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Shares of Facebook, the No. 1 social networking site, plunged as much as 11 percent after Barron’s suggested they're worth $15.

The Windows 8 release date is nearly one month away, and it looks as if one critic of Microsoft's upcoming OS could be warming up to the upgrade. A software engineer from Blizzard Entertainment confirmed on Monday that "World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria" will come to Windows 8, following previous comments from executive Rob Pardo criticizing the new software.

Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) is joining other major tech and e-commerce companies like Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) in the run to revolutionize mobile payments for a new generation of smartphone-friendly users. Adding to its recent unveiling of a new-and-improved advertising system, the struggling tech company announced a streamlined mobile payment system that it hopes will help monetize a greater percentage of its user-base.

Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) introduced a new product intended to speed development of smartphone applications to reflect the shift to mobile platforms.

Apple’s iPhone 5 may have debuted with phenomenal sales numbers, but some buyers discovered that their highly-anticipated smartphone was in less-than-perfect condition upon unboxing. A recent poll from Mac Rumors surveyed more than 1,300 iPhone 5 owners, a significant portion of which voted that their iPhone 5 was “scuffed out of the box.”

While a torrent of hate rains upon Apple for its unstable Maps application in iOS 6 – some of it is deserved -- there are a few reasons you should save your outbursts towards Apple's new software. Apple Maps In iOS 6 Review: It’s No Google Maps, But It’s Not ‘iLost’ Either

Third-party iPhone 5 vendors like Radio Shack are receiving fewer iPhone 5s than Apple's own 249 U.S. retail stores.

Samsung Galaxy S3 owners have long-awaited the release date for Android’s Jelly Bean update, and the software upgrade has finally begun to arrive. On Monday, some European owners of the Korea-based company’s flagship smartphone have begun receiving Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean.

Despite the recent efforts from competitors like Samsung and Motorola to denigrate the all-new iPhone 5, customers have lined up to purchase Apple’s latest smartphone in record numbers. Since its release last Friday, the iPhone 5 sold more than five million units in its first weekend available. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer company announced the news in a press release early Monday morning. Apple: iPhone 5 Sales Top 5 Million Units In First Weekend Of Release

Apple said it sold 5 million iPhone 5s, although some analysts had expected double.

Maker of electronics components for Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft shuts factory for a day after its workers riot at nearby housing facility.

Amid widespread criticism shrouding Apple Maps application, a hacker has successfully managed to port the coveted Google Maps app on to Apple's recently released iOS 6, which deliberately avoided the search giant's popular service in its proprietary solution, AppleInsider has reported.

Even though the Apple iPhone 5 had the biggest launch in the company’s history, not everybody is completely happy with the product. Most notably, Apple users lament the loss of the Google Maps app, calling Apple’s alternative inferior. To correct that, Apple appears to be recruiting ex-members of the Google Maps team.

After winning US$1 million in damages against Samsung in a hard-fought case late August, Cupertino giant Apple appears to be asking for additional $707 million in damages in a motion filed late Friday, ITWorld reported.

The sixth generation Apple iPhone, the iPhone 5, went on sale only Friday, Sept. 21. But it seems that one of the talented iOS jailbreak developers is already in possession of jailbroken iPhone 5. Well-known iOS hacker Grant Paul, better known as “chpwn,” posted a couple of pictures on Twitter Friday that showed an iPhone 5 running iOS 6 with Cydia installed.

It’s been the topic of most smartphone conversations for the past two years, but on Friday, Apple finally released the long-awaited iPhone 5. But after months of rumors, reports, fake-outs and prototype leaks, is the iPhone 5 everything an Apple fan could dream of?

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Google has slowly launched its Jelly Bean update across Android devices throughout the summer, and another handset received the upgrade on Friday. The Verizon edition of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus is now running on Google’s latest treat-themed software.

Signs that Spain's economic reforms are advancing and booming sales of Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5 contributed Friday to a global risk-on sentiment that helped lift U.S. stocks.

Apple's iPhone 5 phone may sell as many as 10 million units by Monday as customers flooded Apple Stores and mobile carriers.

The release of Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 could push the company’s stock prices up to $850, analysts have predicted. The highly-anticipated smartphone from Apple is expected to push out up to 6 million units in its first weekend alone, marking what could be the largest Apple handset launch in history.

The service outage, which lasted for several hours starting in the early hours of Friday morning, came as arch rival Apple [AAPL] launched their latest iPhone.

Fiona Apple was released from a West Texas jail on Thursday, after posting $10,000 bail.

The problems started at around 8 am GMT this morning,with many Blackberry users unable to access the internet, send and receive emails or use instant messaging service BBM from their devices.

As users continue to rant over misgivings in iOS6 Maps application and with iPhone 5 launching commercially today, Apple has conceded to errors in the application and is attempting to quell the unrest, The Verge reported.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Friday amid investor hopes that the stimulus measures announced this month by policymakers around the world will be able to rejuvenate global economic growth momentum.

Following Samsung’s foot-steps, Finnish firm Nokia has released an infographic, in which it attempted to show that the recently unveiled Lumia 920, its first Windows Phone 8 device, is way better when compared to Apple’s newest bet, the one and only iPhone 5.

With the iPhone 5 launch mere hours away, die-hard fans across the world have taken to lining up outside Apple Stores in hopes of being among the very first users to own the new iPhone. Armed with sleeping bags, snacks, and, of course, older Apple products to entertain themselves, some have been waiting for days.