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Apple has created thriving businesses with its Mac computers and the recent stable of gadgets like the iPhone and iPad, but one analysts predicts the company may merge these worlds atop a new Apple processor.

Google Inc, fresh from losing a bid to buy thousands of patents from bankrupt Nortel, lashed out at its biggest rivals on Wednesday and accused them of banding together to block the Internet giant in the red-hot smartphone arena.

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.

The fierce patent war unfolding in the technology sector just got muddier as Google finally fired a salvo in a missive posted on its blog, calling patent lapping efforts by companies like Microsoft, Oracle and Apple as an attempt to sabotage Android's march.

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.

Jefferies believes Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Enterprise Server/BlackBerry Internet Service (BES/BIS) infrastructure could be worth $5 billion to $10 billion in a sale. But who will buy it?

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.

RIM has announced a new smartphone based on the BlackBerry 7 operating system, called BlackBerry Bold 9900, and its CMDA version 9930. Motorola, HTC, LG with BlackBerry look-alikes pose challenge to Bold 9900

Data is increasingly pointing to two releases of the iPhone 5, Apple's next-generation smartphone, if Wall Street is to be believed, meaning one phone would come in the fourth quarter, and one shortly after.

Competition is brewing in the small but booming market for flash memory used in corporate data centers, and analysts foresee a wave of consolidation as larger players move in.

Competition is brewing in the small but booming market for flash memory used in corporate data centers, and analysts foresee a wave of consolidation as larger players move in.

Best Buy is offering a Google Nexus S phone with a two-year contract today.

Samsung may be eyeing InterDigital bid to challenge AppleSamsung Electronics, the No. 2 mobile phone maker, could be eyeing a bid for InterDigital?s 8,800 patents, Bloomberg reported. Rivals including Apple and Google had previously been reported as prospective bidders.Bloomberg said the South Korean electronics giant had been approached by investment bankers for InterDigital, which hired Evercore Partners and Barclays Capital last month to explore a sale. The King of Prussia, Pennsylvania...

Best Buy is giving away free Samsung Nexus S from Google android smartphones today in stores and online.

A comparison between the all-new BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860, which is an all-touch phone, with Samsung Galaxy S2 to gauge as to whether RIM has done enough to stay in the smartphone race.

The maker of the BlackBerry unveiled several new smartphones with improved specifications that the company hopes will enable it to better compete in an already crowded market.

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.

After dying down for about two months, analysts are again predicting two iPhone 5 models t o arrive in coming months, both representing a step up from the current iPhone.

According to a Bloomberg report, Samsung will be delaying the release of the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia under an agreement with Apple, until the patent lawsuit between the two companies is resolved. This is an interesting move by Samsung, and almost seems to suggest that the lawsuit isn't going well for Samsung. However, if federal judges in multiple countries come to the same conclusion that Samsung "slavishly" imitated the design and technology used for the iPad and iPho...

Apple iPad is not only the most popular choice in the tablet market but also the most efficiently designed device, according to a recent review of IHS iSuppli on Aug 1.