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The Sensus smart case for the iPhone 5, 4s and 4 will add touch sensitivity to the phone's back.

Search giant Google has turned its Street View coverage more comprehensive than before with the launch of its biggest ever update that doubled special collections and updated over 250,000 miles of roads around the world.

iPad Mini cases and mock-ups leaked in the last few months provide an indication of what the actual device will appear to be. But an unspecified design change, according to the Japanese blog Macotakara, explains how case manufacturers have cut production to match the new design criteria.

Apple has secured the patent for the third version of slide-to-unlock patent, with patent number 8,286, 103 issued Wednesday, The Verge has reported.

Google Nexus is planning to launch a 10-inch Nexus tablet that is likely to be co-branded with Samsung.

Turning speculations into reality, Samsung's mobile division head JK Shin announced in a press conference with Korean media Wednesday that the company will release a 4-inch version of the Galaxy S3, dubbed the “Galaxy S3 Mini” on Oct. 11 in Germany.

India is considered to be one of the next major markets for Apple and if the latest buzz is to be believed, the company is all set to launch the new iPhone 5 in the country on Oct. 26.

Microsoft's war against botnets gained momentum as reports have emerged that the Redmond giant has disrupted threats to unsecured supply chains from Nitol botnet that was found to infect computers even before they could go on sale.

With the speculated release date of the so-called Apple iPad mini approaching, rumors surrounding the device are also getting traction day-by-day. Following reports saying that Apple had ordered some of its Asian component suppliers to produce more than 10 million iPad minis for the last quarter of this year, another report hit the web Tuesday that cited an industry analyst saying that the smaller iPad’s design could outclass the new third generation iPad.

On the heels of a last week’s report claiming that mass production of the iPad mini has begun already at Apple's suppliers in China, the Wall Street Journal came up with yet another report Monday, which said that the Cupertino tech giant had already ordered “some component suppliers to Apple in Asia, including in Taiwan” to produce more than 10 million iPad minis for the fourth quarter of 2012.

A little more than a year ago, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) co-founder and technological visionary Steve Jobs died after a long battle with cancer. In his memory, the custom laptop manufacturer UncoverMac has created three limited-edition Steve Jobs tribute laptops to be sold in a charity auction.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' inventions have shaped how we live, work, and play. He may have been the greatest inventor of the Information Age.

At a time when Apple is widely rumored to launch its 7.85-inch iPad mini soon, new reports are suggesting that the device could also face supply constraints due to yield issues with several components.

As Facebook hits the 1-billion-member mark, it hopes to turn each user into an advertiser, whether they realize it or not.

"Assassin's Creed 3" will be released at the end of this month, and Ubisoft's newest trailer shows players Connor's past.

For just $199, you can be the owner of an iPhone 5, provided you have signed a two-year contract with the respective carrier. Ever wondered why and how the carrier can do that for you? Obviously, they know how to make their money back from you, the customer. The new iPhone can cost you at least $1,800 in 2 years of contract.

As file-sharing sites continue to come under attack from the RIAA, more music fans are using third party sites to convert the audio from YouTube to mp3 formats.

Skyrim PS3 players have eagerly awaited the release date for Dawnguard, but this may be a problem affecting future DLC launches on Sony's platform as well.

With the bigger screen and introduction of the in-cell touch technology, Apple indeed put some good effort to make the new iPhone 5 stand out from the crowd. But has it done enough to outclass rivals like the Samsung Galaxy S3? According to a new IHS iSuppli report, the sixth generation iPhone does lag behind the Galaxy S3 when it comes to the screen thinness and color gamut.

Sprint owners of Samsung's Galaxy S3 may not have to wait for the Android Jelly Bean release date. An unofficial version of the software had reportedly leaked on Tuesday.

Sony has recently announced its lineup of content for the month, which includes some free games and other deals for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

In a court filing Monday, South Korean tech giant Samsung added the latest iPhone 5 to an existing patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the device had infringed certain wireless and feature patents held by the company.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) Monday announced its next generation business-class Windows 8 tablet, the HP ElitePad 900. Coming with enterprise-grade features, functionality and support, the new tablet will be available in the United States in January.

Apple issued a carrier update for the Verizon variant of the new iPhone 5 Sunday, which claimed to fix a bug that, in some cases, caused the device to use Verizon cellular data despite being connected to Wi-Fi network.

A little more than a week after its release, Apple’s latest Maps application for iOS 6 has been received so negatively by the tech world that the company even issued an apology for the app being inferior to Google Maps. And now Apple has removed a phrase on the company's website that had touted the app as the most "powerful” map app on the market.

Apple’s latest hit product, the iPhone 5, may be the cheapest new smartphone on the market in terms of energy costs, according to a recently released study. The cost of charging an iPhone 5 for an entire year? Only 41 cents.

If you have an iPhone 4, iPod touch, or below running iOS 6, you can now downgrade to iOS 5.1.1 using Redsn0w. However, you need to have your SHSH blobs (Signature HaSH blobs) saved for iOS 5.1.1 as Apple has stopped signing iOS 5.1.1.

A week after its worldwide release on major US carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, Apple’s sixth generation iPhone, the iPhone 5, is now set to arrive on a number of regional carriers also, starting on Friday.