TECH

Defence company BAE has finally confirmed its plans to cut over 3,000 jobs across the UK, with most of the cuts occurring in the military aircraft division.

Despite the lack of any official information, with the iPhone 5's rumoured release date just around the corner, analysts and consumers alike have already begun to speculate which future devices could topple the fabled smartphone.

HTC like to associate bizarre names with their smartphones; from their Gingerbread operating system - soon to be replaced by Ice Cream Sandwich - to their Snapdragon processors, while the handset names range from Desire and Sensation to Envy and Rhyme.

New reports have emerged suggesting Google's updated Ice Cream Sandwich operating system will be released in late October, placing it squarely in the same rumoured release window as Apple's highly anticipated iOS 5.

Facebook is said to be launching its long-awaited iPad app at Apple's iPhone 5 launch event sometime this month.

The search engine has finally become a teenager today, celebrating its 13th birthday with a new doodle on its homepage.

The Indian telecom regulator has imposed a limit which means that no one can send more than 100 text messages per day, in an attempt to curb marketing messages.

After 60 years of designing, a driverless, battery powered and laser-guided pod is ferrying passengers between terminals at London's Heathrow Airport.

Following the partnership between Spotify and Facebook last week, the music streaming service now demands that new users have a Facebook account before signing up.

Following the recent shift in focus from idle speculation regarding Apple's, unconfirmed, iPhone 5 to its, also unconfirmed, iPad 3, analysts have rushed to quash speculation that the company is making moves to release the fabled tablet sooner rather than later.

The biggest "game changing" feature of the iPhone 5 is tipped to be Assistant, an evolution of Voice Control which lets users record reminders and send text messages by speaking to their phone, according to tech site 9to5mac.com.

Blogging network Tumblr has this week raised $85 million (£54.8m) in funding from a number of investors, including chairman of Virgin, Richard Branson, according to the New York Times.

Amazon may be set to announce a tablet computer next week, after inviting the media to a press conference due to take place next Wednesday.

Unofficial statistics suggest Google+ memberships have increased by over 30% since opening their doors last Wednesday, with the number of registered users at an estimated 44 million.

U.S. mobile network operator, Verizon Wireless has stepped into the legal battle between Apple and Samsung, claiming that banning Samsung's 4G devices would harm both Verizon and consumers.

Phone regulator Phonepayplus has issued a warner to smartphone users, after uncovering two applications that charge the user without their knowledge or consent.

New reports have emerged that Apple is rejecting store employees' vacation requests between Oct 9. and 15, supporting the theory that the iPhone 5 will be launched in October.

Vodafone is currently giving the iPhone 4 away for free on its £39 a month contract and O2 is giving away the iPhone 3GS for free on a £21.50 a month contract, suggesting that the neworks are shifting old stock ahead of an iPhone 5 launch.

The much-anticipated iPhone 5 could face stock shortages, as defective touchscreen displays are sent back to the manufacturer, according to a report in DigiTimes.

Nearly half of Android owners want to move away from the operating system when they next upgrade, according to a report out today.

A suspected member of the hacking group LulzSec has been arrested by the FBI in Arizona on charges of taking part in an extensive breach of the Sony computer network.

Facebook moved Thursday to change how people consume media online, introducing a range of partnerships with TV, film and record labels set to content to the social network.

Facebook wants users to be even more open about their lives, encouraging them to post photos and statuses from their entire life - even from before the site launched - on the social network.

The iPhone 5 isn't the only product that Apple's competitors should be worrying about, analysts have predicted the company will sell about 149 million iPads in 2015.

Bad news for anyone who's bought an Xperia Play gaming phone recently; online retailer Expansys has slashed the price of the PlayStation-inspired phone to an all time low of £199.80.

Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has broken into the top 20 richest Americans for the first time, according to the Forbes 400 rich list for 2011.

A new report has emerged questioning the slew of recent rumours suggesting Apple planned to unveil two new iPhone devices on 4 October.

Today is a big day for UK gamers, as online gaming system OnLive - which requires no expensive console or high-end computer - is coming to our shores, and is bringing with it a whole heap of special offers.

A Facebook employee has let slip about the predicted music streaming service, due to be announced this evening, by mentioning the new feature on his Twitter page.