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The newest operating system update to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, called iOS 5, will be available to download on Oct. 12. iOS 5 brings an entirely new notifications system, a BlackBerry Messenger-rivaling free messaging app and system-wide Twitter integration.

With less than 10 hours to go until Apple’s ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’ press conference tonight, we want to bring everyone up to speed before my live blogging feed this evening.

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.

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.

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.

Facebook Messenger is now accessible to download iPhone and Android smart phones in the UK.

The HTC Sensation XE has been given an October UK release date leading to speculation of a sales grudge match between it and Apple's iPhone 5.

HTC has unveiled three new high-end smartphone devices designed to break the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S2's stranglehold on the market

London's Metropolitan Police say they foiled riots at the Olympic site at Stratford and the Oxford Street shopping district by monitoring Blackberry Messenger services as well as Twitter, the Guardian has revealed.

Following the slew of riots that last week spread across the UK, hacker collective Anonymous has issued a statement blaming the British government, calling for all like-minded citizens to help it mount a series of legal protests this October.

The time has surely come for MP’s and politicians to exit their Westminster bubble and work hard with local communities and reformed criminals to truly understand why the riots took hold of the streets of Birmingham, London, Liverpool and Manchester this week.

New plans from UK Prime Minister David Cameron indicating a possible move to grant police the power to block people from using social media, add to existing powers allowing police to place injunctions on youths, controlling who they interact with.

The hacktivist group Anonymous has issued a statement claiming it is "watching" the UK after Prime Minister David Cameron indicated plans to grant police new powers to ban individuals from using social media services such as Twitter and Facebook.

Following widespread allegations that rioters used social media services to coordinate, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed new plans to ban criminals from using sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Three individuals have been arrested on suspicion of using Twitter and BlackBerry messenger to incite new riots.

Following the mass number of stores looted in the UK riots, eBay has pledged to help police catch individuals attempting to trade stolen goods on its service.

The hacker group Team Poison has hacked BlackBerry's blog after the company agreed to help London police track rioters using its messenger service.

Both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9860 have appeared on Vodafone's "coming soon" section, leading analysts to speculate whether the company's next slew of devices will reverse RIM's ailing fortunes.

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.

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

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.

Justin Bieber and PhoneGuard, Inc. have launched a Text Responsibility Campaign which offers a Drive Safe free application.

A new paper by ChangeWave Research has revealed that Apple's iPhone is the most popular choice among new smartphone buyers.

Apple's chief patent lawyer is reportedly set to leave the company just as it mounts a fresh legal assault on Desire and Galaxy S2 smartphone makers HTC and Samsung.

According to a new report by Kantar Woldpanel ComTech, Google's Android is now the most popular OS in eight "key" countries.

The letter highlighted several of the criticisms made against the PlayBook tablet

As speculation and interest in Apple's latest contribution to the smartphone market, the iPhone 5, reaches epic proportions, the performance of its current iPhone 4 has lagged -- with Samsung's Galaxy S2 beating it in sales for the second month in a row.

A recent report from research group Gartner has revealed that in the opening three months of 2011, sales of smartphones running Google's Android operating system have overtake those of Apple's iPhone.

Research in Motion has recalled close to 1000 of its newly release PlayBook tablets due to a software flaw within the operating system.