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Saying 'yes' to the rumors of a thorough revised model of last year's iPhone 4, the company unveiled iPhone 4S, and the iPhone 5 mystery remained a mystery after all. But what could be the reason behind the move?

With Canadian activist Victor Alboini already buying into BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and rumors that Carl Icahn may join him, a top analyst suggests there’s little interest in another company taking it over.

Samsung released its new Galaxy S II smartphone one day after Apple announced its brand-new iPhone 4S. Which is the better smartphone?

The smartphone market is facing plenty of superphones from different manufacturers, but only two -- Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S2 -- are the devices that people might prefer over others due to the beautiful designs.

Samsung is accusing Apple of infringing two patents related to Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) standards for 3G mobile handsets.

Don't give up on the Apple iPhone 5 release date yet -- not even close. Most everything happened according to plan and qualified reports at Apple's Let's talk iPhone event on Tuesday. The company unveiled its hot new Assistant voice interaction smart system. The company unveiled what was widely expected in the new iPhone 4S. It has tiered lower pricing, more memory and much more.

Samsung Electronics said it would file for a sales ban on Apple's new iPhone with courts in France and Italy as the phone infringed its patents, widening its legal battle with Apple.

Asian smartphone makers have a chance to exploit a rare letdown from pacesetter Apple Inc. after the new iPhone 4S failed to wow fans and investors, leaving Android rivals better placed to grab market share.

The iPhone 5 mystery remained a mystery after all. The tech world was utterly disappointed as Apple announced iPhone 4S, not iPhone 5, at its Let's talk iPhone event on Tuesday.

At Apple's media event Tuesday, the company delivered souped-up iPod Nanos, a new line-up of iPod Touches, and unveiled an iPhone 4S. But was it enough for fans who wanted the iPhone 5?

The Apple Web site crashed Tuesday afternoon and was still down as of 3:20 p.m., probably due to the high volume of traffic surrounding the iPhone 5 release announcement.

Since Sept. 20, 2011, Apple shares had already declined 9.4 percent before Tuesday’s trading session.

But in the end, the iPhone 4S the company unveiled today has many of the features expected, including voice Assistant, more member (16GB) and (32GB) versions, and more.

Apple's big Let's Talk iPhone event announced a new iPhone 4S with faster download speeds, a better camera, and a voice assistant named Siri, but still left many disappointed the company didn't unveil a new iPhone 5.

Shares of Sprint Nextel, the No.3 wireless carrier continued their two-day plunge after Apple introduced a new version of iPhone4

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion fell to a new yearly low as Apple started to introduce its iPhone5. Apple CEO Tim Cook said 93 percent of the Fortune 500 are testing it.

Apple said the new iPhone 4S has a dual-core CPU and dual-core graphics, among other specs, and is up to seven times faster than the previous iPhone.

Apple has begun loading pictures of a new iPhone to its Web site. The first photos appear to be a slightly upgraded iPhone 4 with iOS 5 already pre-loaded.

Top 10 Most Surprising Things About Apple’s iPhone 5

Microsoft has killed off its mp3 music player the Zune to focus on its Windows Phone offering. Microsoft folded the Zune on the eve of Apple's big iPhone announcement.

iPhone watchers cannot wait to attend the Let's talk iPhone event Apple has scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4, at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Most tech sites believe that Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook will announce the release information of iPhone 5 at this event, although the press invite cryptically provides three simple words “Let’s talk iPhone”.