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Apple on Monday reported better-than-expected profits and sales which smashed Wall Street's forecasts, lifted by record quarter sales of iPhones and Macs.

AT&T may lose its exclusive deal with Apple for iPhone, which lifted its third-quarter profit with 3.2 million activations over the period, AT&T Mobility CEO intimated on Thursday during a conference call with analysts.

Apple faces the possibility of having to pay Nokia up to $1 billion for the technologies used in iPhones sold so far if it loses a lawsuit brought by Nokia, analysts said.

Top global cellphone maker Nokia Oyj on Thursday charged Apple Inc with infringing Nokia patents, accusing the iPhone maker of trying to hitch a free-ride on Nokia's technology investments.

The idea that hundreds of people would line up outside anything to do with Microsoft would have been far-fetched only a few years ago -- but on Thursday that's what happened when the software giant opened its first retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Microsoft Corp. formally unveiled Thursday its newest operating system, Windows 7, as the software giant hopes to breath new life into its Operating System product line. Steve Ballmer said the product was a result of an intense collaboration between Microsoft and its partners - 50,000 software, hardware, and peripheral vendors, as well as 8 million beta testers.

Microsoft Corp opened the first in a planned chain of stores on Thursday, aiming to match rival Apple Inc's successful foray into retailing.

AT&T Inc reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit as the glitzy iPhone and low budget Tracfone service attracted a record number of wireless customers.

Nokia Corp., the world's biggest cellphone maker, said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against smaller rival Apple, claiming that its iPhone infringes ten technology patents of Nokia.

AT&T Inc reported stronger-than-expected third quarter profit as the glitzy iPhone and low budget Tracfone service combined to attract a record number of wireless customers.

AT&T Inc posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday, as Apple Inc's iPhone helped the phone company land a record number of new wireless subscribers.

Wireless communications products supplier TriQuint Semiconductor Inc's third-quarter profit met market expectations, helped partly by a growth in its networks market, but weak revenue and a fourth-quarter forecast below expectations sent shares down 21 percent.

Research In Motion has rolled out an updated version of its top-end BlackBerry Bold, aiming to reassert its dominance in the professional market at a time when its retail consumer business has come under growing pressure from Apple's iPhone.

A management revamp at Nokia following a record loss has given 51-year old chief financial officer Rick Simonson a shot at becoming the first non-Finnish chief executive of the world's largest handset maker.

Research In Motion is rolling out an updated version of its top-end BlackBerry Bold smartphone, aimed at the company's base of professional users as well as wealthier retail consumers.

Barnes & Noble Inc on Tuesday unveiled its electronic reader in a challenge to Amazon.com Inc's dominant Kindle, featuring a color screen and the same $259 price, ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Apple updated its entire Mac lineup on Tuesday, including its desktop iMacs, a new unibody MacBook, the Mac mini, and the newest addition to the Apple product line is a wireless, multitouch mouse. The company rolled out the new products just ahead of Window's 7 debut. Coincidence?

Verizon's recent Droid ad poked fun at Apple's iPhone, but was shy when it came to offering a Droid release date, saying only November.

Apple Inc rolled out a new line of redesigned Mac computers on Tuesday, hoping to build up sales momentum for its biggest business heading into the all-important holiday season.

Apple shares continued to trade higher Tuesday morning after the company reported a 47 percent jump in quarterly profits, driven by better-than-expected sales of iPhones, Mac computers and iPods.

Start-up investment advisory firm kaChing opened its website to paying customers with advice for investors leery of Wall Street in the wake of the financial crisis.