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Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, continues to remain the apple in the developers' eyes while Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 showed renewed interest among developers, according to the fourth-quarter mobile developer report from Appcelerator and IDC.

According to reports, a fake application, purportedly designed to jailbreak the Cupertino-giant's latest mobile operating system - the iOS 5 - surfaced in the App Store. The application, it was believed, could even jailbreak earlier versions of the system, as well as the newer iPhone 4S and iPad 2.

An Australian court has agreed to hear in March a case brought by Samsung Electronics to ban sales of Apple Inc's latest iPhone, with sales allowed to continue as normal ahead of the full hearing on alleged patent infringements.

Apple-made smartphones and Android-based smartphones are the two most widely used smartphones in the world, but one way to really tell them apart is by seeing which is easier to use. That means turning on an iPhone or an Android-powered device and measuring which software system is easier to navigate and figuring it out just by playing around with it for a little while.

Apple Inc. is recalling its first-generation iPod nanos from U.S.-based customers because of possible overheating of the device's battery.

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Amid complaints that devices running the iOS 5 operating system are still facing battery drain issues even after upgrading to a software update issued on Thursday, Apple has acknowledged that the iOS 5.0.1 has not fixed the problem for some device owners.

Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S has generated an overwhelming response by consumers, but the smartphone has experienced battery-life problems for weeks now. Amid these continuing issues, the iPhone 4S is predicted to face tough challenges from Android devices.

Hong Kong customers have welcomed iPhone 4S with both hands as the device was sold out in just three hours at the new Apple store there, according to China tech news site, TechNode.

Some users noticed their phones would lose 1 percent of their battery every few minutes. iPhone experiencing the bug wouldn't even last a day without charging. Apple rushed out the released iOS 5.0.1 Nov. 10. However, the patch might have been a little premature.

Adobe Systems Inc halted development of its Flash Player for mobile browsers, surrendering to Apple Inc in a war over Web standards as the company surprised investors with a restructuring plan.

Apple has released its first Over-The-Air (OTA) iOS update - the iOS 5.0.1 - to users, starting from Thursday. If you have already upgraded their devices to iOS 5.0.1 and now want to jailbreak, here is some good news. The latest version of Redsn0w, which is 0.9.9b8, can tether jailbreaking the iOS 5.0.1.

Sony and Apple are set to compete in a new space - televisions - as both technology giants are working on their own next-generation connected television sets.

Apple, dogged by battery problems for weeks, released its first over-the-air iOS update to users Thursday. Here is how you should go ahead with the upgrading process.

Shares of Apple, the No. 1 vendor of tablets, fell as much as 3.3 percent Thursday amid concerns shortages or floods in Thailand may depress iPad2 shipments.

Former technology journalist Jon Briggs, who fell into doing voicework, discovered six years after the fact that he is in fact the voice of Daniel, the male UK version of Siri.

Siri, the much-coveted voice assistant feature on the iPhone 4S, will not be made available to the users of other Apple devices such as iPhone 4 according to Apple's word - a letdown for many iPhone 4 and iPod touch users.

Amazon has unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet on Sept.28, with a shipping date of Nov.15.

iPhone 4S' Siri and Samsung's Voice Talk are two similar features on two of 2011's hottest mobile phones. Both features allow users to send text messages, make phone calls and play music among other things.

Adobe Systems Inc is halting development of its popular Flash Player for use in mobile browsers, essentially admitting defeat to rival Apple Inc in a long-running battle over Web standards.

HTC released its Sensation XL with Beats Audio in the UK market on Oct. 6. Despite not hitting the U.S. shores officially, the HTC Sensation XL with its huge 4.7-inch screen is expected to give tough competition to Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S worldwide.

Technology giant Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may report first-quarter shipments below consensus expectations, according to an analyst with Rodman & Renshaw.

Apple's newest update to its mobile system, iOS 5, brought with it some changes to the Safari Web browser, and Microsoft did the same to their system when they updated Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) with Internet Explorer 9.

Barclays Capital believes that iCloud could be Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) most important new service since the launch of iTunes in 2003.

What you download from Apple's app store may not be safe; there are chances that some downloaded apps could cause you serious data loss, claimed a cyber security expert on Apple device security, who has been expelled by the company after he publicly revealed the flaw.

Now that the two biggest U.S. booksellers are solidly in the tablet market, investors and consumers can reach two solid conclusions: Apple’s market share will decrease and prices will start falling.

Owing to the soaring demand of Apple's recently launched fifth-generation iPhone - the iPhone 4S, an inventory survey reveals that most Apple stores in the U.S. and abroad have run out of stock on a daily basis.

A full-blown Apple Smart TV is in the works, according to the Steve Jobs' biography by Walter Isaacson that reveals Jobs wanted to create a television with a simple user interface.

They love the iPhone 4S in Hong Kong so much that the pre-order stocks allocated sold out in 10 minutes after it was made available, one analyst said.