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Apple might be close to announcing a partnership with Verizon Wireless so that the data-centric iPhone will be offered through a new wireless provider, giving the public the an option of a choice of wireless providers besides AT&T, according to UBS Investment Research analyst Maynard Um.

Dell is set to release a mobile phone on the Chinese market soon in cooperation with China Mobile, China Mobile released in its developers community website.

Dell will launch a mobile phone in China in the next day or two, according to TechCrunch, which cites “a source with knowledge of the situation.”

Partner Communications, Israel's second largest mobile operator, posted a 2.1 percent rise in quarterly profit but said the launch of Apple's latest iPhone would hurt cash generation in the second half.

LOS ANGELES - An expected surge in smart-phone sales could bode well for the iTunes music store's belated entry into Latin America.

Senior officials from Apple Inc had begun negotiations with China Unicom in Beijing, a source close to both sides told Netease on Monday night, noting that the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS will be introduced to China at the same time.

Imagine waving your cell phone and being admitted through the turnstile of a subway station, or ordering and paying for a gift without once having to open your wallet or enter a credit-card number.

Apple passed an important milestone last quarter that nobody on Wall Street seems to have noticed: the iPod, once Apple's No. 1 source of revenue, fell into third place after the Mac (No. 1) and the iPhone (No. 2), Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt said on Wednesday.

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Imagine waving your cell phone and being admitted through the turnstile of a subway station, or ordering and paying for a gift without once having to open your wallet or enter a credit-card number.

Is it time to move your financial life online? A crowded field of new and established websites promises to give you all the record-keeping and budgeting advice you'll ever need -- for free.

Sirius XM Radio shareholders may sense better days ahead, fueled by optimism about new revenue streams, the launch of its iPhone software and the cash for clunkers car buying program.

An industry executive familiar with Netflix's plans told Multichannel about Netflix plans in extending its services. Netflix is working towards its Video Streaming development to bring videos on Apple iPhone and iPod Touch devices including Nintendo Wii.

With rumors that China Unicom might be soon ink a formal deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to China as early as September, China Mobile, the rival, will also speed its new OPhone to the huge Chinese market.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it will continue to investigate the relationship between the boards of Apple Inc and Google Inc, after Google's chief quit Apple's board on Monday.

Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt has quit Apple Inc's board of directors, a move that may help defuse some scrutiny of their relationship as they compete in key markets.

Senior officials from Apple Inc will visit China to restart top level negotiations with China Unicom on iPhone's entry into the huge Chinese market, local media outlet Sina.com reported on Tuesday morning local time.

Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is resigning from Apple Inc's board of directors, the companies said, citing increased competition between the two leading technology companies.

DENVER - Downloadable music didn't kill the album cover. The CD did.

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking additional information about Apple Inc's decision to reject Google Inc's voice application for the iPhone.

Apple Inc has released an iPhone software patch to fix a critical software bug uncovered by two independent researchers that make the devices susceptible to secret attacks by hackers.