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Millions of people have pre-ordered the Samsung Galaxy S3; eagerly awaiting its release on May 29, but various reports suggest that the phone has already been released in Dubai.

Shares of DELL (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 PC maker, plunged as much as 15 percent after the company reported first-quarter results that trailed analyst estimates for both income and revenue and issued a poor forecast.

Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) reported first-quarter results that trailed analyst estimates for both income and revenue and issued a poor forecast for the current quarter

Shares of Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 PC maker, rose nearly 2 percent Tuesday, in advance of the company?s report of first-quarter results.

Samsung Galaxy S3 enthusiasts in the U.S, who don't want to wait until the summer for the phone's release, can buy the unlocked international version of the phone from Amazon for $800.

Asian stock markets advanced for the second day Tuesday as China's commitment to stimulate growth in the world's second largest economy and signs of cooperation between German and French leaders buoyed sentiment.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.85 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.49 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.79 percent at 0842 GMT.

Asian stock markets rebounded Monday after suffering heavy losses last week amid ongoing worries over the euro zone crisis.

For those who can't wait for the Samsung Galaxy S3's U.S launch this summer, an unlocked GSM version of the phone is available for pre-order on sites such as Amazon and Expansys.

Apple Inc.'s refresh of its top-selling iPhone is likely to include a larger screen, reflecting the final wishes of Steve Jobs and putting it in a class of devices previously defined by rivals.

Both Samsung Japan and NTT Docomo have confirmed that the Galaxy S3's Japanese variant, named the SC-06D, will be packing 2GB of RAM, instead of 1GB. The device will also swap the quad-core Exynos for a 1.5Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor.

Shares in South Korea's Samsung Electronics extended their heavy slide on Thursday, on speculation that arch rival Apple Inc is looking to cut its reliance on Samsung memory chips and turn increasingly to Japanese chipmaker Elpida.

According to sources from within Apple's foreign supply chains in Hong Kong, Apple has ordered bigger screens for its next iPhone, presumably called the iPhone 5, even though no exact measurement was provided. Production on the iPhone 5 is said to begin next month, while the release date has been scheduled for sometime in the fall, likely around October.

Shares of Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU), the only U.S. maker of memory chips, jumped as much as 9 percent Thursday on a report that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, had placed a huge order in Japan.

Google will reportedly work with up to five different manufacturers at once to offer a wide variety of Android devices, including both smartphones and tablets. The move is a big power play from Google in its efforts to surpass Apple, and it could absolutely work, mainly because it's worked before with Microsoft.

Lucky customers, who have pre-ordered their Galaxy S3 from certain Samsung stores in the U.K, will get their hands on the device the eve before the official May 30 release date.

London Olympics 2012 organizers have announced David Beckham as the torchbearer who will bring the Olympic flame back from Greece as it begins an 8,000 mile tour across Britain. Beckham, who is a star soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy, will join officials at a handover ceremony in Athens on Thursday, May 17.

Samsung has finally released the list of T-Mobile devices that will be receiving the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update.

Little by little, we are slowly putting the pieces of the iPhone 5 puzzle together. On Saturday, Hong Kong-based components supplier SW-Box claimed to have come into possession of a group of new components, including a headphone jack, ear speaker, and a Wi-Fi cable part, which are all allegedly being built for Apple's sixth-generation iPhone. What else does Apple have in store for the iPhone 5?

Samsung Galaxy S3 was unveiled at the Earls Court press event in London May 3 and the new smartphone has received compliments for its enhanced battery and processor capabilities.

Sony Mobile Communication is one of the leading Android smartphone manufacturers to challenge Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X with its latest flagship devices.