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Microsoft is trying to lift its stock price by boosting its dividend by 25%, the largest increase since the company started its quarterly payments.
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Reports say Samsung will file lawsuits to try to block the sale of Apple’s iPhone 5 as part of its global legal tussle with the US technology giant.
Google’s Android software strengthened its grip on the US smartphone market, powering nearly 42% of handsets as of July, an industry tracker says.
Steve Jobs rescued Apple from near oblivion and turned it into a byword for quality, production values and beauty.
From San Francisco to Seoul to Sydney, fans paid tribute to Steve Jobs after he resigned as CEO, calling him an icon for the technology industry.
Apple is now worth as much as the 32 biggest eurozone banks, including France’s BNP Paribas and Germany’s Deutsche Bank.
Asian phone vendors relying on Google’s Android operating system could increase their exposure to rival mobile platforms
The new version of the iPhone has already hit the Chinese market — the fake market that is — and is selling for as little as $31.
I’m enough of an old technology hand to know that any love we harbour for our gadgets is unrequited and generally tragic.
Apple scored a victory in its patent infringement battle against Samsung after a court temporarily barred the firm from selling its Galaxy tablet.
Google has lashed out at its biggest rivals and accused them of banding together to block the internet giant in the red-hot smartphone arena.
Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close because the stores did not have official business permits.
China, a country known for its rampant piracy, has now reached a new milestone — fake Apple stores.
Apple is anticipated to report another dazzling quarter ropelled by strong demand for its perennial bestselling iPhone and the new, thinner iPad 2.
Few people can name the CEO of Toyota, or LG. But how many of us know who runs Apple? Most ordinary folks have no trouble naming him.
It has a target of up to 25-million phones produced by the end of the year, according to Taiwanese suppliers — and it may use wireless charging.
Independent newspaper the <i>Daily Maverick</i> has unveiled <i>iMaverick</i>, SA’s first daily newspaper specifically designed for the iPad.
The upgraded Apple handset will look like iPhone 4 but feature an A5 processor and 8MP camera, according to reports.
The news that Android is "crushing" Blackberry and Apple is bound to spark off a holy war between devotees, writes <b>Alistair Fairweather</b>.
Nokia said on Tuesday its competitor, Apple, has agreed to pay royalties for using Nokia technology in its devices, ending their patent disputes.
Independent news website <i>Daily Maverick</i> plans to launch South Africa’s first daily newspaper designed specifically for an Apple iPad.
What’s the favourite sport of Silicon Valley billionaires? It’s not Segway polo (although that is still popular), it’s patent infringement lawsuits.
New tablet computers have been unveiled by two firms on the eve of Asia’s biggest IT trade fair as they try to get a slice of the lucrative market.
If you’re one of the planet’s approximately 1.6bn Microsoft Windows users, then chances are you’re pretty used to viruses.
Had Sony stuck with the Airboard portable PC it launched in 2000, Satoru Maeda instead of Steve Jobs might have been feted as the tablet PC creator.
US lawmakers have invited Apple, Facebook and Google to attend a hearing on mobile phones and privacy on Thursday.
At least five developers were contacted by Lodsys, which says it has four patents relating to Apple’s in-app purchase system.
When does a market go from being a "growth sector" to a bubble? As with falling in love, it’s hard to put an exact date on the event.
YouTube is doubling the size of its online video store in an expansion that will make more movies available for internet streaming.
Apple on Wednesday denied claims it was tracking iPhone users but said it would fix software "bugs" that resulted in location data being unencrypted.
Apple announced on Wednesday that the iPad 2 will go on sale in South Africa, Japan, Singapore and other countries this week.
Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, has lashed out at internet rivals such as Apple and described Google as "evil".