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Google Doodle is a celebration of Alexander Calder and HTML5.

Samsung has teamed up with Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) to use its new technology that could create breakthrough displays with resolutions of up to 10 times greater than existing products.

Adobe is facing intense rivalry from HTML5, which could make its Flash less relevant and in turn spell tough times ahead for Creative Suite.

Apple's competitive advantage is growing in the smartphone, tablet and personal computer categories. The company's strength is product, including the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. But it's the advantage of the three combined that's pushing Apple to marketshare dominance.

The company does better than expected and addresses the T-Mobile merger.

Nokia said it expected its struggling cellphone business to remain profitable in the third quarter, bringing some relief to investors after it lost its lead in the smartphone market to rival Apple.

Ailing Nokia on Thursday surrendered its lead in the global smartphone market to rival Apple and shed more market share as it reported a steep net loss for the second quarter.

Apple is hoarding record amounts of cash, currently holding $76 billion. But the company has not historically made big acquisitions. CEO Steve Jobs says Apple is merely keeping its "powder dry" for strategic opportunities in the future.

Apple has currently made some strides in the area of high definition (HD) displays for their future mobile devices. The iPhone 5 and iPad 3 are rumored to be producing HD displays that will support a lineup of 1080p movies through Apple TV, possibly hitting the market this fall. Utilizing more powerful hardware, the mobile devices are expected to run iOS 5 which can support 1080p video file output.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: InterDigital, Express Scripts, Alaska Communications Systems Group,Mellanox Technologies, and BioSante Pharmaceuticals. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Travelzoo, Seagate Technology, LM Ericsson Telephone, F5 Networks, and The Cheesecake Factory.

Nokia fell to a loss in the second quarter as it faces tough competition from Apple and Google's Android-powered smartphones, and recorded a restructuring charge. However, excluding one-time items, it managed to beat analysts' expectations.

Investors braced for more bleak news from smartphone laggard Nokia Oyj on Thursday with the world's largest handset maker likely to post a second-quarter loss and a weak outlook.

Investors braced for more bleak news from smartphone laggard Nokia Oyj on Thursday with the world's largest handset maker likely to post a second-quarter loss and a weak outlook.

Investors braced for more bleak news from smartphone laggard Nokia Oyj on Thursday with the world's largest handset maker likely to post a second-quarter loss and a weak outlook.

Nokia is scheduled to report its second-quarter results on July 21 before the market opens.

The 4.3-inch Samsung Galaxy S2 has sold about 3 million units worldwide.

Samsung’s Epic 4G is currently available on Sprint.

Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 is on the way, but will it be able to remove its flaws of the past? The answer, however, is likely to be no.

A fresh video of Nokia’s upcoming Sea Ray, powered by Microsoft’s Windows 7, has started doing the rounds on YouTube.

Nokia's basic phones generate much better operating profits than its smartphone line-up, the Finnish mobile phone company said on Tuesday when unveiling regrouped past business results.

Droid Bionic is not the only phone which will grace the Verizon 4G LTE tag. Other top notch phones which it has to compete with on Verizon 4G LTE are Samsung's Droid Charge and HTC Thunderbolt.