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Consumer technology giant Apple could release two models of iPhone - namely iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S - this September, according to an analyst at Deutsche Bank.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is getting ready for its targeted launch to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:26 am EDT on July 8. Today NASA managers will meet at Kennedy Space Center to conduct the final Flight Readiness Review that is expected to confirm the currently targeted launch date.

The sudden price cut of Samsumg Galaxy SII by £70 hinted at the nearing arrival of the new iPhone 5 rival smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S II Plus.

For a time there was going to be no new iPhone this year, with reports casting a glum picture of Apple releasing iPhone 5 in 2012, much after a legion of Android phones has had a busy time burying the iPhone. Here is a look at the prominent features/improvements in iPhone 5.

A lower-priced iPhone dubbed the Lite version kicked up dust over the weekend. The talk outlined the prospect of Apple embarking on a price war, probably aimed at keeping carriers by its side as smartphone battle is getting tougher by the day.

The anticipation for Apple's next generation iPhone 5 -- or in some circles, the iPhone 4s -- has exploded beyond a frenzy and reached more of a mania, with some observers not only predicting one phone, but two.

Move over chipset issues and questions over network readiness, Apple iPhone 5 will offer 4G LTE, according to the latest leaks. AT&T documents leaked by the hacking group LulzSec reveals that the carrier is in the process of rolling out its 4G LTE network soon. The leaks also suggest that Apple's next generation iPad, iPad 3, will also sport 4G LTE capability.

One analyst predicts Apple will go after the mid-market with a second new iPhone to be introduced in September of this year.

The Apple iPhone that is equipped with high-speed 4G LTE may be too early to be released this September.

If you think the unlocked iPhone is too pricey, you're in luck - technology giant Apple is reportedly mulling a release of a mid-range iPhone sometime in September that won't tie you down to any contract.

With SummerFest only two days away and the hottest names like Katy Perry and Kanye West scheduled to perform, the countdown can't go fast enough.

Apple Store employees can now unlock iPhone 4 phones specifically made for AT&T by selling them as Device Only at the checkout counter.

Samsung's soured relationship with Apple received another blow as a new report suggests that the Cupertino-based company will not source its upcoming A6 SoC from its Korean supplier.

Leading developers are leaving RIM to focus on growth with Apple, Google products. The controversy follows an urging that the company's dual leadership positions be split up because of turbulence at RIM.

Apple will finally make its products affordable for the middle class crowd by addressing the pre-paid mobile phone market, releasing contract-free iPhone for $350 along with iPhone 5 in September.

LulzSec may have revealed an Apple mystery much before it actually came into being.

If the ongoing rumors are to be believed, HP is set to bring a rival for Apple iPad 2. The company is set to unveil a smaller TouchPad tablet with a 7 inch screen.

A Chinese-language commercial Times quoted Dan Heyler, a semiconductor analyst with Merrill Lynch in Taipei hinting the upcoming arrival of iPhone 6 in 2012.

Barclays Capital has addressed the reasons it believes shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have underperformed the sector since February. Apple stock has fallen 3.82 percent between February 1 and June 24.

The theory that iPhone 5 will be unveiled in September is gathering force by the day. A Morgan Stanley analyst has said Apple will begin the production of iPhone 5 in mid-to-late August, after apparently holding meetings with iPhone component makers in Taiwan last week.

Apple is under threat prior to iPhone 5's release.