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Joining the Samsung and HTC-led anti-Apple iPhone armada, Chinese phone-maker ZTE has unveiled its new Spirit Windows Phone Mango powered smartphone.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Headphones and speaker docks are all well and good, but what your iPhone or iPad really needs is a Wi-Fi-controlled spy tank with night vision camera. Your pets may be less than pleased.

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.

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.

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

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.

Reports have emerged suggesting Apple board member Al Gore has confirmed Apple's next entries into its iPhone franchise will be hitting stores this October.

Apple has won a significant victory in its ongoing patent war with pretty much every other tech company in the world, securing 40 new patents in China, adding yet another layer of legal protection around its iPhone and iPad series of devices.

Adding to the pandemic sized number of "leaked" smartphone images sweeping through the tech world, a new report has emerged claiming to have obtained official images of HTC's unconfirmed Explorer smartphone.

It started out as a simple iPhone game, then along came the soft toys and clothing, the second game and talks of a feature film, but now "Angry Birds" may soon be heard squawking in branches of Starbucks.

Apple is to hold a media event on Tuesday October 4, where presumably the much-anticipated iPhone 5, iOS 5 software and new iPod touch will be announced, according to sources close to the situation.

Tech site All Things Digital has issued a fresh report alleging Apple's new CEO Tim Cook will announce the iPhone 5 during the company's next "big media event" on 4 October.

A new report has emerged claiming to have leaked an internal T-Mobile news posting, confirming the existence of Apple's fabled iPhone 5 smartphone.

Apple is tipped to be releasing a white iPod touch with minor changes in October, alongside the iPhone 5 and a redesigned iPod nano.

A new unconfirmed report has emerged suggesting that Apple plans to announce a new version of iPod Touch alongside its highly anticipated, though currently unconfirmed, iPhone 5 smartphone in the very near future.

Yet more "leaked" images showing a new iPhone device housing the A5 chip currently powering the iPad 2 have emerged, suggesting Apple plans to release a tweaked version of its iPhone 4 rather than the next generation iPhone 5.

Google has this week launched its Wallet application, which allows users to pay for items by swiping their mobile phone on a terminal in retail stores.

Apples stock price has risen 15% since the departure of Steve Jobs last month, proving many analysts wrong who predicted the company to suffer under the leadership of Tim Cook.

New reports from numerous media outlets have emerged claiming Samsung already has plans to mount fresh legal action against Apple's, currently unconfirmed, next iPhone.