Leaked images sparked rumors that Apple was developing a new tablet to compete with Apple's iPad mini.

A poll from iLounge showed that the iPad Air and iPhone 5s were Apple's best products of the year.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday: BlackBerry Ltd is abandoning a plan to sell itself and instead will replace its chief executive and raise about $1 billion from institutional investors, including its largest shareholder, the smartphone maker said.

Early data from analytics companies indicated the popularity and the high conversion rate of iPad Air as compared to iPad 4 and iPad Mini.

Blackberry agreed to enter into a USD billion convertible debenture sale, which would saw its top executives including cheif executive officer Thorsten Heins leaving the company

Svelte Medical Systems had closed USD22 million from its latest funding round to be used for its new heart surgery products and research.

Rapid-I, a leader in predictive analytics market, would be using its recent funding to scale its business in the US.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp's divestment of its China projects may fetch USD billion, said anonymous sources.

PurThread Technologies, a textile company which had pioneered the technology to reduce bacteria in textile fibers, received over USD7 million in funding led by board chairman Richard Bodman.

Viva Industrials Trust had not done well in its share sale, according to Businessweek. A report by Businessweek said Singapore business and real estate trust (REIT) had opened poorly in the Singaporean stock exchange.