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Apple is getting ready to launch two phones, according to people familiar with the matter, confirming rumors that have run rampant for months which suggested another phone would join the launch of the iPhone 5.

Chinese Internet video games maker Shanda Games posted a jump in quarterly sales helped by strong demand for its massively multi-player online role-playing games .

Users will now be able to approve photo tags

With so many HP TouchPad's sold after the $99 dollar sale it's time to take a look at some of the best apps for the product:

Asian suppliers to Apple Inc have begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

NASA has teamed up with Tor/Forge Books in a project to publish and develop Sci-Fi novels, the NASA Space Flight center has announced.

New privacy updates give users more control over who sees what

The East Coast Earthquake didn't cause any structural damage to cell phone towers, but it did cause an uptick in voice traffic.

People are still trying to get their hands on the HP TouchPad and the HP Pre 3 smartphone even though the highly discounted gadgets are being discontinued. People are on eBay bidding on TouchPad tablets that are going for around $300, which is just $99 less than the device's last discounted retail price. The discounted retail price for the 16 GB version was $399, and the 32 GB was selling for $499.

Sprint Nextel Corp. will begin selling the iPhone 5 in mid-October, sources close to the matter tell the Wall Street Journal.

Apple Inc will release a cheaper iPhone 4 within weeks, jeopardizing profit margins to win lower-end customers from rivals such as Nokia in China and other emerging markets.

In the coming days, Facebook will make you much more comfortable with its privacy settings.Tuesday, the social media giant announced improvements for users to determine who can see their information on Facebook, finally allowed to manage their personal information as they control the range of viewers.

NASA has re-estimated the cost for flying the James Webb Space Telescope that is set to operate at the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point by 2018 as $8.7 billion.

Thousands have rushed to buy HP's TouchPad when it was discontinued, and the price slashed to $99. But there are not as many TouchPad apps available as iPad apps. Here's 10 for new must-have apps for TouchPad buyers.

Company announces a better way to keep track of privacy over photos, information.

Social media was buzzing following Tuesday afternoon's east coast quake.

Apple has sent Korean manufacturers a new orders for a smaller 8GB iPhone 4 according to sources who have not revealed their identity as the information has not yet been made public.

Hewlet-Packard, commonly known as HP, announced Thursday that it would stop selling its recently launched TouchPad tablet as well as all WebOS-based smartphones, such as the Palm Pre 2, HP Veer, and the upcoming Palm Pre 3. The company told retailers to discount their discontinued products for consumers shortly after.

Internet phone and messaging service provider Skype said, Sunday, it will buy mobile group messaging service provider GroupMe. But why GroupMe?

Anticipation is running rampant for the next version of Apple's flagship phone, the iPhone 5, with leaks and rumors pointing to release dates and specs almost on a daily basis.

LED supplier Universal Display Corp said it will license certain technologies and sell materials to a unit of Samsung, to enable the Korean electronics company to develop next generation flat-panel displays.

BART officials shut down two San Francisco stations on Monday night, while San Francisco police arrested 40 people during another OPBart protest.

Samsung Admire, which has hit MetroPCS shelves for only $130 on Monday is probably the best sub-$200 smartphone you can buy without being locked into a contract.

The price could be cut on the iPhone 4 soon, which may indicate the iPhone 5 is on its way.

U.S. computer security software maker McAfee said the number of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, making Android the most attacked mobile operating system.

While the HP TouchPad Sale madness continues, promised by HP which said there will be another round of $99 TouchPads available this week, Lenovo released its ThinkPad tablet device.

A list of inexpensive Android tablets available on Best Buy.

As the rumors around the iPhone 5 release date heat up, the market for Apple's next-generation smartphone could be well overheated.

Cell phone service can become the difference between life and death during a hurricane or other natural disaster