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Kodak Loses Early Ruling in Patent Dispute with Apple and RIM

Kodak has accused Apple and Research in Motion of infringing on one of its digital-imaging patents with the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. But the International Trade Commission in Washington has ruled against Kodak in a preliminary decision.

Tablet Sales Expected to Surge, While Netbooks Fade Away

The tablet market is expect to dominate PC sales for a number of years to come, but forecasts about consumer electronics products are often wrong. It was only two years ago that the industry and researchers expected netbooks would become the growth sector of the market. That turned out to be way off.

Stocks Close Higher for the Week, Once Again

Stocks closed modestly mixed on light volume Friday in the last full trading week of the year, which marked the third week in a row of overall gains. While drugmakers Pfizer and Merck put a damper on the Dow, robust earnings from Oracle and Research In Motion helped lift tech stocks.

SquareTrade: Apple iPhone is the Most Reliable Smartphone

Apple's iPhone 4 is the most reliable smartphone around, according to SquareTrade. In a report released Wednesday, the warranty provider says the iPhone 4 is about three times less likely to malfunction in the first year of ownership than BlackBerry devices.

Android OS Gains in Smartphone Race as All Others Slip

Apple's iPhone operating system software stumbled in the third quarter, losing year-over-year quarterly market share for the first time, as Google's Android mobile operating system pulled further ahead, according to a Gartner Research report released Wednesday.

Apple's Stock May Have Run Out of Gas

Apple Inc shares are off from their all-time high of $319 after a rally that lifted them from $250 at the beginning of September. With no new sources of growth in the pipeline, and increasing competition from Google, Apple's stock may have run out of gas.

A Busy Selling Season Ahead for Motorola's Sanjay Jah

Co-CEO Jha not only has to persuade consumers to buy the new smartphones he just unveiled. He also has to convince investors to buy Motorola stock as it prepares to divide into two companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions. He'll be CEO of Motorola Mobility.

RIM Unveils PlayBack Tablet Aiming at Apple's iPad

Over six months after Apple introduced the iPad, rival mobile companies are racing to introduce tablet computers of their own. On Monday, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion unveiled its new offering, the PlayBook -- an odd name given that it's aimed squarely at the company's bread-and-butter corporate clientele.

Research In Motion to Launch iPad Rival: 'BlackPad'

As early as next week, Research in Motion plans to unveil its new tablet PC, unofficially known as the BlackPad. But why would anyone buy the BlackPad when there is the iPad, the Dell Streak, and others on the way?

Motorola Buys Location-Based Software Firm Aloqa

Motorola is snapping up location-based software maker Aloqa as part of its strategy to differentiate its smartphones with the help of software. Aloqa's technology pushes information to smartphone users about events or special offers from merchants near their locations.

It Could've Been You: Five Wrongly Convicted People

Some of the best reads for investors from around the Web, including posts about the market rising in spite of the Hindenburg Omen, 10 high-yield stocks and signs we're in a depression instead of a recession.

Google's Android to Become World's No. 2 Mobile OS

Google's Android mobile operating system continues to make major inroads in the cell phone market, and will shoot from a mere 3.9% global market share in 2009 to an estimated 17.7% this year, ahead of RIMM and Apple, according to a new report from research firm Gartner.

Face-Off on Stocks: Research In Motion, Nokia, Motorola

Not too long ago, Research In Motion, Nokia and Motorola each enjoyed the sort of market-dominating mojo that Apple and Google boast today. But all three have slipped badly and their shares have tanked. The question now, is whether these companies can regain lost ground and if their fallen stocks are now good values for investors.

India Takes Aim at Google, Skype and the BlackBerry

Earlier this week, smartphone maker Research In Motion agreed to provide Saudi officials with keys that would enable them to track user messages sent via BlackBerry. Now India wants in. The Indian government has said it might block BlackBerry use unless it, too, can monitor messaging. It has also threatened to curtail the activities of Skype and Google.

Saudis Give BlackBerry a Stay of Execution

Saudi Arabia will not ban the Research In Motion's Blackberry -- for now. The Canadian company appears to have agreed to meet security requirements demanded by the Saudi government, which seeks access to data on BlackBerry users.

RIM's Saudi Arabia Deal Gives Up Privacy

BlackBerry maker RIM reached a deal with Saudi Arabia, averting a ban on its service in the country. The pact gives the nation's government the ability to monitor messages to and from RIM's smartphones.

Saudi Arabia to Halt BlackBerry Services

Saudi Arabia has ordered its mobile operators to stop providing services for Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones by Friday. The news comes days after the United Arab Emirates said it would halt BlackBerry data services in October.

Nokia Begins CEO Search

Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo could be out of a job soon. Analysts have been calling on the handset company's board to replace him for some time. The big complaint: Nokia lacks a phone that competes with Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry.

Microsoft to Change Device Division Management

Microsoft will change management at its device division. The actions are, according to early speculation, a reaction to the rise of Apple and Google in the consumer electronics sector. But the trouble goes deeper than that.