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Galaxy, iPhone to top smartphone holiday sales

Apple's long-awaited iPhone 4S and Samsung Electronics' fresh, broad offering are likely to stand out in this holiday season's smartphone sales.

Sony said it was keeping to its target to sell 15 million PlayStation 3s in the year to end-March.

U.S. safety investigators called on Tuesday for a nationwide ban on texting and cell phone use while driving.

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" crossed $1 billion in sales since its launch on Nov. 8.

Most U.S. motorists would use a cell phone or text while driving although they support measures to curb both practices.

Samsung won a round of its global patent fight with Apple when a ban on the sale of its Galaxy tablet computer was lifted.

Verizon plans to launch a standalone service allowing customers to stream movies and television shows over the Web.

Verizon Wireless will not include Google's payments app Google Wallet on its latest smartphone Galaxy Nexus.

Apple is facing its first major controversy over well-received voice software Siri.

The threat of cyberattacks on the U.S. power grid should be dealt with by a single federal agency.

Google is pondering an Internet service to help consumers shop online and take advantage of same-day delivery.

Three hackers say they have exploited a vulnerability in RIM's PlayBook tablet to gain root access to the device.

Facebook will be required to get user consent for certain changes to privacy settings as part of a settlement of federal charges.

Justin Bieber was named the most searched person this year on Internet search engine Bing, edging out Kim Kardashian.

Facebook, the world's largest Internet social network, is preparing for a initial public stock offering next year.

The digital age has left men's nether parts in a squeeze.

Retailers are saving some of their deepest discounts on Black Friday for video game products.

A growing number of U.S. kids say they have been picked on via text messaging.

When it comes to holiday shopping, more people are phoning it in.

A federal investigation into last year's cyber attack on Nasdaq found surprisingly lax security practices.