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This week the world lost Steve Jobs, but gained the iPhone 4S. Here are some highlights of the stories making news in the week that was.

We’ve gotten emails from a number of readers this morning concerned they won’t be able to keep their legacy unlimited data plan from AT&T after switching to the iPhone 4S. Don’t worry – you can still do it and here’s how.

U.S. customers, there is now a third place to buy the iPhone. Beginning October 14, Sprint will offer Apple’s latest iDevice, the iPhone 4S, along with AT&T and Verizon. Best of all, the No. 3 U.S. carrier is keeping its unlimited plans in place.

For U.S. customers, Apple has setup a fantastic tool indicating what it will cost to upgrade your existing phone to an iPhone 4S. The tool, available here, is for AT&T and Verizon customers only.

Apple’s latest handset, the iPhone 4S, will be available for online preorders beginning on Friday, October 7 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight time. Apple representatives have confirmed this news, according to MacRumors.

One week from today, Apple will finally release iOS 5 to the public, after seven betas and one GM version were made available to developers. However, if you really, really want to begin using the next OS now and aren’t a developer, we’ve got some news for you, courtesy of 9 To 5 Mac.

Apple is officially notifying developers to submit their apps in anticipation for next week’s iOS 5 launch. In an email, Apple asks developers to “Submit your iOS 5 apps today.”

The folks at The Verge were the first to highlight the hardware differences between the iPhone 4S and its predecessor by releasing the attached table. Most interesting, mainly because Apple didn’t mention it at yesterday’s iPhone event, is that the iPhone 4S weighs three grams more than the iPhone 4. Will this extra weight cause some to bypass Apple’s latest wonder? Probably not.

We've had a huge number of visitors stop by to hear about Apple's "Let's talk iPhone" event. Now, you can see all the action yourself. Apple has released the entire video of today's event, during which the iPhone 4S was officially unveiled.

Apple today released the Gold Master iteration of iOS 5 to registered developers of the iOS program. Developers must use iTunes 10.5 beta 7 to install iOS 5 GM seed on your devices. iOS 5 GM seed is not available via over the air software update.

As expected, Apple today unveiled its next-generation iPhone, calling it the iPhone 4S. Apple made the announcement moments ago at today’s iPhone event in Cupertino, California. The iPhone 4S replaces the iPhone 4, which first went into production in June 2010. This will be the first "World iPhone," in that it will work on any network.

The next iPhone will be available at stores worldwide beginning Friday, October 14 according to 9 To 5 Mac. In addition, the site suggests the phone’s price points will look very similar to those of the current iPhone 4.

The next iPhone being introduced today won’t be 4G-capable, but it will be introduced through an additional U.S. carrier for the first time. This news, the latest on the iPhone, comes from The Wall Street Journal, who we consider a very reliable source.

You’ve seen our predictions, now here are the latest iPhone rumors flying around the blogosphere. And yes, these are only rumors.

Adobe Systems today unveiled six new apps for Android tablets and the iPad. Each is part of a new cloud-based initiative called the Adobe Creative Cloud. The six Adobe Touch apps are: Adobe Photoshop Touch, Adobe Collage, Adobe Debut, Adobe Ideas, Adobe Kuler, and Adobe Proto.

Christmas arrives early tomorrow as Apple is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone in a special event in Cupertino, California. Rumors suggest Apple may only release one new iPhone model tomorrow, but we’re not so sure. As such, we’re still hoping the company’s “one more thing” is indeed an iPhone 5, along with the release of an iPhone 4S. Further, Apple will be finally launching iOS 5, as well as iCloud.

Each week AppAdvice offers hundreds of stories about what is new with the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad and about the tech industry in general. Here are ten of the best for the week that was.

With two days to go before Apple’s big iPhone announcement, we’ve got another rumor for our readers to discuss. Today’s entry comes from Gizmodo, which claims the attached photos are of the iPhone 4S.

Rumored iPhone specs were published today on a website by a would-be carrier. Fact or fiction?

When Apple unveils the iPhone 5/4S on Tuesday, it is expected to include a new voice feature using technology from Nuance and Siri. Today, MacRumors suggests this feature will be available exclusively on the new handset and not available on previous iPhone models through a software upgrade.

Apple has just released iTunes 10.5 Beta 9 to developers. The update is said to offer several performance enhancements for those developers subscribed to iTunes Match beta, according to our anonymous developer sources.

When it debuts next week, Apple’s new iPhone will come in three storage capacities, according to 9 To 5 Mac.