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Apple beat its own conservative quarterly estimate, reporting a strong jump in earnings and even sold a record number of iPads in Q3, but across the board, Apple did a rare thing: It missed analysts' estimates. Apple can rebound in Q4 if it decides to release its next iPhone, which many are already calling "iPhone 5," as long as the much-rumored "iPad Mini."

Most Apple fans couldn't wait to download OS X Mountain Lion, the eighth iteration of the OS X software line for Mac, and as a result, the Mac App Store was flooded early Wednesday morning with download requests for the $19.99 upgrade. Most early adopters of Mountain Lion love the beast, but most major software upgrades are not without their fair share of bugs, issues, errors and omissions. Would OS X Mountain Lion suffer the same fate?

There's always a big buzz whenever Apple releases new hardware or software - or really, any time Apple does anything publicly - and today is no different. Apple released OS X Mountain Lion this morning, which is the eighth edition of its OS X software for Mac. Many will have upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion by now, but others are waiting to know if Mountain Lion is worth upgrading to immediately. Here's why you should wait.

Apple promised a July release date for OS X Mountain Lion, the eighth edition of Apple's OS X software for Mac, and the company came through. As confirmed by Apple's fourth quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday evening, OS X Mountain Lion promptly released on Wednesday for $19.99. The upgrade is exclusively downloadable via the Mac App Store.

A report of a new malware targeting Apple's ninth major OS X release, version 10.8 Mountain Lion, has created a flutter among tech enthusiasts.

Apple shares tumbled 5 percent in after hours trading on Tuesday after the tech giant announced lower-than-expected sales of its flagship iPhone.

Asian stock markets declined Wednesday as mounting concerns over the euro zone debt crisis continued to weigh on the sentiment while disappointing earnings from Apple hit tech shares.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower opening Wednesday as investor confidence continued to be dragged down with no resolution to the euro zone crisis visible on the horizon.

In the wake of numerous reports suggesting that the next generation Apple iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, would feature an enlarged 4-inch screen and will ditch the traditional 30-pin dock connector in favor of a smaller 19-pin version, new cases have surfaced in the UK that simply substantiate all these notions.

Most Asian markets fell Wednesday as investors continued to worry that the debt crisis faced by the euro zone would weigh down the global economic condition.

Apple will be rolling out Mountain Lion, the latest iteration of its Mac OS platform, tomorrow following its Q3 earnings report.

It's long been rumored that the iPad Mini and the new iPhone -- the 5, as many call it -- would launch around the same time -- around the end of September and beginning of October -- but a new report says Apple may release the new iPhone and iPad sooner rather than later.

On Monday, Apple released its newest commercial for the iPhone 4S -- the first smartphone to feature Apple's AI assistant -- with Martin Scorcese as the company's latest spokesman. If Apple plans to do more commericals with these Hollywood types, we've got a few great ideas on who should be picked next, and why.

It's officially the last week of July, which means that Apple has seven days to release its brand-new operating system for Mac, also known as OS X Mountain Lion. Users that upgrade to Mac OS X Mountain Lion will discover scores of useful features -- more than 200 of them, according to Apple. Here's a guide to the best and most important features in Mountain Lion.

Los Angeles app maker Dotan Saguy was able to transform Apple's Smart Cover for iPad into a fully functional cover that could let the iPad stand at many different angles to maximize either typing, web surfing, game playing or viewing. All it took was a couple of cheap, plastic clips. what the world wants to know is, how well does this invention perform?

Yet another report has surfaced that indicates production of Apple’s next generation iPhone ‘5’ has begun. According to Digitimes, a report from Taipei has said that Shanghai’s Pegatron has begun manufacturing the new iPhone.

Rumors are rife that Apple will launch a significantly redesigned iPhone later this year. One of the much-talked about design overhauls is a smaller dock connector, replacing the existing 30-pin one. While many rumored features of the next iPhone, aka iPhone 5, are still uncertain, this particular feature seems to be getting closer to fruition with more reports surfacing online in its favor.

The Apple iPhone 5 release date may not be that far off, judging by a hint dropped by a top Verizon executive that industry observers are interpreting to mean that the long-awaited smartphone will hit stores by the end of 2012.

China will be in focus again in Asia as the slowdown in the second quarter economic activity and the dovish comments by Premier Wen raised expectations of a further reserve requirement ratio cut.

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) looks to be gearing up for something big. The tech company is pushing for more overtime hours by certain staffers beginning Wednesday, meaning that a big release will likely be on the way soon. Many agree the release probably will be the latest iteration of the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Next week's barrage of earnings releases offers further guidance on the health of U.S. companies.

Apple iOS users may not enjoy an easy view of their applications' data collection policies until iOS 6 is unveiled in the fall this year as Apple has removed BitDefender's Clueful, a privacy monitoring app from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Investors are betting that Finland’s Nokia (NYSE: NOK) can survive the smartphone wars, now that it’s gambled on Windows from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company.

Recently several reports have surfaced indicating that Apple’s next generation iPhone 5 is already in production. However, according to BGR, this may have been just another bit of faulty hearsay in the ever-churning iPhone 5 rumor mill.

Two months after CEO Tim Cook promised Apple would do better at plugging its leaks, Apple's product pipeline couldn't be more transparent. We have a pretty good idea of what the next iPhone will feature, and when it will launch. We also know details about the not-so-obvious products in the Apple pipeline; we know the general size of the heavily-rumored iPad Mini, and we know Apple likely has a TV in the works. What happened to the tradition of secrecy?

Heating up the so-called smartphone patent war, HTC has filed two counterclaims against Apple in the Southern District of Florida, claiming that the iPhone-maker has infringed on two HP patents it acquired in December last year.

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, Tuesday reported decent second-quarter financials but spooked investors and Silicon Valley with the dreaded news: third-quarter sales will be worse than expected.

Once you go Apple, you never go back. Apparently that?s the attitude the majority of iPhone owners take, according to a new data from an analyst at Piper Jaffray.

At a time when rumors are gaining traction that Apple will unveil its next generation iPhone, presumably called the iPhone 5, complete with significant design changes later this year, a latest report surfaced Tuesday saying that Apple would use a new display technology called in-cell touch display to ensure the screen of the smartphone remains thin.