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Forbes said that out of the 40 individuals mentioned in the list, 28 are billionaires. Here's a gallery of pictures of Japan's five richest people in 2012, according to Forbes.

If rumors are to be believed, an insider with gaming website Kotaku claims to know important details about the eagerly anticipated next generation PlayStation 4. According to him, the next PlayStation is being developed under the name of “Orbis” and is expected to bring out its own set of games in late 2013.

BioWare will be hosting a special contest for “Mass Effect 3” players this weekend, making this the third consecutive event from the sci-fi franchise’s developer. Gamers will be taking on the challenge of promoting their multiplayer characters as part of “Operation Raptor.”

Details on Sony’s next console are already beginning to leak, even though no official release date has been set for the gaming system. Referred to as the PlayStation 4, rumors about the device’s name, controller features, and more are sprouting up across the Web. But with other mega forces in the gaming world preparing to put out new consoles, such as the Xbox 720 and Nintendo Wii U, the competition is sure to be fierce. Here’s a rundown of the top five rumors and information leaks on the PlayS...

Where to watch a live stream online of the Sony Ericsson Open 2012 from Miami, plus a preview of Wednesday's play where Nadal, Murray, Azarenka and Venus Williams will all be in action.

Steam just released a beta version of a new patch for “The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim,” which is said to fix some of the bugs caused by a previous update. Called 1.5.26, the Bethesda’s solution to issues caused by the 1.5 upgrade is available for PCs.

It's clear that many phones and tablets are still waiting for the ICS update, even if it's been around five months since the official launch. A blog post published Tuesday on Computerworld presents which manufacturers have actually kept their promises and provided the ICS update in time and which were not.

Today, a preview clip was unveiled online to advertise Sunday's premier of yet another preview clip. Columbia Pictures will debut the official teaser trailer for the remake of the 1990 classic on Sunday.

Where to watch a live stream online of the Sony Ericsson Open 2012 from Miami, plus a full preview of Tuesday's play.

J.K. Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter novels are available for the first time in ebook format on the new website dedicated to the boy wizard adventures.

Asian stock markets surged Tuesday, following gains in the Wall Street overnight as market-friendly comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke boosted sentiment.

Sony Corp CEO Kazuo Hirai signaled his determination to turn around the group's ailing TV business by keeping direct charge of the division, as the Japanese brand fights to regain ground against rivals such as Apple.

Sharp Corp <6753.T> will announce a tie-up with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry <2317.TW> on Tuesday that would include the sale of part of its loss-making major factory in western Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported.

While most people adore the new iPad, the inclusion of LTE is by far the tablet's most polarizing feature. Love it or hate it though, LTE in the new iPad is Apple's way of practicing for the iPhone 5.

Where to watch a live stream online of the Sony Ericsson tennis tournament 2012 from Miami, plus a preview of day eight, featuring Federer Vs. Roddick, Djokovic, Sharapova and the Williams sisters.

'Respect' singer Aretha Franklin announced on her 70th birthday party Saturday that she's teaming up with her music mentor Clive Davis for a brand new album.

The Bellagio casino-hotel in Las Vegas hosted a shotgun wedding in January. The bride and groom had met just a couple hours earlier; she wore a skimpy dress, he was in powder blue coattails.

The Hunger Games reigned champion its opening weekend, snagging a whopping $155 million in ticket sales, according to an estimate by Lions Gate reported by E! News.

Where to watch a live stream online of the Miami tennis tournament 2012, the Sony Ericsson Open, plus a tournament update and a preview of day five action--featuring Federer, Djokovic, Williams and Sharapova.

According to iMore's editor-in-chief Rene Ritchie, the iPhone 5 will retain the current 3.5-inch screen as its predecessors, but add a few new features like 4G LTE and a micro dock before Apple releases the device in October 2012.

At a time when many Android smartphone owners are waiting for the official announcement from the handset manufacturers about the ICS update, a report by DigiTimes Thursday said that Google might introduce the next major release of Android, the version 5.0 (Jelly Bean) during the third quarter of this year.

Fernando Gonzalez retired from tennis yesterday, in Miami, after which a tribute video, featuring Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray was played.

Sony's PlayStation series is one of the popular gaming consoles on the planet at the moment apart from Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo.

Apple has reportedly placed orders for a 4.6-inch screen to be featured in the company's next-generation smartphone, presumably called the iPhone 5. If accurate, this news would mean that Apple is breaking from tradition yet again, and giving consumers a bigger iPhone experience.

Mobile phone users in China have got in their basket of offerings two much-awaited smartphones. Japanese phone manufacturer Sony has just announced the upcoming availability of its first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, Sony Xperia neo L MT25i. And Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has made available its HTC Eternity from today, the first Windows Phone device to officially reach the country.

Tennis star, Venus Williams is all set to relaunch her fashion label, EleVen at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami after a break of four years.

Apple’s latest tablet, simply dubbed the ‘new’ iPad, is a top competitor in the mobile market, hinting at intentions of inhabiting the gaming atmosphere as well. However, Sony’s shiny new gaming tech device, the PS Vita, may be a gadget fit to rival top notch smartphones in addition to portable video game systems.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is coming soon to U.S. Samsung Galaxy S2 owners, but will that be enough for it hold off the Apple iPhone 5? The Galaxy S2 is one of the most popular smartphones in the world, but a software update to Android 4.0 won't be enough to slow down Apple.

According to J.D. Power and Associates, Apple has ranked top among smartphone manufacturers in terms of customer satisfaction, and it achieved this ranking for the seventh consecutive time.