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Samsung today countersued Apple, in a type of retaliation that's increasingly becoming part of the mobile industry's background noise.

This week we tackle Apple's problems with iPhone tracking, Samsung and Al Franken. Get the score.

Apple has supplanted Nokia as the world's largest seller of mobile handsets by revenue for the first time ever, but its time at the top may be short.

Google is opening its Map Maker for input from the public, riding the trend towards crowd-sourced input for improving products.

Apple said it wants to maintain good relations with Samsung despite suing the South Korean electronics giant, underscoring the companies' mutual dependence on each other and raising questions about the nature of patent lawsuits.

Apple is readying the launch an online music storage service, beating out rival Google's own stalled efforts, in an escalating battle of cloud-based media services.

Greenpeace released results from its first-ever report on energy sources used by technology companies today, and while the rankings are interesting, the study itself points to the challenges in evaluating the "greenness" of technology companies.

Apple's secret tracking of iPhone and iPad users has drawn notice from Sen. Al Franken and other senators, heightening government suspicions of a mobile industry already under investigation for its privacy practices.

The iPhone 5 will be a "global" version, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo accidentally announced, meaning Apple will sell just one universally-compatible model around the world.

Microsoft and Nokia's definitive contract detailing their new partnership is complete, clearing the way for a line of handsets upon which both companies' smartphone fortunes will be riding.

Verizon today introduced the Droid Charge, its next Android-based 4G smartphone, to hit stores on April 28 for $300 with a two-year contract.

Smartphone users traveling abroad should study their carrier's international plan to avoid being burned by savage roaming costs.

Smartphone apps are changing the face of transportation, according to research firm Latitude, giving users the kind of on-the-go data that already informs their shopping and social habits.

A judge ruled that a debt collection company's efforts to get payment using Facebook crossed the line to harassment, as society and the law negotiate appropriate use of social networks.

The ongoing National Cell Phone Recycling Week aims to raise awareness of device recycling, tying into a growing interest in minimizing the environmental cost of technology.