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A number of retailers are experiencing double-digit sales growth on their shopping Web sites at a time when simply filling up a gas tank to head to the mall can seem like a spending spree.

Yahoo got a show of support on Friday from one of its biggest shareholders for its efforts to defend itself against a proxy fight by the activist investor Carl C. Icahn.

The worldwide economy may be faltering, but PC sales are in growth mode, according to numbers released Tuesday Apple's growth was particularly strong.

The new Wii MotionPlus is essentially an upgrade to the motion control mechanism of the Nintendo Wii, and will work with a new generation of games.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp , Nissan Motor Co , Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and other Japanese companies will work together to set up common standards for lithium-ion batteries being developed to power next-generation cars, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.

A new service says it will pay for your new iphone if you hand over your old one. But there are better deals to be had elsewhere, thanks to unusually strong demand for the used phones.

Singapore - A Singapore lecturer has found a way to determine the health of plants long before they show obvious signs of wilting, a centre for biomedical life sciences said Saturday. Dr Liew Oi Wah, at Singapore Polytechnic, is relying on light sens...

South African mobile phone group MTN and India's Reliance Communications called off talks aimed at creating a top-10 global telecoms group, saying they could not reach a deal.

Product ''pipeline'' application offers insight on brand introductions; standardizing business processes will help smooth supply chain.

Coca-Cola Enterprises signs the largest deal yet for microsoft's online collaboration and e-mail services.