Samsung will launch its Galaxy Note tablet in the U.S. through AT&T on Feb. 19, with a $300 price tag, a move which will introduce a hybrid product into the highly competitive mobile device market.

The Galaxy Note is sized between a smartphone and a tablet, featuring a 5.3-inch HD screen, 4G LTE data access, and a unique stylus called the "S. Pen" that translates handwriting into text and allows users to mark up screen...

Steve Jobs directly asked former Google chief Eric Schmidt to stop recruiting Apple employees, drawing added heat over "no poaching" policies as top technology companies head to court over the practices.

According to a court filing made public Friday, Apple co-founder and CEO Jobs e-mailed Schmidt in 2007 about a junior Google employee's attempt to hire an Apple engineer. At that time, Schmidt was Google's CEO and a member of Apple's Board of Directors.

"I would be very pleased...

Steve Jobs directly asked former Google chief Eric Schmidt to stop recruiting Apple employees, drawing added heat over "no poaching" policies as top technology companies head to court over the practices.

According to a court filing made public Friday, Apple co-founder and CEO Jobs e-mailed Schmidt in 2007 about a junior Google employee's attempt to hire an Apple engineer. At that time, Schmidt was Google's CEO and a member of Apple's Board of Directors.

"I would be very pleased...

Facebook is amplifying its attack on hackers with new litigation, as the company struggles to keep site content trustworthy while readying for its IPO.

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based social media juggernaut joined the state of Washington in a lawsuit against Adscend Media, accusing the company of spamming Facebook users through a technique called "likejacking."

Likejacking tricks users into "liking" sites on their Facebook newsfeed by disguising the sites as videos posted by...

Tweens who spend more time with multimedia describe themselves as less happy and socially comfortable than their peers, sparking debate on whether an increasingly digital lifestyle is healthy for children.

The Stanford University's peer-reviewed study found that girls aged 8 to 12 who spend considerable time online with multimedia describe themselves in terms that suggest they aren't as happy or as socially comfortable as those who spend less time on screens. The university researchers...