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Shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) kept surging Wednesday even after the company was subpoenaed by Washington after two more analysts raised price targets.

Apple has found itself in a little problem with the law. Siri not on New iPad? Siri gets Apple in trouble in this classic suspense thriller brought to you by the IBTIMES. OK, we are obviously enjoying this a little bit too much. Anyway, this man in New York who recently bought an iPhone 4S, has sued Apple because he believes Siri does not work the same way it does in commercials (a true patriot this guy, hats off to you).

Working in a local Apple Shanghai factory, has turned out to be a nightmare for many Chinese workers. Apple has been regularly criticized for working conditions of workers in Chinese factories that help in manufacturing Apple products. The latest report is that Apple may have ignored the plight of workers in Pegatron, a Taiwan-based design and manufacturing service provider and an OEM for iPhone and iPad, who were injured in a dust explosion last December.

The battle between HTC and Apple will be intensified in the coming days, predict smartphone lovers.

We've compiled a photo slideshow and overview of the most amazing concept designs for the Apple iPhone 5, which is expected to be released as early as summer or fall 2012.

Apple might have more cash than the U.S. government, but a wave of disillusionment with the seemingly magical tech giant may be underway. The latest example includes a class-action lawsuit over its false and misleading Siri advertisements.

Although fans are anticipating the new Apple iPad that hits stores tomorrow, the electronics company may have another surprise to unveil in the near future. An unnamed Samsung official said that Apple will be obtaining parts from the Korean company for various devices in 2012, according to The Korea Times.

Samsung Galaxy S3 and Apple iPhone 5 – the two monster smartphones are making a lot of buzz in smartphone gossip zone. Probably they are the most-anticipated devices in the whole mobile gadget history. Apple iPhone 5 is considered as a Galaxy S3 killer, while Samsung’s gem is being deliberated as a major threat to iPhone 5, especially with its new Rado-style ceramic design.

Apple iOS v5.1, from what we have seen, is the best version of the iOS yet. This version doesn’t change a lot when compared to iOS 5.0, but sometimes it is the little things that matters most, and those little things have helped push iOS 5.1 to be the best iOS version ever.

Apple explained in its patch notes that iOS 5.1 contains fixes for a variety of vulnerabilities, including a fix to the lock screen of the iPad and iPhone. Here are the top five security updates in the latest Apple mobile OS update, which can be downloaded and installed using iTunes.

On March 7, Apple unveiled its third generation iPad, which has been simply named new iPad. It boasts of remarkable features like Retina display (which is going to be one of the top reasons to grab the new iPad), and packs 4G LTE technology, which will enable faster streaming and downloads.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the iPad developer, received a subpoena from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as part of its probe into practices of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), a report said.

There are currently more than 100,000 native iPad apps available in the Apple Store, some of which are unique and must-haves for your New iPad. These apps are not very new, yet they will score high when it comes to creativity, innovativeness and usefulness. Check out the list of 10 must-have apps for your iPad.

The photos have been uploaded by the same set of guys who leaked the iPhone 4 in 2010.

After months of speculations, Apple's New iPad was officially announced last week, and since the new gadget has come up with only a slick of updates to iPad 2, it has been compared to all sorts of rival tablets in the market.

With the release of iOS 5.1 last week, Apple not only effectively broke exploits that were used in Redsn0w (for A4 Devices), Corona (A4 Devices) and Absinthe (for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S) jailbreak tools, but also wiped out the software unlock for the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4 known as Ultrasn0w. Here's a temporary fix called Ultrasn0w Fixer, provided by a developer named zmaster.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Apple in order to get details about its mobile-search deal with Google according to a report by Bloomberg.

Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 are two of the most highly anticipated phones of the year, but how do they measure up against one another?

Antitrust regulators investigating Google for potential antitrust violations have asked Apple Inc how it incorporates Google search on its iPad and iPhone, Bloomberg reported citing two people familiar with the matter.

All three major U.S. carriers regularly have short-term smartphone sales, but right now AT&T has the Samsung Galaxy S2 on sale for $99. The same phone is twice that on Sprint and T-Mobile. But Verizon also has some good phones for $99. The Droid Bionic and HTC Thunderbolt are both $99 and of course there is the iPhone 4. The difference is the Galaxy S2 is a much newer phone than the other three, and for $99 it beats them all handily.

The man famous for drinking his own urine has been axed from his own show.