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With Apple's new iPhone 4S now out and the thought of the iPhone 5 a distant memory, speculation has turned to the company's, unconfirmed, iPad 3.So just to help you, the "lucky" reader, meet your daily quota for tech gossip, the IBTimes offers a complete breakdown of all the latest unsubstantiated internet waffle regarding not just the next iPad, but also its, currently fictional, chief competitors.

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 due for release on November 8, some lucky Americans have got their hands on copies of the game already.

Microsoft's latest attempt to re-inject life into its Windows Phone OS and Bing search engine has suffered a minor PR hiccup, with it emerging that the company's new Bing app will launch on the competing Android and iOS operating systems before Microsoft's own Windows Phone 7.

Nokia has issued a statement once again "confirming" it maybe/might/could, be interested in creating Windows 8 tablets in the near future.

While Sony's PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles have posted strong performances, Nintendo's Wii and 3DS have continued to under-perform, leading to further speculation that the industry veteran may have to bow-out of the console market.

Ministers, tech executives and internet activists from around the world have gathered in London for a Conference on Cyberspace, to discuss how to tackle security threats and crime on the Internet without stifling economic opportunities or freedom of speech.

With Steve Jobs new biography revealing yet more choice-remarks from Apple's now deceased chairman towards Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates has issued his own statement forgiving his long-time rival and friend.

Speculation regarding a new culinary themed Ice Cream Sandwich vs Windows Phone Mango grudge match has re-emerged after news broke that Nokia's new Lumia 800 will launch just one day after Samsung's Galaxy Nexus.

Microsoft is set to launch a commercial software development kit (SDK) for its Xbox Kinect motion controller, allowing any company to build and sell software for the device.

The next downloadable car pack for Forza Motorsport 4 will be made available to download from Xbox Live next Monday, November 1, and includes the Lamborghini Aventador.

With Nintendo's latest financial statement confirming a further slump in revenue, analysts have come to question whether Nintendo will be able to continue developing consoles, suggesting the company may be forced to go the way of SEGA and re-focus its efforts to third-party software development.

New reports have emerged suggesting Nintendo's next quarterly financial statement could be the first step in the company's demise as a console maker, prophesying a recurring loss exceeding the 100 billion yen (£823 million) mark.

With the company's Nokia World event less than one day away, analysts and critics alike have begun to question what the former king of the smartphones will bring to the table to combat Apple's iPhone 4S and Samsung's Galaxy Nexus.

New research suggests Microsoft and Nokia's forthcoming set of smartphones will help the company's ailing Windows Phone OS grow to account for 12.3 per cent of the smartphone market -- nearly a quarter of the share forecast for Google's Android.

Steve Job’s father boasted about meeting the man himself and called him a ‘great tipper’, without realising he was his biological son.

With the company's Nokia World event just one week away, a number of tech sites have issued reports alleging to have confirmed not just the presence of Nokia's highly anticipate Sea Ray and Sabre Tooth handsets at the event, but also the devices' exact tech spec.

Having been dethroned as king of the phone makers, Nokia has put all its eggs in one basket, tying its future to Microsoft's underdog Windows Phone OS, tech analysts say.

Reports have emerged suggesting industry sources have confirmed that Microsoft's fabled next generation Xbox 720 and Sony's PlayStation 4 are currently in development, set for a 2013 release.

Analysts have highlighted three key "screw-ups" under CEO Steve Ballmer's watch as pivotal moments that led to Apple and Google's current dominance of markets most expected to be held by Microsoft.

Following Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's recent anti-Android rant, analysts have voiced support for the notion that the fight for smartphone supremacy is a two-horse-race -- between Android Ice Cream Sandwich and iOS 5.

With Microsoft's quarterly earnings report arriving imminently, critics and analysts have come to question whether the company's recently released Windows Phone Mango OS will be able to compete with Apple and Google's new operating systems.

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer has hit out at the “complicated” Google-made Android mobile operating system, saying that only “computer scientists” could figure out how to use one.

Just after Sony confirmed another major security breach on its networks, Microsoft has issued a statement confirming that for the fifteenth out of 16 months, its Xbox 360 has outsold Sony's PS3 in the U.S.

Senior Google Engineer, Steve Yegge has leaked an internal document in which he uses his expert opinion to dub Google Plus "a complete failure."

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.

Hugh Jackman's latest film, Real Steel, includes an easter-egg scene containing a teaser advertisement for Microsoft's rumoured, next-generation Xbox 720 games console.

It certainly has been an interesting week for those of us working on the technology desk, it’s flown by.

Tributes have poured in following Steve Jobs' untimely death, including messages from Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin and President Barack Obama.

With news just breaking that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has passed away, Microsoft's Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have issued statements praising their fallen adversary.

Steve Jobs death at the age of 56 brings to an end one of the most pioneering lives in technological history.