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Siri has hit another outage, with the voice assistant feature reported down across America this morning. Apple has yet to comment on the glitch, or even admit such such outages are happening, but TechCrunch and VentureBeat are scrambling to identify causes for iPhone 4S problems like battery life drains and Siri being down, compiling DIY fixes to help users waiting for Apple to step in.

While iPhone customers have been flocking to Apple forums to find solutions for the measly battery life on the new iPhone 4s, Apple has kept quiet; until now, Thursday, when the company admitted that there were a few bugs in the latest iOS 5 operating system that they would aim to fix in a few weeks.

The highly anticipated redesigned iPhone 5 and iPad 3 are set to be released in 2012 as a part of Apple's product overhaul, the DigiTimes has reported.

Jawbone's highly anticipated UP wristband has finally been released and truly is jaw-dropping product as its revolutionary tracking system monitors people's movement, eating and sleeping habits, in promotion of healthier lifestyle.

HTC, the Taiwan based smartphone maker, is set to debut three new devices in the next week, the HTC Titan, HTC Vivid and the HTC Rezound. All three have distinctive characteristics and are really meant for three different types of customers, not a bad strategy with the shopping season closing in

A new Nielsen study reveals that Android is still the dominant smartphone operating system in the U.S., followed closely by Apple iOS. Apple, however, retained its crown as the top hardware manufacturer.

Barclays Capital said Apple Inc.'s capital expenditure (capex) projection is really the only major figure it forecasts for investors on an annual basis in every 10Q and 10K filings. The brokerage said capex guidance of $8 billion could mean something for iCloud and revenue.

Rumors have been making the rounds on tech blogs, indicating a strong feeling in the tech market that Apple Inc. is set to come up with its iPhone 5 and iPad 3 sometime next year.

AT&T has released one of the long-awaited 4G LTE smartphone HTC Vivid on its network. The latest mobile from HTC will be available from Nov. 6 in stores and online for $199 under 2-year contract.

Finally, disappointed users of Apple's newly-released iPhone 4S have been given some respite, after the company broke its self-imposed silence regarding the growing complaints about the smartphone's poor battery life.

Apple introduced a beta version update of the iOS 5 operating system (iOS 5.0.1) to developers which promises to fix battery life problems with the new iPhone 4S as well as other devices. Currently only available to developers, many sources say the update will be available as early as this weekend.

Apple has announced that iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2 has been issued to developers and that iTunes Match is now available for testing on Apple TV.

Square and Rovio, the Angry Birds-maker, recently received a $1 billion valuation; other companies hope to follow in their footsteps.

Google released a Gmail iPhone, iPad and iPod app Wednesday hoping to streamline Apple users' Gmail experience and encourage more users to switch to the Google email platform. The new iPhone, iPad and iPod app was recalled due to a bug with notifications and Google pulled the iOS app to fix the problem.

On Wednesday, Google's rumored updated Gmail app was released for Apple's iOS. It will be available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running on iOS 4 and up.

Google has finally revamped Gmail with a new design and swifter navigation features that users can switch to with a click of a button. So what's new?

Internet giant Google expects India's Internet growth to be driven by mobile users, predicting that they will form the majority of new Internet users in the country as low-priced smartphones become available.

Jack Dorsey's mobile payments start-up Square announced a new way to pay for items by just saying your name.

Apple said its music-creating app, GarageBand, is now available for iPhone and iPod touch users.

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. announced its 2011 Holiday Toy List that helps customers find this season's most popular toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics, movies and more.

Now, there is yet another reason to own an iPhone as an iPhone app is shown to improve one's eyesight. As we age, our eyesight deteriorates - it's a natural part of the aging process. But a new iPhone app may keep the eye doctor away for a little while longer.