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In another victory for Apple's legal team, courts in Germany ruled against rival Samsung Electronics, barring it from selling its competing tablet computer in most of the European Union.

A German court ruled that Samsung Galaxy tablet computers cannot be sold in any EU country besides the Netherlands.

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.

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...

Apple wins early round at U.S. ITC

Apple won a big settlement against Samsung in Australia on Monday, a decision that could have far-reaching implications.

Apple is the largest smartphone vendor surpassing Samsung and Nokia not only in terms of revenue, but also in volume accounting for 18.5 percent of the smartphone shipments in the second quarter.

Apart from Apple Inc.'s iPhone, some of the most talked-about smartphones right now include the sleek Samsung-built Android phone Google Nexus S and Motorola Droid 3.

Samsung LED Co. Ltd. said it had filed a complaint with the U.S. fair trade commission to ban imports of LED products from Siemens' (SIEGn.DE) light bulb unit Osram and affiliates Osram Opto Semiconductors and Osram Sylvania Inc.

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has started trial manufacturing of the next generation A6 chips for Apple, according to a Reuters report, citing a source familiar with the matter. This is a sign that the iPad maker is shifting from its traditional chip supplier, Samsung.

Motorola Droid Bionic has to deal with 4 versions of Samsung Galaxy S2

Apple's iPad 3 is already under serious pressure from other tablet makers in the market.

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and televisions, estimated April-June operating profit would fall 26 percent, as its LCD display business is widely expected to report another loss.

Samsung Electronics Co has dropped a lawsuit against Apple Inc that claimed Apple copied many of Samsung's innovations, according to a report from Bloomberg on Saturday.

Apple asked a U.S. court to issue a preliminary injunction against Samsung on four patents in a dispute between the two companies, according to a court filing.

Samsung Electronics Co named the head of its chip business to lead a newly created division encompassing the firm's semiconductor and flat-screen operations in a move widely seen as aimed at overhauling its struggling LCD unit.

Samsung Electronics Co named the head of its chip business to lead a newly created division encompassing the firm's semiconductor and flat-screen operations in a move widely seen as aimed at overhauling its struggling LCD unit.

Amazon.com Inc warned its 10,000-plus California sales affiliates on Wednesday that it may be forced to sever ties with them should the state begin taxing their online sales.

PC giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) will be launching its Touchpad tablet device in United States on July 1.

Samsung Electronics <005930.KS> said on Thursday it had filed a complaint against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission, claiming that the firm infringed its wireless technology and mobile device user interface.

Apple Inc has filed a lawsuit in South Korea, claiming Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringed upon several patents, a court official said on Friday, in the companies' latest legal tussle over smartphone and tablet devices.