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Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor maker, reported fourth quarter results that blew past estimates despite warnings of slower sales due to floods in Thailand.

Four key technology giants are to report earnings Thursday. Intel, IBM, Google and Microsoft results may provide keys to 2012 progress, while Apple comes next week.

Chipmaker stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by upbeat earnings forecasts by Linear Technology Corp and Xilinx Inc.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will retire from the NFL, according to Parks and Recreation star Rob Lowe.

Digerati spearheaded by online sites including Wikipedia, Google and Reddit launched global opposition to two bills in the U.S. Congress they believe would threaten Internet commerce and creativity.

Research In Motion is not on Samsung Electronics Co's immediate shopping list, but the ailing Blackberry maker may still be attractive to Asian smartphone makers looking to compete against Google's Android, the world's fastest growing mobile platform.

European regulators will decide around the end of March whether to file a formal complaint against Google for misuse of its market position, potentially bringing the internet company's squabble with competitors to a head much sooner than expected.

The publication also noted that AMD's Trinity predicts 25 percent faster CPU performance with double the performance for GPU. The 32 nanometer chipset is also said to arrive in dual and quad core versions.

Research In Motion is not on Samsung Electronics Co's immediate shopping list, but the ailing Blackberry maker may still be attractive to Asian smartphone makers.

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it was not interested in buying ailing Blackberry maker Research In Motion or licensing its operating system, refuting a tech blog report that RIM was seeking to sell itself to the South Korean technology giant.

Samsung Electronics Co plans to merge its own 'bada' mobile phone operating software with an open-source Tizen platform as the world's biggest smartphone maker seeks alternatives to Google's Android in its devices.

Microsoft Corp is starting the new year much as it did the one just ended - grappling with weak computer sales tearing a hole in its core Windows business, while it gropes its way slowly into the faster-growing mobile phone and tablet markets.

Microsoft has announced that all Windows 8 ARM PCs, tablets and other devices will be locked to the original operating system.

The Lenovo K800, which was released on Tuesday at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), will be the first smartphone powered by the Intel Atom Medfield chip. The phone is expected to hit the Chinese market in the second quarter of 2012.

Internet security software maker AVG Technologies NV filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $125 million in an initial public offering.

This year's Consumer Electronics Show turned out to be the largest on record, despite a slow economy and what many industry pundits agree is a dearth of genuine scene-stealers.

CES 2012 Highlights: Smartphones, Tablets and Other Great Gadgets [PHOTOS]

This year's Consumer Electronics Show turned out to be the largest on record, despite a slow economy and what many industry pundits agree is a dearth of genuine scene-stealers.

San-Diego, Calif.-based gaming products and accessories maker Razer unveiled the world's first true gaming tablet, nicknamed Project Fiona, at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.

Hampton Adams has been one of CES' most loyal devotees for 15 years. But unlike a good chunk of the 140,000-plus who descend on the world's largest technology showcase every January, the portfolio manager is less keen on fiddling with cutting-edge technology than picking winners.

The combination of lightweight operating systems, low-power processors, and near-ubiquitous high speed broadband will empower the disruption of the living room paradigm in 2012, says an analyst.