South Korea's, Samsung filed patent lawsuits against Apple (AAPL) over smartphone technology- The Asian giant,South Korea's, Samsung is at war with the US Apple Inc. (AAPL) about iPhone and iPad patents. Samsung is accusing Apple of violating its rights to 10 smartphone and computer patents.
Japan facing Greece-style debt crisis, $50bn emergency budget- The Japanese government announced a new $50 billion emergency budget Thursday that will be used for disaster relief, Japan's bonds rose, pushing 10-year yields to a four-week low.
Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPhone and Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android smartphones use tracking technology in the mobile operating systems- Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPhone and Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android smartphones transmit location data from the handsets back to the companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.Android smartphones and iPhone regularly transmit such data to Apple and Google as the two build databases that could help them tap a market for location-based services.
Google (GOOG) has launched a promotion for users to test its beta coupon service, Offers, TechCrunch reports . The first city Google Offers is released in is Portland, Oregon.
Reuters reports that Apple (AAPL) has completed its cloud music service. iTunes customers will be able to store their songs on a remote server and stream them anywhere with an internet connection.
AT&T (T) argued the competitive benefits of its T-mobile deal to the FCC- In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T Inc. (T) said the acquisition would allow it to deploy 4G LTE service to more than 97 percent of Americans — up from the 80 percent planned before the deal was announced.
Microsoft (MSFT) will raise the pay of a large portion of its workers- Microsoft Corp (MSFT) plans to an unprecedented pay raises and stock awards to attract and retain top talent. Every new dollar earned by each of the 40,000 employees who live in the region will generate another dollar in car sales, restaurant meals, sales of flat-screen televisions and maybe even housing sales.
Amazon.com and Ebay (EBAY) spend huge amounts of money to compete with one another but Wall St. still searches for ways the investments get returns. The NYSE (NYX) board rejected a higher bid by Nasdaq (NDAQ) and ICE. M&A may be critical to Intel's (INTC) mobile tech plans.
Toyota (TM) plans to return to full operations by the end of the year. Problems with the Amazon service center hurt access to a large number of sites. GM's (GM) CEO made $2.5 million last year. Nokia (NOK) face a harsh future despite its joint venture with Microsoft.
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