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With the iPad dominating tablet sales the world over, leaving other manufacturers in its dust - the HP Touchpad saw a massive price cut, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab struggled to sell - HTC is hoping the Jetstream will make a dent in Apple's market share.

Google, briefly, let slip the release date of its iOS 5, iPhone 4S killing Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, leading to fresh speculation of an Apple vs Google showdown this October.

Apple yesterday announced the voice-activated personal assistant app Siri, which can perform a wide range of tasks following vocal commands from the user.

Despite not yet being released, Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 4S has already met with scepticism by consumers, leading to fresh speculation regarding which future devices customers may choose in its place.

Following widespread dissent amongst Apple fans regarding the company's decision to release the iPhone 4S, not the iPhone 5, analysts have begun to question whether Apple's loss could turn into Google's gain.

Following the disappointing lack of the fabled iPhone 5 during Apple's iPhone 4S unveiling, hope has appeared for die-hard high-end smartphone fans, as yet another leaked image of the Android powered Google Nexus Prime has appeared on the cyber highways.

An urgent update for some HTC smartphones is to be released soon, following the discovery of a vulnerability that could share sensitive user information with malicious app developers.

Just hours before Apple's highly anticipated media event finally begins, one final batch of rumours have emerged suggesting the company will release a modified version of the iPhone 4, housing an improved GPS.

Sony Ericsson has admitted that the company should have taken the iPhone more seriously, when it was announced back in 2007.

As Apple's iPhone unveiling draws ever closer, despite the lack of any solid information regarding the device, analysts and the world's media have already begun to speculate which future smartphones could mount a significant challenge to Apple's next entry into its iconic iPhone series.

Sony Ericsson's Xperia Ray smartphone has hit US shelves just hours before Apple unveils its next entry into its popular iPhone series of smartphones.

With Steve Jobs' resignation fresh in peoples memories, analysts have speculated that Time Cook's future as Apple's leader could be defined by the product he unveils at Apple's 4 October media event.

Just four days before Apple's iPhone-focused media event, Sony Ericsson's updated Xperia Arc has hit UK shelves, leading to speculation whether the smartphone will be able succeed despite the looming threat of Apple's next iPhone.

With it still being unclear whether Apple will unveil its next generation iPhone 5, or slightly tweaked iPhone 4S on 4 October, Huawei has covered its bases, unveiling its new Blaze and Honor devices.

Following widespread speculation that Apple will release a new budget version of its current iPhone 4, HTC, ZTE and Huawei have all announced new budget handsets designed to take on the iPhone 4S.

An app costing £60 ($95) that can reduce your eye-age by ten years and increase your reading speed is to be released in the next few months.

Amazon has announced the Kindle Fire, a touchscreen tablet intended to rival the iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook, with a 7 inch screen, Android operating system and $199 price tag.

With Apple's 4 October iPhone media event just having been confirmed, new reports have emerged suggesting further details about Google's future Nexus Prime smartphone.

Just one day after Apple announced its 4 October iPhone-focused media event, smartphone competitor HTC has announced its own unveiling on 6 October.

Amazon is set to introduce its iPad-rivalling tablet, tipped to be called Kindle Fire at a media event in New York today. The Kindle Fire is expected to undercut Apple's $499 (£399) iPad and come in at the $250-$350 price point where tablets have so far failed to succeed.

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango has arrived just days before the fabled release window opens for Apple's iOS 5 and Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating systems.

Google is to lease a seven-floor building in Shoredicth - known as London's 'Tech City' - providing space for developers and startups and adding a big-name boost to David Cameron's plans to create a global technology hub in East London.

With Apple's media event confirmed for next Tuesday, analysts and consumers alike have once again questioned whether the company will unveil a truly next-generation iPhone 5 or a slightly updated iPhone 4S.

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.

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.

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

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.

Good news for owners of Windows Phone7 handsets; the first major update, named 7.5 Mango, will be available to download "in the next week or two", Microsoft announced on Thursday.