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The Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone is expected to launch in the U.S. in mid-July, following the HTC Thunderbolt. But how do the two stack up?

Apple Inc. is gearing up production of the iPhone 5, but some analysts say it's unlikely to be revealed before 2012. Yet there seems little doubt, considering Apple's projection of selling 25 million iPhones by the end of 2011, that the release is right around the corner.

Apple Inc.'s delay of launching the next version of iPhone, iPhone 5, has been Samsung Galaxy S 2's gain as the ultra-thin smartphone recorded phenomenal global sales of 3 million units in 55 days in the UK and it is expected to launch in four versions in the US.

Google Inc.'s new social networking site Google+ has suffered its first major flaw on Saturday, when users received email notification multiple times.

Apple Inc. is expected to release its much-awaited iPhone 5 in September, after the latest member of Verizon’s Droid family, Motorola Droid 3, which is expected to begin in-store sales on July 14. The California-based Apple will still face the heat from Droid 3 among smartphones.

Samsung is facing too much of competition from other Android smartphone makers and from Apple Inc.

Google+ is getting praises from privacy experts.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Travelers Companies, Chesapeake Energy, Analog Devices, Frontier Communications, TJX Companies, Marathon Petroleum, United Technologies, MEMC Electronic Materials, Google, Kohl's and Denbury Resources.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Geron, Alkermes, Intersil, and SodaStream International. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Ixia, SemiLEDs, Aixtron, Cree, Virgin Media, ARM Holdings, and Google.

The combination of YouTube's user generated content and Hulu's professional content could deliver strong synergies for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Barclays Capital said.

Facebook is scheduled to launch something awesome on July 6, but hasn't divulged what exactly it is. Will Facebook term the something awesome as 'Facebook+' in order to compete with Google+?

Google Inc. has been ruling the world of Internet with its search engine information that includes webpages, images, videos, news and more. But when Google entered the social networking market with Google+ then other sites such as Facebook and Twitter seems to feel the pain. So what Google+ is all about?

Apple Inc.'s next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, is facing too much of a competition from Android. iPhone 5 is scheduled to launch in September, according to the latest rumors.

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) is engaged in preliminary talks to acquire Hulu, the online video company, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times, citing unnamed sources familiar with the negotiations.

Nortel sells its 6,000 patents to a consortium of companies, none of which include Google.

A consortium consisting of Apple Inc. (AAPL), EMC Corp. (EMC), Ericsson, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Research In Motion (RIM) and Sony Corp. (SNE) paid $4.5 billion for the patent portfolio of Bankrupt Canadian telecom group Nortel Networks Corp.

Google+ the search engine giant’s answer to challenge Facebook’s social media hegemony is finally here.

Google Inc. launched its most aggressive social network effort Google+, which looks remarkably similar to Facebook in terms of aesthetics and could pose as a threat to Facebook's dominance. Will Facebook counter this with 'Facebook+' next week?

Google's controlled release of Google+ is called into question by one analyst.

Recent numbers from Nielsen may be suggesting Google's Android isn't growing at same pace it once was.

Google's overwhelmed by the demand of its invitations for Google+ but the company may be making a mistake in doing a controlled release in the first place.