Yet again, the Irish tax system comes under scrutiny. This time, the country might pay a big price, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill.

Microsoft has been ordered by a United States federal court to turn over a customer’s emails and other information stored in a Dublin data centre.

Apple Inc assured Chinese customers that location tracking on its iPhone can’t be used to identify activity of individuals, a day after China’s state-owned television broadcaster said the software poses a security risk.

Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry has won an early round in its legal battle against an iPhone keyboard made by a star-tup co-founded by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest.

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Trading in shares of more than 3,000 US companies listed by Nasdaq, including Google, Apple and Microsoft, was abruptly halted shortly after midday yesterday because of a technical problem, the latest black eye for the US securities trading business.

BlackBerry Ltd’s announcement that it will consider takeover bids followed almost a year of advisers unsuccessfully canvassing potential buyers in search of a deal, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry is looking at options that could include joint ventures, partnerships or a sale of the company as it struggles to survive against stiff competition

No 7, Shanakiel, measures 1,260 sq ft and costs €198,000. Tommy Barker reports

Ireland has rejected claims by two US senators that Ireland is a tax haven and had handed Apple Inc a special tax deal, a charge the pair stood by last night.

Ireland will be able to maintain its current corporation tax code in the face of international pressure to prevent multinational corporations avoid paying their fare share of tax, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton said yesterday.

Samsung Electronics Co posted record earnings as sales of its smartphones surged, widening the company’s global lead as its latest Galaxy handset hits stores to take on Apple Inc in the US.

Samsung Electronics has won a legal ruling after a British judge said its Galaxy tablets aren’t “cool” enough to be confused with Apple’s iPad.

Microsoft Corp took another step toward its goal of turning the Xbox into the nexus of household entertainment, unveiling software to let users view extra content, control games and surf the internet from their tablets and smartphones.

Steve Jobs was always going to be a hard act to follow. His successor, Tim Cook, has won over staff and investors after just six months in the plum post, but can he maintain the pace and keep Apple fans on board, asks Kyran Fitzgerald

The pledge by Foxconn to raise the pay of its Chinese workers will not see the prices of gadgets soar, as parts and not assembly are the worry for firms, write Joe McDonald and Michael Liedtke

The world’s most valuable company has turned into a bit of a casino stock.

Foxconn Technology Group, the top maker of Apple iPhones and iPads whose factories are under scrutiny over labour practices, has raised the wages of its Chinese workers by 16%-25%, the third pay rise since 2010.

THEY invented the hand- held camera and helped bring the world the first pictures from the moon — but Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection, capping a prolonged plunge for one of the world’s best-known companies and brands.

APPLE Inc moved a step closer to accessing some 33 million potential iPhone users in China, as regulators authorised specifications for a device that would run on the network of China Telecom Corp.

APPLE Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan’s HTC Corp in a patent lawsuit over smartphone technology that will set the stage for more battles between rival makers in the fiercely competitive market.

SAMSUNG Electronics won the latest round of its bruising global patent fight with Apple Inc when an Australian court yesterday lifted a ban on the sale of its Galaxy tablet computer in time for Christmas.

Investors in Apple today appeared to be getting over the worst of the shock of Steve Jobs resignation from the CEO post.

SILICON Valley legend Steve Jobs last night resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc in a stunning move at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage.

GOOGLE, owner of the world’s largest internet search engine, reported sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates, a sign the company is benefiting from an effort to expand into mobile and display advertising.

A US government report on retail sales in May was better than expected, and that drove stocks higher for only the third time this month.

FACEBOOK has quietly upgraded its technology to automatically recognise people in photos, renewing concerns about the privacy practices of the world’s top social networking service.

PRIVACY watchdogs are demanding answers from Apple Inc about why iPhones and iPads are secretly collecting location data on users.

SAMSUNG Electronics yesterday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc’s popular iPad.

US Stocks have closed moderately higher after investors sorted through a mix of earnings numbers and awaited reports from Yahoo Inc and Apple Inc after the close.

Round Rock: Dell Inc, the world’s third-largest personal-computer maker, reported first-quarter gross margins that missed some analysts’ estimates after rising component costs eroded the benefit of a rebound in corporate demand.

POLICE broke into a blogger’s home in search of photographs of a prototype Apple iPhone and other material, launching a felony investigation, gadget site Gizmodo and prosecutors said.

ISRAEL yesterday lifted a ban on Apple Inc’s popular iPad tablet computer, ending restrictions that had been imposed over concerns the gadget’s wireless signal could disrupt other devices.

Stocks in the US retreated from lofty heights today after a European Central Bank official pointed to rising price risks and a major Wall Street bank lowered its sales expectations for Chinese internet company Baidu.com.

A FAST car with a James Bond image held onto its place atop a list of the coolest brands in Britain in a newly released survey.

Apple unveiled its latest version of the iPod today which features wireless internet access and a web browser.

The US audiobook of the seventh and final Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be released on July 21, the same time as the bound text, with the Grammy Award-winning Jim Dale again handling all the voices.

Music lovers face a wait for the right to buy Beatles hits on Apple’s iTunes online store, despite the iPod maker’s truce in its dispute with the Fab Four’s guardian, Apple Corps, over the use of the iconic apple logo and name.

Mac computer and iPod maker Apple Inc said today it settled long-simmering trademark issues with The Beatles’ company Apple Corps Ltd company about the use of the name “Apple” and apple logos.