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Image sensor maker OmniVision Technologies Inc. on Tuesday posted a loss for its fiscal second quarter, reversing a year-ago profit, after booking a big charge related to its stock decline.
Image sensor maker OmniVision Technologies Inc. on Tuesday said it expects to post a loss in its fiscal third quarter, offering a forecast that fell well below Wall Street expectations.
Yahoo Inc.'s stock rallied Tuesday on a report that AOL's former chief executive believes he can raise enough money in a worsening recession to buy the struggling Internet company for as much as $30 billion.
Shares of Skyworks Solutions Inc., which makes chips for cell phones and wireless networks, fell Tuesday after it cut its earnings and revenue forecasts for the current quarter, saying customer demand was declining broadly.
Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is launching a new phone next year that is designed to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerrys at the high end of the market.
Jefferies analyst Youssef Squali cut his price target on Yahoo Inc.'s shares Tuesday morning, due to slower growth in overall online ad spending.
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., a leading providing of packaging for chips, Tuesday that it expects its fourth-quarter revenue to decline by 25 percent to 28 percent from the previous quarter, below its previous forecast.
Federal regulators have rejected proposed changes by the Federal Communications Commission that would require all U.S. cell phone towers to have at least eight hours of backup power.
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lower court went too far in ordering that two Qualcomm Inc. patents be held to be unenforceable.
Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping.
Media mogul Sumner Redstone sold his majority stake in video game publisher Midway Games Inc. on Monday as his family's holding company looks to get out from under a $1.6 billion debt.
Newly merged company Clearwire Corp. says it plans to sell its wireless broadband service under the brand name of "Clear."
Israel has gotten fed up with spam. Anyone who sends out messages without receiving the recipient's consent can now be slapped with a big fine.
Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.
Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.
Consumer electronics have long been among the most popular holiday gifts, with fierce competition among shoppers for day-after-Thanksgiving deals on flat-screen TVs and laptop computers.
Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start.
Clearwire Corp. has completed its merger with the unit of Sprint Nextel Corp. that is building a new wireless data network, the companies said Friday.
In a move likely to fuel speculation over Yahoo Inc.'s search for a new chief executive, activist investor Carl Icahn has bought up close to 7 million additional shares of the Internet company, according to regulatory filings.
Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and "Cyber Monday" - but even so, online sales are expected to be fairly flat after years of strong growth.
"Right now, I'm wearing, like, the clothing equivalent of a mullet: the shortest red polyester shorts and a full-on business-suit top - business on top; party on the bottom. It's ridiculous. I don't ever want to take any of this wardrobe home. I'm not going to be like Sarah Jessica Parker on 'Sex and the City' and build an extra closet for my extra pieces. But it is like Halloween every day. It's a really fun character to get into, for sure."
University of Colorado junior Brad Revare is participating this fall in the Semester at Sea program. This is one in a series of occasional dispatches from his trip.
Some teenagers believe the "Twilight" series is the next "Harry Potter." I'm not one of them. I see "Twilight" as a sappy and unhealthy romance. Worst of all, I believe "Twilight" rejects modern ideas of feminism and supports the idea that a woman cannot survive without a man.
Fans had been eagerly awaiting the release of "Season of Poison," the sophomore album by Grammy Award-nominated band Shiny Toy Guns.
Ever wonder about Ms. Darbus from "High School Musical"?
Q: I am a 15-year-old male and I have excessive leg hair. Is there anything I can do about it without having to shave it all off?
'Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'
My parents both went to University of Pennsylvania and have sort of insisted that I'd go there as well. I've started my own separate college search, though, and I think that I'd rather find colleges outside of Pennsylvania that have my major. I know that my folks will be devastated that I won't be a legacy student at UPenn, but I just don't care anymore. Is it OK to have these feelings or am I a terrible son?
Since its launch in March, video-streaming site Hulu has become a popular place to catch TV shows, video clips and movies for free on the Web.
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