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Microsoft announced today via its Windows Phone Developer Blog the release of a new tool designed to help developers migrate iPhone applications to the Windows Phone 7 platform.

ING Direct customers can now transfer payments to friends with the bump of a cellphone — no account numbers needed. The bank released an updated version of its iPhone app on Wednesday morning that integrates an API from Bump Technologies, a startup that makes it easy to transfer information between phones by tapping them together.

In the tech world, a fraction of a millimeter is enough space to to start an iPhone conversation.

Research In Motion shares were sharply lower Friday, after the company issued a steep first-quarter earnings warning late Thursday, heightening fears that the BlackBerry maker is buckling amid competition from Apple and Google.

After a week of silence, Apple on Wednesday responded to widespread complaints about iPhones and iPads tracking their users' whereabouts by saying "the iPhone is not logging your location" and announcing an upcoming mobile software update.

Samsung accuses Apple of violating its patent rights, days after Apple accused it of "slavishly" copying designs of its iPad and iPhone.

Verizon reported on Thursday that it activated 2.2 million iPhones during its first fiscal quarter for 2011. The cell service provider revealed the information as part of its quarterly earnings report, a day after Apple and AT&T shared their quarterly earnings data.

Apple Inc's quarterly results again smashed Wall Street's expectations, fueled by record iPhone and Mac sales, offsetting lower-than-expected sales of its iPad tablet computer.

So, it might be a while before Apple fans can get their hands on the iPhone 5. But the elusive white iPhone 4 might finally be on the way.

It doesn't take much to get the tech world talking about the iPhone. The internet has swirled with speculation in recent weeks about a release date for Apple's iPhone 5, and even whether the companywill update its iconic smartphone at all this year.