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Speculations have been rising about the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 arrival dates as well as upgraded hardware specifications. The iPhone 4S will also come with an 8 megapixel camera along with a SIM built-in design, which will not require SIM cards. Though there were contradictory reports that UK carrier Orange is developing new and smaller micro-SIM cards for Apple.

Search through the Apple App Store and you may find an app called BarMax CA listed with an outstanding price tag of $999.99. The BarMax CA and NY app works on both the iPhone and iPad, allowing law students to study for bar exams. The app includes videos that were co developed with Harvard lawyers that includes lectures, flashcards, over a thousand MBE practice questions, a task list feature, and calendar.

Brent crude oil fell below $115 a barrel on Monday, heading for its first monthly decline this year, as investors weighed the prospect that Europe's debt crisis and a sputtering U.S. economy may slow demand.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde pledged to push reforms to give Brazil and other emerging economies more influence at the International Monetary Fund as she kicked off a worldwide tour on Monday to win support for her candidacy to lead the global lender.

Empire Magazine has released an interview video as part of their commemorative issue on the Harry Potter movie franchise. The video clip shows selected cast members summing up their experience on working with the Harry Potter films in one word.

The primary elections in Iowa are more than eight months away, but Ron Paul is in the state on his 2012 campaign trail, with a meet-and-greet scheduled for Tuesday marking the fourth time in the last month he visits.

The Hangover Part II bested the comedy-debut record set by The Simpsons Movie ($74 million) in 2007 to become the best comedy sequel which has grossed $118.1 million in its first four days of domestic release since May 26, 2011.

Samsung Electronics has asked a U.S. court to force Apple Inc to hand over its next-generation models of the iPhone and iPad in the latest volley in a series of patent infringement suits between the two technology companies.

With the expanding list of social networks and new competitors, it is hard not to know about Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. According to Experian Hitwise and SocialBaker statistics, Facebook has over 50% of the social media market. The rest is split up among other major sites, mostly Youtube, MySpace, Yahoo, and Twitter. Though it seems that everyone has flocked to these sites, there are still an number of international social networks that you may not have known about which captures a larg...

Simple but traditional Korean BBQ recipe is here for the family holiday dinner.

Past patterns may point to China, but top investigators say they will never know for sure who mounted a significant cyberattack against Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's No. 1 arms supplier.

The injury of San Francisco Giants star catcher Buster Posey has many people debating whether or not the reigning NL Rookie of the Year should change quit being a catcher and change positions when he returns next season.

Buster Posey, the San Francisco Giants star catcher who was recently injured, had surgery on his left ankle. The Giants announced he will be out for the rest of the season, confirming Posey's own statement prior to the surgery.

Sen. Charles Schumer on Monday called for legislation that would prohibit the rental of cars that had been recalled for safety reasons.

Alaska Airlines will officially use Apple's iPad tablet to show track flight information, manuals, references and more in PDFs. It will be implemented by mid-June.

The search for Michelle Hoang Thi Le, a nursing student who has been reported missing for over 48 hours, intensified, Monday, and the police have not ruled out foul play.

A woman from Spokane, Washington in the U.S. claims to have just found Bigfoot.

J.R. Smith, the Denver Nuggets shooting guard, was pulled over by the police in South Beach for riding a scooter without a license.

A group of hackers angered by a PBS documentary about WikiLeaks has posted a fake news story on the website of the public broadcaster claiming that dead rapper Tupac Shakur was alive and well.

People base their thoughts on global warming based on the current temperature.

Now that Summer is here, it is time to check out the most anticipated action films for 2011. If you're looking for excitement with a mix of high octane action and special effects, these films will be sure to quench your thirst.

Sean Kingston, 21, a Jamaican American singer, crashed his jet ski into a bridge. He has been sent to the Memorial hospital on late Sunday in Miami.

We're in no danger of hyperinflation because the Fed is not printing money. That's not what the program is all about. Instead it was a gamble meant to lift the prices of stocks and commodities, which it did - but which could now colapse very quickly when QE2 ends.

Which is more secure: Google's Wallet or the one in your pocket?

As Memorial Day unfolds and fallen U.S. soldiers are remembered it's an opportune time to look back at the nation's top military leaders at times of great crisis for the nation.

The recent outbreak of E. coli is one of the worst on record, but deadly infection from the bacterium due to infected produce is nothing new. So what can you do to prevent your family from becoming sick from Escherichia coli?

The recent E.coli outbreak in Germany, which killed 11 people, has spread panic and concern throughout Europe and the world. In what is considered the largest E.coli outbreak in Germany, the origin of the recent event is still under investigation. Countries such as Spain and Sweden have been linked to the transport of contaminated cucumbers. Precautions has been taken into account as vegetables are under serious testing and selected kinds may be banned from entering certain countries. Here is...

A group of hackers angered by a PBS documentary about WikiLeaks has posted a fake news story on the website of the U.S. public broadcaster PBS claiming that dead rapper Tupac Shakur was alive and well.

EU regulators opened in-depth probes on Monday into two takeover bids in the computer hardware sector involving two Asian companies and two U.S. peers, saying it was concerned the deals would reduce the number of rivals.