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Google's Android platform reigns supreme among mobile operating systems, having a healthy installation across a number of devices, but Apple's iPhone is quickly changing that.

Apple, well-known for creating proprietary software, is probably running out of ideas these days as people have pointed out that many features in the new version of its mobile operating system - iOS 5 - launched earlier this month at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2011 were borrowed from other mobile OS such as Android, BlackBerry and even Windows Phone 7.

Technology giant Apple’s one-stop cloud-based photo, video, music and data back up and push out service iCloud has generated a lot of interest and Apple has even held back the launch of its new MacBook Air and other products so that it could bundle iCloud with all future product launches. But does iCloud have what it takes to beat Google Music Beta digital locker, Amazon Cloud Drive, Microsoft Sky Drive?

The rumor surrounding the launch date of Apple's next generation iPhone - dubbed iPhone 5 - has generated unprecedented excitement because the new iPhone is expected to boast of features that will put iPhone 4 to shame.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 released last week in the U.S. amidst high expectations of the people who expected it to be an iPad killer. But has it lived up to the hype?

With the latest launch of iCloud, Apple has joined the race in offering cloud computing services along with Google, Amazon and Microsoft.

Google's Android platform reigns supreme among mobile operating systems, having a healthy installation across a number of devices, but Apple's current iPhone is changing that, and future devices set to seal the deal.

Apple will not launch its fabled iPhone 5 in September during the iPod refresh event.

Nokia has launched its first-ever pure touch smartphone N9 in Singapore on Tuesday. The Finnish mobile maker claims that the newcomer focuses on the most important things that people always want to do with their smartphones - use apps, get notifications and switch between different activities.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has largely missed a major cycle and is on the verge of missing another as LTE networks are introduced, Jefferies & Co. said in a note to clients.

Apple and Samsung executives are holding hold talks to end the patent dispute between the companies.

Nokia Corp. unveiled several new mobile phones in Singapore on Tuesday, including N9 smartphone which is based on the MeeGo platform.

Google’s Android will continue to lose its market share in the US after the launch of Apple's iPhone 5 later this year, an analyst said on Monday.

Microsoft’s Mango, a Windows Phone7 update comes with 500 new features joining the likes of iOS and Android, which have become market leaders after flaunting their new capabilities.

Component manufacturers have begun to receive orders for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S and the production ramp is expected to start in July for an iPhone 4S launch in September/October 2011, Jefferies said in a note to clients.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Vitacost.com, Gulf Resources, Vical, Clearwire, Copano Energy, and Apple. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Prospect Capital, Leap Wireless International, Iridium Communications, Impax Laboratories, and Adobe Systems.

Apple has come under the scanner of Competition Commission of India (CCI) following a complaint filed by an user against the company for following anti-competitive practices in selling its products and for abusing its dominant position in the market.

Apple's iPhone is leading the pack as far as smartphone sales, but when it comes to next-generation 4G phones, HTC is rising to fill the void left from a no-show iPhone 5, and Droid Bionic.

The latest rumor on the iPhone 5 release date is that Apple's fancied next-generation iPhone will not probably be launched on Sept. 7. There is no point in releasing iPhone 5 without loading it with the iOS 5 as competition in the smartphone arena is really hotting up with several Android phones ready to roll out daunting features. A new iPhone version in September, which does not have commanding new features promised by iOS 5, will be a lame duck.

Apple products users that uses iOS operating platforms, namely the iPad and iPhone, are expected to have more Flash experience opportunity on their device which does not natively support Adobe Flash.

As Apple forges an iPhone5 capable of handling the might of Android phones from the Samsung and Motorola clan, there is another foe waiting in the corner, HTC with its lineup of superphones