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The article discusses Google Maps, mapping software developed by Google Inc. as a mobile device application (app), highlighting how owners of iPhone smartphones have downloaded high quantities of the app due to difficulties associated with Apple Maps, the mapping software preloaded on iPhones.

The article discusses a report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which found that technology companies such as Apple Inc., Google Inc., and Amazon.com Inc. who develop mobile software applications for children were collecting data and illegally sharing it with advertising companies.

The article reports on the near completion of an auction held by the Internet product and service provider Google Inc. for the telecommunications equipment corporation Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. as of December 7, 2012.

The article reports that consumer electronics manufacturers Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. will be in a U.S. court on December 6, 2012 as both sides appeal decisions from an August 2012 jury verdict in their patent case that ruled Samsung must pay Apple over $1 billion in damages.

An interview with Eric Schmidt, the Executive Chairman of search engine firm Google Inc., is presented, on topics such as Google's relation to the firm Apple Inc. in light of patent litigation, the building of mobile phone applications for Google's Android phones, and a possible antitrust suit.

The article presents corporate news briefs as of November 27, 2012 on topics including the appointment of Wade Davis as chief financial officer of media company Viacom Inc., the hiring of Joel Ewanick as head of marketing for electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive Inc., and airline Iberia SA.

The article reports that the venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is backing efforts related to design including the recruitment of interns for the firm's start-ups and the creation of a networking group for designers in Silicon Valley, California as of November 2012.

The article reports that Internet-search company Google Inc. is testing a mapping application for the iPhone smartphone from Apple Inc. that, if approved by Apple, would compete with Apple's rival application that the iPhone comes equipped with.

The article reports that online-music service Spotify Ltd. is in the process of raising $100 million from several investors including financial firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in a round of financing that imputes a value of over $3 billion to the company.

The article discusses an earnings report for the third quarter of 2012 from consumer-electronics producer Apple Inc., with details presented on sales figures for the firm's iPhone smartphones and iPad tablet computers, and how those numbers compared to analysts' expectations.

The article reports on computer company Apple Inc.'s scheduled October 23, 2012, introduction of a small version of the iPad tablet computer and discusses the competition in the tablet computer market.

The article covers discussions between venture capitalist Peter Thiel and online-accommodation rental service Airbnb Inc. over a possible investment that increase the overall value of Airbnb.

The article presents business news briefs as of October 17, 2012, on topics including an event for the launch of a smaller iPad computer tablet by the consumer electronics company Apple Inc. and an announcement by the online retailer Amazon.com Inc. on seasonal employment for the 2012 holidays.

The article reports on the finances of high technology company Apple Inc. after an investigation which found that the company failed to pay corporate income tax on tens of billions of dollars in international income between 2008 and 2012. Topics include how the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations discovered the revelation, a discussion of how the failure reflects the need for the U.S. to overhaul its tax code, and preparations for Apple chief executive officer Tm Cook's testimony.

The article discusses mobile-device application (app) developer Nick D'Aloisio. In March 2013 he sold a company he founded, Summly, to Internet firm Yahoo for what is said to have been tens of millions of dollars. He is 17 years old and lives in London, England with his parents. Details are presented about the predecessor company to Summly, and D'Aloisio's success in raising money for it.

The article discusses efforts by smartphone maker Apple Inc. to improve sales of its iPhone smartphone in India and better compete there against rival Samsung Electronics. Apple has revamped its distribution system in India and increased its number of employees, and is offering no-interest loans for those buying Apple products.

The article reports that smartphone maker Apple Inc. will withdraw a proposal it had planned to introduce at its February 27, 2013 shareholder meeting after a U.S. federal judge responded to a legal challenge to the measure from hedge-fund manager David Einhorn by issuing an injunction against it. Einhorn has argued that the proposal is illegal because it bundles a recommendation concerning the issuance of preferred stock, which he opposes, with other unrelated matters.

The article reports that on January 3, 2013 the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicated it would not file charges against Internet-search firm Google Inc. following a 19-month probe into the company's business practices. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said that changes Google had made to its search results were motivated largely by a desire to benefit users. INSET: Highlights of the Agreement...And Reaction.

The article discusses the practice of smartphone maker Apple Inc. of reporting to investors U.S. federal taxes significantly in excess of actual tax payments it makes to the U.S. Treasury, due in part to tax provisions Apple makes for income earned abroad.

The article reports that financial-services company Guggenheim Partners is one of several companies that have held acquisition talks with video-Website operator Hulu LLC, and provides information about Hulu's existing ownership structure.

The article discusses questions that have been raised about the confidentiality of consumer data stored at large Internet companies including Facebook Inc. and Google Inc. following disclosure that the U.S. National Security Agency has gathered online data from such firms.

The article discusses competition in the European smartphone market as of March 2013, focusing on an informal examination of the business practices of the smartphone provider Apple Inc. from the European Commission.