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The iPhone 5 which is claimed by many viewers as the next big thing has taken a different turn, according to revelations from industry insiders and some analysts.

Apple iOS and Android are the leading operating systems in the smartphone arena. Since Android is an open platform, manufacturers have been able to adopt Android with ease and spend more time on developing features instead, thereby resulting in a wide variety of features unique to specific Android models.

According to neuroscientists, the worship of Apple is real. Scientists compared MRIs of Apple fans to those who identify themselves as religious and found that the same part of the brain lights up in both groups. This indicates that Apple triggers the same emotions and reactions as for those who are religious.

While industry observers have chimed in over the past weeks about what will be inside Apple's next iPhone 5, one analyst on Friday gave insight into when the phone will actually hit shelves.

Foxconn Technology Group, the main manufacturing contractor for Apple’s iPad 2 and iPhone 4, witnessed a large explosion in its Chengdu plant on May 20 7 p.m. local time, killing 2 and injuring at least 16, and possibly delaying the already-scarce iPad supply.

Yup. There’s an iPhone app for the end of the world on Saturday, May 21st, 2011. For $1.99.

Apple’s iPhone will support China Mobile's fourth generation (4G) network in the future which will raise Apple’s iconic status among 600 million customers, a report from the company said.

China Telecom Corp Ltd, the smallest of the country's three wireless carriers, has contacted Apple Inc to introduce the popular iPhone based on CDMA technology, Chairman Wang Xiaochu said on Friday.

Mobile phones have nudged away the wallets in UK to buy food, books and other stuff up to a value of £15 by pre-loading their cell phones with up to £100.

A Senate panel reserved angry words for Facebook executives for the social networking giant’s apparent failure in preventing under-age people from having access to the network.

Technology giant Apple Inc. has let down millions of Apple fans by not celebrating the 10th anniversary of its retail stores today.

Gartner says the smartphone industry continues to grow while Android and Apple are emerging as the front runners, others are sinking fast.

Mikael Hed is unrepentant about the 200 million minutes per day that people around the world fritter away playing Angry Birds, the iPhone game created by the company he heads.

May 19 marks the 10th anniversary of Apple retail outlets and though a celebration is in the cards, what the company has planned is pretty much hush-hush.

Google is on its way to fix the vulnerability issue with Android phones that could have exposed users' personal data.

Rumors of Apple Store 2.0 are circulating, and a tool for iPhone facial recognition has launched.

A news leak reveals the future roadmap for T-Mobile's 2011 device list that includes plenty of Android and Blackberry devices. No iPhone or Window Phones were listed suggesting they were ignored for the 2011 lineup. The exclusion of iPhone may come as no surprise after T-Mobile said it will not offer iPhones in the immediate future due to acquisition agreements following the announced merger with AT&T. Windows Phone fans can hope that T-Mobile will follow through with offering the Nokia ...

While reports are floating around what Apple is likely to pack into its next iPhone, analysts are observing slowdown in sales of the current iPhone 4.

Intel's CEO Paul Otellini took a few shots at ARM in both mobile and PC.

Apple's assault on the living room likely means the introduction of another Apple appliance or device and Apple TV is the best thing the Cupertino, California-based company can do.

Apple has proposed a standardized SIM card smaller than those it currently uses in the iPhone and iPad to be able to produce thinner devices, an Orange executive told Reuters on Tuesday.