Google and other online advertisers bypassed the privacy settings of an Apple web browser on iPhones and computers in order to survey millions of users, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Amazon's Kindle Fire, which went on sale in November, had a solid debut, leapfrogging Samsung tablets to become the top-selling device after Apple's iPad, a market research firm said Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Telemarketers will have to get written consent before placing automated calls to consumers under new rules U.S. communications regulators voted to adopt on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - The view from Samsung's office in east London spans the 2012 Olympic Park, but the head of sports marketing at the South Korean company could be forgiven for also having an eye on the 2018 Games on home soil.

LONDON (Reuters) - The view from Samsung's office in east London spans the 2012 Olympic Park, but the head of sports marketing at the South Korean company could be forgiven for also having an eye on the 2018 Games on home soil.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> is considering introducing a stretched version of its new 787 family, which will enable it to carry 40 more passengers or a total of 320 people, Randy Tinseth, Vice President of Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes said on Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to introduce its latest iPad tablet at an event in the first week in March, the website AllThingsD reported, citing unnamed sources.

Ford chief executive Alan Mulally said Thursday that he has no plans to leave the automaker as he announced the retirement of two top executives.

(Reuters) - Two top Ford Motor Co <F.N> executives who helped steer the U.S. automaker through the financial crisis will retire by April 1, thinning the ranks of likely candidates to replace Chief Executive Alan Mulally in coming years.

(Reuters) - Two top Ford Motor Co <F.N> executives who helped steer the U.S. automaker through the financial crisis will retire by April 1, thinning the ranks of potential candidates who could replace Chief Executive Alan Mulally in coming years.

German media giant Bertelsmann reported a small dip in 2011 operating profits on Thursday, as losses from new business ventures and printing outweighed solid advertising and e-book sales.

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Russia's Kaspersky Lab reported that sales growth slowed substantially last year as the world's No. 4 maker of anti-virus software said its business was starting to mature.

As Facebook and Google jockey for dominance of the Web, the social networking titan's $5 billion stock offering will give it a hefty warchest for the ongoing fight, analysts said.

As Facebook and Google jockey for dominance of the Web, the social network's upcoming stock offering will give it a hefty warchest for the ongoing fight, analysts said.

LG Electronics, the world's third-largest mobile phone maker, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter net loss narrowed sharply from the previous year due to increased sales of phones and televisions.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper, on Wednesday launched a new photo partnership giving AFP's clients a wider coverage of Japan.

Japan's Toshiba on Tuesday more than halved its net profit forecast for the year to March as it reported a 70 percent dive in nine-month earnings on a strong yen and weak digital product sales.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Carnival Corp <CCL.N> <CCL.L> said on Monday that it will take a hit between $155 million and $175 million against fiscal 2012 net income because of the wreck of the Costa Concordia.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the age of Twitter and Facebook, many Super Bowl viewers will use the commercial breaks to go online and see what people are saying about the game. This year, advertisers want them to tweet about their favorite commercials as well.

ExxonMobil will streamline its business in Japan by selling its refining and marketing operations to local partner TonenGeneral Sekiyu, according to a statement issued on Sunday.