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The Great BlackBerry BlackOut of 2011 couldn't have come at a worse time for Research in Motion, manufacturer of the affected phones, with its market share tumbling and competitors excelling.

The newest operating system update to the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod touch, called iOS 5, is available to download from today.iOS 5 brings an entirely new notifications system, a BlackBerry Messenger-rivaling free messaging app, system-wide Twitter integration and increased performance, giving users the feeling of a brand new phone.

In the wake of Blackberry's recent technological blunder, here are the IBTimes all-time favourites.

Blackberry users have been left frustrated after they were left without messaging, email and web browsing services for 20 hours yesterday.

Sir David Attenborough was honoured by the gadget world last night, when he was awarded for his outstanding contribution to technology at the annual T3 awards in London.

With Samsung's Galaxy S2 having beaten Apple's iPhone 4 for the crown of best smartphone at this year's T3 awards, speculation has now turned to the next clash of the smartphone titans, with critics questioning whether the iPhone 4S will fair better against Samsung's Nexus Prime.

Twitter has emerged victorious at the T3 awards after scooping the digital media service of the year, beating Facebook and YouTube to the post thanks to its first class iPhone, Android and iPad apps.

Samsung claimed a surprise victory over Apple Monday night when the Galaxy S2 was voted smartphone of 2011 at the T3 awards, beating out the iPhone 4.

Apple has issued a statement confirming, despite an initially tepid consumer response, its recently unveiled iPhone 4S has officially broken the opening day pre-order record set by its predecessor, the iPhone 4.

Just days after a number of sites "leaked" images of Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS, a new anonymous source has released a video allegedly showing Ice Cream Sandwich running on the fabled Google Nexus Prime smartphone.

New reports have emerged suggesting a select number of the horde of Apple fans pre-ordering the company's iPhone 4S may get it before the device's 14 October release date.

The iPhone 4S could be jailbroken in record time, as the first two people queuing at the Regent Street store are organisers of Jailbreak Con.

New images of Google's highly anticipated answer to Apple's iOS 5, Android Ice Cream Sandwich have been "leaked" across the internet.

Samsung has delayed Tuesday's unveiling of its touted Google Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Galaxy Nexus, reportedly out of respect for rival Apple's Steve Jobs.

Two people are being held on suspicion of burglary after iPads were stolen from the Covent Garden Apple Store early on Monday morning.

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.

Mobile carrier AT&T has confirmed that it received over 200,000 pre-orders for Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 4S, just 12 hours after opening it to pre-orders, making it "the most successful iPhone launch" ever.

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.

Welcome to this weeks IBTimes Top Ten Tech Articles and Rumours. Congratulations to the technology team who have worked around the clock to cover all the events this week, although we did quite enjoy staying late to cover the Lets talk iPhone conference! Our thoughts go out to Steve Jobs, who made our jobs as technology journalists that much more fun, he will be sorely missed.

Steve Jobs, despite knowing the fact that he had been dying, had worked for more than a year on the products that, according to him, would safeguard Apple's future.

Samsung Pave Way for Galaxy Nexus Moving to Block Apple iPhone 4S Sales release date preorder order

Following a recent spat of "leaked" reports regarding Google's fabled Nexus Prime smartphone, a new batch of "evidence" has appeared indicating the device will be released 27 October, placing its release just weeks after Apple's iPhone 4S.

Wanting to pre-order a shiny new iPhone 4S, but confused by the almost limitless number of offers, tariffs and carriers? Never fear, here at the IB Times we've done the hard work for you and compiled a guide to the best iPhone 4S deals available in the UK.You're welcome.

Fresh reports have emerged suggesting Google's Nexus Prime smartphone will be revealed on 11 October, placing it in the same release date window as Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 4S.

Apple has made its newest iPhone, the iPhone 4S, available for pre-order pegging the device with a concrete 14 October release date.

The late Steve Jobs has left Apple with a legacy that promises to shape technology for years to come, after he told colleagues that there are at least four years' of products in the pipeline.

Sprint has confirmed it will be making Apple's newest iPhone, the iPhone 4S, available for pre-order from 7 October.

Steve Jobs Dead: Key Events in His Life (PHOTOS)

With Steve Jobs having succumbed to his longstanding health problems, the question of whether Apple will be able retain its hold on the market without its iconic co-founder comes to the fore.

With many still struggling to come to terms with the death of Steve Jobs, Facebook scammers have wasted no time in cashing in on the pioneer's death, by offering to give away 50 free iPads.