Apple has ordered 10 million units of the iPhone 5 from Taiwanese manufacturer Pegatron, it has been reported.

The iPhone 5 will begin shipping in September and is already in production, according to Taiwanese industry sources.

On Friday, Apple released iOS 5.0 beta 2 to developers, which includes several changes plus iTunes 10.5 beta 2 and Apple TV Software beta 2.

The CEO of France Telecom, the parent company of network operator Orange, says Apple's next iPhone will be smaller and thinner.

Component supply issues that left Apple unable to produce as many iPad 2 units as it had planned have reportedly eased.

The "Redmond Kid" has come out fighting this week! Microsoft announced, with great marketplace buzz, that two new versions of its products are on the way.

Coming up with a great technology product or service is only half the battle these days. Creating a name for said product that is at once cool but not too cool or exclusionary, marketable to both early adopters and a broader audience, and, of course, isn't already in use and protected by various trademarks and copyright laws is difficult--to say the least.