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The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Google, Vical, Asia Entertainment & Resources, Extreme Networks, and Resources Connection. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: FLIR Systems, Life Partners Holdings, Seattle Genetics, Shengkai Innovations, and Xyratex.

Is Motorola's latest smartphone Photon 4G a threat to Samsung Galaxy S2 and HTC Sensation 4G?

One analyst says to "get ready for the return of Apple's wow factor." But the stock is already on the move, up $45 per share in the past month, after a rough time in June.

Apple Inc. is gearing up its production of iPhone 5 for a possible September launch, but new rumors have surfaced expecting a mid-August launch.

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. July 13, 2011

Foxconn, Apple's manufacturing partner, is reportedly negotiating with the company to sign a new deal that would make it the sole builder of the new iPad, AppleInsider reported.

As the legal quagmire that Apple and Samsung are involved in continues to deepen, questions galore as to who is the biggest loser.

Another smartphone coming to Verizon, the Motorola Droid Bionic, packs the punch to deliver the goods as it comes with 4G LTE support. But what does it need to deliver to contend with the newest iPhone?

Though Android and the parent company Google cannot be termed little guys, they are being bullied by the big guys, for being successful. Android team, Google and Android OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) are wading through rough waters with as many as 48 Android related lawsuits under the scrutiny of US laws.

In an allegedly unholy coalition, Apple, Microsoft and Research in Motion have joined hands to demote Android's position in the smartphone market. Six of Google's rivals tied up recently to prevent Google from buying a critical trove of telephony patents, at Nortel's wireless technology patents' auction, with judges in the United States and Canada approving the $4.5 billion transaction.

The MacBook Air is expected to come with the new Sandy Bridge processor

Alcoa was among the first big companies to report second quarter earnings Monday after the market's close. Alcoa posted the company's highest profit in a quarter in almost three years in the first quarter. In the second quarter, its numbers were in line with forecasts, beating estimates in revenue.

A teardown of HTC Thunderbolt by research firm HIS iSuppli reveals the 4G LTE wireless component within the phone added a $39.75 to the total bill of the material of the smartphone.

Companies like Dell, Apple, and HP use DisplayPort, but peripheral and accessory manufacturers sell illegal cables to use with the devices.

Apple and Samsung have had a rocky relationship from the start, but it was always one of necessity. Now the stakes are higher than ever, and the tensions at a new heights.

The iPhone 5 is one of the most eagerly awaited devices in recent memory -- and despite delays in getting it out, there are several factors that will play into its expected domination in the smartphone race this fall.

Apple's iPhone 5 is expected to hit the markets around September

America faces a lingering unemployment problem after the recession because business needs no longer match the workforce's education, training.

Economists said in consensus America's June jobs numbers would be six times higher than they were. They are idiots.

The June jobs report came in far worse than expected, raising fears about the health of the economy and the sustainability of any recovery.

While rumors swirl around iPhone 5, details around the sixth generation of iPhones has also been unveiled little by little. The iPhone 6 is said to be launching in 2012, featuring a new way of charging the phone, claimed a Wall Street Journal report.