41 of the Fortune 500 companies are tech companies (and here they are)

Apple’s in the top 10 for the first time ever, Facebook hits the list, and Dell sells more than Google as Fortune Magazine released its Fortune 500 companies today, ranking the top 500 companies by global income.

Notable this year …

Apple wins Moto/Google court case over phone sensors, no iPhone ban at the border

Apple has won the lawsuit that Google division Motorola brought against it in summer 2012. The lawsuit, if successful, could have resulted in an import ban of iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches.

ComScore: Apple’s still got some bite as iPhone market share grows 11% … while Android drops 4%

After weeks and months of good news for Android, ComScore's U.S. subscriber market share report released today says Apple is growing overall iPhone sales and iOS platform penetration, while Google's Android is dropping.

Google and Samsung: With partners like these, who needs enemies?

With the new Galaxy S4, Samsung is moving farther and farther away from Google. In fact, you have to wonder, will Samsung turn into the new Amazon?

The 21 ways Google makes money from mobile (infographic)

Google had its first $50 billion year in 2012. With its massive investments in mobile, someday it might make that much just on the little plastic and metal devices we carry in our pockets. Here's how.

iPhones are 3X more reliable than Samsung smartphones, FixYa says

According to FixYa, Apple smartphones are the best-performing devices on the market: three times more reliable than Samsung smartphones, and a staggering 25 times more reliable than Motorola phones.

Ouch: Samsung beats out Apple in customer loyalty for the first time … and so does Amazon

"It's not terrible to be number two," Passikof said. "But in both cases I think consumers are looking for higher degrees of innovation. It was only after Samsung and other companies came out with smaller tablets that Apple brought out the iPad mini. It was only in reaction."

Google/Motorola unilaterally drop ITC patent infringement case against Apple

Four-star U.S. general Oliver P. Smith is credited with the statement: "We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction." He must have worked for Google in a different universe.

Company suing Apple over Passbook is funded by Microsoft and Motorola

Surprise, surprise, Apple is being sued again. A San Diego gaming and restaurant software company is suing Apple for infringing four of its patents in the new iOS 6 Passbook app.

Motorola announces its latest Droid Razr smartphones

At a press event in New York City today, Motorola announced its newest Razr smartphones, including the much-rumored Razr HD.

Salesforce, AT&T, Motorola, AMD: 4 tech companies that pay their CEO more than they pay Uncle Sam

SalesForce, AT&T, Motorola, and AMD are four tech companies in a group most CEOs would love to belong to, but most public relations departments would hate.

The American taxpayer? She might hate it too.

Smartphone wars: Google and Samsung largest, Apple growing faster

ComScore just released its June 2012 U.S. mobile report, and the results were mostly predictable.

The unholy trinity of Google, Samsung, and Apple captured 50 percent of the mobile phone market, and 84 percent of all smartphones run either Android …

Google: Motorola’s patents were just $5.5B of $12.4B price

Google has been tight-lipped on the reasons for its acquisition of handset maker Motorola, other than the buyout would “supercharge Android.” However, the Internet giant apparently had more plans than to load up on patents.

Motorola’s intellectual property comprised less …

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, hands-on with the first smartphone with enough battery life for a full day’s business use

It’s an unfortunate truth: if you want a phone that will last all day, get a dumbphone. Smartphones aren’t designed to last all day, and as the features and uses increase incrementally, the battery life has stayed a consistent not 

Kindle Fire ships over 3M units, may already be no. 2 tablet after iPad

Amazon’s ultra-cheap Kindle Fire has already shipped between 3 and 4 million units. Combined with news of excellent Black Friday sales last week, the Fire may already be the number two tablet after the Apple iPad.

As far back as …