Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility's patents in making its popular Xbox gaming consoles, a judge for the International Trade Commission ruled on Monday.
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Facebook Inc.'s first-quarter revenue climbed 45 percent to just over $1 billion as daily active users leapt 41 percent, the world's largest social network disclosed ahead of its...
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BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has hired law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to work out a restructuring plan that could include selling assets, seeking joint...
Get the full story >>Google Inc.'s YouTube and similar online music and video services may face a hefty royalties bill in Germany after a Hamburg court ruled in favor of copyright owners in a...
Get the full story >>A group of California parents calling Apple's in-app purchasing practices rotten for luring their kids with expensive "addictive"Â game apps gets to proceed with a class-...
Get the full story >>Maryland is poised to become the first state to ban employers from demanding applicants or workers hand over their log-in information for social media sites like Facebook.
Get the full story >>Chicago-area companies raised $104 million in venture capital through 13 deals in the first quarter of 2012, according to data released Friday by Dow Jones VentureSource.
Get the full story >>Bloomberg News reports: According to a Piper Jaffray analyst, you can expect the iPhone5 to debut in October with a new design and faster wireless networks.
Get the full story >>Microsoft Corp. beat Wall Street's profit forecast as computer sales held up better than expected, lifting its shares 2.5 percent after hours.
Get the full story >>Verizon Wireless plans to put its marketing weight behind Microsoft Corp.'s next mobile phone software to help develop a strong competitor to Apple Inc. and Google Inc.,...
Get the full story >>Local entrepreneur Chuck Templeton has been named managing director of Impact Engine, a Chicago-based incubator focused on start-up and early stage companies looking to solve...
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Verizon Communications Inc. posted higher quarterly earnings and revenue that grew 4.6 percent as it added new mobile subscribers.
Get the full story >>Chicago-based early-stage investment firm Lightbank has led a $5 million funding round in Lifecrowd, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup that helps consumers participate in...
Get the full story >>EBay Inc. reported better-than-expected increases in quarterly sales and profit on Wednesday, driven by growth in the e-commerce company's Marketplace and PayPal businesses.
Get the full story >>Apple Inc. wants to go to trial to defend itself against U.S. government allegations that it conspired with publishers to raise prices of electronic books, a lawyer for the Silicon...
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Ascent Corp., a St. Louis-based developer of data centers, said Wednesday that it has borrowed $107 million to expand a facility in Northlake and pursue new markets.
Get the full story >>Verizon Wireless plans to put a chunk of wireless spectrum up for sale as it looks for regulatory approval of its controversial plan to purchase a block of spectrum from cable...
Get the full story >>Uber, the startup that connects consumers with luxe car service, is testing a new taxi program in Chicago.
Get the full story >>SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle and Google were facing off in the second day of a high-stakes intellectual property showdown in a San Francisco federal courtroom Tuesday when Twitter...
Get the full story >>A new Chicago-based website aims to match aircraft charter operators with passengers looking for private-jet flights, sometimes at steep discounts.
Get the full story >>Forbes reports: Groupon has bought Ditto.me, a location-focused mobile app startup. Terms were not disclosed but Ditto.me said on its website that it would wind...
Get the full story >>The Second City came in third for online crime origination according to a study released Tuesday by ThreatMatrix, a San Jose, Calif.-based cybercrime prevention company.
Get the full story >>MasterCard said Tuesday it has partnered with Chicago-based Local Offer Network, a company that aggregates and syndicates daily deals, to offer these kinds of discounts to its...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Privacy watchdogs are urging the nation's top law enforcer to launch a new investigation into Google Inc. after the Federal Communications Commission did...
Get the full story >>Online brokerage OptionsXpress and five individuals were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday with involvement in a so-called naked short-selling scheme.
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