Microsoft, Verizon in talks to launch iPhone rival: report

August 14th, 2009 Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhoneBEIJING — State-owned China Unicom Ltd. said Friday it is talking with Apple Inc.

July 27th, 2009 Report: Spotify to launch iPhone applicationSTOCKHOLM — Streaming music service Spotify is launching an application for Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone, Swedish news agency TT reported Monday. It would be Spotify's first mobile phone application.

August 10th, 2009 RIM shares take a hit after UBS downgradeNEW YORK —Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. took a hit Monday after a UBS analyst downgraded the BlackBerry smart phone maker, saying that while the current quarter looks to be going well, the stock is nearing his target price.

June 16th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Apple's latest edition of the iPhone is matching the popularity of its predecessors. The company, and its exclusive US carrier, AT&T, said Monday that pre-orders of the phone had sold out, and that customers could face a wait of a week or two after launch day on Friday to get their coveted gizmos.

July 18th, 2009 Report: Porsche near deal with VWFRANKFURT — The struggle over control of Porsche, the heavily leveraged maker of world-class sports cars including the 911, appears to be coming to an end, according to media reports. The German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel reported on its Web site Saturday that Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen AG would initially get 49.9 percent of Porsche AG and later take the remaining shares.

September 15th, 2009 Xbox exec Shane Kim to retire after 19 yearsNEW YORK — Shane Kim, the Microsoft Corp. executive who oversaw the growth of its video game business from the original Xbox and through such hits as "Halo" and "Gears of War," is retiring after 19 years with the software maker.

July 11th, 2009 Report: Volkswagen raises bid for PorscheSTUTTGART, Germany — Volkswagen AG has increased its offer to take a 49.9 percent stake in troubled sports car maker Porsche to more than euro4 billion ($5.56 billion), according to a media report Saturday. German weekly Der Spiegel reported the latest VW offer reflected an increase of roughly euro1 billion ($1.39 billion), as compared to a previous bid that was rejected by Stuttgart-based Porsche.

September 23rd, 2009 Regulators OK accounting rules change, helps AppleSEATTLE — Regulators are changing accounting rules so technology companies can report sales for certain gadgets all at once. Apple Inc., for one, has had to spread iPhone revenue out over two years.

July 22nd, 2009 On the Call: Apple COO Tim CookApple Inc. sold 5.2 million iPhones in 80 countries in the most recent quarter, but the must-have gadget still isn't available in China — at least not officially.

September 9th, 2009 AT&T to double wireless data speeds in 6 citiesChicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and Charlotte, N.C., will be the first cities to see the benefits of AT&T's plans to double the data download speeds on its wireless network. The six cities will be upgraded before the end of the year, the carrier said Wednesday.

June 24th, 2009 Report: Newest iPhone model costs $179 to makeNEW YORK — Research firm iSuppli says Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone costs just a few dollars more to make than the previous model. That analysis comes despite the new iPhone 3GS having new features like a better camera and video-recording capabilities.

July 23rd, 2009 Economy and iPhone subsidies trim AT&T's 2Q profitNEW YORK — AT&T Inc.'s earnings fell 15 percent in the second quarter as it subsidized a record-setting launch of the newest iPhone. The weak economy also continued to sap its landline business.

November 14th, 2008 When tech giants like Google and Apple work on a collaborative project, the whole speculation around it goes hyper. We knew that Google was working on some Apple app.

July 31st, 2009 Apple says it's fixed iPhone SMS vulnerabilityLAS VEGAS — Apple Inc. says it has fixed an iPhone vulnerability that lets hackers knock people offline — and possibly take over the phones — by sending them specially crafted text messages.

August 27th, 2009 Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. is slashing the price of the high-end Xbox 360 console by $100, matching Sony's $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 last week.