IBT Staff Reporter

Facebook's announcement of an Apple iPad 2 app launch stirred excitement among both sides along with signaling an end to some disagreements the two companies experienced in the past. That was the case until rumors of a secret Facebook project codenamed Spartan emerged with details on how the social network giant will utilize HTML 5 web platform standards onto mobile apps currently stationed on Apple's app store and Safari browsers.

The U.S. economy has slowed in recent months, but underlying inflation pressures are rising. How will the Federal Reserve respond?

Sega Corp.'s database has been hacked. The multinational video game developing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan has sent an email to users to notify Sega Pass system users that their emails, dates of birth and their passwords were compromised by hackers. The stolen passwords were encrypted.

Levi Leipheimer, a Bay Area resident from Santa Rosa, pulled out a shocking victory in the Tour of Switzerland on the final stage. Leipheimer placed third in the final time trial, but that was enough to pass Damiano Cunego, who had a nearly two minute lead overall in the race before the stage began.

Apple's delay in launching iPhone 5 has given its competitor Google sufficient time to prep its next version of Nexus phone- the Nexus 4G. Google's pure version of the Android phone will possibly be released around Thanksgiving

Barnes & Noble's new Nook ebook reader, named 'Simple Touch Reader', has outranked its rival Amazon's latest Kindle, according to a new Consumer Reports ranking.

A weight loss specialist, Dr. Gautam Gupta 57, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). FBI has started a national and international effort to locate him.

It's that time of the season when general managers and owners look to shake up a stale or losing scenario by ceremoniously sacking their head coach. Who's next on the chopping block?

The battle between Apple iPad 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has become intense among the fans of Apple and Android, but there is another fierce fight raging between the two technology giants – and this time it is in the courtroom.

Reggie Brown, a Barack Obama impersonator was escorted off the stage by an official at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Saturday.

Some are quickly making the young golfer from Northern Ireland into Tiger Woods' heir as king of the links. Rory McIlroy has a long way to go before he reaches that height, but his dossier up to this point is impressive. Here are the facts on McIlroy, the record-breaking 22-year-old golfer who has riveted the sports world's attention onto the U.S. Open this weekend.

Sega Corp.'s database has been hacked. The multinational video game developing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan has sent an email to users to notify Sega Pass system users that their emails, dates of birth and their passwords were compromised by hackers. The stolen passwords were encrypted.

On Saturday, three days after being targeted by rioters and looters, the Bay offered its appreciation with a pancake breakfast in downtown Vancouver.

World number one Rafael Nadal will open the Wimbledon action at centre court as he plays his first round tie against American Micahel Russell on Monday.

Ecard websites are ready to deliver free and paid-for Father's Day messages. Selections range from earnest to lighthearted.

European governments should give private creditors an incentive to participate in a new Greek bailout, but the choice should be voluntary and not trigger a credit event, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said.

World number one Rafael Nadal will open the Wimbledon action at centre court as he plays his first round tie against American Micahel Russell on Monday.

European champions Barcelona could opt to sacrifice their star striker David Villa, in order to finance their potential triple transfer coup.

Boeing Co is aiming to make a decision on whether to re-engine or redesign its 737 narrowbody by the end of the year, but it is not making any promises, the chief executive of Boeing's commercial airplanes division said on Sunday.

17-year-old teen Nathan Kotylak, turned himself in to police Saturday after images of him trying to set fire to a Vancouver police cruiser spread across the internet during Wednesday’s tumultuous Stanley Cup riot.

Apple has intensified its legal attack on archrival Samsung by including the newly launched iPad 2 rival Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its amended patent infringement lawsuit.

Prime Minister George Papandreou, besieged by public protests and dissent in his own party, appealed to Greeks on Sunday to support deeply unpopular austerity reforms and avoid a catastrophic bankruptcy.

The S&P 500's 200-day moving average marks the line in the sand as the bulls and the bears fight over the U.S. stock market's direction. It will face one of its stiffest tests this week with Greece's debt crisis appearing to reach a climax.

Boeing is confident it can win a significant slice of orders from Air France-KLM despite recent political pressure favoring rival Airbus, the U.S. planemaker's chief executive told a French newspaper.

Prime Minister George Papandreou, besieged by public protests and dissent in his own party, appealed to Greeks on Sunday to support deeply unpopular austerity reforms and avoid a catastrophic bankruptcy.

After a two-month long wait and disappointment of not hearing anything about the next generation iPhone in its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), iPhone fans will finally see iPhone5 launch in the first week of September.

Sega, the latest victim of hackers, has confirmed on Saturday that personal data of 1.29 million customers was stolen. Just a day before, Sega announced that they had identified that unauthorized entry was gained to their SEGA Pass database, accessing customers' names, e-mail addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords. Sega immediately isolated the location of the breach to protect the data, and launched an investigation.

This year's NBA Finals polarized basketball viewers, with Miami Heat fans standing by their team--and many more hoops fans loving to hate the Heat for the boasts the team's three stars made before the season even began.

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Sunday raised concern about widening global imbalances after the financial crisis, calling them one of the main challenges for the global economy.