A small but potentially mighty acquisition by Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), which has picked up e-reader start-up Lexcycle and its popular iPhone application Stanza. No financial details were disclosed but Lexcycle founder Marc Prud'hommeaux tried to dispel the ...

In a sign of the strength of the search market in China, Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) first quarter 2009 revenue was up 41 percent year on year, to $118.6 million, and operating profit jumped 32 percent, to $29.1 million. Earnings per share was $0.76. Analysts h...

Games Publisher Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) has launched its first ad-supported iPhone game called "Lemonade Tycoon," based on a old, but popular PC game. The game is notable because its one of a few titles that the company is offering for free on the ...

Cellphone chipmaker Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) reported a second quarter loss of $289 million on the back of its costly settlement to end its patent battle with rival Broadcom, and on slumping demand for its products, as the global slowdown in handset sales...

More traction for Google's mobile operating system Android. Samsung, the world's second largest cellphone maker, has unveiled its first Android-based handset, the I7500, a touch screen smartphone, with a 5 megapixel camera and 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and WiFi co...

With AT&T's exclusivity on the iPhone nearing an end next year, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) appears to be playing the field. USA Today is reporting that Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and Apple are considering making an iPhone that would be ready for Verizon's netw...