Any fear that the lack of an iPhone 5 would damage the sales of the upcoming iPhone 4S was shattered as over 1 million pre-orders were placed in the first 24 hours. The device will go on sale on Friday 14th at a cost of around $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB. Have you preordered yours yet?

If you've decided to buy a shiny, new iPhone 4S next Friday, it's worth knowing that pre-orders are now available. When you've been waiting so long for the announcement, make sure you don't miss out and have to wait any longer. Then, once you have the new device in your geubby paws, you can invest in one of these slight different cases to protect it!

If you're worried that you missed some of the news from Apple's big event yesterday, have a read of this article. There was a lot going on at the announcement so some of the less major announcements may have passed you by while you tried to decide whether or not you were happy with the new iPhone. I still can't get over how amazing Siri looks!

Live reports from Apple's iPhone event have confirmed that the latest phone is a 4S. The first Apple phone to have a dual-core processor and dual-core graphics, the phone also sports an 8 megapixel camera which operates at up to 60% faster than earlier iOS devices. Other announcements include Siri, a personal assistant app operated by voice; tell it to wake you at 6am and it will, a free iOS5 download available from October 12th and Find My Friends - an app which will provide Foursquare with some serious competition. Full details and live feed are available here.

It's finally here - the day iPhone 5 is due to be announced. An Apple event will be held in Cupertino and all in attendance will no doubt be very impatient waiting for the major news. It seems like people are more excited by this version than ever before and experts have forecast the phone shattering all previous sales records. This will certainly be helped by the fact that the new iPhone will launch on more carriers simultaneously than any of its predecessors. Will you be waiting impatiently for the news? Bring it on!

As the rumoured release date gets closer, we're all desperate to see what Apple have in store for us with the new iPhone. Today, Engadget have published these photos, which are allegedly showing the prototype of the N94- also known as the 8GB iPhone 4 reported last week. The full article is here.