Pirates are capturing Germany’s political system.

Smartphones are the hottest gadgets in the world. But who’s the biggest smartphone maker? We don’t really know.

Google CEO Larry Page recently wrote that he hopes to show the company is “deserving of great love.” But the Internet search leader may need to win more trust, based on the suspicions swirling around Google Drive, a new online storage service for personal documents, photos and other content.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has long seen as the humorless and unemotional guy running the show from behind the scenes. But he is beginning to reveal a more assertive and eloquent side, hinting that he’s learning to shoulder more of Steve Jobs’ role as a front man and leader.

Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable company, trumped skeptics once again by reporting blowout iPhone sales.

Apple is set to report another record quarterly profit on Tuesday, continuing the relentless string of results that’s made it the world’s most valuable company. Those profits don’t come out of thin air: A range of businesses —from the company’s wireless carrier friends to its PC-making foes— are seeing their profits melt away and flow to Apple’s bottom line.

The mysterious caller claimed to be from Microsoft and offered step-by-step instructions to repair damage from a software virus. The electric power companies weren’t falling for it.

Shifting from Google’s CEO to executive chairman proved to be lucrative career move for Eric Schmidt.

Microsoft produced a surprisingly strong quarter to start the year, pleasing investors looking forward to even bigger things from the software maker’s much-anticipated overhaul of Windows operating system next fall.

EBay’s first-quarter net income grew 20 percent thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal business and brisk sales at its e-commerce websites. The results beat Wall Street’s expectations and investors sent the company’s stock higher in after-hours trading.