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Apple, which reported record annual income, paid its top officers extremely well in 2012, with stock awards calculated to pay them even better.

Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) said it will appeal the $1.17 billion jury verdict against it resulting from a patent-infringement case.

Two aggressive Northeast private fiber optic services providers will merge in a $2 billion deal financed by Berkshire Partners in a challenge to Verizon Communications.

A jury in U.S. District Court found that Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) had infringed upon patents owned by Carnegie-Mellon University and ordered it to pay $1.17 billion.

If 2012 wasn't a great year for technology, it also wasn't a great year for venture capital acquisitions and public offerings.

The FBI filed criminal charges against two Chinese nationals who sought to buy chips from Lattice Semiconductor illegally.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) said Eric Rudder will become its chief of research and development as current head Craig Mundie prepares to retire.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) said its new retail store network was a holiday success; the company plans to open six more soon.

Five top themes were technology highlights of 2012, from low chip demand to online security.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ), the No. 1 designer of publishing software, said it plans to acquire Behance, a private imaging site.

Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) undermined its good earnings report by suggesting changes in its data plans.

BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) reported better-than-expected third-quarter results.

Microsoft says there aren't enough professionals to meet the demand.

Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) said it plans to acquire Eloqua (NASDAQ:ELOQ), a developer of marketing products for the cloud.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) agreed to sell its set-top box line to Arris Corp. (NASDAQ:ARRS). Will the two companies challenge Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO)?

Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) reports third-quarter results Thursday. What's key to know about the BlackBerry maker?

Capcom (TYO: 9697) has cut its full-year consolidated outlook for the fiscal year ending March 31 due to worse-than-expected sales of its recent video game "Resident Evil 6" and a delay in the release of its upcoming "Monster Hunter 4."

Swiss bank UBS accepted a $1.5 billion fine on Wednesday after admitting fraud and bribery in a deepening scandal over the rigging of global benchmark interest rates.

IBM said it planned to acquire private StoredIQ to deepen its penetration of the market for “big data” products.

Seven months after Elliott Management bid for BMC Software (NASDAQ:BMC), it bid for Compuware Corp. (NASDAQ:CPWR). Why?

Mick Mountz, the founder and CEO of Boston-based Kiva Systems, shares his experience in starting a hardware company and offers tips for others looking to break into the scene.

Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) said second-quarter earnings blew past estimates.

Exablox, a start-up, has received $22 million in venture capital to battle Dropbox in cloud storage.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), lead underwriter of the $109 billion initial public offering of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) was fined $5 million by Massachusetts regulators.

Before Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) announces second-quarter results Tuesday, early indications are the profit machine is doing fine.

A scientist at IBM (NYSE:IBM) in Zurich has devised Identity Mixer, which he believes can solve online privacy issues.

Influitive, the latest venture of Canadian entrepreneur Mark Organ, raised $7.3 million in new venture capital.

Fiorello LaGuardia once said, “When I make a mistake, it's a beaut.” Too bad he wasn't around to witness 2012's tech "beauts."

Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU), the No. 1 provider of telecommunications equipment, secured $2.09 billion in new loans intended to keep it going.