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An Italian court has upheld a €900,000 (US$1.2 million) fine imposed on Apple by Italy's competition authority for allegedly violating consumer protection laws...

The mobile gift-giving app Karma announced Friday it has been acquired by Facebook. The announcement came shortly after the markets closed on Facebook's first...

The U.S. International Trade Commission issued an import ban Friday on any Android devices from Motorola that infringe one of Microsoft's patents.

David Kappos, the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, received a friendly reception from a House committee yesterday as he offered an update on the agency's progress in implementing the landmark patent reform legislation enacted last September.

Penguin division publishes kid's book on late Apple CEO.

Hacker posts on Twitter and PasteBin slam both Anonymous and The Pirate Bay.

Administration may expand DIB CS/IA program to companies, but experts say some legislation is still necessary.

Amazon is reportedly pitching ad agency execs on the idea of advertising on its Kindle Fire tablet.

The company has now set things straight again and all content on the iTunes Store -- including music and apps -- now displays the word "jailbreak".

Because many medical devices use commercial operating systems, they are as open to attacks as many computers.

Fully 95% of 600 businesses surveyed by Cisco permit the use of employee-owned smartphones and tablets at the office and found productivity gains for workers.

True privacy can be hard to come by in the socially enabled online world, but Twitter on Thursday announced that it has joined Firefox maker Mozilla in taking a big step forward for users.

How do AMD's next-generation A-Series processors match up against Intel's latest Ivy Bridge chips?

If you think your juggling tricks are impressive, think again. This robotic arm nails it using just one hand.

Sheer iOS traffic is making Apple the lowest hanging fruit, Zscaler's State of the Web Report finds

Everyone's either a critic or a comedian when it comes to Friday's Facebook stock offering. Here's a round-up of some of the best comments and quips.

A free e-book explains how the hot new social network works, why you should be using it to drive leads and traffic, and how to get started.

The PCWorld editors discusses the impact of Facebook's IPO, news from the Nvidia GTC, the launch of Diablo 3, and Lenovo's slick new ultrabook.

MaKey MaKey is a Arduino-based contraption that lets you play the piano with bananas, a game with a piece of paper, type with noodles, and more.

Adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in business is "severely limited" because of the complexities of managing the various Android models, a Gartner report asserts.

These tips will help you address device security while keeping your employees happier.

Microsoft is reprising last year's promo, offering a free Xbox 360 game console to U.S. back-to-school buyers of Windows systems.

Company won't comment on reports as CEO Whitman visits customers and HP prepares to announce its quarterly financials this month.

If Twitter is your chosen platform for airing opinions on political matters, this robot will help you get your message out literally in front of the White House.

Apple has apparently wrested control of the iphone5.com domain from its fans.

A surcharge beats losing access, but have the carriers lost their taste for throttling?

Lawyers have filed a "groundbreaking digital-privacy rights case" against Facebook that seeks damages for privacy violations considered to have "significant legal and business implications."

Simon & Schuster becomes the latest publisher to settle an antitrust claim by a team of states, while Macmillan, Penguin, and Apple fight on.