BusinessDre boasts riches, Iovine to become billionaire from Apple buyoutJimmy Iovine will become a billionaire if Apple completes a deal to buy Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion and Dr Dre won't be far behind.13 May 01:25 AM
BusinessHip-hop head with biz brainWhen Kanye West was asked by Rolling Stone magazine to write a panegyric to Dr Dre, he had no fear of hyperbole.11 May 05:00 PM
BusinessIBM veteran leads Apple-Samsung jury to mixed verdictApple and Samsung placed their trust in a retired IBM executive with patent litigation experience to give them a fair trial.07 May 12:30 AM
BusinessGoogle sued over claims tie-ins hurt competitionGoogle was sued for allegedly abusing its market power by forcing handheld device makers that use its Android operating system to also provide the search engine company's applications.05 May 03:30 AM
BusinessGoogle's stake in Apple-Samsung trial revealedGoogle has a strong financial interest in helping Samsung defeat Apple at trial beyond its obligation to pay, it has been revealed.24 Apr 05:30 AM
BusinessSamsung says $2b Apple suit is attack on AndroidSamsung has told jurors that Apple's patent case is really an attack on Google's Android and a ploy to stem competition that has overwhelmed iPhone sales.03 Apr 01:45 AM
Technology'Transparent iPhones' patentYou are walking down a busy street, eyes down on a text message exchange, when bang - you collide phone - first with a tree, a lamppost or a fellow pedestrian.30 Mar 09:52 PM
BusinessClimate-change deniers told: get outApple's chief executive has shocked some in the US with a direct appeal to climate-change deniers not to buy shares in his firm.03 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionMurray Goldsworthy: NZ needs to take a bigger bite of Apple and coLike many, I have been watching the debate over the amount of tax paid by multinationals like Apple, Google and Facebook among others, operating in NZ, writes Murray Goldsworthy.03 Feb 04:30 PM