruckus Wireless Inc. sank Friday during the company’s trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable have opened up on their specific plans regarding how they’ll crack down on BitTorrent use when the “six strike” policy begins at the end of November.

For 12 years, Chief Privacy Officer of IBM (NYSE: IBM) Harriet Pearson, in private practice, warns companies aren't ready for cyberattack.

Microsoft’s release date for its Xbox 720 is still far off, but Xbox World magazine has delved into every detail on the Xbox 360 successor in its penultimate issue.

Apple finally released the LTE and cellular-capable variant of the iPad Mini on Friday, which is now being sold at Apple and AT&T stores.

Can it rebound? Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares Friday set a three-month low of $505.75, $200 below their record high of $705.07 set on Sept. 21.

Two weeks after it released the fourth-generation iPad to the public, Apple has finally released the LTE and cellular-capable variant of the device on Friday.

No. 1 search engine Google, the operator of YouTube, may establish a national network: a hookup with Dish Network.

The hacker collective Anonymous said Thursday that it is harassing and disabling Israeli websites to protest the bombing of Gaza.

The list predictably takes aim at major pages, which are often based overseas, and so-called “accomplice” sites that accommodate Internet users looking to illegally download torrent files, most often of copyrighted music and movies.

Apple and AT&T will start selling cellular-capable iPad Minis through their retail stores tomorrow, but a few happy customers actually received their orders a day early.

Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) reported lower-than-expected third-quarter results and warned of slow growth ahead.

Twitter is preparing to appoint Hollywood media mogul Peter Chernin to its board of directions to replace Mike McCue, who left in August.

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) resumed their fall after director and early investor Marc Andreessen cashed out a big position.

On Friday, the first deliveries of the iPad 4 with LTE will finally arrive, and Apple will begin selling the devices through their retail stores as well.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) has announced plans to buy the cloud management company Cloupia shortly after reporting its fourth straight quarter of growth.

Windows 8 recent release date appears to have sparked some new releases from Lenovo. The PC manufacturer announced a refreshed home entertainment system and seven new all-in-one desktops that will be launching soon.

Apple's two new iMac models, originally set to be released in November and December, may be delayed until 2013, missing the all-important holiday shopping season.