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Apple?s newly updated Thunderbolt MacBook Air has reportedly been sold out in some stores, as the thin notebook has been in high demand.

As Apple is priming the supply chain to launch the much awaited iPhone 5 in September, an analyst with Rodman & Renshaw said the form factor of iPhone 5 could be a scaled down version of iPad 2.

iCloud, Apple's ambitious cloud-based music, video, photo and data automatic backup and push out service, has finally been released but it's in beta form and out only to developers.

More clues are piling up in regards to the release date of Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 5 set to hit the markets this fall. The latest news speculate that Target will be offering price drops on the iPhone 4 for five bucks if you trade in an old 3GS model. Customers can also purchase a 16GB iPhone 4 for $170 with a two year contract or go to Radio shack and get an iPhone 4 32GB model for $270.

Apple's next generation iPhone may arrive later than expected, with a new report saying the handset will not go on sale until October.

The next-generation iPhone is now said to debut in October, instead of the much-rumored September launch.

Market cheers job cuts, streamlining.

Sprint?s Motorola Photon 4G Can Be Stiff Competitor for iPhone 5

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.

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.