ELECTRONICS

Jefferies' 2011 Electronic Payments Summit was held in New York on Sept. 20. The summit had six panel discussions focusing on private equity, prepaid, regulatory and legislative landscape, merchants and merchant acquirers, the future of U.S. debit and mobile money

The iPhone 5 is expected to be released next month, with the current report suggesting that Apple will hold an official introduction event for the much talked about handset on Oct. 4th.

The week's stock market crash didn’t spare the technology sector, which is often immune from the cycles that beset banking and basic industries. If anything, tech stocks got hammered worse than the market.

Will the possible release of the iPhone 5 to Sprint (S) in October spark a renaissance in the wireless sector, including for longstanding iPhone carrier Verizon (VZ)?

The much-anticipated release of the next version of the iPhone, presumably the iPhone 5, has been hotly debated. But if what former vice president and current Apple Inc. board member Al Gore believes is true, consumers can expect the new iPhones to be here in October.

Android smartphones are catching up to Apple's iPhone and are almost way ahead in every direction.

Almost one-third (31 percent) of Americans prefer texting their friends and family to calling them on their mobile phones.

Apple's iPhone 5, the most anticipated smartphone of the year, is expected to arrive sometime in October, while Samsung Galaxy S2 has hit the United States last week, after becoming the best selling Samsung phone ever.

Nokia said on Thursday it had promoted Henry Tirri to chief technology officer after his predecessor Richard Green left the mobile phone company.

The former vice president and environmental campaigner, Al Gore gave a clue about the launch of the new iPhones when he said that they will be coming in October.

With many analysts predicting that Sprint will be the next wireless to the iPhone 5, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said Wednesday in a conference that full-year targets in 2011 did not include any potential iPhone sales.

The iPhone 5 hasn't even been announced yet, and already consumers are trading in their phones in preparation. Gazelle.com is reporting a 85 percent increase in iPhone trade-ins over the last few weeks.

Al Gore let slip vital iPhone details in a speech to the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit Wednesday. Without correcting himself, the Apple board member told the audience that new iPhones would be coming out next month.

The smartphone world will witness momentous developments within days: Samsung Galaxy S2, which was delayed on AT&T, will make its debut on October 2 while the much anticipated iPhone 5 is expected to be showcased on October 4 in a special event.

Casualties in the competitive wars against Apple are starting to add up -- so much so that sometimes it barely seems like a battle at all.

Is Research in Motion's PlayBook tablet destined for the fire sale bin like HP's TouchPad?

Blackberry developer Research in Motion’s patent library may not be as valuable as previously estimated. Although the total value may be $2.5 billion, on a monetized basis they could be worth only $1 billion, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said.

Analysts are widely expecting the device to deliver record-shattering sales numbers.

Apple will hold a media event on Oct. 4 when the company will unveil its new, much-anticipated iPhone 5, according to reports. The release, likely adding Sprint as a sales partner, could deliver a crushing blow to the sinking and manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM).

Sources close to Apple say the company will hold a big media event on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to announce the next generation iPhone 5. New CEO Tim Cook will be leading the event for the first time since Jobs' resignation.

Apple Inc has been granted 40 patents in China, which will help the maker of iPhones and iPads gain more intellectual property protection in the country, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.