TECHNOLOGY

Apple may be pursuing a new kind of touch panel technology for its next-generation iPhone. Innolux's "Touch On Display" panels are thin, tough and more touch-sensitive.

With new Apple devices come brand new accessories, and we've rounded up some of our favorite cases and other additions for the iPhone 5.

Take a virtual tour of the new Ubuntu OS for smartphones, which Canonical unveiled for the first time on Thursday.

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) settled charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by agreeing to changes in search and patent rights.

Google is likely to settle charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Thursday.

A Microsoft executive has posted a mysterious countdown timer on his official blog. This clock is believed to be in reference to Microsoft's unveiling of the Xbox 720 at E3 2013.

BuzzFeed has raised another $19.3 million in venture capital fundraising, bringing its total funding to date to $46 million.

A federal judge in California threw out a fraud claim by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) infringed upon the name App Store.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli sued Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), the top developer of mobile chips, seeking information about political donations.

Microsoft has acquired start-up id8 Group R2 Studios Inc. to bolster its expansion into technology focused on home and entertainment.

Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Update for its Galaxy Camera (GC100) in the UK Wednesday. Here is how to install it.

Apple has reacted to the “Do Not Disturb” bug issue and posted a support document on its website saying that the troubling bug in iOS 6 would automatically be fixed from Jan. 7 onwards.

Capcom (TYO: 9697) has revealed that it is not planning to adapt its recent crop of video game releases like “Resident Evil 6,” “Street Fighter IV,” and “Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3” for Nintendo’s (PINK: NTDOY) new next-generation console, the Wii U.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) may face charges of anticompetitive practices brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week.

Analysts believe Apple will sell its next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 6, in a greater variety of sizes and colors to sell to more customers in international and lower-income markets.

A judge set Jan. 23 for a pretrial conference on the class-action lawsuit against Facebook.

Microsoft is expected to release its Surface Pro tablet within the next month or so, and here's a look at what separates the Pro version from tablet currently available in stores.

Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) is closing its Japanese branch and ending maintenance and development on 11 of its social games in an effort to cut costs.

Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) extended its patent licensing deal with InterDigital Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), ahead of the release of the BlackBerry 10.

By removing annoying obstacles and adding logical and desired features, iOS 7 can bring Apple one step closer to the perfect mobile operating system.

An upcoming firmware update for Samsung's Galaxy S3 is rumored to bring a fix to the "sudden death" problem plaguing users.

Tech fans have anticipated Apple's iPhone 5 release date for the past year, and now that 2013 has begun focus has shifted to the company's next release. New identifiers found in developer logs hint that Apple could be testing its next generation smartphone, presumably the iPhone '6.'

While Nigeria's government fails to take action, Nigerian tech entrepreneurs are trying to curb the wave of scams from their own country. It will be a tough task.

Global chip sales in November rose 9 percent to $24.6 billion from 2011, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported.

Adding to the heated rumors mill, a new report hit the web Tuesday saying that the upcoming iPhone iteration, possibly “iPhone 6,” and the next major iOS release, “iOS 7,” have already started to surface in app logs.

The tutorial here shows how to install CM10.1 Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean on various U.S. variants of Samsung Galaxy S3.

How did the business world help shape the tech industry in 2012? We look at some of the biggest business moves of the year.

Directors of Netflix Inc. doubled CEO Reed Hastings's salary to $4 million next year despite a management challenge from Carl Icahn.

IBTimes culled the most notable, or outrageous, Twitter moments of 2012. Congratulations, Rupert Murdoch.