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Research in Motion is banking on its new BlackBerry smartphones to help pull it out of a rut, but industry watchers believe the new devices will be no match for Apple's upcoming iPhone 5.

Intel ended its 30-year partnership with Microsoft, which was named the Wintel era, and has now joined hands with Google. The new partnership is a big news as it will bring new development in technology.

Samsung has filed a countersuit against Apple for patent infringement on September 16 in Australia, where the South Korean company was prohibited from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet.

The most anticipated smartphone in the U.S. market -- Apple's iPhone 5 -- has been the source of a relentless amount of rumors over the past few months. The smartphone from Apple is certain to come in October, according to various sources.

The BlackBerry smartphone phone was a big deal, at one time. But that was a long time ago, in tech terms. It was before 2007, when Apple launched its first iPhone. Now, as Apple nears launch of its iPhone 5, the BlackBerry and Research in Motion, the smartphone's manufacturer, are both on a fast track to demise. Here are five reasons RIM and its BlackBerry smartphones may die.

With accessory maker Case-Mate leaking the six new case designs for the new smartphone iPhone 5 on one of its web pages, people have begun guessing about how this new iPhone will really look like.

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Technophiles are waiting with baited breath in anticipation of iPhone 5 specs and a potential release date in October.

At a time when the tech world is eagerly awaiting the launch of Apple's next generation iPhone aka iPhone 5, French iPhone carrier service Orange's CEO Stephane Richard has made a shocking statement, saying that highly anticipated smartphone will be available in France on Oct. 15.

Research In Motion reported a steep drop in quarterly profit on limp sales of its smartphones and tablets, and offered investors little hope of a turnaround anytime soon, sending its shares tumbling.

Naked pictures of Scarlett Johansson appeared online on Wednesday, after her phone was hacked.

From the published image of the new iPhone 5 cases by Case-Mate, it seems that the new smartphone from Apple will have an aluminum back and will be thinner and lighter than those before it.

The Web site page where iPhone 5/4S was spotted was immediately pulled down by Case-Mate. However, the images clearly showed that next generation iPhone 5 could come with radical design changes.

Here is the list of a few features that the smartphone will not arrive with although they are deemed necessary.

Shares of Research in Motion are likely to plummet Friday after the Canadian BlackBerry maker reported second quarter results that missed the diminished expectations of analysts.

Apple is known for improving the iPhone experience with the launch of new iPhone versions year after year. This year looks no different if rumors are to be believed. Both hardware and software improvements are expected this year as well.

Adobe Flash has finally come to Apple Inc.'s iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, not directly supported but just that the new app tools will be able to export Flash content as an HTML5-supporting format.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion plans to open doors for its key corporate customers using a decade-old technology most in the smartphone industry eye as a way to turn phones into wallets.

As tech enthusiasts and Apple fans are eagerly awaiting the iPhone 5 that is expected to come in October, a Wall Street analyst expects the next iteration of the iPhone to start selling in China as early as December.

Apple, reportedly, has “taken Steps” to ensure the iPhone 5 prototype’s safety.

Intel said it has partnered with Google to optimize the Android operating system for Intel's low-power Atom processors.