Top iPhone and Technology Related stories from across the web

iPhone sales increased 128 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the same period in 2010, according to data released today by research firm IDC. iPhone 4S pushes Apple into No. 3 spot for global phone sales 

Apple fans are flocking to sign an online petition urging the tech giant to change its labor practices before releasing the iPhone 5 in order to make the device “the first ethical iPhone.” Online petition urges Apple to fix labor practices, release ‘ethical’ iPhone 5 

Scammers are exploiting recent rumors over the supposed upcoming release of Apple’s newest smartphone, the iPhone 5, to dupe Internet users. ‘iPhone 5′ scammers feed on renewed online buzz 

Apple’s iPhone could extend its holiday cheer as recent figures show that it was the highest selling smartphone in the market for the last holiday season. iPhone Topped Android in Holiday Sales 

As rumors of an iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 both expected to debut sometime in mid-2012 continue to grow, the iPhone vs Android battle is set to be taken to a whole new level. iPhone vs Android: What Androids Can Do That iPhone Can’t 

Apple just reported all-time record iPhone, iPad, and Mac sales. Surely the availability of the iPhone 4S on AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon had something to do with that. Apple iPhone 4S (Verizon Wireless)

Ed McLaughlin, head of emerging payments at MasterCard, has given some weight to rumors that Apple’s next iPhone will finally include near field communication technology. NFC Coming To iPhone 5? MasterCard Thinks So 

While the “commercial” starts with the familiar soul-searching music and closeup of Siri’s interface in a typical Apple advert, it becomes quickly obvious after the first question that this clip is not like those other civilized parodies. iPhone’s Siri can’t handle surly Scottish man 

Path, the mobile app for cataloging your daily activities and sharing them with a relatively small circle of contacts, has updated its app for the iPhone with the debut Wednesday of version 2.0.5. Path soups up photo features with iPhone app update

Wunderkit, a new iOS task manager app from the makers of the 6Wunderkind web service, will allow iPhone and iPad users to hook their colleagues, friends and family into achieving their ongoing to-do list. iPhone App News: Wunderkit task-manager launched