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The 2012 Porsche Cayenne S may be the perfect small SUV for America's stereotypical suburbanite. This is not meant as a slur - in many regards the Porsche Cayenne S stands out. It can be fun to drive, is exceedingly comfortable, looks great and offers a ruggedness and utilitarianism not necessarily available from most German sports cars. However, the Cayenne's attempts to check every box also lead to its downfall in some key areas; the Porsche Cayenne S is the perfect car for a very specif...

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, could be on the verge of selling its own smartphones which would be made by the same Taiwanese contractor used by Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, Bloomberg News reported.

About a quarter-million computer users around the world are at risk of losing Internet access on Monday because of malicious software at the heart of a hacking scam that U.S. authorities shut down last November. Some blogs and news reports hyped the risk of an outage, warning of a potential blackout and describing the Alureon malware as the Internet Doomsday virus.

Earnings season for the second quarter is almost here, with America's biggest aluminum producer, Alcoa Inc., announcing its results on Monday and JPMorgan Chase & Co. disclosing a portion of its total derivatives-trading losses on Friday the 13th.

It's been a rough week for Apple's iOS team.In addition to Apple's first reports of a malicious program in their App Store, hundreds of newly-updated iOS apps have been crashing on launch and functionally unusable. The problem seems to have been traced to problems with the App Store's binary system and its FairPlay DRM. According to developer Marco Armet, apps that run perfectly for development teams are being corrupted when sent through the App store to consumers.

The mouse has a new likeness that will hang above over the chain's 500 restaurants.

Some airline companies appear to be faring much better in gaining passenger traffic thanks to a soaring demand for air travel and limited carrier choices -- a trend that has given U.S. airlines wide leeway to maintain overcrowded planes and shoddy customer service.

Investors in Research In Motion Ltd should not re-elect one-time lead director John Richardson to the board of the struggling BlackBerry maker at Tuesday's annual meeting, proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said.

The race to become Yahoo Inc's next chief executive appears to have come down to two candidates: current interim CEO Ross Levinsohn and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar.

Google Glasses are incredibly ambitious, but it appears that Google is no longer alone in exploring the avenue of wearable tech solutions. Apple was reportedly granted a patent on Tuesday in relation to peripheral treatment for head-mounted displays. Of all the companies to build a Project Glass rival, Google should worry most about Apple.

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) soared as much as 6.8 percent Thursday despite any corporate news.

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, could ship as many as 17 million of its Kindle Fire tablets this year, said Victor Anthony, analyst with Topeka Capital Markets.

Volkswagen AG (Frankfurt: VOW) will complete its long-sought purchase of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Frankfurt: PAH3), following years of on-again, off-again courtship between the two companies.

Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) will provide drivetrain, batter and electric motor technology for an electric vehicle (EV) version of the Mercedes-Benz B-class beginning in 2014, according to Auto Week.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, may introduce a smaller version of the iPad to compete with products from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), reports said.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, may introduce a smaller version of the iPad to compete with products from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, a report said.

The victim was believed to be mentally unstable.

Samsung is the number one brand among Asian consumers, according to the Campaign Asia-Pacific 2012 Asia's Top 1000 Brands report.

Guessing the names of next-gen gaming consoles is always fun. Fans really thought the Gamecube would be called the Nintendo 128 (since it followed up the Nintendo 64), and using that same logic, gamers still think Microsoft will name its Xbox 360 sequel the Xbox 720. It's all been conjecture, until now. Among a list of domain names seized in a legal battle, the name Xbox 8 sticks out like a sore thumb.

U.S. mortgage interest rates for 30-year, fixed loans are at/near 40-year lows. Further, while there's nothing like owning a home, for several reasons 'this is not your father's housing market.' There are pitfalls and pratfalls, and prospective buyers would be wise to review these five tips before taking the plunge.

Apple introduced some incredible new products and software at this year's WWDC -- the new Retina-powered MacBook Pro and iOS 6 were particular show-stealers -- but pro users felt specifically neglected at the event, where many were expecting Apple to refresh its entire Mac line-up. Unfortunately, despite a few spec bumps, the iMac and Mac Pro were largely untouched.

Bankrupt Eastman Kodak (Pink: EKDKQ), the imaging giant, got its biggest boost in months after the judge overseeing its case approved the sale of as many as 1,100 patents.

Subaru, the automotive manufacturing arm of Japanese industrial company Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Tokyo: 7270), reported June U.S. car sales rose 40 percent over the year before.

Apple has released the film Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, which features nearly 70 minutes of unedited, never-before-seen footage of a conversation between the iconic Apple founder and technology expert Robert X. Cringely, is now available on the iTunes Music Store for $3.99.

Slowly but surely, Apple's operating systems are converging, but bonding these two separate systems together would be impossible without iCloud. On Monday, Apple introduced two new additions to the iCloud Beta portal for iOS 6 developers, including the Notes and Reminders apps, before it releases Mountain Lion this month and iOS 6 this fall.

He, along with his former partner in crime, Myra Hindley, will forever be known as the ?Moors murderers? for a series of gruesome, sadistic murders committed against children and teenagers outside of Manchester.

Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO: 6723), a leading Japanese semiconductor manufacturer, said that it is letting go 5000 employees in an effort to restructure the organization and bring the company back to black.

The wait is finally over for people in the U.S. who were looking forward to Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3. Sprint made the handset available for in-store purchases from July 1, while AT&T announced that it would be selling the phone in its stores from July 6. But if a recent note by one industry analyst is to be believed, it won't be an easy road for this successor of the S2.

Duke Energy, Infosys, Seadrill Ltd, Barclays, Microsoft, Royal Bank of Scotland, Silvercorp Metals and Kraft Foods are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.