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Comcast announced Tuesday it will pay US$16.7 billion to acquire General Electric's 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal ...

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt might sell as much as 42 percent of his shares in the tech giant, according to an SEC filing ...

Apple lands the top spot among PC makers for the holiday quarter -- as long as the iPad is included in the figures, according to the latest report from Canalys. ...

Yelp's revenue and monthly unique visitors rose during its most recent quarter, but the site still reported a net loss as it funded expansion into new markets ...

Zynga's shares got a lift from better-than-expected earnings reported earlier this week. The picture wasn't entirely rosy, though. The maker of once-popular social media games such as FarmVille and Mafia Wars reported revenue of $311 million for Q4, flat compared to the year-ago quarter. Analysts were expecting closer to $250 million ...

Twitter has joined a rapidly growing list of U.S. companies to report a major cybersecurity incident. The social network admitted late last week that it was able to shut down a live attack, but not before hackers may have been able to access personal information on 250,000 users ...

Facebook's rise in overall ad revenue helped the company beat Wall Street expectations on its quarterly earnings, but promises from the company to continue spending heavily in hiring and new initiatives kept investors from sending the stock price soaring ...

Nintendo lowered expectations for sales of its Wii U gaming system Wednesday, revealing that not as many gamers are buying the recently launched console as the company previously hoped ...

Google has added more detail to its map of North Korea this week, giving users a better glimpse into the infrastructure of the highly secretive country. ...

It is now illegal to unlock a cellphone, thanks to a decision late last year by the Library of Congress that went into effect on Saturday. ...

Microsoft reported an earnings slip in its second fiscal quarter on Thursday, despite strong sales from itindows 8 operating system that gave overall revenue a boost. ...

Microsoft reportedly is in talks to invest in Dell as the struggling PC maker explores its options outside the public market. ...

Apple's stock fell after the company released its most recent quarterly report, despite record revenue, iPad and iPhone sales. It posted US$13.1 billion, or $13.81 per share, in net income for its first fiscal quarter on revenue of $54.5 billion. Net income was flat compared with the same period a year earlier, but revenue was up 18 percent from the $46.3 billion it earned in the year-ago quarter.

Groupon is halting its gun-related daily deals in the wake of an increased awareness about gun violence in the U.S. ...

Google is envisioning a future in which email and online banking accounts are safer thanks to technology that would add a physical component to security protection, according to a report from Wired ...

Dish Network has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to pause its review of Softbank's proposed US$20.1 billion acquisition of Sprint while the two companies battle over their bids to buy Clearwire ...

A rapidly increasing number of mobile shoppers gave eBay the boost it needed to turn in fourth-quarter results that beat analyst expectations ...

Investors sent Dell stock soaring Monday when reports surfaced that the struggling PC maker is in discussions to go private. ...

The creators of Wikipedia are launching a new travel site, Wikivoyage, aimed at providing worldwide travelers with free, up-to-date information about attractions, lodging, restaurants, nightlife and other essential on-the-go information. ...

Google is facing pressure from the European Union to change the way it presents its search results or face antitrust charges. ...