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Increased demand for mobile devices like tablets has aided sales growth for this tech giant. In each of the last four quarters, Texas Instruments ($35; TXN) has reported growth of at least 20% for sales and 65% for per-share profits. In that stretch, cash provided by operations surged 30% to $3.59 billion.

The wireless industry has been wondering for months which cellphone vendor would launch the first 3D smartphone

Rumors about the new iPhone 5 have been flying around ever since iPhone 4 came in the market. The iPhone didn’t make quite the impact as the iPhone 3GS did but stats say that it played well nonetheless.

The top 5 things I'm hoping to see in The Daily, the iPad-only news serviceFull Coverage: iPad

After nine months with the iPad, I've sold it. Yes, it's amazing and has single-handedly redefined the tablet market. But I didn't sell my iPad because a new iPad is coming soon. Instead, I found a device that meets the same needs yet offers increased portability.

Apple's App Store reached landmark 10 billion downloads on Saturday, further underlining the lead of the iPhone-maker in mobile online software battle, a counter on front page of the store showed.

Running on smartphones and tablet computers, AR overlays digital information - text, graphics, games -- on images of the world around us. Some executives in the mobile industry think AR will be huge. While revenues from AR alone amount to no more than a few tens of millions of dollars, that number is set to double annually to reach $350 million in 2014, according to New York-based ABI Research. The impact across the broader mobile and computer industry could be much bigger, convincing consumers to use their mobile devices even more than they already do.

Apple receives vote of confidence as analysts raise their price target for the company's shares a day after it unveils record profits and revenues.

Though Apple executives may refuse to talk about it, the introduction of a new and improved iPad is all but a certainty. Every year like clockwork, Apple updates their biggest product lines with new designs and new features, and the iPad is next in line. Fortunately, pre-announcement rumors are equally consistent, and we've already caught wind of a number of tidbits regarding Apple's next tablet.

Arianna Huffington's recent refusal to turn off her mobile during a flight is just the latest example in the debate over whether to allow in-flight cell phone conversations.