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The iPhone may be a cash cow for Apple but it is certainly turning into an embarrassment for the San Francisco Police Department. The latest report only confirms that the police department messed up, in some way at least, and has gotten pulled entirely too far into the apparent missing iPhone 5 prototype report.

Shares of Nvidia Corp jumped more than 11 percent on Wednesday, as investors bet on strong sales for the company's chips used in mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

Here are five things to know about Motorola's Droid Bionic.

While Apple Inc. is tight-lipped towards its iPhone 5 release date, the smartphone is expected to face a good deal of competition from Android devices, particularly from Motorola Droid Bionic, which would be available at Verizon from Thursday.

Apple iPhone 5 has a new rival on the block. It is Samsung Stratosphere, which is expected to be a QWERTY slider phone with 4G LTE support.

So many tech journalists writing lately that Amazon's new Kindle tablet won't really be a direct, serious threat to Apple's tablet industry-leading iPad because the company's first unit will be a 7-inch touchscreen instead of a 10-inch touchscreen miss one very valuable point.

When will the next generation of Apple iPhone, iPhone 5, be launched? Although Apple’s next-generation smartphone has not yet officially announced, new rumors have emerged suggesting that an early October release was likely.

Digital graphics chip maker NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) unexpectedly provided fiscal 2013 financial guidance, which Jefferies believes primarily to focus investors on its longer-term growth potential.

Best Buy employees have been informed that preorders for the iPhone 5 will begin this week in time for a release date the first week of October. Sprint will carry the phone for the first time when it launches, a leaked report to BGR.com states.

Apple iPhone 5 is grabbing attention from all corners as the consumer electronics major is prepping for a bigger iPhone market in the second half of the year. The iPhone 5 production rumors and the reported loss of a sensitive prototype have fueled release date rumors.

Apple is expected to ship 86.4 million units in 2011, topping all other global smartphone manufacturers. Nokia and Samsung are ranked as second and third respectively.

An activist shareholder in Research In Motion said on Tuesday it wants the struggling BlackBerry maker to consider selling itself or spinning off its patent portfolio, sending RIM's share price higher.

The U.S. Postal Service may lose $10 billion this fiscal year ending Sept. 30, and the agency is nearing default. It even has the potential to close, if Congress doesn't step in with help.

Verizon’s upcoming smartphone, the Motorola Droid Bionic, is in for a surprise as the new Samsung Stratosphere QWERTY smartphone with 4G LTE is expected to join the party soon.

Samsung and HTC released devices at IFA with a range of form-factors which includes 4.5-inch, 5.3-inch and 7.7-inch displays.

The most-anticipated device of the year, Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5, is already facing stiff competition from Android smartphones amidst all rumors. The release date of the iPhone 5 is growing closer as the latest rumor has revealed that retailer Best Buy is set for an October launch.

Apple is closer to launching its iPad 2 tablet with cellular network compatability for the first time in China, and the company is embarking upon an aggressive expansion in the fast-growth market, opening its first retail store in Hong Kong while adding another in Shanghai.

Rumors have abounded for months about when Apple might release its new iPhone 5 but now there's a worthy fact suggesting October is the launch date for the highly-anticipated iPhone 5 smartphone.Apple has confirmed the company will launch its first store in Hong Kong as the company seeks growth in Asia and nears release of its highly-anticipated iPhone 5.

Samsung is facing too much of competition from other Android smartphone makers. The most-awaited Samsung's flagship Galaxy S2 has made it to the United States, quelling anticipation, but some contenders are there to spoil its party.

Apple will launch its first store in Hong Kong as the company seeks growth in Asia and nears release of its highly-anticipated iPhone 5.Apple's iPhone, first launched in 2007, is the world's bestselling smartphone -- owned by more than 110 global consumers and growing fast every day. The company is nearing the launch of its latest version, the iPhone 5

Jefferies & Co. said Apple Inc. is looking to merge iOS (iPhone/iPad) with OS X (Macs) into a single platform for apps and cloud services starting in 2012-2013.