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A news study has emerged suggesting while Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet will dominate the Android ecosystem, sales of Apple's iPad will remain unaffected.

A group of Chinese hackers have reportedly ported the voice acivated personal assistant Siri to the iPhone 4 and iPod touch fourth generation. Unlike previous Siri hacks, this works fully with the iPhone 4 and is available as a download from the jailbreakers' application store, Cydia.

The iPhone 4S is going to be, without doubt, one of the most popular Christmas gifts this year; with its improved 8-megapixel camera, super-fast A5 processor and personal assistant Siri, the 4S is one of the best smartphones on the market. But it's not quite that simple. There's a plethora of different networks and tariffs to choose from, so here at the International Business Times UK we've compiled a guide to the best deals available.

Gone are the days when an act of war meant dropping bombs, shooting the enemy and marching thousands of troops across borders. Now the battle is taking place online and it is the computer geniuses in their bedrooms, rather than the battle-hardened soldiers in tanks, that are keeping governments awake at night.

Nearly two years after Apple Inc. rolled out the iPad, a competitor has finally developed an alternative which looks like it might have enough of Apple's secret sauce to succeed," said IHS analyst Rhoda Alexander.

BlackBerry manufacturer RIM sold just 150,000 PlayBook tablets in the third quarter of 2011, significantly lower than Apple, which sold more than 11 million iPads.

The new document underlines the technology giant's unwavering commitment to secrecy that allows zero margin for error.

Continuing the epic game of Chinese whispers being played by the world's media, new reports have emerged reiterating the previous rumour that Apple's fabled iPhone 5 will house the largest screen ever seen on an Apple smartphone.

The release of Spy Files by Wikileaks is just the first stage of tackling the global problem of civilian surveillance, according to Privacy International founder, Simon Davies.

Wikileaks was apparently 'blocked' on Friday afternoon according to the whistleblowing website's Twitter account, after the site released 287 files exposing what it claims to be widespread surveillance of civilians.

Following reports of an iPhone spontaneously combusting mid-flight, fresh reports have emerged of a Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket exploding in a user's pocket.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims that there is a "flaw" in Apple's iTunes that is used by surveillance companies to take over users' computers.

New research suggests that consumer interest in Apple's iPad series of tablets has waned, indicating that the company's future lies in its iPhone smartphones.

According to a new study, Apple's recently released iPhone 4S boasts the highest customer satisfaction levels ever recorded by an Apple smartphone.

Whistleblowing website Wikileaks today released 287 files that it claims detail phone bugging and surveillance of whole populations by governments in what has been described as an "uncontrolled cancerous growth".

Reports have emerged claiming Samsung has revealed a new chip designed for use in high-end tablets.

Apple's voice activated personal assistant Siri has caused outrage in America, after it was found that the application offers "anti-choice crisis pregnancy centres" instead of abortion clinics.

Despite tripling sales of its iPhone 4S this October, a new study suggests that Apple is failing to attract new smartphone users to its devices.

A 4G capable iPad could arrive as soon as next summer, with an iPhone supporting the same next-generation technology, also known as LTE, set for an autumn 2012 release.

During a recent interview games industry legend Richard Garriott prophesied that the next generation of games consoles will be the last.

With the holidays soon upon us and the inevitable family chin-wag in-tow, the International Business Times UK offers you five affordable Android smartphones sure to keep you and your family in touch no matter how many miles there are between you.

Early reports of the 5.1 beta for iOS suggest that the iPhone battery drain bug has still not been fixed, with developers claiming continued battery life woes.

Samsung has succeeded in having a sales ban lifted on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, after Apple won a court decision blocking sales.

Microsoft is said to be working on a version of its popular Office suite for the Apple iPad and a new desktop version of Office for OS X Lion is expected next year.

New research has discovered as many as 2,000 rogue applications currently being used by hackers to illegally access smartphone customers' personal data.

An Apple Store worker who ranted about his employer and the iPhone on his Facebook page was rightly sacked, according to an employment tribunal.

New research has emerged suggesting Microsoft's forthcoming series of Windows 8 tablets will be too late to the party to break Apple's current hold on the market.

Apple is being consulted as part of an inquiry as to why an iPhone 4 glowed red and emitted smoke during the landing of a passenger flight in Sydney.

References to the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 have been found in the latest iOS software update from Apple, confirming that version 5.1 is being tested on the two future products.

More than 40 per cent of smartphones sold in the UK in October were iPhones, thanks mainly to iPhone 4S, which went on sale on October 14.