iPhone 5

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest smartphone has become a hot, hard to come by commodity in Hong Kong since its release on September 21. According to AllThingsD, retail outlets have completely sold out of the iPhone 5. SmarTone and other carriers have continued to take orders, but most buyers will not...

Developers who programmed applications for Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) mobile operating system believe that reports of the rumored Galaxy S III Mini are accurate. "We spoke to 3 Android developers, and they think that the above rumor that Samsung is going to Launch Galaxy S3 mini is accurate," Trip...

Samsung is reportedly working on another smartphone that is expected to be released before the end of the year. Unlike the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, this device is expected to scale things down to a smaller size. In fact, the mysterious smartphone is currently being referred to as a Galaxy...

Despite the media hoopla surrounding the faulty Maps app, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has still been successful at convincing 60 percent of its iPhone users to upgrade to iOS 6. According to Chitika, an online ad network and data analytics firm, 45 percent of iPad users have also upgraded. An additional...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has gleefully boasted about the fact that the iPhone 5 features a four-inch Retina Display. But is it enough to surpass the quality of the screen that Samsung is building for the Galaxy S IV? According to one study, it might not even be enough for Apple to top the Galaxy S III...

Mapping technology from Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among the alternatives that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook recommended that users try while his company attempts to fix its own broken Maps App. Can either competitor successfully capitalize on Apple's official...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship smartphone is launching in 22 additional countries today, ensuring that the iPhone 5 is headed for another big weekend. Less than two weeks ago, Apple pre-sold more than two million units in the first 24 hours of its pre-order campaign. On Monday, the company...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced that it will charge more than $800 for the Lumia 920 in multiple nations. According to BGR, the device will retail for $801 in Russia and $836 in Germany. In Sweden, Reuters reported that consumers will pay $860 to purchase the new smartphone. This is an unusual...

In an effort to compete with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), the world's largest online bookseller, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) has introduced two brand-new tablets: the seven-inch Nook HD and the nine-inch Nook HD+. Both tablets offer distinct advantages over Amazon's line of devices, which includes...

The plant, which is located in Taiyuan, was shut down temporarily after a riot broke out Sunday evening. According to the Associated Press, the brawl came as a result of increased working demands -- including longer hours -- which were brought on by the release of the iPhone 5. Apple is...

Despite a massive sellout online, the general demand for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 may not be as extreme as analysts thought. At an upscale mall in Metro Detroit, roughly one to two hundred people lined up to purchase an iPhone 5 Friday morning. The level of enthusiasm was exceptionally high...

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster had predicted that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest smartphone would sell as many as 10 million units. In the "worst-case scenario," Munster believed that Apple would sell six million units. His words were followed by a number of bloated predictions from analysts...

Foxconn has temporarily closed one of its assembly plants after a riot broke out in northern China, sparking concerns about the effect this might have on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5. According to Reuters, the riot involved roughly 2,000 workers and as many as 5,000 members of law enforcement...

This weekend in Barron's online: why Facebook is overvalued, the prospects for Intuit and Big 5 Sporting Goods, and the Supreme Court will test the mettle of class-action lawyers. Cover Story "Still Too Pricey" by Andrew Bary. After a recent rally to $23 from a low of $17.55, is Facebook (NASDAQ...

As the month and the calendar quarter winds down this week, highlights on the earnings front include reports from Nike (NYSE: NKE), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) and Carnival (NYSE: CCL). Analysts by and large anticipate per-share...