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With its release just round the corner Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, many analysts have already begun to question whether the tablet will be able to repeat the Galaxy S2 smartphone's success and knock Apple off its pedestal.

Google's chief lawyer Kent Walker has warned that Apple and Google's ongoing patent war will end up hurting consumers.

Ahead of its rumoured September iPhone 5 release, Apple has reportedly included face recognition support in its iOS 5 application programming interface (API), meaning that app developers will be able to integrate face-recognition features into their games and apps.

Adding to what can only be described as the biggest game of Chinese Whispers ever played by the world's media, new rumours once again suggest a September release for Apple's highly-anticipated iPhone 5 smartphone.

As the threat of Apple's still unconfirmed -- but definitely maybe -- iPhone 5 September release looms, smartphone rival HTC has begun making moves to resolve its ongoing patent dispute with Apple.

Apple has released a new iOS update for its iPhone 3G, iPhone 4 and iPad devices designed to fix an inherent security flaw within the previous version.

Reacting to Google's recent decision to cut Firefox support from its Chrome software, Mozilla has hit back revealing plans for its own smartphone and tablet operating system.

New research indicates that Apple's ongoing dominance of the smartphone market may eventually turn what is currently a full on derby, into a two horse race between it and Samsung.

As Apple and Samsung's dominance in the smartphone market grows, competitor LG has slashed its previous sales targets for the year, reporting losses across the board.

Apple has won the opening round of legal proceedings, with the U.S. ruling against its rival smartphone maker HTC on two of the 10 patent infringement claims made by Apple.

Games veteran Nintendo is being sued by its Taiwan-based distributor Hakuyu.

A recent report has indicated that Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 5 will include a new iOS 5 run voice control feature.

It has been revealed that phones running Google's Android OS actually store passwords in plain text, potentially leaving them open to hackers.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is set to cut 11 per cent of its staff to compensate for its ongoing poor financial performance.

Samsung has denied allegations that unsafe working conditions in its chip production factories directly led to two employees dying of leukaemia.

iPad and iPhone maker Apple is set to conquer the Chinese market as two of the country's biggest telecom providers battle to secure the right to sell its devices.

Just as tech giant Sony reels from the public's loss of trust, one of its biggest insurers has taken it to caught claiming that it is not liable for any of the losses resulting from the PlayStation Network hack.

A new report from tech consultancy Good Technology has revealed that despite a consistent increase in Google Android's market share, business consumers still prefer Apple devices and software.

Following a rough estimate earlier this month, Google's new Google+ service has reportedly broken past the 20 million member mark just three weeks after it half-opened to the public.

One of PlayStation 3 maker Sony's top insurers has taken the tech-Goliath to court claiming that it is not liable for any of the cases that resulted from the company's PlayStation Network hacking disaster.

Despite both companies posting record quarterly growths in both profits and revenue, for the second quarter in a row Apple has outperformed Microsoft.

Tech giant Microsoft has exceeded analysts quarterly financial estimates, with strong sales of its Office software and Xbox 360 games console leading the charge.

New reports suggest that tech giant Apple are in the process of creating a new 3D user interface for its OS X operating system.

A report from Juniper Research has prophesied that by 2016 the world's smartphone market will grow by more that 230 per cent.

Plants vs Zombies casual games maker Popcap has inked a new global deal with smartphone maker Sony Ericsson to provide pre-loaded games for its Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro smartphone models.

During a company conference call regarding Apple's third-quarter earnings, Apple representatives indicated future plans to end its long-running iPod series of MP3 players.

iPhone and iPad maker Apple has posted record sales growth in its latest quarterly financial statement, exceeding even the most optimistic analyst's forecasts.

A SCEE group studio manager has reported that Sony is currently researching ways to create virtual-reality games for Sony's recently announced 3D headset.

In a recent interview Ubisoft chairman and CEO Yves Guillemot declared his belief that Nintendo Wii U "will change the video game industry."