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As the release date of the iPhone 5 nears, the amount of rumors over the specifications and the release date also reached a new scale as it is the most anticipated smartphone in the U.S. market.

Apple Inc. is expected to conduct a press event on Oct. 4, which may see the release of iPhone 5 with iOS 5, according to analysts. Analysts at Jefferies are expecting Apple to focus on iOS 5 and its cloud service capabilities.

The iPhone 5 is expected to be released next month, with the current report suggesting that Apple will hold an official introduction event for the much talked about handset on Oct. 4th.

The week's stock market crash didn’t spare the technology sector, which is often immune from the cycles that beset banking and basic industries. If anything, tech stocks got hammered worse than the market.

Will the possible release of the iPhone 5 to Sprint (S) in October spark a renaissance in the wireless sector, including for longstanding iPhone carrier Verizon (VZ)?

More than 700,000 people use the Financial Times' Web-based mobile application to access news and other content, making it more popular than the version sold in Apple's App Store.

Apple's upcoming operating system iOS 5, which is expected to be released this fall and is going to power iPhone 5, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3 GS, has copied certain features from the Android platform.

Softbank Corp's (9984.T) lucrative gig as the sole iPhone vendor in Japan faces trouble as rival KDDI (9433.T) hammers out a deal with Apple, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, while worries of lost sales sent Softbank shares sliding 12 percent.

The much-anticipated release of the next version of the iPhone, presumably the iPhone 5, has been hotly debated. But if what former vice president and current Apple Inc. board member Al Gore believes is true, consumers can expect the new iPhones to be here in October.

Apple’s rumored upcoming iPhone 5 is the most awaited smartphone on the planet, even though no one outside Apple can even confirm if the phone exists. If it does, it is already facing major competition from the likes of Samsung Galaxy S2 and Motorola Droid Bionic.

Shares of Softbank Corp <9984.T>, Japan's third-largest mobile carrier, tumbled more than 10 percent on Thursday after a report said the company was set to lose its position as the sole vendor of Apple's iPhone in Japan.

The former vice president and environmental campaigner, Al Gore gave a clue about the launch of the new iPhones when he said that they will be coming in October.

Get ready to digest another rumor on the Apple iPhone 5 release date. AllThingsD reported Wednesday that sources have confirmed that Apple will hold a media event on Oct. 4 to unveil the iPhone 5.

With many analysts predicting that Sprint will be the next wireless to the iPhone 5, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said Wednesday in a conference that full-year targets in 2011 did not include any potential iPhone sales.

Electronic Arts Inc may never recover its Silicon Valley swagger. But maybe it doesn't have to, its top executive says.

Sprint Nextel Corp would need to change its full year guidance for 2011 if the company started selling the Apple Inc iPhone, Chief Executive Dan Hesse said on Wednesday at a conference.

The iPhone 5 hasn't even been announced yet, and already consumers are trading in their phones in preparation. Gazelle.com is reporting a 85 percent increase in iPhone trade-ins over the last few weeks.

Al Gore let slip vital iPhone details in a speech to the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit Wednesday. Without correcting himself, the Apple board member told the audience that new iPhones would be coming out next month.

U.S. firm Wyse Technology on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its PocketCloud application, enabling free sharing of music and videos between consumers' mobile devices.

Apple is expected to launch its anticipated next-generation iPhone 5 on October 4, and while it should feature a number of bells and whistles, it will probably lack 4G ... for now.

Stocks slipped on Wednesday as cautious investors were skeptical that the Federal Reserve would offer any positive surpises with actions to further stimulate the faltering economy.

To address the growing problem of Apple knock-offs and copycats in China, the company has been granted 40 patents for its line of mobile and laptop computing systems.

Stocks drifted lower on Wednesday as investors were reluctant to place bets ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve announcement that is expected to present some action to speed up a lagging recovery.

Apple will unveil its next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, on Oct.4, according to a report.

Analysts are widely expecting the device to deliver record-shattering sales numbers.

Netflix Inc and Discovery Communications Inc have reached an agreement to bring episodes of popular TV adventure shows including Man vs. Wild and River Monsters to the streaming service, according to people close to the deal.

Apple will hold a media event on Oct. 4 when the company will unveil its new, much-anticipated iPhone 5, according to reports. The release, likely adding Sprint as a sales partner, could deliver a crushing blow to the sinking and manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM).

Sources close to Apple say the company will hold a big media event on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to announce the next generation iPhone 5. New CEO Tim Cook will be leading the event for the first time since Jobs' resignation.

HTC said its Android-powered smartphone called Rhyme would be available in the U.S. by Sept. 29 and by October in Europe and Asia.