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A weekend contest at the world's largest hacking convention in Las Vegas showed one reason why big corporations seem to be such easy prey for cyber criminals: their workers are poorly trained in security.

A weekend contest at the world's largest hacking convention in Las Vegas showed one reason why big corporations seem to be such easy prey for cyber criminals: their workers are poorly trained in security.

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In one of the world's biggest lawsuits, Apple Inc has sued Samsung Electronics for slavishly copying the 'look and feel' and 'design' of its products iPad tablet and iPhone smartphone. Both Samsung and Apple entered into a legal battle over patent infringement in the month of April 2011. Samsung counter sued Apple in 4 countries in 3 different continents.

In a world of never-ending battle for preserving intellectual property, technology giants Microsoft and Apple are hitting out at Google.

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.

Apple Inc. is being aggressive defending its own IP with well publicized suits against Samsung and HTC, Barclays Capital said. Key companies in the wireless arena including Apple and Google continue to acquire and invest in IP to cement their positions.

Apple Inc?s South Korean unit has been fined with $2,885 by the telecommunication regulator for allegedly collecting users? location data without permission.

Apple started offering re-downloads of selected TV shows a few days ago

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion introduced five new handsets that run on its new BlackBerry 7 mobile OS, in a bid to regain ground against rivals like Apple.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Global Traffic Network, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, InterDigital, and ZST Digital Networks. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Smith Micro Software, MicroStrategy, OpenTable, Sonus Networks, Garmin, and Dunkin' Brands Group.

Consequences Apple will have to face if it fails to deliver the iPhone 5 in September or October.

Barclays Capital believes iCloud is a major differentiating factor for Apple Inc. -- facilitating convenience, ease of use and compatibility across its entire ecosystem. Apple's iCloud is nearing its official launch, which is still expected to be available with iOS 5 this fall, as iCloud.com went live this week.

Jefferies said 3G wireless data will drive significant change in China Telecom landscape over the next two years.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to merge iOS (iPhones/iPads) with OS X (Macs) into a single platform for apps and cloud services starting in 2012-2013, said Jefferies, a global securities and investment banking group.

Apple has launched iCloud for programmers, but the consumer version should launch in the Fall.

As Apple continues to maintain a tight-lipped approach toward the iPhone 5, analysts from major research firms continue to stoke iPhone 5-related expectations.

With its latest software update, Apple TV has been touched by the iCloud.

Foxconn has announced that it would be replacing its workers with 1 million robots in the coming three years.

Apple Inc.'s next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, is facing too much of a competition from Android. It is being speculated that iPhone 5 is scheduled to launch in early September.

J. P. Morgan, the U.S. financier who founded the J.P. Morgan & Co. bank in 1871, bailed out the government and financial markets not once, but twice.