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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd grabbed more smartphone market share from archrival Apple Inc in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market.

Mobile phone maker Blackberry says it shipped one million of its new Z10 smartphones in the first three months of 2013.

Michael Dell has said he will buy back the world's number three PC-maker that he founded and that carries his name.

Research In Motion Ltd on Wednesday unveiled the long-delayed line of smartphones it hopes will put it on the comeback trail, but it disappointed investors by saying U.S. sales of its all-new BlackBerry 10 devices will not start until March, sending its share price tumbling 12 percent.

The Japanese government is set to launch the world's first 4K TV broadcast in July 2014, roughly two years ahead of schedule, to help stir demand for ultra high-definition televisions, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources.

Facebook Inc's stock opened on Monday above $32 for the first time since July as anticipation about upcoming products and financial results underscored Wall Street's renewed confidence in the online social network.

Foursquare has begun notifying users of privacy policy updates that will begin making more user information and data public next month.

Virtusa Corporation, a global IT services company that offers a broad range of information technology services, including IT consulting, technology implementation and application outsourcing, announced that it has been named a winner of the 2012 WITSAGlobal ICT Excellence Awards for its Àkura School Management System

Microsoft Corp has stepped up manufacturing of the Surface tablet, its new device designed to counter Apple Inc's iPad, and will introduce it to third-party retailers this week.

Demand for Windows 8 touch-screen PCs is strong, according to two analysts who spoke with CNET.