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Arnold Shwarzenegger and Maria Shriver reunited on Saturday to celebrate the former California governor?s birthday in Beverly Hills, along with two of their children, Patrick and Christopher.

Powerful Japanese gaming system maker Nintendo lowered the price of its 3DS handheld game console and annual profits expectations after sluggish sales led to a greater than expected earnings loss.

Logitech cut the price of its hyped Logitech Revue set-top box by over half, the latest sign that the Google TV initiative is failing to gain muster in the competitive consumer marketplace.

Amazon.com Inc shares, just below their all-time high, could rise 10 percent to 25 percent if its capital spending translates to fast growth in its retailing, Kindle e-readers and cloud-computing businesses, Barron's said in its August 1 edition.

HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) should unveil a half-year profit of near $11 billion on Monday, flat from a year earlier as weak investment bank trading and wobbly U.S. and European economies offset growth in Asia.

Dell Inc. is expected to start selling a 10-inch Android Honeycomb tablet especially for the Chinese market soon. However, it has to deal with Samsung's ultra-thin tablet the Galaxy Tab 10.1 which is expected to be launched in China next month.

AT&T employees have been reportedly asked to work during the last two weeks of September, suggesting the next generation iPhone will release in the same period.

Coinciding with the launch of the second issue of her iPad App, luxe brand Stella McCartney has expanded online shop facilities to 30 countries globally. This includes European countries like France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Several major auto makers on Friday embraced the Obama administration's proposal to push the industry further away from once-dominant gas guzzlers to more lean and efficient vehicles.

Six months after launching a 7-inch Android tablet at CES 2011, computer maker Dell has released a 10-inch Android tablet especially for the Chinese market.

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo lowered the price of its 3DS handheld game console after sluggish sales led to a greater than expected earnings loss.

Starbucks had higher-than-expected sales increases at its U.S. stores in the company's fiscal third-quarter, pushing profits beyond the expectations of analysts. The company's stock rose in after-hours trading.

Sprint saw its shares drop over 15 percent after it posted a second quarter net loss of $847 million on Thursday.

A report says Apple is having discussions with bookseller Barnes & Noble about buying the chain. But don't believe everything you read. It's not going to happen.

A bill to cut the deficit faced a nail-bitingly close vote in Congress on Thursday as the top Republican lawmaker sought to quell an internal revolt and push his plan to avoid a ruinous default.

Apple Inc. iPhone tends to hog the limelight when compared to its peers, but other devices like HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung Galaxy S 2 are now receiving a share of the show.

After making inroads into the enterprise domain as reported by Good Technology, Apple's iconic tablet iPad is fast replacing gaming consoles to become the preferred platform for game developers.

Nintendo announced plans to drop the retail price of its portable Nintendo 3DS system to $169.99 in the U. S. down from the suggested launch price of $249.99 effective Aug. 12.

Jeff Bezos and Amazon have unique competitive advantage, some analysts say. They suggest Amazon is succeeding bigger, and faster, than Wal-Mart did, becoming the world's largest retailer. That begs the question: Has Amazon built the most competitive business ever?

Toys R Us, the world's largest toy retailer, said its U.S. stores will carry Amazon.com's Kindle electronic reader and related accessories starting July 31.