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In the battle of April 29th, its the final launch of Endeavour vs. the Royal Wedding. Both events will be historic and emotional, and hope to capture a wide audience.

Sony launched its first tablet computers Tuesday in an ambitious attempt to grab the No.2 spot from Samsung in a fast-growing market dominated by Apple's

Sony launched its first tablet computers in an ambitious attempt to grab the No 2 spot in a market dominated by Apple's iPad and set to quadruple in four years.

Sony, a laggard in the booming tablet market, unveiled its first tablet computers in an ambitious attempt to grab second place in the market created and still dominated by Apple's iPad.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, of which her husband is commander.

Nintendo Co Ltd said it would launch a successor to its aging Wii game console in 2012 as it struggles to win back users from rivals Microsoft and Sony and seeks to reverse a slump in profits.

The white iPhone 4 rumors resurfaced over the weekend after a week's pause with tech websites putting out reports of its imminent launch, citing leaks by select sources.

The iPhone 5 media overkill can resume now, with a Reuters snap report from Hong Kong late on Wednesday saying that Apple will begin production of the much-awaited device in July and that the product could hit stores in September.

Jefferies & Co. said Research In Motion Ltd.'s (RIM) Blackberry Playbook sales are far exceeding Motorola's Xoom sales. The brokerage said its checks indicate first-day sales skewed toward pre-orders and the 32GB and 64GB models.

Motorola Mobility changed the launch target date for Bionic, its next key phone for Verizon Wireless to this summer, potentially making the device a quarter later than expected.

Research In Motion launched the Playbook last night in New York, but questions about who the device is aimed at still linger.

The playbook launch party in New York was designed to show off Research In Motions' latest device, but questions still linger about who it is for.

The PlayBook tablet computer, Research In Motion's pocket-sized challenger to the iPad, feels rushed into service and limited by its reliance on a BlackBerry smartphone, according to early reviews before it hits North American shelves on Tuesday.

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC unveiled on Tuesday a new handset model that offers a library of movies and TV shows via a wide screen that will be available on the Vodafone network.

Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced today that the launch of Intelsat New Dawn has been rescheduled to Friday, April 22 at 5:37 p.m. (EDT). The satellite, loaded on an Ariane 5 rocket, will be launched from the Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's top mobile phone carrier, and its smaller rival Aircel separately said on Monday they would launch Apple's iPhone 4 in India in the coming months.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's No.2 handset manufacturer, plans to roll out a new version of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S in South Korea this month through KT Corp, the telecommunications operator said on Friday.

Baidu Inc, China's top search engine, will launch a licensed music search service in May, in a move to legitimize its current music search that critics say enables music piracy.

Barclays Capital said it has received many questions over the past week around thoughts on the potential timing of Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5. In summary, Reitzes believes it may make sense for Apple to launch this version of the iPhone a little later than usual for five reasons.

NASA delaying the launch of the Endeavour because of a scheduling conflict.

Glencore has cleared the decks to launch its much-anticipated $10-billion listing around the middle of the month, receiving the nod from the Hong Kong stock exchange and positive signals from debt markets.