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As far as the name and features of the new Galaxy phone is concerned, the Korean electronics giant had managed successfully to keep them under wraps until Thursday when senior vice-president Robert Yi revealed the name of what the company calls its Next Galaxy. And, yes, we predicted it right, the names is indeed Samsung Galaxy S3!

With sleek body and exceptionally well performing camera, HTC One S is one smartphone that left critics drooling over it. The latest HTC flick is perhaps one of the very nicest phones in 2012 (until of course Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 hit the market), managing Ice Cream Sandwich, Sense 4 user interface and boasting of slim avatar.

Wireless communication operators are trying to win the battle against each other by introducing more and more killer smartphones.

Tickets for Ravinia Festival's 2012 summer season went on sale at 5 a.m. on April 26. Highlighted summer performances include jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon paying tribute to the legendary Lena Horne, while author Garrison Keillor will bring his live A Prairie Home Companion show to the Ravinia stage the very next night. On July 22, Seal and Macy Gray share a night on the bill. And on September 1, musical legends Hall and Oates will play one of the final weekends of the ground's summ...

On Thursday, researchers at MIT announced a breakthrough in glass-making technology: The glass is self-cleaning, anti-reflective, and superhydrophobic. If it ever gets to be as strong as Corning's Gorilla Glass, MIT will have effectively created the perfect glass.

Forget rumors, this has come straight from the horse's mouth. Samsung's upcoming Galaxy smartphone, aka Galaxy S3, is all set to get Exynos 4 Quad boost up, the South Korean tech giant revealed Wednesday.

Asian shares gained on Thursday, retaining positive momentum as the Federal Reserve reassured markets that it will keep its highly accommodating stance to support growth, and optimism grew over strong corporate earnings after Apple Inc's robust results.

As Google is expected to collaborate with Samsung Electronics for its next Galaxy smartphone, HTC may be teaming up with Facebook for a new device that could see a third-quarter release.

Wall Street extended its love affair with Apple Inc as strong iPhone sales allayed concerns it was losing market share in the cut-throat smartphone market, with analysts again rushing to raise price targets on the shares of the world' most valuable company.

After initial delay of Intel's processor for 2012, the company has finally launched its first breed of quad-core processor on Monday. The latest chip, codenamed as Ivy Bridge, is the world's first processors to use a 22-nanometer manufacturing process and feature Intel's Tri-Gate 3D transistor technology and will replace the company's Sandy Bridge CPUs in Apple's next-generation of Mac lineups.

World number one mobile network gear maker Ericsson beat expectations for earnings and margins in the first quarter raising hopes that recent market weakness has bottomed out.

The two most talked about smartphones after the Samsung and Apple biggies are AT&T HTC One X and Sprint Galaxy Nexus right now, which are not leaving any stone unturned to lure the US customers towards their offerings.

While most attention in the gadget world is on the breakneck pace of innovation in mobile phones, tablets and computers, another device has resolutely refused to die: the camera.

Samsung enthusiasts have been so distracted by event announcements and teasers for the Galaxy S3 that they have lost sight of the fact they probably won't get their hands on the device until at least June.

Google's former CEO told jurors that he was confident that the Android smartphone platform was developed legally, and that top executives at Sun Microsystems did not object to the project now at the center of a high-stakes court battle.

LANDesk Software, the venerable desktop management systems developer, said it had acquired private Managed Planet to bolster its play into ‘’Big Data” and analytics.

The all new Google Drive is out now. Watch the video. The recent newsbreak comes by the French translation of new cloud storage announcement to its French blog (which is now deleted) has confirmed details on the new Google Drive.

AT&T Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as iPhone sales declined, reducing the amount of cash it had to pay Apple Inc and boosting its margins.

Samsung’s flagship smartphone will soon be unveiled to the masses, and as the May 3rd date approaches more indications and details have been leaked. The company’s new “UNPACKED” app, which went live on April 23rd, has officially confirmed that the phone will be called the Galaxy S3 and will accompany the launch event.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), the No. 1 telecommunications carrier, reported first-quarter earnings and revenue rose solidly, ahead of estimates, as smartphone customers spent more time on the network.

With the iPhone 5 release date still unconfirmed, rumors are spreading that Apple is planning a nano version of its next-generation smartphone, due to be released most likely in June or September 2012.