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According to research firm, International Data Corporation, Apple's sales of 20.3 million iPhones worldwide during the second quarter of 2011 helped the company secure 19.1 percent of the market share and lead all other vendors.

Apple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in U.S against fake identical Apple stores in China.

A recap of the battle of words between Google and Microsoft over patents.

Motorola accidentally posted the specifications of its upcoming Verizon LTE phone, the Droid Bionic, which is touted as "an all-powerful, unstoppable machine."

In one of the world's biggest lawsuits, Apple Inc has sued Samsung Electronics for slavishly copying the 'look and feel' and 'design' of its products iPad tablet and iPhone smartphone. Both Samsung and Apple entered into a legal battle over patent infringement in the month of April 2011. Samsung counter sued Apple in 4 countries in 3 different continents.

In a world of never-ending battle for preserving intellectual property, technology giants Microsoft and Apple are hitting out at Google.

Google and Microsoft are trading jabs over the patent issue.

A recap of the feud that has developed between Google and Microsoft/Apple over patents.

Apple has created thriving businesses with its Mac computers and the recent stable of gadgets like the iPhone and iPad, but one analysts predicts the company may merge these worlds atop a new Apple processor.

Research in Motion's release of five new BlackBerry smartphones won't do much to help the struggling company, says one analyst.

China's bigger telecom provider could be offering the iPhone 5 and represent $30 billion of revenue opportunity for Apple.

Google Inc, fresh from losing a bid to buy thousands of patents from bankrupt Nortel, lashed out at its biggest rivals on Wednesday and accused them of banding together to block the Internet giant in the red-hot smartphone arena.

Google Inc, fresh from losing a bid to buy thousands of patents from bankrupt Nortel, lashed out at its biggest rivals on Wednesday and accused them of banding together to block the Internet giant in the red- hot smartphone arena.

Sony ruled out dumping its television business or dissolving a TV panel partnership with Samsung Electronics Co even as it looks to overhaul its lossmaking TV unit.

The fierce patent war unfolding in the technology sector just got muddier as Google finally fired a salvo in a missive posted on its blog, calling patent lapping efforts by companies like Microsoft, Oracle and Apple as an attempt to sabotage Android's march.

Apple Inc. is being aggressive defending its own IP with well publicized suits against Samsung and HTC, Barclays Capital said. Key companies in the wireless arena including Apple and Google continue to acquire and invest in IP to cement their positions.

Google said the reason Apple and Microsoft teamed up to buy patents is because they want to take out Android.

Apple started offering re-downloads of selected TV shows a few days ago

Forget all the speculations about iPhone 5, the latest from the rumor mill is Apple could launch its HDTV modeled after Bose VideoWave in March 2012.

Apple's (AAPL) revenue from China hit $3.8 billion in the June quarter to record a 600 percent annual growth. But Tim Cook, the acting CEO, said Apple was only "just scratching the surface" considering the huge opportunity in China.

Google Inc, fresh off losing a bid to buy thousands of valuable patents from bankrupt Nortel, accused its biggest rivals on Wednesday of banding together to block the Internet giant in the red-hot smartphone arena.

The success of the Android OS has inspired ?a hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents,? wrote David Drummond, Google?s Chief Legal Officer, in a blog post.

Apple has made a preliminary deal with China Telecom to sell the iPhone 5 and a lower priced version of the iPhone 4 in China, according to a report.

Google adds a top FTC lawyer to its internal team

Apple plans to launch iTunes Replay, a service for re-downloading and possibly streaming apps, according to a report Wednesday.

Samsung may be eyeing InterDigital bid to challenge AppleSamsung Electronics, the No. 2 mobile phone maker, could be eyeing a bid for InterDigital?s 8,800 patents, Bloomberg reported. Rivals including Apple and Google had previously been reported as prospective bidders.Bloomberg said the South Korean electronics giant had been approached by investment bankers for InterDigital, which hired Evercore Partners and Barclays Capital last month to explore a sale. The King of Prussia, Pennsylvania...

RIM has released five new BlackBerry 7 smartphones, but one analyst says his survey shows more consumers want Apple's iPhone.

More copycat stores are discovered in China

Apple may plan to merger chips and software for future apps, analyst says.