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For the second time in a week, another report has emerged of an iPhone spontaneously combusting. Brazilian Ayla Mota says he woke up to discover his phone smoking and sparking less than a foot from his face.

What happens to the wire, chip and sensor makers working for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) when the company gives them the boot? The answer to that question might be found in the dismal quarterly results released Tuesday by OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI), a company that makes imaging sensors used in smartphone, tablet and notebook cameras.

Apple will reportedly include Bluetooth Smart on its next-generation Apple TV, which means we may see Siri and instantaneous motion-control appear on the platform.

Barclays Capital said its checks indicate that sales over Black Friday and Cyber Monday were quite solid for Apple Inc., largely in line with its expectations.

Inspired by the great minds behind popular apps and tweaks of Apple's iOS devices? If you've ever thought of taking a shot at it yourself, only to be scared off by Apple's App Store approval process, security issues or any other possible reasons, maybe it's time you read a certain book.

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.

Google Maps has been helping people find the nearest train station or Starbucks for several years. Now, it can help you find the nearest restroom at an airport or the men's department at Macy's.

Research In Motion is introducing a software tool that gives corporate customers the option of linking employees' personal iPhones to the BlackBerry network without compromising security.

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.

Samsung's Galaxy S2 comes in three variations, and two of them have different large screen sizes. The AT&T variant, called the Skyrocket, has a 4.5-inch touchscreen display, and it's not even the largest Samsung device! Samsung dominates this list, but that shouldn't be a surprise because they are the largest smartphone maker in the world.

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.