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Shares of Hewlett-Packard, the biggest computer services company, jumped as much as 8.2 percent Wednesday after unconfirmed reports CEO Leo Apotheker might forced out.

Analysts are widely expecting the device to deliver record-shattering sales numbers.

Apple Inc has been granted 40 patents in China, which will help the maker of iPhones and iPads gain more intellectual property protection in the country, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.

Software maker Adobe Systems has launched Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3, enabling 3D games over the Internet to nearly all PCs and many other devices.

Apple Inc. is tight-lipped about the release date of the most-anticipated smartphone, iPhone 5. However, when the device is launched, probably in early October, it is expected to have a bloody nose as Android devices like Samsung Galaxy S2, Motorola Photon 4G, Atrix 4G, HTC Sensation 4G and EVO 3D have become extremely popular in the market.

Apple iPhone 5 is grabbing attention from all corners as new rumors are emerging each day over its release date and specifications.

There have been reports that the iPhone 4S, which is based on the iPhone 4 (CDMA), as well as the new iPad will come out at the same time - late October.

It seems Scarlett Johansson is keeping busy following her phone hacking scandal. Last week she was spotted clubbing with Justin Timberlake in NYC and now she has been seen with Kieran Culkin at a strip club in Paris.

On Monday, MTA revealed its On the Go! Travel Station at the Bowling Green subway station. The kiosk will not only provide travelers with subway-related information, but also nearby restaurant and tourist sights.

Atrinsic Inc said the streaming application for its popular Kazaa digital music service is now available for download through Apple Inc's app store, sending its shares up 67 percent in heavy volumes.

Which comes first, the iPhone 5 (chicken) or the iPhone 4-plus (egg), or will we get the chicken and the egg from Apple at the same time come October?

Wedbush Securities said iCloud should help drive other connected devices sales and strengthen Apple Inc.'s competitive barriers.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Universal Display, ARM Holdings, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Micron Technology, Sina, and Apple. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Mellanox Technologies, Logitech International, Netflix, ASML Holding, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.

The so-called Apple iPhone 5 release saga is getting twisted every other day with new rounds of rumors. With the most highly anticipated product launch nearing day by day, the rumor mills seem to get intensified even more.

Just a few weeks before Apple is said to be releasing its most anticipated iPhone 5, which could halt Samsung’s aggravating success with the Galaxy Line, the South Korean firm is considering legal action to ban the sales of the upcoming iPhone.

While Microsoft aims to hit the tablet market with Windows 8, Apple seems reluctant to consider any competition— the company is unlikely to release the iPad 3 until 2012, reports a J.P. Morgan analyst.

Ever since Samsung introduced the Galaxy S line of smartphone in June 2010, it has entrenched its position as one of the best smartphone manufacturers in the market and put up a strident attack on Apple iPhone's dominance.

Technophiles are waiting with bated breath for iPhone 5, which Apple is expected to launch in October.

With anticipation growing for Apple's next smartphone to hit shelves, industry watchers on Monday said the company could even roll out two devices: the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4 Plus.

Mark Moskowitz from J.P. Morgan expects Apple to unveil an iPhone 5 and iPhone 4-plus this fall, and believes the iPad 3 release date has been pushed back to 2012.

Text messaging among U.S. adults has leveled off, according to a study.In 2011, American adults sent or received an average of 41.5 text messages a day, about the same number they sent or received in 2010, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The report is titled, Americans and Text Messaging.