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Samsung, Apple step up battle about patents

Samsung asked a Dutch court Monday to slap an injunction on Apple Inc. to prevent it from selling iPhones and iPad tablets in the Netherlands, saying Apple does not have licenses to use 3G mobile technology in the devices.

Inside Joystick Labs - Will the next Epic emerge from the Underground?

TechWireGamer: The startup accelerator in the American Underground showcases three studios - Lab Rats, WeFiends, Buckle Up - heading to market with promising mobile games.

Adobe's next Flash boosts game developers, latest web tools

The latest installment of Flash, which is used to watch online videos, create visual graphics and power the bulk of Web-based games, comes as Apple Inc. continues to ban the technology from its iPhone and wildly popular iPad tablet computer.

Adobe touts benefits of Flash

Lenovo's Great Wall: It will build 2.4M square feet HQ in Beijing

The world's No. 3 PC maker plans to begin construction of the massive complex at the "Zpark" software complex in Beijing. It will have the capacity to house 10,000 workers. Morrisville remains the company's "executive headquarters."

A rendering of Beijing's Zpark

iPhone 5 coming Oct. 4; Startup incubator TechStars lands $24M; US BlackBerry sales plummet; will Apple join Dow?; previewing Facebook conference; startup focuses on mobile video

Microsoft ups dividend 25% in bid to woo investors

The decision to start paying a regular quarterly dividend signaled that Microsoft's board of directors realized the company's growth rate by itself would no longer be enough to attract investors.

Google Plus social media suite now open to all

Google Plus is the online search leader's attempt to compete with Facebook, by far the world's most populous online social network with more than 750 million users. Tuesday's upgrades come two days ahead of Facebook's f8 conference in San Francisco, where the company is expected to unveil several new features.

Google Plus with new features

Research In Motion concerns grow; Apple to sell 3G iPad 2 in China; Google+ adds features; Google, Oracle ordered to meet about patents; review site raises $10M

Are Netflix's best days already behind it?

The company that once seemed like it could do no wrong has seen its stock lose half its value in the last two months. Netflix tumbled another 7.4 percent to $143.75 on Monday, on the same day that chief executive Reed Hastings sent an email to Netflix customers, announcing that the DVD-by-mail business that defined the company for much of its history will become a separate, renamed service called Qwikster.

Apple seeks 'new product security' help after another iPhone disappears

"Corporate espionage, that's big money. Billion-dollar money. The paranoia is justified," says Jim Stickley, co-founder of corporate security consulting firm TraceSecurity "Whatever they're trying to do, their competitors want to know. Everybody wants to know."

AT&T launching 4G; merger deal faces more opposition

Atlanta is one of first five 4G markets. However, opposition to AT&T's planned merger with T-Mobile intensified on Friday as seven states join the Justice Department's suit to block the deal.

HTC wins a reprieve in its smartphone patent dispute with Apple

A judge's ruling that could lead to a ban on HTC smartphones in the US will be reviewed. HTC has an R&D operation in Durham.

Obama signs bipartisan patent overhaul law

The law aims to streamline the patent process, reduce costly legal battles and give the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office money to process applications faster. National accounting group hails the bill.

Research In Motion shares plummet 20%

Analysts criticize the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, which has a research and development operation in the Triangle, reports sharp decline in sales and net revenue.

RIM's PlayBook tablet

KnowledgeTree launches app for mobile document management