Top iPhone and Technology Related Stories from across the web

A pair of reports on Tuesday allege to show an “engineering samples” of Apple’s rumored next-generation iPhone and smaller 7-inch iPad, the latter being one of the first mock-ups to hit the web. Rumor: Next-gen iPhone, ‘iPad mini’ engineering samples pictured

Following the enormous success of Kindle Fire tablet PC, Amazon, the world’s key online book vendor, is likely to develop its own smartphone. Amazon smartphone rumors: Will it threaten Apple’s iPhone?

iPhone and Android users can get pretty competitive in defense of their respective devices. iPhone and Android users agree: Obama for President

Photos of alleged engineering samples for both rumored (and expected) Apple gadgets have surfaced, depicting size and features. Purported iPhone 5, iPad Mini ‘engineering samples’ crop up

Twitter has overhauled its mobile apps for Android and iPhone, which the micro-blogging service said will “bring you closer to everything you care about.” iPhone, Android users get updated Twitter app

Google faces a $22.5-millionm fine (£14.5-million) for breaching the privacy of iPhone and iPad users after bypassing cookie rejection settings on the devices, according to reports. Google ‘faces $22.5m fine over iPhone and iPad privacy breach’

Feel that vibrating in your pocket? No, that’s not your phone. It’s your wallet trembling because Apple is aiming to displace it. And a newly approved patent for a travel-management system – “iTravel” – brings the company one big step closer to doing it. Patent for iTravel might help Apple’s plans take off

While the free Find My iPhone app can remotely wipe the data on a lost or stolen iPhone or iPad, a pair of $2 apps prevent prying eyes from viewing contact info and other sensitive information on an iPad or iPhone without having to erase everything. Two apps keep your iPhone and iPad data private

Bigger ain’t always better. Ask anyone who’s watched the world’s greatest soccer player, the 5’7″ Lionel Messi. Or anyone now regretting having just snarfed down a Supersized meal. The iPad Mini-The iPad Enterprises Have Been Waiting For

Tired of watching in frustration as its popular Android mobile operating system failed to make much of a dent in the tablet market, Google is stepping in next week with an Android tablet it helped design. From Google, the Toughest Challenger to the iPad