Vivendi said Sunday that it planned to acquire a controlling stake in Activision in a deal that creates a rival to Electronic Arts as the world's largest independent video game publisher.

Canadian Solar announced that it plans to make a private offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, of approximately US$75 million of its convertible senior notes due 2017.

Hits from Verizon Wireless and the European Commission are unlikely to break Qualcomm any time soon.

Nicholas Negroponte said in an interview that the government of Peru has signed a contract to purchase 260,000 OLPC laptops.

HTC's Libra smartphone, already in service with various regional carriers, is at last reaching the national level in the US through Verizon, a leak suggests.

Garmin announced that it has completed the acquisition of Electrónica Trepat, the principal distributor of Garmin's consumer products in Spain.

Google announced hat it will apply to participate in the US Federal Communications Commission's upcoming auction of wireless spectrum in the 700 megahertz (MHz) band.

Motorola announced that its board of directors has elected Greg Brown as CEO of Motorola, effective January 1, 2008, succeeding Edward Zander as CEO.

European Union nations on Thursday asked the European Union not to call for a Nokia-backed mobile TV standard for Europe.

Shipments of GPS-enabled mobile phones will generate over US$50 billion in revenues in 2008, rising to US$100 billion in 2012, says ABI Research.

Japanese HD tech promises4x 1080p resolution.