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Apple Inc.'s Apple Store went off-line twice in 12 hours, leading some to speculate that the tech giant is gearing up to launch highly anticipated updates, including a revamped MacBook Pro and new Apple software at the WWDC conference on June 11.

Too many leaked parts. Too many missing phones. Whatever the real reason is, Apple CEO Tim Cook wants to double down on secrecy on products coming out of Cupertino. Cook's announcement at the D10: All Things D Conference would make Apple fans, as well as the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, very proud.

The Chronic Dev Team has pushed out yet another update of the Absinthe tool. The popular untethered jailbreak tool has been updated to version 2.0.4 that includes support for the previously left alone iPad 2,4.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said he would like to see more of the company's products assembled at home than in China and contain more U.S. components such as semiconductors.

Production of the highly anticipated MacBook Pro update seems to be in full swing, after a new report claims that Apple's Foxconn factory is outsourcing to keep up with demand for the revamped laptop.

Apple?s next operating system update, iOS 6, will emphasize 3-D technology when it comes to its map app. While this has yet to be officially confirmed, images leaked through BGR that indicate its next operating system upgrade will see a revamped map app.

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 is finally out in Europe, but with pre-orders topping over 9 million, customers are facing distribution delays.

The name Steve Jobs has become synonymous with Apple Inc., but some may not know that the late co-founder and former CEO of the iPhone manufacturer once worked for iconic game-maker Atari. Sotheby's is taking Apple and Atari fans back in time by auctioning a handwritten memo penned by Jobs himself during that period.

Groupon Inc. is testing a payment service that will allow merchants to accept credit cards using its infrastructure, media reports said, pushing the coupon company into a market space already occupied by PayPal and Square.

A new version of the tool used to unlock iPhones and iPads hit the Internet this week, giving daring users the ability to unlock their devices, even if they run Apple's latest iOS 5.1.1 operating system.

All those users of an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad running on Apple's iOS 5.1.1 firmware are now able to break the technical shackles on their devices, thanks to Absinthe 2.0. The latest untethered jailbreak tool covers the majority of iOS devices, except for the third generation Apple TV.

Apple quietly tweaked its App Store platform for Mac computers and iOS devices, rebranding a few categories and adding new features. But while most users may not notice these subtle changes, it's possible that these moves are in fact a precursor to a larger, more wholesale redesign of the App Stores.

One of the biggest allures of Apple?s latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, was the introduction of an interactive voice-automated assistant Siri. It seems like Samsung has caught on to the features? success, as it plans to roll out the S Voice on its Galaxy S3.

SumOfUs, the Washington, D.C.-based liberal group that pressured Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, about its Chinese contractors, is keeping the pressure on.

Yahoo Axis is on a mission to redefine the way users search for information. Offered by a free download, Yahoo Axis takes four major Web browsers - Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari - and alters them to display search results in a more convenient and visual format.

A New York jury on Wednesday heard former Goldman director Rajat Gupta on a FBI wiretap casually discussing business with Raj Rajaratnam, the now-imprisoned hedge fund founder he is accused of tipping off about boardroom secrets.

Chris Brown has certainly stirred controversy in the past after his abusive relationship with R&B pop sensation Rihanna. But receiving criticism from technology is something new for the Grammy winner. The latest parody from Jest pokes fun at Chris Brown through a fictional Siri ad. In the video, Apple's virtual personal assistant makes clever quips at the singer in response to his requests. The sarcastic and sassy Siri jabs the Brown impersonator, questioning his musical success.

Oh, the horror!

Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) reported first-quarter results that trailed analyst estimates for both income and revenue and issued a poor forecast for the current quarter

On Monday, Apple invested another $210 million to help Foxconn, the company's largest manufacturing partner in Asia, build out a new production line for unspecified components. The plant will hire roughly 35,800 new employees to help assemble components for the company's line of desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, tablets, or possibly new computing devices.

Just six months after Google Chrome eclipsed Mozilla's Firefox to become the world's second most popular Web browser, Chrome has also surpassed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the most-used Web browser in the world, according to Statcounter.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.85 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.49 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.79 percent at 0842 GMT.

Apple Inc.'s refresh of its top-selling iPhone is likely to include a larger screen, reflecting the final wishes of Steve Jobs and putting it in a class of devices previously defined by rivals.

The moment is finally here: Facebook, the world's most dominant social network with 900 million-plus users, is finally ready to make its Wall Street debut. Zuckerberg will ring the opening bell at 9:30 a.m. ET, but since he will be broadcasting from Facebook remotely, NASDAQ has provided a way to watch all the proceedings occur live.

Shares in South Korea's Samsung Electronics extended their heavy slide on Thursday, on speculation that arch rival Apple Inc is looking to cut its reliance on Samsung memory chips and turn increasingly to Japanese chipmaker Elpida.

J.C. Penney Co Inc shares plunged nearly 20 percent on Wednesday, their worst decline ever, wiping away $1.43 billion in market value a day after the retailer shocked Wall Street with a much worse-than-expected drop in sales and by scrapping its dividend.

Shares of Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU), the only U.S. maker of memory chips, jumped as much as 9 percent Thursday on a report that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, had placed a huge order in Japan.

Zenimax, the parent company of Bethesda, has issued a copyright infringement notice to the developer of Dragon Shout, an iOS map app for ?Skyrim.? However, Apple is not forcing the app to be removed, according to iOS gaming news source Touch Arcade.

The consumers in the United States, anticipating the release of the HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE smartphones, will have to spend some more time waiting for the devices as they have reportedly been delayed at the U.S. customs due to an import ban order by the International Trade Commission (ITC) over potentially infringing an Apple patent.