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Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.4-0.7 percent.

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.4-0.7 percent.

New rumors circulating on the Internet indicate that Microsoft Corp. is developing a version of Microsoft Office for the iPad, according to The Daily.

An Australian court on Wednesday reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc in the firms' intensifying global patent war.

Samsung Electronics Co is set to resume selling its Galaxy tablet computer in Australia as early as Friday, after the South Korean technology firm won a rare legal victory in a long-running global patent war with Apple Inc.

An Australian court reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's (005930.KS) Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc (AAPL.O) in the firms' intensifying global patent war.

An Australian court on Wednesday reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc in the firms' intensifying global patent war.

OmniVision Technologies Inc gave a third-quarter outlook below market estimates, hurt by a cutback in orders for sensors used in smartphones, sending its shares down 12 percent in extended trade.

Goldman Sachs picks its top nine technology stocks for 2012.

If the iPhone 5 debuts with a four inch touchscreen display, does that mean it still needs to have a new design, like a teardrop shape? iPhone 4S has been a success in its first few weeks of existence, but because it looks so much like the iPhone 4 on the outside, many Apple fans are still clamoring for a thorough redesign, starting with a larger screen.

Upon closer inspection of the iPhone that spontaneously combusted on an Australian flight, the logo signifies that the back panel was not made by Apple. Was the damaged phone a custom job?

For Apple customers the disappointment of getting an iPhone 4S instead of a 5 was much like ripping off a Band Aid. The announcement came (on time) it was quick, painful and then people got over it. Verizon Galaxy Nexus fans; however, have taken one blow after another and still no official announcements have been made about the phone's release, which is causing loyal customers to look elsewhere.

No longer will Android users be envious of Apple iPhone 4S owners and their voice-controlled smartphones now that Android has its own alternative version of Siri, Cluzee. Cluzee, the new voice-controlled assistant service made by Tronton, hit the Android market on Tuesday offering Android users a Siri-inspired service.

Online retail sales on Cyber Monday 2011 hit record highs and jumped 33 percent compared to the same day last year, according to a report from IBM Coremetrics.

An Australian airliner said a passenger's iPhone 4 started glowing red and smoking before a flight attendant doused the phone with a fire extinguisher.

It is now possible for iPhone users to share the 3G connection from their smartphone with their laptops through iTether. iTether is a USB tethering app that has passed the Apple approval process and recently launched for iOS. The data sharing app currently costs $15.

Apple's newest update to its mobile platform, iOS 5.1 beta, includes code that references two new iPad devices and one new iPhone device.

Research in Motion Limited (RIMM) surged upwards more than six percent on Tuesday trading after announcing its new BlackBerry Mobile Fusion service.

iPhone Catches Fire Aboard Aircraft

Siri was the talk of the town when Apple launched its latest smartphone iPhone 4S Oct. 14 and it fascinated the techies.

Apple Inc. has released the beta of iOS 5.1, the upgraded version of its newest mobile operating system, to developers; iOS 5 was similarly released, a month ago. Questions are being asked if the forthcoming version of the operating system will be free from the bugs that plagued its predecessors. It is also interesting to note that Apple went straight to a 5.1 version, skipping iOS 5.0.2.

Microsoft Corp and U.S. mobile engineering firm AgreeYa Mobility on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow corporations and other users to connect to Microsoft services from a variety of computing platforms, including phones and tablets running Apple Inc's iOS and Google Inc's Android.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is seeking to cash in as companies switch to rival smartphones with a new tool that offers some of its important security features for sexier devices like the iPhone.

Apple released its iOS 5.1 beta to developers on Monday with the new build available for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad and both the third and fourth generation iPod Touch.

It can call people for you on the fly and remind you when your father's birthday is, but Siri is much more than that. Now, a developer cracked a code to make Siri start his car for him. And stop, lock and unlock the vehicle.

The Apple product was glowing red and emitting a significant amount of black smoke when it suffered a minor explosion on a Regional Express flight from Lismore to Sydney, Australia. This is not the first time Apple's lithium batteries overheating have caused fires and combustion, and the burning iPhone 4 incident still has no definite cause from Australian authorities.

U.S-based multinational corporations added almost 3 million jobs to their payrolls in foreign countries between 1999 and 2009, while slashing 864,600 jobs at home, as they become increasingly dependent on foreign sales. Is tax holiday a viable solution?

Sources say Hitachi and Sony have begun to ship Apple 4-inch LCD panels for a new iOS devices. Is this the iPhone 5?