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Karl Lagerfeld, the creative force behind Chanel for nearly 30 years, is launching a fashion brand under his own name with backing from private equity firm Apax in a bid to tap into the Internet retail market.

Netflix Inc said it will launch a subscription service in the United Kingdom and Ireland in early 2012, offering unlimited TV shows and movie streaming over the Internet.

Win a chance to go behind the scenes at Vandenberg Air Force Base and watch the launch of the NPP satellite, Oct. 27.

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Lohse has no illusions about pitching at Rangers Ballpark, baseball's most unforgiving launching pad.

With Electronic Arts' (EA) Battlefield 3 only a few days away, anticipation over the much-awaited first-person shooter has already reached fever-pitch. Adding to the craze, DICE has released the final pre-release sneak peek video of what promises to be an ultra-realistic game.

You may not understand the title of Coldplay's new album let alone be able to pronounce it, but Mylo Xyloto is a name music fans may have to get used to as the group launches a fresh assault on the world's charts.

GOP primary candidate Ron Paul is the first to launch a series of harsh campaign ads in early voting states, spending over $2 million dollars for ads in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. But will it be enough to raise Paul's chances, as the libertarian firebrand continues to lag behind Mitt Romney, Herman Cain and Rick Perry? Or will they be just enough to keep his presence in the debates?

Microsoft Corp, which has been trailing Apple Inc and Google Inc in the fast-growing smartphone market, said it will launch Mango-powered handsets from top makers including Nokia Oyj, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and HTC Corp in coming weeks.

The Winnipeg Jets are eager to put together a winning campaign for a rabid fan base that seems content just to have a National Hockey League (NHL) franchise to call their own after a 15-year absence.

Groupon Inc is pushing ahead with plans to go public in the face of a volatile equity market, a recent executive departure and questions about its accounting and financial disclosures, sources said on Tuesday.

French on-line music streaming service Deezer will launch in more than 100 countries in the coming weeks, and the start-up is negotiating with roughly a dozen telecom operators on partnerships in a bid to expand its global reach.

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it would launch a new smartphone running Google's latest version of the Android operating system globally starting in Europe in November, as it is locked in a battle for smartphone supremacy with Apple Inc..

Sony Corp said on Wednesday it would launch its new handheld games device, the PlayStation Vita, on February 22 in the United States and Europe.

For the opening of the new-look boutique at Gum by Omega, supermodel Cindy Crawford joined as the guest of honor.

History repeats itself. Urban campers have already set up their folding chairs and are happily waiting for Apple stores and retail outlets to open at 8 am Friday, with a gleaming new stock of iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4S, has already broken the pre-order record of 600,000 held by the iPhone 4, with the first day pre-orders for iPhone 4S the highest for any new product that Apple has ever launched.

Even if you have successfully placed a pre-order at Sam's Club for the Apple's newest iPhone 4S, there is only a slim possibility that you might actually get one on Friday. According to a report in Geek.com, Sam's Clubs nationwide haven't received iPhone 4S shipments expected for Friday's launch. Sam's Club representative confirmed the news that they were notified by Apple that initial iPhone 4S shipments would not be arriving as expected.

Apple iPhone 4S is being sold in stores on Friday. iPhone users have been anticipating the arrival of the iPhone 4S, so much so that pre-orders for the new smartphone sold out ahead of the store launch, according to AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's Web sites.

Apple Inc rolled out its new iCloud service and latest mobile software to a chorus of user complaints this week, after glitches led to email access problems and long delays in installation.

Samsung and Google delayed the release of their new products following the death of Steve Jobs out of respect for the legendary man that changed the landscape of the technology world forever.

The launch of Samsung Nexus Prime, the latest smartphone based on Google's new version of the Android operating system Ice Cream Sandwich, will be delayed reportedly to pay respect to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who passed away last week on Oct. 5.

Mexican mobile phone giant America Movil, owned by billionaire Carlos Slim, is set to launch a bid on Tuesday to buy the 40.04 percent of fixed-line phone unit Telefonos de Mexico it does not already own.