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The battle between Apple Inc. and Samsung is expected to get fierce as both the smartphone makers are prepared to release their best ones in the market this year.

Wedbush Securities expects Apple Inc. to launch the iPad 3 in the fiscal second quarter but other rumors suggest the next-generation of iPad is coming sometime in the next two months.

A group of Chinese authors has sued Apple Inc for 11.9 million yuan ($1.9 million) in compensation for allegedly providing copyright-infringing books for download through its online store, Chinese financial magazine Caixin reported.

Apple (AAPL), according to one stock reviewer, is that rare tech stock you can buy for your child's college fund, and in 10 years you'll be glad you did.

Since its initial release in 2010, the Apple iPad tablet has survived an onslaught of competition to remain the world's most popular tablet. Now, it has even survived a 100,000-plus foot drop from the sky.

Taiwan based Digitimes, a common source for Apple component news, has issued a new report saying their sources indicate two new iPads in 2012, one in March and one in October. That could be good news for tablet lovers because it would mean faster updates on current devices or a faster turnaround time for new devices.

Users of iPhone 4S demand nearly three times the data of iPhone 3G users, which could indicate problems on the horizon for wireless carriers selling the smartphones.

Apple shares neared their all-time high of $426.70 Friday after reports the computer giant might bid for TV rights for the English Premier League. The league includes the U.K.’s biggest football, or soccer clubs.

Apple's foreign supply chain says the company will release the iPad 3 with a full HD display in March, and a completely renovated iPad 4 in October. The new iPads will make Apple's older iPad offerings cheaper and more accessible.

HTC Amaze 4G, which was released in October for T-Mobile, is expected to see or give stiff competition to Apple iPhone 4S, which received overwhelming positive responses.

Samsung Electronics Co. suffered a major setback in its attempt to get a sales ban on Apple's iPhone 4S in Italy. A Milan court on Wednesday rejected Samsung's bid to block Apple's latest smartphone sales in Italy, according to a Bloomberg report.

Apple's new iPhone 4S consumes on average twice as much data as the previous iPhone model and even more than iPad tablets due to increasing use of online services like the virtual personal assistant Siri, an industry study showed.

Apple's voice recognition software Siri has prompted users of the iPhone 4S to use almost twice as much data compared with iPhone 4 according to a report published by network management software vendor Arieso.

Apple is threatening to sue Chinese company In Icon over its 12-inch lifelike Steve Jobs action figure. The head of the Chinese toy company said he will not stop, as the dolls have already begun production.

Elan Microelectronics Corp, a Taiwanese touch design company, said on Thursday that Apple Inc will pay $5 million as part of a settlement in a patent infringement case.

Technology giant Apple has threatened to take legal action against In Icons, a Chinese company which has manufactured a Steve Jobs action figure in the memory of the creative genius, who had established the most valuable technology company in the world.

Elan Microelectronics Corp, a Taiwanese touch design company, said on Thursday that Apple Inc will pay $5 million as part of a settlement in a patent infringement case.

Elan Microelectronics Corp, a Taiwanese touch design company, said on Thursday that Apple Inc will pay $5 million as part of a settlement in a patent infringement case.

Apple Inc. is expected to release iPad 3 anytime in the next two months, as reports and analysts forecast suggest February to March time frame.

Apple Inc has appointed Adobe Systems Inc's Todd Teresi to head its iAd mobile-advertising business, Bloomberg said, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

The rumors about Apple's next tablet - dubbed iPad 3 - are surfacing endlessly, prompting Apple fans to wonder whether if the technology giant will drop the price of iPad 2, when the new tablet hits the market.

Mainland China and 21 other countries will finally launch sales for Apple's most advanced smartphone, the iPhone 4S, on Friday, Jan. 13. The phone will be available in black and white and will sell at the same prices as in the U.S.

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The news about Sony's surprising decision to drop the price of its Tablet S by $100 soon after the launch has fueled rumors surrounding the price tag of Apple's next generation iPad.

An unauthorized action figure of late Apple founder Steve Jobs has hit the Internet, courtesy of Chinese company In Icons. The miniature replica of the tech legend will be available in February unless Apple pulls the plug, but tech geeks are more excited about how unbelievably realistic the Jobs doll is. Check out photos of the action figure here.

The tech giant Apple will reportedly hold an event that's important but not large-scale in the Big Apple (New York) at the end of January.

Ever since it has been reported that Apple will hold an important media event in New York City later this month, tech geeks have been wondering what the company is going to announce at the event.

A recent rumor has surfaced on the Internet that states Apple's iTV is on track to be released by the end of 2012. Apparently Samsung has begun making chips and Sharp the displays.

Apple iPhone 5 rumors have been continuously circulating on the Internet, with the most recent one, from Barclays Capital, stating the iPhone is Apple's largest and most profitable product line.