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Apple's release of the iOS 5 couldn't have been at a more perfect time when RIM BlackBerry is having major outage problems. And with the new iMessage feature on iOS5 RIM could take another hit.

What makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone yet? We've played with it, and now it's time to discover what the hype is about.

What will Google buy with all that cash? Here are some suggestions.

Samsung Electronics said on Friday that it planned to unveil a new smartphone based on Google's latest version of the Android operating system at an event in Hong Kong on Oct. 19.

Apple may sell as many as 4 million iPhone 4S units this weekend, and that bodes well for the company's shares, to say the least.

Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime, many buying the phone as a tribute to the former Apple boss.

It's the big day! The iPhone 4S - the least-disappointing disappointment ever - goes on sale today nationwide. If you didn't pre-order your iPhone 4S, it may be a bit of a scramble to get one in your hot little hands today. Never fear, though; we have a few suggestions on where you might land one.

Compelling features of the iPhone 4S and whether they are enough to upgrade to the new device.

iOS 5 and Siri - these two features go a long way toward making iPhone 4S the king of smartphones.

Apple's latest iPhone sets the smartphone bar for at least another year.

iPhone 4S has now debuted with the memories of the late Steve Jobs. This is the first time that an iPhone hits the markets worldwide without Apple's legendary co-founder.

Apple's latest smartphone iPhone 4S, which was unveiled on Oct. 4, smashed previous pre-order records after receiving 1 million iPhone 4S preorders, and sold out in the form of preorders on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, will hit the shelves of the three major carriers on Friday. Many people on Thursday have been in line to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, which will go on sale on Friday at 8 a.m nationwide. You can buy iPhone 4S at these 6 places:

Just one day before Apple's iPhone 4S hits store, the team from iFixit disassembled the iPhone 4S and took a peek inside the new smartphone and posted photos. The results suggest that the iPhone 4S is not so good as Apple claimed and we thought earlier. The iPhone 4S features A5 dual-core processor, 8-MP camera, up to 64 GB storage capability, iOS 5 and iCloud.

Just one day before Apple's iPhone 4S hits store, the team from iFixit disassembled the iPhone 4S and took a peek inside the new smartphone and posted photos. The results suggest that the iPhone 4S is not so good as Apple claimed and we thought earlier. The iPhone 4S features A5 dual-core processor, 8-MP camera, up to 64 GB storage capability, iOS 5 and iCloud.

Apple's latest device iPhone 4S preorders were sold out at wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon and Sprint on Thursday, Oct. 13, just one day before the device officially hits the retail shelves.

Apple's iPhone 4S, the last product created under Steve Jobs, hits the stores on Friday and the pre-orders for the smartphone were sold out ahead of store launch, reports AT&T, Verizon and Sprint Web sites.

From a server glitch at a Japanese carrier selling iPhone 4S to Steve Wozniak taking his position in a line at an Apple Store in California, and from the spectacle of people braving the weather to others bringing in cattle to stand in the queue, the iPhone 4S launch day is shaping up in colorful way. There ought to be solid reasons why iPhone 4S is a good buy right now. The following are some of them:

Apple's newly released iPhone 4S, labeled to be a flop phone by many when it came out last week, has already become a huge success among customers, even before it went on sale in stores across the globe Friday, with many of them buying it as a tribute to Steve Jobs.

Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson said on Friday it would in future focus entirely on the fast-growing smartphone market as it posted in-line quarterly profits, making no reference to a report electronics giant Sony would take full ownership.

Samsung's Galaxy S2 and Motorola Droid Bionic are two of the most talked-about smartphones right now apart from the iPhone4S. They are both Android devices from Samsung and Motorola, which are offering blazing performance at the hand of dual-core processing power. At the same time there still could be a thing or two that would make you choose one over the other.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson will focus entirely on the booming smartphone market, going head to head with rivals like Apple and underlining the importance of a tie-up with Sony amid reports the electronics giant is preparing a buyout.