A new survey suggests the reason Apple may be thinking about releasing a cheaper pre-paid iPhone that may sit side-by-side with an iPhone 5. According to asymco, nearly 70 percent of the world’s population uses pre-paid phones, and so far, Apple is largely missing in action in that marketplace.

We know Apple is releasing a new iPhone someday, but we don't know when or what it will look like. However, that hasn't stopped all of us from making our opinions heard.

For just $100, you too can become an iOS developer and begin downloading and installing beta software. Regretfully, it appears that many of these “developers” haven’t read the fine print and as such are beginning to bash iOS 5 and Apple. Is this justified? Absolutely not.

Apple has tweaked the way emails are handled in iOS 5 beta 2. Now MobileMe and Gmail customers can directly archive emails from the Mail app, according to an anonymous developer source.

The new week has arrived with plenty of iPhone 5 speculation. This includes one story suggesting that Apple may actually release two new iPhones later this year.

Apple surprised many with its release of iOS 5 beta 2 late Friday night. Now developers are talking, allowing us to know more about this release. Two new features that look exciting include a new first boot screen, plus a new way to scroll within a web app

AT&T’s 4G LTE rollout is moving forward, but not at a pace that will see faster connections on iPhones or iPads this year. However, those will probably come in 2012. This is the conclusion drawn from internal AT&T documents recently hacked and released by Lulzec, according to 9 To 5 Mac.

The upcoming iPhone and iOS 5 continue making news. Here are some of the top stories of the past week.

A new survey suggests that Europeans are twice as likely to purchase the next iPhone than a Google Android device. And with the iPhone 5 likely this fall, this is big news.

Remember the rumor floating around that Apple might kill off the iPod touch? Well, that rumor might have just been debunked. New code has been discovered in iOS 5 beta that suggests the iPod touch will live to see another day, according to Cult Of Mac.

With no iPhone 5 yet, iPhone 4 owners have to decide: extended warranty or not. Here we help you decide.

The number of iPhone users in the world could feasibly jump by some 600 million if Apple COO Tim Cook has anything to say about it. Cook, who also serves as Apple’s acting CEO was recently in China to meet with the country’s largest mobile phone carrier about future handset plans, according to news first reported by MIC Gadget.

Apple has cut its orders for the iPhone 4 during the second quarter, which suggests Cupertino is gearing up for its fifth handset. Finally, is the time here to say hello to the iPhone 5?

App developers will enjoy seeing iOS Simulator running on a 21-inch flat screen that includes touchscreen capabilities. First uncovered by 9 To 5 Mac, the setup uses a Dell ST2220T multi-touch display.

Like taking videos at live events such as concerts with your iPhone? Apple has plans to end the practice according to The Sun.

Believe it or not, some iPhone/iPod touch and iPad owners never attach their iDevice to their computer's iTunes application once it is activated for the first time. Unfortunately, come upgrade time the process takes a lot longer than it should. This is especially true for Apple Retail Store employees who are often the ones asked to do the upgrade. Luckily, iCloud is about to change that.

By the end of June, Samsung and Apple will leapfrog Nokia to become the world's No. 1 and No. 2 smart phone maker, respectively. This estimation comes from Japanese research firm Nomura and was first reported by 9 To 5 Mac.

A large number of this year’s WWDC attendees also develop Android apps, but very few also create applications for the Mac. These findings come from Piper Jaffray’s WWDC Developer Survey Summary

What a week. One keynote address later and the tech world already feels different. Here are the top stories of a very eventful week.

It appears Apple’s FaceTime service will work over a 3G connection in iOS 5. But, it will be up to the carriers to provide it.

Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote address today and with it the company ushered in the Age of iCloud, iOS 5, and OS X Lion. And while Apple didn’t announce any new hardware products, there was plenty for iDevice owners to be happy about and for Apple’s competitors to have cause for concern.

With rumors swirling Apple may release a new iPhone today (or not), little has been said about the rumored iPhone nano. Could a smaller iPhone be what's coming today?

Regardless of when its next handset debuts, Apple should expect strong iPhone 4 sales into the future. This is especially true seeing the tech giant has secured 200 iPhone carriers worldwide, in news first reported by All Things Digital.

Ahead of tomorrow’s start of WWDC in San Francisco, California, much is known about the event itself. However, Apple CEO Steve Jobs could throw us a curve ball and announce one of his “one more things.” When did these celebrated announcements begin? Let’s find out.