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Google eBooks-integrated e-reader iriver Story HD will hit the stores next Sunday, July 17, but will it pose a threat to Amazon’s Kindle and Barns&Noble’s Nook run for their money?

Apple Inc. is gearing up production of the iPhone 5, but some analysts say it's unlikely to be revealed before 2012. Yet there seems little doubt, considering Apple's projection of selling 25 million iPhones by the end of 2011, that the release is right around the corner.

The official release date is still in the fall

NASA is going to the private sector for the next era of manned space missions.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on July 8, 2011 at 11:29 a.m., marking the last launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.

Spotify's American plan of action has been revealed as it hopes to get 50 million users within its first year.

Many Gen Xers breathed a sight of relief as the Atlantis successfully launched

The last space shuttle flight does not mean the end of NASA sending humans into space. However, the era of big-ticket space projects that occurred during the Cold War is undoubtedly over, at least until the United States has eliminated its more than $14 trillion national debt.

The Atlantis Space Shuttle Embarks on its final mission [VIDEO]

The space shuttle Atlantis has launched into space and thus marking the beginning of the end of the space shuttle era.

As is NASA tradition, the Atlantis crew spent their final days relaxing in a private beach house near Cape Canaveral, Florida. Here's a look at this humble cottage that sits just a mile away from the launch pad.

See pictures of the shuttle launch!

Now you can watch the last space shuttle launch on your Android phone. The app can be downloaded at Android Market.

The space shuttle Atlantis has been in space 32 times since 1985, and orbited the earth 4,648 times, but she's about to make her last journey. Here's where you can watch it all happen.

A look back at the space shuttle era.

Houston, we have no problem watching the Atlantis STS-135 shuttle mission streaming live online.

The Atlantis Space Shuttle is set to launch today at 11:26 a.m. EDT. This historic flight, the last of the Space Shuttle program, will be watched by thousands of people in Florida and many more remotely online and on TV.

Check out video of the space shuttle launch live as it happens.

Atlantis has been in space 32 times since 1985, and orbited the earth 4,648 times, but she's about to make her last journey.

At 8:55 a.m. Friday, NASA updated its STS-135 Atlantis Launch Blog, saying the ground launch sequencer has been activated. For now, it is monitoring critical commands and systems, but once the countdown reaches T-9 minutes and counting, the program will take over all of the vehicle's critical functions. The boarding process should take a little more than an hour and the hatch will be closed for flight at about 9:21 a.m., according to NASA.

Lightning caused by a severe thunderstorm produced two strikes near NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launch pad. Meanwhile, the shuttle's launch preparations continue as scheduled.