'Mac' turns 30 in changing computer world
Decades before changing the world with iPhones and iPads, Apple transformed home computing with the Macintosh.
BlackBerry shares lifted by big Pentagon contract
BlackBerry shares leapt more than nine percent Tuesday as the troubled Canadian smartphone maker got a boost from news of contract to supply the US military with 80,000 new handsets.
China's biggest mobile firm starts Apple iPhone sales
China Mobile, the country's biggest services provider, on Friday started selling Apple's iPhone to its millions of customers nationwide, ending a six-year wait in a key market for the US technology giant.
Apple fights for bigger slice of China smartphone pie
The world's biggest mobile network is ready to offer Apple's iPhone, but while the US technology giant has declared China its biggest future market, it faces an uphill battle to unseat Samsung and homegrown competitors.
Taiwan's Pegatron may get half iPhone 6 orders: report
Taiwan's Pegatron Corp, an assembler of Apple's iPhone 5C, is expected to win half of the orders from the US tech giant for its next smartphone model.
Tech tie-up says to launch phone system rival to iOS, Android
A new smartphone operating system developed by a global collaboration of tech firms to rival Google's Android and Apple's iOS will be launched in the next few months.
US stocks rise amid wave of positive sentiment
US stocks edged towards the finale of a banner 2013 in buoyant fashion this week, repeatedly reaching new records on a string of solid economic data.
More Americans shopped on their phones on Christmas
Most stores were closed but Americans still managed to shop on Christmas Day -- increasingly on their smartphones.
Apple, China Mobile sign iPhone deal
Apple on Sunday unveiled a long-anticipated deal with China Mobile, the world's biggest wireless carrier, to bring the iPhone to customers in a market dominated by low-cost Android smartphones.
Prismatic social network follows interests
Prismatic chief Bradford Cross believes that online social networks should go beyond following people to pursuing interests.
Apple wins court battle against Samsung
South Korea's Samsung on Thursday lost its latest claim in a long-running global copyright battle against bitter rival Apple, a surprise blow to the electronics giant in its home market.
Twitter adds photo sharing to direct messages
Updated mobile software rolled out Tuesday by Twitter lets smartphone users send pictures in direct, personal messages seen only by recipients instead of being shared publicly on the social network.
US, Britain 'spying on virtual world': report
Freshly leaked documents by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Monday revealed spies disguised as fantasy characters prowled online games hunting terrorists.
China may mean gold for Apple
It could be a huge breakthrough for Apple to win a place in the line-up of China's largest telecom provider and a big shakeup for the smartphone market.
Apple buys analytics firm for $200 mn: report
Apple has acquired social media analytics firm Topsy for more than $200 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Kazakhstan designer presents iPhone 6 concept design
Kazakhstan designer Iskander Utebayev has presented a new iPhone 6 concept design.
Apple awarded $290 mln in Samsung patent case
A US federal jury Thursday ordered Samsung to pay $290 million in damages to Apple in a partial retrial of a blockbuster patent case involving the two smartphone giants.
Apple, Samsung earn all smartphone profits, and more
Apple and Samsung are grabbing virtually all the profits in the red-hot smartphone market while most other makers are losing money.
Apple profit tops forecasts, 33.8 million iPhones sold
Apple on Monday reported a quarterly profit of $7.5 billion on the back of soaring iPhone sales.
Apple unveils revamped iPads to beat back rivals
Apple has unveiled the "iPad Air", a slimmer version of its top-selling full-size tablet, and a revamped iPad Mini, bidding to fend off rivals who have eroded its market dominance.