Apple overtakes Nokia to claim handset profit crown
Analysts estimate Apple's iPhone operating profit to be the highest in the mobile phone industry, overtaking market leader Nokia in the last financial quarter.
Samsung Bada unveiled as new iPhone, Android platform rival
Samsung, the world's second largest phone maker globally after Nokia, has announced Bada as its own new smartphone platform which it hopes to use to gain entry into the sophisticated phone market.
Apple 'now visible in Microsoft's rearview mirror' as value swells
With Apple's annual revenue more than doubling since 2005, a new analysis looks at the possibility of the Mac maker surpassing its chief rival, Microsoft, as the world's most valuable technology company.
Inside Google's Android and Apple's iPhone OS as business models
Google's Android offers a free software alternative to smartphone makers hoping to catch up to the iPhone. This article is the second in a series examining how Android stacks up in comparison to the iPhone as a smartphone software platform, looking particularly at the business model of each and how this affects users.
Apple's Mini DisplayPort officially adopted by VESA
The Video Electronics Standard Association officially issued its Mini DisplayPort standard Tuesday, based on the technology licensed from Apple.
Apple's 'illegal' Boston iPod touch billboard disappears
A giant iPod touch billboard in Boston that found itself at the center of a political controversy has been removed without explanation.
Motorola Droid estimated to have sold 100,000 in first weekend
Motorola's new Android-based Droid, which launched on Verizon Wireless last Friday and aims to take on Apple's iPhone, is estimated by one analyst to have sold about 100,000 units in its first weekend.
AT&T defends its data network from Verizon ad attacks
As Verizon has stepped up its efforts to portray AT&T's data network as sparse and largely unavailable, AT&T has published information that shows Verizon isn't telling the whole story.
