Technology Report: Apple loses a U.S. appeals bid in Samsung patent fight

	Click to View in Browser 01/31/2013 Apple loses a U.S. appeals bid in Samsung patent fight SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Apple Inc's request to revive its bid for a sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, dashing the iPhone maker's attempt to recover crucial leverage in the global patent wars. U.S. tablet shipments soar during holidays, threaten to surpass PCs SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook's prediction that tablets would one day outsell personal computers appears to be coming true. BlackBerry shares slide as new devices face uphill battle NEW YORK (Reuters) - The afterglow of Research In Motion Ltd's BlackBerry 10 unveiling faded on Thursday as a flurry of lukewarm reviews signaled the company's struggle to regain momentum in the hyper-competitive smartphone market was just beginning. Microsoft sued over search-related patents NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit filed on Thursday alleges Microsoft Corp has been infringing patents that allow Internet search engines to most effectively place advertisements. Facebook starts selling retail gift cards on website SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc introduced gift cards on Thursday that consumers can use at Target Corp and a handful of other businesses in the social network's latest move into the retail market. Smartphone cases - Built to survive drops, floods - and lawsuits? NEW YORK (Reuters) - The smartphone patent wars have lit up courtrooms around the world. Next up: the smartphone case wars. Analysis: As growth wanes, Amazon begins to show Wall Street the money SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After a spending spree in recent years pushed Amazon.com Inc's net results into the loss column, investors are betting that the company is tightening the purse strings and focusing on delivering a solid profit. Take-Two delays launch of Grand Theft Auto V video game (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Thursday it has pushed back the launch of the latest game from its hit "Grand Theft Auto" franchise to September 17 from its previously announced release window of spring 2013. Facebook falls as mobile ad growth fails to impress (Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Inc fell as much as 8 percent on Thursday as a surge in fourth-quarter mobile advertising revenue failed to live up to Wall Street's high expectations. Harman cuts outlook, jobs on weak European car audio sales (Reuters) - Audio systems maker Harman International Industries Inc slashed its full-year outlook and said it would cut up to 9 percent of its workforce after second-quarter profit missed Street estimates due to lower sales to European carmakers. Related Video Flashy clam is disco king of the ocean Blast off for new NASA satellite Mediafile John C Abell Back in Blackberry Leonard Maltin Final Cut: The gems and stars left off the Oscars list A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend