Posted: 10:28 AM Amid an ongoing legal battle over patents, a German court has refused to force Apple to pull several products from its internet store in that country.

Posted: 9:54 AM The President's proposed budget for 2013 has scientists upset because it will likely delay or cancel future missions to the red planet.

Posted: 11:50 AM Two Baltimore law firms have filed a lawsuit against Facebook, arguing that the site has violated privacy laws.

Posted: 3:17 PM Mobile applications seeking to collect personal information will have to forewarn users as part of an agreement reached in California.

Updated: 11:32 AM Legal authorities say a judge at England's High Court has allowed lawyers to log on to Facebook to serve legal claims.

Posted: 10:09 AM Google says it's now carrying real-time quotes from major stock exchanges in Britain, Italy and Germany.

Posted: 9:37 AM Netflix says it will stream certain movies from The Weinstein Co., including "The Artist," under an exclusive licensing agreement.

Posted: 10:01 AM Sony is intensifying its push with a handheld gaming gadget called the "Vita."

Posted: 5:58 PM The FBI and Massachusetts police are trying to figure out who "hijacked" Facebook pictures of teenage girls from Massachusetts high schools and posted them on a website police say features child pornography.

Posted: 5:19 PM Twitter is adding a key piece to its moneymaking model, a long-awaited automated system that will enable advertisers to manage their marketing campaigns and budgets.

Posted: 12:25 PM A new report from the Federal Trade Commission says kids could be at risk of losing personal information through smartphone apps.

Posted: 9:41 AM Regulators say parents need to know more about what information smartphone applications collect about their children.

Posted: 10:33 AM Investors are selling shares of Zynga after the company behind the most popular Facebook games fell shy of high expectations for its first earnings report as a publicly traded company.

Posted: 1:11 PM Yahoo's negotiations to sell most of its Asian holdings have abruptly broken down, according to the AP.

Posted: 10:26 AM Angry Birds has debuted on Facebook. They're hoping to reach more than 800 million users worldwide.

Posted: 2:00 PM Most people weighing in on a sports blackout rule are urging the Federal Communications Commission to scrap it.

Posted: 11:37 AM Google says European regulators have approved its $12.5 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility.

Posted: 3:24 PM Hackers claiming to be affiliated with the group known as Anonymous say they've stolen personal information from several Alabama law enforcement and government websites.

Posted: 4:30 PM Two scientists say that the 2013 NASA budget will include eliminating two proposed Mars exploration missions.

Posted: 2:15 PM A news report says Apple plans to unveil a new iPad early next month.

Posted: 7:08 AM Young people are still watching television shows--but not necessarily on TV.

Updated: 10:24 AM Colorado lawmakers are trying to promote the space industry by limiting liability for companies that may eventually carry passengers outside the atmosphere.

Updated: 4:36 PM The Senate has approved legislation to accelerate the FAA's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology.

Posted: 3:51 PM Despite an embarrassing series of glitches, NASA says it is still confident in the quality of Russian Soyuz capsules.

Updated: 3:05 PM Social networking giant Facebook is going public. They've filed for a $5 billion IPO.