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Consequences Apple will have to face if it fails to deliver the iPhone 5 in September or October.

Barclays Capital believes iCloud is a major differentiating factor for Apple Inc. -- facilitating convenience, ease of use and compatibility across its entire ecosystem. Apple's iCloud is nearing its official launch, which is still expected to be available with iOS 5 this fall, as iCloud.com went live this week.

Mobile developers more than ever want to devote their energies to writing apps for Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms at the expense of their less popular rivals, a study released on Wednesday showed.

Jefferies said 3G wireless data will drive significant change in China Telecom landscape over the next two years.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to merge iOS (iPhones/iPads) with OS X (Macs) into a single platform for apps and cloud services starting in 2012-2013, said Jefferies, a global securities and investment banking group.

Rumors continue to swirl about when Apple will release the iPhone 5.

Apple is setting the stage for the launch of its iCloud service, with the company reaching out to app creators through a new iCloud beta on Tuesday as it gave developers access to the beta version of the service.

According to a Bloomberg report, Samsung will be delaying the release of the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia under an agreement with Apple, until the patent lawsuit between the two companies is resolved. This is an interesting move by Samsung, and almost seems to suggest that the lawsuit isn't going well for Samsung. However, if federal judges in multiple countries come to the same conclusion that Samsung "slavishly" imitated the design and technology used for the iPad and iPho...

Apple iPad is not only the most popular choice in the tablet market but also the most efficiently designed device, according to a recent review of IHS iSuppli on Aug 1.

Apple's sales are rising, but one survey suggests the company's tech support quality is dropping.

A U.S. trade panel that hears patent disputes has agreed to investigate Apple Inc's complaint that mobile phones and tablets made by South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd violate its technology intellectual property.

Apple's iCloud Beta Web site has gone live, but for developers only.

Skype for the iPad is now available. The app became a Top Free App at Apple's App Store.

After a faulty launch on Tuesday, Skype is back in the App Store bringing video chat, instant messaging and SMS to the iPad.

Apple won a big settlement against Samsung in Australia on Monday, a decision that could have far-reaching implications.

Apple has launched iCloud for programmers, but the consumer version should launch in the Fall.

Apple's control over design wins customers and also assures high profit margins

Skype momentarily debuted its new app for the iPad Monday, but the company quickly pulled it down from Apple's App Store, saying it wasn't yet ready for release.

As Apple continues to maintain a tight-lipped approach toward the iPhone 5, analysts from major research firms continue to stoke iPhone 5-related expectations.

It's back to square one with regard to THE iPhone 5 launch. The latest buzz in the market, triggered by a report on tech blog All Things D, is that iPhone 5 will be released in October, not September.

Apple?s newly updated Thunderbolt MacBook Air has reportedly been sold out in some stores, as the thin notebook has been in high demand.

Apple has finally launched the beta version of iCloud for MobileMe users through Mac OS X desktop but it?s available only to those with a developer account.

Samsung Electronics has delayed the Australian launch of its latest Galaxy tablet due to a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a setback for the South Korean firm's attempt to close the gap with Apple in the booming tablet market.

As Apple is priming the supply chain to launch the much awaited iPhone 5 in September, an analyst with Rodman & Renshaw said the form factor of iPhone 5 could be a scaled down version of iPad 2.

Samsung Electronics may delay the Australian launch of its latest Galaxy tablet because of a patent lawsuit filed by Apple Inc.

iCloud, Apple's ambitious cloud-based music, video, photo and data automatic backup and push out service, has finally been released but it's in beta form and out only to developers.

In an interview with TechNewsWorld, FivePaths founder Eric Leland stated "As the trend heads towards HTML 5, designers looking forward will have a strong incentive to learn HTML 5-capable animation frameworks, especially when Adobe develops them."

In a semi-public concession of defeat in the Flash vs. Apple war, Adobe released a beta version of its newest program Edge. Edge is a developer program that works with HTML5 instead of Flash. The new release "allows web designers to bring animation, similar to that created in Flash Professional, to websites using standards likes HTML, JavaScript and CSS."

With its latest software update, Apple TV has been touched by the iCloud.