Amazon Notches $17.1 Billion in Q3 Revenue, Beats Street

Top-line growth continues to soar.
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Computer Potatoes: Black Friday Online Shopping Crosses $1 Billion in 2012

First billion-dollar Black Friday online.

Exclusive: Twitter Eyeing Media Bigs, Including Hollywood Mogul Peter Chernin, for Board Seats

A little entertainment glamour along with the tweets?

What Will Marissa Do?: Yahoo CEO Zeroes in on Search, While Her Ad Team Eyes Tech Upgrade Options

Free food and iPhones do not a turnaround make. Now it’s time for the hard part of remaking the Silicon Valley giant.

IT Spending This Year? Almost Four Triiilllion Dollars.

Gartner says growth is looking good this year overall; just watch out for that currency effect.

Hot-Button Topic: Do Women Buy More Consumer Tech Than Men?

Women spend more than men on consumer electronics. And men spend more than women on consumer electronics. Confused yet? Here’s a different way of looking at it.

Youth Is Wasted on the Young, and So Are Consumer Electronics

Ah, to be young again, spending that precious disposable income on gadgets.

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EMC Posts Strong Results

EMC Corp. posted record results in its third quarter and said demand for its products remains strong, alleviating worries about a slowdown in technology spending.

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Worries Persist for IBM

International Business Machines Corp.’s quarterly profit and sales rose amid growth in emerging markets, but the technology giant failed to dispel investors’ concerns about the health of technology spending.

Attention Shoppers: Coupons.com Grabs $30M in Funding From Greylock

VCs search for a bargain in longtime digital promotions site.