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Apple is slated to announce its next flagship smartphone -- the iPhone 5 -- on Tuesday, capping months of speculation and anticipation with a roll-out that's expected to define the industry. But no one smartphone can deliver everything.

Apple's big day is finally here. On the day many expect Apple to launch the iPhone 5, Apple will also address iOS 5, iCloud, potential carrier partnerships, Facebook and Twitter integration

Apple Inc. is possibly just hours away from announcing its next-generation iPhone, presumably called iPhone 5, at its Let's Talk iPhone event Tuesday. The next iteration of iPhone is expected to be escorted by iOS 5 and iCloud Web services.

Facebook will appear at Apple's iPhone media event in Cupertino Tuesday to announce its iPad app, revamped iPhone app with Timeline, and app platform Project Spartan.

NEW YORK - College students' Facebook pages might hold clues to which of them are at risk for alcohol dependence and abuse, according to a new study.

Amazon Inc's Kindle Fire, within just a week of its announcement, has analysts passionately speculating on the possibility of the 7-inch tablet making either a profit or a loss. One among the many such speculations and rumors is a recent virtual teardown of the Kindle Fire by UBM TechInsights, which suggests that the tablet's manufacturing cost stands at $150.

According to his Timeline, Mark Zuckerberg uploaded a Cover Photo in June. Cover photos are an exclusive part of Facebook's Timeline profiles, which were only announced in September.

The countdown for the much-hyped Apple iPhone event has begun and it is highly expected that the Cupertino tech giant will finally uncover its next generation iPhone aka iPhone 5 (or iPhone 4S) on Tuesday. Should Android really worry about the hype that the iPhone 5 has gained even before its release?

What we think Apple will put in their iPhone and what they will leave out.

Cornell University scientists in New York have just completed a social behavior study focusing on Twitter. Published in the journal Science, the research was based on a two-year period of observations recording 509 million tweets from 2.4 million users. Scientists gathered participants from 84 different countries to determine whether there were any trends or correlations to people's moods across regions.

Research in Motion, which has been denying reports that its BlackBerry Messenger might launch on non-BlackBerry platforms, might be having second thoughts.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) announced its vision for combining services, community and applications with its Creative Cloud strategy. In addition, the company made some small yet important acquisitions that further strengthen its position in the world of open standards.

With Apple Inc. having made the call for its Let's Talk iPhone event Tuesday, consumers are expecting the company to showcase its highly anticipated iPhone 5.

On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Bill of Rights Defense Committee joined the fight for user privacy on Facebook. Earlier last month, the Federal Trade Commission was urged by House members Ed Markey and Joe Barton to move forward with investigating the social media company for violating user privacy with browser cookies.

Since July 1, 2002, IBM shares have tripled in value, while Microsoft stock has barely budged.

Two of the longest-running names in digital music, Rhapsody and Napster, are combining in a bid to grow market share and stay ahead of newer rivals like Spotify, Rdio and MOG.

Yahoo Inc struck a deal with ABC to use the media company's news on its website and to jointly produce journalism projects as well as sell Web advertising.

Yahoo! and ABC News announced Monday that they will join forces on a news alliance to deliver content to more than 100 million U.S. users each month. The deal increases the reach of Yahoo! News, which already reaches more unique users than any other news site.

The new features coming to iTunes

Microsoft is continuing to lose the market share for its Internet Explorer (IE) browser faced with the largest drop in users globally last month since December 2010, with the main beneficiaries being Google and Apple.

With Apple Inc. having made the call for its Let's Talk iPhone event Tuesday, consumers are expecting the company to showcase its highly anticipated iPhone5.