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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.

At Apple's product announcement Tuesday, company founder and former CEO Steve Jobs did not make an appearance. He resigned from Apple in August for medical reasons.

Straight from the live blogs of Apple's Cupertino Let's talk iPhone event, Apple has some exciting announcements. The technology giant has taken the wraps off iPhone 4S, which will come pre-installed with the new mobile operating system iOS 5.

Apple's new application Cards allows users to send and mail 100% cotton paper cards directly from your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Apple's iPod Nano and iPod Touch have gotten upgrades to their applications, hardware, and overall performance.

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.

iPhone 5 video to be posted after the event on Apple's YouTube page.

Anticipation is building as Apple is expected to debut its long awaited next-generation smartphone, the iPhone 5, but what it will feature doesn't have to be a mystery.

iPhone 5 could see the adoption of iOS 5, Apple's latest operating system for mobile devices. iPad 2 has it, and because it's widely believed iPhone 5 will get a few of the same performance specs, it's a good bet it'll have iOS 5 as well. Here's a look at the top 10 features of Apple's new iOS 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.

Sprint stock fell 10 percent to $2.73 Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the wireless carrier has committed to ordering at least 30.5 million iPhones, costing $20 billion, in preparation for the new phone's launch. On Tuesday, the stock fell an additional 12 percent to $2.40 by 11 a.m.

Recent heat over the iPhone 5 is spiraling out of control as the Oct. 4 press conference draws closer. But why is iPhone 5 the most desired smartphone? Taking a closer look at two major reasons, the iOS 5 upgrade and iCloud features, may help us understand what the craze is about.

As noted earlier, if Sprint (S) snares Apple’s iPhone 5 this autumn, it could give the cell phone service provider a fighting chance versus AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ). And that would bode well for Sprint's stock.

Only a couple of hours left for Apple Inc.'s Let's talk iPhone event where the company is expected to launch its most awaited iPhone 5 and a cheaper version of iPhone 4 (iPhone 4S). But it doesn't appear to be a smooth sail for iPhone 5 in Korea since Samsung is getting ready with all the legal weapons it has got to block iPhone 5 sales in that country.

Apple is slated to announce its next flagship smartphone -- the iPhone 5 -- on Tuesday, capping months of speculation and anticipation with a roll-out that's expected to define the industry. But no one smartphone can deliver everything.

Apple's big day is finally here. On the day many expect Apple to launch the iPhone 5, Apple will also address iOS 5, iCloud, potential carrier partnerships, Facebook and Twitter integration

Apple Inc. is possibly just hours away from announcing its next-generation iPhone, presumably called iPhone 5, at its Let's Talk iPhone event Tuesday. The next iteration of iPhone is expected to be escorted by iOS 5 and iCloud Web services.

Facebook will appear at Apple's iPhone media event in Cupertino Tuesday to announce its iPad app, revamped iPhone app with Timeline, and app platform Project Spartan.

It's Apple's Let's Talk iPhone day and we expect an announcement of the new iPhone 5. There have been plenty of rumors about what will happen today and what the event is going to be like.

According to his Timeline, Mark Zuckerberg uploaded a Cover Photo in June. Cover photos are an exclusive part of Facebook's Timeline profiles, which were only announced in September.

Sprint Nextel Corp., the third largest wireless and telecommunications network carrier in the U.S., has recently signed a multi-billion dollar deal with California-based Apple Inc. to purchase 30.5 million units of the iPhone 5, over the next four years.