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New Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook presided over the company's first major media launch since taking over from Steve Jobs in August, but the latest version of the iPhone he unveiled did not excite investors, sending its shares down as much as 5 percent.

Apple Inc took the wraps off a new iPhone on Tuesday, but may have left some fans wishing for more than an updated version of last year's smartphone.

Here's how the Apple Inc iPhone 4S stacks up to rival devices from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, HTC Corp and Motorola Mobility.

Apple set to unveil new iPhone after 15 month hiatus

New Apple CEO Tim Cook began his first product launch on Tuesday at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino by trumpeting all of his company’s successes, but after almost an hour of self-promotion and smaller updates, Apple unveiled its latest iPhone, the 4S.

Investors rushed in to buy technology and other beaten-down sectors as the S&P 500 dipped in and out of a bear market on Tuesday, and a late rally drove the index to its largest gain in more than a week.

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Instead of the expected iPhone5, Apple has unveiled the iPhone 4S with a price tag of $199 set for an October 14 release date. While many were disappointed with the release of a sequel to the iPhone 4 during the Tuesday Let's Talk iPhone event in Cupertino, Calif., the iPhone4S, while aesthetically similar, has some great updates in features.

Shares in Research In Motion ended 2 percent higher in yo-yo trade on Tuesday after rival Apple hinted at threats to RIM's core corporate market, but failed to wow fans and investors with its latest iPhone.

At Apple's media event Tuesday, the company delivered souped-up iPod Nanos, a new line-up of iPod Touches, and unveiled an iPhone 4S. But was it enough for fans who wanted the iPhone 5?

Some said they would not upgrade, and some said they would to other companies for phones.

The event doesn't live up to the hype.

The S&P 500 brushed up against a bear market on Tuesday, but investors rushed in to buy technology and other beaten-down sectors and the index posted its largest gain in more than a week.

Stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday on worries Europe's debt problems will hurt banks, pushing the S&P 500 into bear market territory.

Shares in Research In Motion fell 4.3 percent to their lowest level in almost six years after Apple CEO Tim Cook said that more than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies are testing or deploying the iPhone and iPad.

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook kicked off an event at which the company is expected to introduce the fifth version of its iPhone.

The Apple Web site crashed Tuesday afternoon and was still down as of 3:20 p.m., probably due to the high volume of traffic surrounding the iPhone 5 release announcement.

If iPhone 4S was named iPhone 5, the world may not have been so disappointed even if the specs and features were the same. On Tuesday's Let's Talk iPhone event, Apple unveiled its new iPhone, dubbing it 4S, to be released on Oct. 14, two days after the release of iOS 5 and iCloud.

Since Sept. 20, 2011, Apple shares had already declined 9.4 percent before Tuesday’s trading session.

But in the end, the iPhone 4S the company unveiled today has many of the features expected, including voice Assistant, more member (16GB) and (32GB) versions, and more.

Apple's big Let's Talk iPhone event announced a new iPhone 4S with faster download speeds, a better camera, and a voice assistant named Siri, but still left many disappointed the company didn't unveil a new iPhone 5.

The iPhone 4S may not have lived up to all the hype of a highly anticipated iPhone 5, but the latest iPhone installment from Apple, is still jab packed with mind blowing features.

At Apple's product announcement Tuesday, company founder and former CEO Steve Jobs did not make an appearance. He resigned from Apple in August for medical reasons.

Shares of Sprint Nextel, the No.3 wireless carrier continued their two-day plunge after Apple introduced a new version of iPhone4

Apple Inc is set to unveil the fifth iteration of the iPhone on Tuesday after a 15-month hiatus, hoping to fend off hard-charging Android rivals and safeguard its lead in the smartphone market.