How much of an update the next iPhone will be? Shall we see some noticeably new features in the new iPhone 5 as a result from the longer wait? The answer of those questions we will have tomorrow morning, when Apple holds its "Let's Talk iPhone" event. The iPhone 4 was a big step up from the 3GS, which itself was basically the iPhone 3G with a better camera and speedier insides. The iPhone 4 also did the camera and speed tricks, while adding a considerably sharper screen.

Tim Cook finally gets his chance to stride out from under Steve Jobs' shadow, and he could not have picked a better time or device to mark his unofficial debut as Apple Inc's CEO. The latest generation of the iPhone -- still the smartphone industry's gold standard after four years -- is expected to see the light of day this Tuesday, just in time for the holidays.

Apple will unveil the next incarnation of the iPhone on its corporate campus in Cupertino, California, instead of in San Francisco. Apple will debut its iPhone 5 on October 4, with new Chief Executive Tim Cook leading the show.

Apple still hasn’t said anything about the official release date for iOS 5 and iCloud, but it looks like that date will be coming relatively soon. Apple has already begun training it’s store employees about said products.

Apple released yet another beta version of its iOS 5 software to developers, the seventh time it's done so since offering a test version of the software in June. The new version of iOS brings an overhaul of the notifications system, alongside a new messaging platform called iMessage that lets iOS users text and chat with one another free of charge.

Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive officer from Apple. His place at the top of the company will be taken by Tim Cook, previously Apple's chief operating officer.

Google always tries to make it easier for people to connect—whether that means sending an email, chatting or video chatting, you can reach the people you care about from right inside Gmail. Last year, Google made it possible for those of you in the U.S. to call any mobile phone or landline directly from Gmail and now they are making this available to many more of you who use Gmail outside the U.S. by offering calling in 38 new languages.

Ahead of a full release this fall, Apple has pushed the Web front end to iCloud live for developers to kick the tires on. The new site, which resides at iCloud.com, features a similar front-end to Me.com, which will be shuttered next year with Apple's MobileMe service.

Just a week and a half after releasing a third beta of iOS 5 to developers, Apple has put out yet another version of the software. The company delivered the fourth beta of iOS 5 for developers to test their apps on. It's the first version of the software to make use of the over-the-air software updating feature that lets users update to newer system software without plugging into iTunes. Previous versions of the beta required that users first download the appropriate version of the system software, then run it as a full restore.

Apple announced that Mac OS X Lion, the eighth major release of the world's most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features, is available as a download from the Mac App Store!