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• RIM sets stage for clients to run BlackBerry 10 devices

  TORONTO, Jan 23- Research In Motion has released a new system to allow its biggest customers to use its new line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones on their own networks, paving the way for the Jan. 30 launch of the make-or-break devices.

• Texas Instruments Beats Estimates, Warns on First Quarter

  

  The chip maker posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates, but warned that it's first-quarter results will miss forecasts.

• UPDATE 1-Chipmaker AMD's revenue tops estimates, forecast misses

  Like larger rival Intel, AMD is trying to refocus its business as sales of laptops languish and consumers increasingly depend on more mobile gadgets. Microsoft Corp's long-awaited launch of Windows 8 in October brought touch screen features to laptops but failed to spark a resurgence in sales that AMD, Intel and many PC manufacturers had hoped for.

• IBM Earnings and Revenue Exceed Expectations

  

  IBM reported quarterly earnings and revenue Tuesday that exceeded analysts' predictions. Shares rose after-hours.

• Microsoft's fiscal 2Q to shed light on Windows 8

  SAN FRANCISCO-- Microsoft Corp.' s quarterly report for the final three months of last year is expected to give investors a better sense on how the latest version of its Windows operating system has been faring.

• Facebook’s Other Big Disruption

  

  Facebook just made a potentially game-changing announcement that may have long-term implications for the technology industry, The New York Times reported.

• POLL-Samsung, Apple seen pulling ahead in smartphone race

  HELSINKI, Jan 18- Samsung and Apple pulled ahead in the global smartphone race last quarter, according to forecasts by analysts in a Reuters poll, while Nokia and others are expected to have fallen further behind.

• UPDATE 2-Intel revenue forecast short of expectations

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 17- Intel Corp forecast current-quarter revenue slightly below expectations but its gross margin outlook satisfied Wall Street, as the personal computer industry grapples with falling sales and a shift toward tablets and smartphones.

• WRAPUP 1-Tablet PCs, cheap fashion lift UK retailers

  *Home Retail's Argos Q3 underlying sales up 2.7 pct.

• PREVIEW-PC titans take notes from tablets to regain customers

  *Intel reports Thursday, Microsoft on Jan 24. The wave of hybrids comes as Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp, long the twin leaders of the PC industry, prepare to report results this week and next.

• UPDATE 2-Dell buyout talks advance, Silver Lake lines up banks-sources

  *Silver Lake Partners tapped major banks for financing- sources. NEW YORK/ SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15- Talks to take Dell Inc private are at an advanced stage with at least four major banks lined up to provide financing, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, propelling shares of the No. 3 computer maker 7 percent higher.

• Stutland: As Dell Soars, Traders Bet Big

  

  As option traders scrambled to buy out-of-the-money options on the buyout rumors, implied volatility in the stock skyrocketed.

• Forget the Phone or Tablet: Get Ready for the 'Phablet'

  

  A new trend has begun to sweep the digital world, bearing witness to tablets shrinking at the same time that smartphones are getting bigger.

• UPDATE 1-Silver Lake in advanced Dell buyout talks- sources

  *Silver Lake Partners tapped major banks for financing- sources. NEW YORK/ SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15- Talks to take No. 3 computer maker Dell Inc private are in an advanced stage with at least four major banks lined up to provide financing, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

• Worry Over Sales Spurs Talk of Cheaper iPhones

  

  Analysts say Apple must decide whether to keep catering to the high end of the phone market or offer something cheaper to compete with lower-cost alternatives.

• Dell Buyout Has '50-50' Chance: Wilbur Ross

  

  There's a "50-50 chance" that Dell would be taken private — private equity billionaire Wilbur Ross told CNBC Tuesday, in reaction to reports that the computer maker is in talks with PE firms about a potential $20 billion-plus buyout.

• Dell in talks to go private -source

  Jan 14- Dell Inc, the world's No. 3 PC maker, is in talks with private equity firms on a potential buyout deal, a source familiar with the matter said. Dell declined to comment on what it called rumors and speculation.

• Security Firm Discovers Cyber-Spy Campaign

  

  The spy campaign targeted a range of government and diplomatic organizations, mostly in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

• How Much Is Dell Worth?

  Reports that Dell is in buyout talks with private equity firms call into question how much the company is worth.

• UPDATE 2-Dell's shares surge on report it's in talks to go private

  *Dell shares soar after Bloomberg reports in talks to go private. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 14- Shares of Dell Inc soared 13 percent to a near eight-month high on Monday after Bloomberg reported the world's No. 3 PC maker is in talks with at least two private equity firms about going private.