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Apple’s chairman and ex-CEO has been found dead just a few hours ago days after the iPhone 4S launch.

Despite not yet being released, Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 4S has already met with scepticism by consumers, leading to fresh speculation regarding which future devices customers may choose in its place.

As Apple's iPhone unveiling draws ever closer, despite the lack of any solid information regarding the device, analysts and the world's media have already begun to speculate which future smartphones could mount a significant challenge to Apple's next entry into its iconic iPhone series.

Reports have emerged suggesting Microsoft has accidentally let slip details regarding Nokia and Samsung's future "iPhone-killing" Windows Phone smartphones.

Despite recently announcing that it would be using Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' for its smartphones, Nokia is going to create its own operating system for low-end mobiles, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango has arrived just days before the fabled release window opens for Apple's iOS 5 and Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating systems.

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.

Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has broken into the top 20 richest Americans for the first time, according to the Forbes 400 rich list for 2011.

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.

Microsoft has released a number of test tablets powered by its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system in a bid to topple Apple's monopoly on the tablet market.

In a bid to boost interest in its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft reportedly handed out 5,000 new Samsung tablet computers running a test version of Windows 8 at its annual developer conference.

Microsoft is investing millions of dollars to train "hundreds" of new sales staff to boost sales of its ailing Windows Phone operating system.

PlayStation 3 maker Sony has accused its chief competitor Microsoft of imposing unreasonable restrictions on publishers in order to protect its "inferior" Xbox 360 console.

Microsoft has issued a statement denying claims suggesting devices running its Windows 7 mobile operating system are illegally collecting users' location data.

HTC has revealed plans to launch two new smartphones running Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Phone Mango operating system this October.

Simon Negus, 50, has been accused of alleged gross sexual misconduct and harassment towards female members of staff.

Square Enix Inc. has promoted Clinton Foy to chief operating officer, tasking the new COO to expand the company's presence in the free-to-play, browser, mobile and "emerging platform" markets.

Following similar claims against Apple's iPhone, fresh allegations have arisen claiming that devices running Microsoft's Windows 7 mobile operating operating system are illegally collecting users' location data.

Microsoft has been taken to court for allegedly tracking the location of its mobile customers, even after users have turned off the device's tracking software.

Reports suggest that Microsoft has mounted legal action against smartphone and tablet maker Motorola alleging that several of the company's Android smartphones illegally use tech patented by Microsoft.

Following Sony's decision to drastically cut the price of its flagship PlayStation 3 console, Microsoft's vice president of interactive entertainment Chris Lewis has confirmed that the company will not follow suit, promising consumers that the Xbox 360's RRP will remain the same.

Running contrary to most analysts predictions regarding Nintendo's future Wii U console, the International Data Corporation (IDC) has issued a fresh report suggesting the machine will be a key turning point in the games industry's future.

Donald Trump, the real estate tycoon spells extravagance and how!His recent buy is an amazing $100 million Boeing 757. Donald may have felt a space crunch in his previous boeing 747 and hence his new buy is twice the size of his previous jet. His assistant, Amanda Miller, stars in a 3-minute video tour pointing out all the little extras the plane has to offer.

Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. have jumped in value amidst speculation that Google may follow its acquisition of Motorola Mobility with the camera maker's patent portfolio as its next target.

Just after two of Google's legal heavyweights attacked the company's competitors for using "underhand" patent accumulation tactics, Google announced its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, leading to widespread allegations of hypocrisy against the search-giant.

Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop has warned smartphone makers currently using Google's Android operating system to "watch out," suggesting that the search-giant's recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility will be bad for the market as a whole.

Sony's recent price cut on its flagship PlayStation 3 games console has led analysts to speculate that the company may have plans to unveil its next-generation PlayStation 4 console in the very near future.

Smartphone maker HTC has mounted a new legal action against Apple, filing another patent infringement complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC).

In order to combat the growing market dominance of Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony has dramatically reduced the cost of its flagship PlayStation 3 games console.

Following the revelation that Google is in the process of acquiring smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility, HTC and Samsung have issued statements arguing that the take-over will not affect each company's relationship with Android.