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Apple suit vs. Google over patent rates dismissed
A federal judge in Madison, Wis., on Monday threw out a suit by Apple Inc. claiming that Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility is seeking unreasonably ...
IDC: Apple 3Q share of tablets drops to 50 pct
Apple's share of the market for tablet computers fell to 50 percent in the third quarter as the iPad faced more competition from Android devices such ...
IDC: Android on 75 pct of smartphones in 3Q
Google's Android software for mobile devices was running on 75 percent of smartphones shipped in the third quarter, as the search company extended its ...
Review: Surface mostly bridges work-play divide
I've been conditioned just like any other consumer to expect certain things from certain companies. When it comes to tablets, I expect Apple's to look ...
Netflix stock soars on news of Carl Icahn's stake
Netflix's slumping stock price and weakening financial performance has finally attracted an opportunistic and sometimes nettlesome investor in Carl ...
Europe takes on Google, looks to Brazil with hope
European news organizations bleeding money and readers are trying to avoid extinction by asking governments in France, Germany and Italy to step in ...
New York's Silicon Alley makes do after Sandy
New York City's fast-paced technology scene, known as Silicon Alley, tried not to lose a step after Hurricane Sandy knocked out power lines, ...
Holiday gadgets: Microsoft phones, Google gadgets
Microsoft launched its new Windows phone system and Google unveiled new devices under its Nexus brand. Both part of an effort to grab more of ...
Microsoft: Windows Phone to catch up in apps
Microsoft launched a new version of its Windows Phone software with broad support from smartphone makers, cellphone carriers and app developers as the ...
Pandora refreshes iPhone, Android apps
Internet radio company Pandora is adding more functionality to its mobile apps — showing lyrics and artist information and making it easier to share ...
Google unveils another phone, larger Nexus tablet
Google is cramming a few more gadgets on to already crowded holiday shopping lists. The devices announced Monday include the latest in Google's line ...
How new Google Nexus 10 compares with rivals
Google Inc. has announced a larger version of its Nexus tablet computer, one that comes closer to competing with Apple's full-sized iPad and other ...
How new Google Nexus 7 compares with rivals
Google Inc. has refreshed its line of Nexus 7 tablet computers, doubling the storage capacity and offering a cellular version. It comes less than a ...
PayPal to cut 325 full-time jobs
PayPal is cutting 325 full-time jobs to streamline its business and speed up product development amid intense competition from plucky startups and ...
Ahead of the Bell: Windows Phone event
Coming on the heels of its launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet, Microsoft has scheduled an event in San Francisco to kick off its new software ...
Poll: Scant demand for Microsoft's Windows 8
Microsoft bills Windows 8 as a "re-imagining" of the personal computer market's dominant operating system, but the company still has a lot of work to ...
Future of Nokia hangs on Windows Phone 8 rollout
For Nokia, it comes down to this: Is Microsoft's new phone software going to get it back in the smartphone race, or is it going to be too late? After ...
Holiday gadgets: Microsoft phone, Google events
It's been a big week for tech gadgets. Microsoft started selling its Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet computer. Apple announced new iPads ...
Windows 8 inspires computer makers to creativity
Can't decide if you want a PC or tablet? Now you won't have to. With the release of Windows 8, computer makers are doing their best to blur the ...
HTC seeks to reverse sliding smartphone sales
Taiwan's HTC Corp. enjoyed three golden years as the first company to make smartphones based on Google's Android software. Now, it is struggling to ...
From text to touch, a look at Microsoft systems
With Friday's release of the touch-centric Windows 8 software, Microsoft continues more than three decades of making operating systems for personal ...
Windows 8 to bridge gap between PC, mobile devices
Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system Thursday, introducing a touch-enabled interface that attempts ...
Microsoft kicks off Windows 8, Surface in NYC
Microsoft kicked off a campaign for its newest operating system, Windows 8, and its Surface tablet computer at New York's Pier 57. Designed to run on ...
Windows 8: Make-or-break moment for Microsoft CEO
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer can't afford to be wrong about Windows 8. On Thursday in New York, Microsoft unveiled a dramatic overhaul of its ...
Holiday gadgets: Samsung launches Note II phone
Samsung Electronics Co. has been running ads touting its Galaxy S III phone as its "next big thing." Now it has something bigger. The S III released ...