iOS5 - Release date 12 October 2011
The latest version of Apple’s Operating System for its iPhone, iPad and iPod, the iOS5 gets released  on 12 October 2011. No doubt the Apple website and iTunes will be very busy as people try to get hold of the latest version for the 200 plus new features. Worryingly, for BlackBerry, which has had enough problems this year, Apple now has iMessage which will allow Apple users to send each other unlimited messages via Wi-Fi or 3G and to receive photos, videos, contacts or locations. The latest version will also support a dedicated camera button and on the older iPhones you will be able to use the Volume Up button as the camera button. Twitter is now supported, which will make it easier to tweet in future.

New iPhone 4S - on sale on about 14 October 2011
The new iPhone was announced, and much to the disappointment of many, it was not a huge upgrade. In fact, it is called the iPhone 4S, and while it is an improvement on the current iPhone, it is not a huge change. Having said that, the camera is apparently far better, it can shoot HD video, it uses the same microprocessor as the iPad, so it is going to be faster and more powerful and it goes on sale on about 14 October 2011. It would obviously be for sale in South Africa sometime thereafter, but this is not the iPhone 5 that people were expecting, and while it is still better than any other phone on the market, the share price took a bit of a dip when it was announced. I think that is a bit cynical, because Apple only has 5% of the world phone market at the moment, and that is a figure that can only improve.