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China's Counterfeit Culture: Even Buildings Fall Victim To Copycats

China took its history with counterfeits and fakes to a new level when replica buildings and entire towns started showing up.

Zynga Lashes Back At EA With Countersuit, Hires Samsung?s Law Firm To Take On Rival Game Developer

Tensions between Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA) and Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: EA) exploded all over again Friday as Zynga mustered an aggressive rejoinder to the copyright-infringement lawsuit filed against it by EA last month.

Betsey Johnson Throws Herself 70th Birthday Bash In Spite Of Bankruptcy; Runway Fashions From The Party [PHOTOS]

Designer Betsey Johnson is seen at her show during New York Fashion Week February 13, 2012.

Betsey Johnson is known for her outlandish style, so it wasn't too much of a surprise when she threw herself a wild 70th birthday bash on Tuesday night in New York City, the Associated Press reported.

Steve Wozniak, Apple Co-Founder, On iPhone 5 Patent Litigation: 'I Hate It'

Steve Wozniak, the programmer and computer engineer who helped launch what would later become Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), didn't have the best things to say about his former company when the subject of Apple's recent legal battle with Samsung (KRX:005930) came up, even as he expressed his anticipation for purchasing the new iPhone 5. Speaking to Bloomberg about Wednesday's launch of the highly anticipated iPhone 5 unveiling, Wozniak praised the iPhone 5, but also commented on the recent ...

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ABC Puts ‘Dr Who’ Streaming Online Early To Combat BitTorrent

In an effort to reduce BitTorrent downloads of shows, ABC will air "Doctor Who" a week early in Australia, streaming on their iView player.

Samsung Fighting Apple's Bid To Ban Phones After Verdict

Samsung vowed Tuesday to fight Apple's request to ban U.S. sales of some of its smartphones from U.S. stores following its landmark lawsuit verdict last week.

Asian Stocks Mostly Lower; China Rebounds

Asian stock markets mostly ended lower Tuesday as investors await the central bankers' meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to discuss monetary policy later this week.

Apple-Samsung Supplier Partnership To Remain Intact

Apple-Samsung Component Supplier Partnership For iPhone, iPad Will Remain Intact: Experts

While Samsung Electronics lost out to Apple in the high profile patent trial, wherein the U.S. court ordered the former to pay $1.05 billion for patent infringements, experts aver that the ongoing partnership among the two companies for supplying components will hold good.

Samsung's Market Cap A $12 Billion Casualty Of Patent-Infringement Case

In the wake of the $1.05 billion verdict delivered Friday in the widely watched U.S. intellectual-property case won by Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and lost by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea: 005930), Samsung was battered in Korea Exchange trading Monday.

Apple outside counsel Jason Bartlett speaks with reporters following a jury decision in the Apple-Samsung trial in San Jose, Calif.

Apple Awarded $1.05 Billion From Samsung By Jury In Patent-Infringement Lawsuit

In an epic $1.05 billion verdict Friday in the widely watched intellectual-property case between Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea: 005930), a jury in California decided for Apple and against Samsung on six of seven patent-infringement claims centered on mobile devices.

Verdict Reached In Apple-Samsung Legal Battle In California

The jury reached an earlier-than-expected verdict Friday in the Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. case being heard by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, according to multiple media reports.

A man walks outside CVS pharmacy in New York City

Lilly Wins Court Battle To Exclusively Sell Chemo Drug

The drug inhibits cancer-cell growth and is approved in the U.S. for use in treating mesothelioma, caused largely by asbestos exposure, and non-small cell lung cancer cause primarily from smoking cigarettes.

Applanet.net, Appbucket.net And Snappzmarket.com Seized For Hosting Pirated Android Apps

Three websites accused of copyright infringement for allowing the illegal download of Android apps have been taken down. Applanet.net, Appbucket.net and Snappzmarket.com have all been seized by the FBI.

Electronic Arts Pulls Promo For Real-World Weapon Sales From Medal Of Honor Website

Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: EA) has removed a controversial promotion from the website for its upcoming military shooter "Medal of Honor: Warfighter" video game to sell branded weapons to the general public.

Silicon Valley Is Dying - Yammer CEO

David Sacks took to Facebook over the weekend to air his grievances about the state of the revered San Franciso Bay Area long assumed to be the centerpiece for innovation within the tech industry, giving a gloomy prediction of the tech industry's future shortly after selling his own company to Microsoft.

RapidShare Chief Legal Officer Daniel Raimer Says Law Enforment Should Focus On Linking Sites

The CLO of the direct downloading website RapidShare has made suggestions to the US government on the way they handle online piracy. In a letter to the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, the CLO suggests the government focus on link sharing websites as opposed to all file sharing outlets.

OnLive Announces Restructuring Plans With Investor Lauder Partners; Tries To Win Over Staff

In a move to assuage employees and customers, Cloud-gaming service provider OnLive has confirmed asset sale and assured continuation of services without interruption.

Showdown for Big Pharma in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear final arguments starting this week in a landmark case over drug patents that could change the rules for the country's healthcare sector and potentially curb its global role as a supplier of cut-price generic medicines.

Electronic Arts For Sale? EA 'Quietly Exploring' Private Equity Interest: Report

Electronic Arts is "quietly exploring" opportunities for sale to private equity firms, according to a New York Post report. Coming amid weak financial results for EA, the report casts doubt on the company's ability to transition into digital publishing effectively.

China Visa Plan Raises 'National Security' Concerns In UK

The British Home Secretary has warned that a new proposal from the culture secretary to increase Chinese tourism to the U.K. by making it easier to obtain visas poses a national security threat.

Samsung Ships Galaxy Note 10.1 To Battle iPad Dominance

Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930) started shipping its $499 Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet in a bid for market share against the iPad from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company. On of its innovations is an electronic stylus called the S Pen, first unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January.

“Command & Conquer” Shifted To Free-To-Play Model: Are Zynga And Electronic Arts Switching Places?

EA Games is transforming "Command & Conquer" into a free-to-play multiplayer game, while Zynga revealed plans to publish partnered content being distributed in a more traditional publishing model than the one it pioneered.

Ikea Hotels? Swedish Furniture Chain Branching Into Budget-Chic Lodging

Ikea, the Swedish store known for its affordable DIY home furnishing, is branching into a new arena: the hotel business.

The Pirate Bay is one of the world's biggest, most popular, and longest-running filesharing sites. In October 2011, the platform made about $3 million in advertising revenue by distributing more than four million copies of movies and music to more th

Pirate Bay Under Siege From MPAA And RIAA

The Pirate Bay could be facing harsh regulations from advertisers after its arch-enemies, the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America, submitted suggestions for new online piracy policies to Victoria Espinel, intellectual property enforcement coordinator.

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