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Stocks fell on Monday as continued political sparring in Washington over the debt ceiling heightened worries of a U.S. rating downgrade, sending world equities lower.

Sony and Apple have been longtime rivals in the premium consumer electronics world, with both manufacturers setting trends and making fashion statements while pushing the boundaries of technology.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd plans to cut about 11 percent of its workforce to slash costs as it struggles to compete against Apple Inc and Google Inc.

Two brokerages started coverage on Pandora Media Inc with positive ratings citing its exciting long-term growth opportunity, given the growth in Internet radio and the ongoing shift of advertising dollars to the Web and mobile environments.

Chinese officials have ordered the closure of two out of five fake apple stores in Kunming that were uncovered last week by an American Blogger.

Stocks tumbled on Monday as political brinkmanship in Washington over the debt ceiling sparked fears of a U.S. rating downgrade, sending world equities lower and pushing gold to a record high.

Research In Motion Ltd said on Monday it plans to cut about 2,000 jobs, or 11 percent of its workforce, and would explain the financial impact of the cuts when it reports second quarter results on September 15.

Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close, not because of piracy or copyright concerns, but because the stores in the southwestern city did not have an official business permit.

Monday, two fake Apple stores in Kunming, China were ordered to close. But Steve Jobs may have wished otherwise, since the Apple wannabes would have benefited Apple Inc.

In a crowded multi-storeyed marketplace in downtown Shenzhen, a store owner haggles with a cigarette-smoking customer over the price for a bulk sale.

Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close, not because of piracy or copyright concerns, but because the stores in the southwestern city did not have an official business permit.

Investigations are underway as over four retail shops, in the southern Chinese city of Kunming, were discovered to be posing as fake Apple stores. Customers and even staff were fooled by the Apple products, whether they were real or selling fakes counterfeit versions. The store itself has been impressive in terms of decorating and matching furniture to legitimate Apple stores.

In a crowded multi-storeyed marketplace in downtown Shenzhen, a store owner haggles with a cigarette-smoking customer over the price for a bulk sale.

Chinese officials in Kunming ordered two fake Apple shops to close, a local newspaper reported on Monday, an apparent reaction to a storm of media attention about an unauthorized and elaborate hoax store in the southwestern city.

Toshiba Corp. entered the tablet race by releasing its 10.1-inch Android tablet, the Toshiba Thrive, on July 10. However, the tablet has to deal with the iconic Apple iPad 2, as the benchmark for design and performance has been set by the Cupertino giant.

As industry observers point to a September release date for the iPhone 5, surprising analysis shows that the previous iPhone is still selling strongly on U.S. carriers.

Though Apple’s Web site talks about Apple stores only in Beijing and Shanghai in China, there seems to be another store in Kumming. It is a fake Apple store, which is build and designed to look like the real store.

Apart from Apple Inc.'s iPhone, some of the most talked-about smartphones right now include the sleek Samsung-built Android phone Google Nexus S and Motorola Droid 3.

As industry observers point to a September release date for the iPhone 5, surprising analysis shows that the previous iPhone is still selling strongly on U.S. carriers.

Each tech giant has their case for obtaining Hulu in leading its company toward dominance on the web. Apple seeks interest in possibly jumpstarting their Apple TV services. Google may have a similar case along with solidifying its social networking features on Google+. For Yahoo, the former premiere search engine website seeks a comeback in both traffic and revenue with Hulu as their missing piece of the puzzle.

Here are 3 main reasons why Apple won't be cracking open its enormous piggy bank on Hulu.

Chinese industrial and commercial authorities in Kunming have started to inspect all of the southwestern city's electronics shops after an American blogger wrote about fake Apple stores, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

Hackers have long targeted users through email and the Internet, but a new exploit allows hackers to target the batteries of Apple users, rending them inoperable, or worse.

Right now, one of the most famous Apple Stores in the world is in Kunming, the capital of China's mountainous southwestern Yunnan province - and its fame comes from the fact it's not a real Apple Store.

The much-awaited next generation iPhone (dubbed iPhone 5) from Apple will debut on September 5, followed by a global release a month later, according to a senior Swisscom executive.

The earnings season is when a large number of publicly traded companies release their quarterly earnings reports. The earnings season is so far topping Street views at a pace above typical quarters.

According to a recent report by Bloomberg, it was revealed that Apple may be interested in bidding for Hulu, the online streaming service. But the chances of that occurring are probably highly unlikely. Here are 3 main reasons why Apple won't be cracking open its enormous piggy bank on Hulu.

Just one day after Apple rolled out its new Macbook Air ultrathin computer, DIY-advocate iFix-it has already disassembled the computer, giving a rare look inside the new notebook.