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Today is the day for the Apple release download of its new iOS 5 operating system for mobile devices. With some 200 new features, it was eagerly awaited, to say the least by owners of Apple's bestselling iPhone, iPad and iTouch. But for Apple in the past week-and-a-half, it has been the best of times and the worst of times.

Is internal error flashing on your screen? Take a deep breathe; you're not alone.

Apple will finally release the new iPhone 4S in stores on Oct. 14. In addition to the online and physical Apple Stores, here is a list of the various retailers selling the iPhone 4S on its big launch day.

Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a Florida man and charged him with 26 counts of cyber-related crimes against Hollywood celebrities following an 11-month federal probe dubbed Operation Hackerazzi.

Research in Motion is blaming technical problems in its highly secretive communications network for a three-day disruption in service to millions of BlackBerry users around the globe.

Hewlett-Packard Co's personal computer shipments grew 5.3 percent in the third quarter, while China's Lenovo overtook Dell to become the world's No. 2 PC maker for the first time, according to data from two influential research firms.

A senior investment banker at a major Wall Street firm kept sending out emails on his BlackBerry on Wednesday morning. And they kept bouncing back.

The iOS 5 is available today, Oct. 12, via download from your iTunes software. Here is the step-by-step to get you there.

Apple Inc debuts its fifth generation iPhone this week minus its visionary leader for the first time. But CEO Tim Cook may already be thinking ahead to his greatest challenge: repositioning the company's fabled marketing apparatus to safeguard the brand.

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Research in Motion is blaming technical problems in its highly secretive communications network for a three-day disruption in service to millions of BlackBerry users around the globe.

Apple Inc is starting to hear a common refrain from investors: Show us the money.

Apple's iCloud is about to change your life. On Wednesday, Apple opened up the iCloud Web site so that users can automatically and effortlessly use just about every device with

Research In Motion said on Wednesday it was working to end a three-day global disruption of BlackBerry services that has frustrated millions of smartphone users and put more pressure on the company for sweeping changes.

Steve Jobs always use to titillate audiences with his famous “Oh, and one more thing” line at the end of his product intros — saving the best and most groundbreaking stuff just as he was walking off stage.

British mobile operator O2 is testing free voice and text services on wi-fi networks, going head to head with services like Skype that offer free calls, which many operators have sought to block.

In the face of the upcoming competition that Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet will spur, Apple could be prepared to launch a drastically cheaper iPad, the iPad mini, in early 2012.

Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it will soon release upgraded versions of three Galaxy smartphones in Europe to get around temporary sales bans on earlier versions of products that violated an Apple patent.

A three-day disruption to BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating users of the Research In Motion devices just two days before rival Apple's new iPhone 4S goes on sale.

Steve Jobs represented a lot of things but innovation, capitalism, and the American Dream will resound as his legacy.

Apple may have disappointed its consumers last Tuesday when it failed to announce the launch of the iPhone 5, but the Apple hype is back up as the company released its highly anticipated Apple IOS 5 operating system on Wednesday.

Yes, the iPhone 4S was just not the brightest moment for Apple, but what has turned out eventually is all those, who predicted an epic fail, were forced to shut their mouth by the record breaking pre-order sales of the new iPhone.

The question of the day among Apple users: When and how to get Apple iOS 5, the company's new operating system.

Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S, which was unveiled on Oct. 4, will be hitting the stores on Oct. 14. The smartphone from Apple is going to face a tight competition with Motorola Droid Bionic.

If Apple truly is “insanely great” as co-founder Steve Jobs would have it, the availability of iOS 5 could be his true will and testament. It's a gigantic effort to seal loyalties of as many as 250 million global customers who will upgrade their current products, then set the stage for the roll-out of iPhone 4S, prospective iPhone 5, iPads and more.

Apple has set its release date and time for the iOS 5 upgrade to 10 a.m. PDT Wednesday, or 1 p.m. ET. Here's what to expect.

Apple Inc. will be launching its top class operating system, iOS5, for its mobile phones, iPads and iPods on Wednesday afternoon.

Apple's iOS 5 will be released on Wednesday, and the new iPhone operating system, with its 200 new features, is already being hailed as one of the biggest and best innovations in mobile technology to date. But, Apple is actually hurting Internet innovation and frustrating Web developers.

Apple Inc.'s iOS 5 operating system, which will power iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 3rd generation, iPod touch 4th generation, iPad, iPad 2 and iPhone 4S, is going live from Wednesday.