Hewlett-Packard posted stronger-than-expected preliminary fourth-quarter results and issued an earnings forecast for next year higher than analysts were expecting.

Samsung Electronics was hit with two separate sets of lawsuits as Eastman Kodak and Spansion both accused it of infringing on their patented technology.

The company said the move aligns its business with global economic climate and amplifies growth opportunities across open source platforms.

Shares in LG Display, the world's second-biggest LCD screen maker, fell sharply on Thursday after the firm agreed to pay $400 million and plead guilty in a price-fixing probe in the United States.

Shares of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic fell 8 percent ahead of an expected announcement later on Friday of its plans to take over smaller rival Sanyo Electric.

The heads of Panasonic and Sanyo Electric have agreed in principle to a deal that would see Panasonic take over Sanyo to create Japan's largest electronics maker, three people familiar with the matter said.

Google, the Internet search and advertising giant, is increasingly looking to the energy sector as a potential business opportunity, says the New York Times.

“Bear markets go from denial to panic to despair," says one strategist. "And we’re at the despair point, which I’m hoping is the last of the stages.”

Wall Street's earnings season continued to reveal a mixed picture Thursday, with a handful of big-name companies either issuing gloomy outlooks or missing projections altogether. But there were some bright spots on the corporate earnings front.

People are putting more sensitive personal information online and with the growing use of mobile devices, there’s more risk than ever. While many people are aware of the high-tech threats, they may not be aware of how they’re exposed.

High-tech entrepreneurs, investors and executives now believe the question is when, not if, the financial chaos will hurt the country’s cradle of innovation, the New York Times reports.

Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, launched its free music package on Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple's dominance of the digital music market.

Is your home computer "green"?  The machine that can provide you with information on how to lead an ecologically sound life can also be contributing to the environmental problem you are trying to solve, says the New York Times.

Formula One fever is in the air as Singapore prepares to host the fist ever F1 night race this weekend. And for those unable to watch the race, the simulated experience may be quite the stimulating alternative.

Flash memory maker SanDisk has rejected a takeover bid from Samsung Electronics valued at $5.85 billion, or $26 a share, which the world's top maker of memory chips made late Tuesday.