Apple may be planning to launch the iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini at a special event on September 12.

Bit.ly has launched a new realtime search engine called “rt.ly”, which enables you to search for what the internet is talking about in real time, based on data generated by the millions of bit.ly links being shared by users across the web.

Multiple law firms have announced that they will be investigating Zynga’s secondary stock sale for possible insider stock trading violations, after its stock crashed 40% following its Q2 earnings release.

Apple and Microsoft have teamed up against Google and Samsung to bid for Kodak’s digital imaging patents in the latest turn of events in the patent wars.

Apple may be looking to make a strategic investment in Twitter, in order to build a stronger relationship with the company and become more social.

Apple has acquired AuthenTec, a mobile security company which specializes in fingerprint sensor chips used for security and identification purposes, in a bid to take on the enterprise mobile market.

The New York Times reported flat Q2 earnings, with revenues of $515 million with advertising contributing nearly $244 million and circulation contributing $233 million to the mix.

Samsung reported record quarterly earnings in Q2 2012, with revenue of $41.8 billion and operating profits of $5.9 billion.

Amazon has reported its earnings for the second quarter of 2012, with revenue growing 29% to $12.83 billion, but operating profit declining to $107 million.

Sprint released its earnings for Q2 2012 today, posting net operating revenues of $8.84 billion with a net loss of $1.37 billion.

Facebook is apparently working with HTC to build its own smartphone, which will be integrated deeply with its various services.

Zynga posted Q2 2012 earnings today, with revenue of $332 million, up 19% year-over-year, but a net loss of $22.8 million. Its stock has crashed 40% post-earnings.

Apple captured a 68.3% market share in the tablet space in Q2 2012, with the iPad 3. Android and Microsoft tablets fell farther behind.

LG reported a 46% increase in its net profits which grew to $138 million, while revenues declined to $11.16 billion, down 10.6% year-over-year primarily because of declining phone sales.

AOL reported its earnings for Q2 2012, with revenues down to $531 million but a significant increase in net profits which jumped to around $970 million, owing primarily to its patent sale.