Apple enhances chips and touch pads, slims down cases Apple Inc. touched up its line of laptop computers Tuesday with a minimal nod to the economic turmoil that might push consumers to be more frugal this holiday shopping season.

Wal-Mart is highlighting flat screen TVs, Blu-ray players, Xbox 360 consoles and home computers in its much-anticipated Black Friday deals this year, according to a copy of the retailer's circular obtained by CNNMoney.com.

10:20 a.m. It looks like any of the Black Friday shoppers that are still out there are hitting the larger shopping areas. As of 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., a drive through three of Mason, Maineville and Lebanon showed that the streets were just about empty and

With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it's easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft's market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers. Opera 9.5, for instance, lets you shar

Fears that belt-tightening U.S. consumers will bruise third-quarter earnings for makers of MP3 players, cell phones and other gadgets, pummeled the stocks of consumer electronics companies like Apple Inc and SanDisk Corp on Tuesday, a day after they issue