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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.

Shares of Softbank Corp <9984.T>, Japan's third-largest mobile carrier, tumbled more than 10 percent on Thursday after a report said the company was set to lose its position as the sole vendor of Apple's iPhone in Japan.

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.

Get ready to digest another rumor on the Apple iPhone 5 release date. AllThingsD reported Wednesday that sources have confirmed that Apple will hold a media event on Oct. 4 to unveil the iPhone 5.

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.

Sprint Nextel Corp would need to change its full year guidance for 2011 if the company started selling the Apple Inc iPhone, Chief Executive Dan Hesse said on Wednesday at a conference.

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.

U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle set Feb. 13 as the date when trial will start on the U.S. Justice Department’s case against the $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile by AT&T.

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.

Apple is expected to launch its anticipated next-generation iPhone 5 on October 4, and while it should feature a number of bells and whistles, it will probably lack 4G ... for now.

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.

To address the growing problem of Apple knock-offs and copycats in China, the company has been granted 40 patents for its line of mobile and laptop computing systems.

Google has opened up its popular social network site Google+ to the public after 90 days of limited field-testing.

Apple will unveil its next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, on Oct.4, according to a report.

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

While the high U.S. unemployment rate is an ongoing challenge for many people, Illinois-based Aspiritech, a nonprofit, seeks a particular group of adults to test a new software -- those with Autism.

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.

HTC said its Android-powered smartphone called Rhyme would be available in the U.S. by Sept. 29 and by October in Europe and Asia.

The war is officially on: Google+ vs. Facebook, in the battle to become the biggest or best global social network. After rolling out a three-month test phase with limited openings, Google+ is now open to the general public for sign-up and use.