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Apple Stock wilts on Worries About iPhone Demand

SAN FRANCISCO–Apple’s stock slipped below $500 for the first time in 11 months on Monday as investors reacted to reports signaling the company’s latest iPhone is falling further behind a…

Worldwide Market Share for Smartphones

Android and Apple devices dominate in smartphones, according to research firm IDC. Google’s Android software for mobile devices was running on 75 percent of smartphones shipped in the third quarter,…

Research and Markets: Major Operating System Developers’ Strategic Planning for Tablets: Apple, Google and Microsoft 2013-2015

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Major Operating System Developers’ Strategic Planning for Tablets: Apple, Google and Microsoft” report to their offering.Global top three OS (Operating System)…

New Search Engine Tailors Its Results for Tablets

SAN FRANCISCO–The makers of Blekko believe they've built a great alternative to Google, but they're also realistic. They know their two-year-old Internet search engine won't ever supplant Google as the…

FTC: Google to License Patents, Exclude Snippets

WASHINGTON – U.S. antitrust regulators say they have found no evidence to claims that Google unfairly favors its own services in search results. The Federal Trade Commission also says Google…

Apple Ranked as Top Mobile App Storefront Ahead of Google

Microsoft Considered Most Innovative, According to ABI Research   Apple has won ABI Research's Competitive Assessment of mobile application storefronts, with Google finishing second and Microsoft third. In the assessment,…

Motorola Working on ‘X phone’ for Google?

Motorola is working on a sophisticated smartphone to compete with devices like Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy III S, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. Sources familiar with the effort…

FTC Announces New Rules to Protect Kids’ Online Privacy Despite Industry Objections

  Citing concerns that children are being increasingly tracked and targeted by online services and advertisers, the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a major update of rules that limit…

Google Launches ‘Scan and Match’ Music Service

LOS ANGELES–Google is turning on a “scan and match” service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online, offering for free what Apple charges $25 a year…

Apple Continues to Lead Mobile Ad Impressions in North America but Android Closes In

Smartphone Growth Ahead of Tablets and Connected Devices   SAN FRANCISCO — InMobi, the leader in mobile-first technology platforms, and the largest independent mobile ad network today released its latest…

Apple vs. Google by the numbers

Apple’s latest technology defeat at the hands of Google, in the area of maps, underscores how the two are going head-to-head in a tech battle in which the stakes loom…

Government Investigating Makers of Cellphone Apps

WASHINGTON — The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it…