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News reports of the discovery of a hitherto ‘uncontacted’ primitive tribe deep inside Amazon rainforest in Brazil have fanned a lively discussion on the Internet revolving around the impact of technology on human life.

A lower-priced iPhone dubbed the Lite version kicked up dust over the weekend. The talk outlined the prospect of Apple embarking on a price war, probably aimed at keeping carriers by its side as smartphone battle is getting tougher by the day.

Move over chipset issues and questions over network readiness, Apple iPhone 5 will offer 4G LTE, according to the latest leaks. AT&T documents leaked by the hacking group LulzSec reveals that the carrier is in the process of rolling out its 4G LTE network soon. The leaks also suggest that Apple's next generation iPad, iPad 3, will also sport 4G LTE capability.

Asteroid 2011 MD, a small space rock the size of a tour bus, zipped past Earth in what was a close shave in cosmic terms. The flyby was tantalizingly close to Earth, and was at some point closer to the planet than some satellites.

Anthropologists have differed over whether to let primitive tribes live in peace, untouched by modern technological advancements, including those in the medical field, or to amalgamate them into modern life gradually. This anthropological dichotomy will perhaps never be resolved. An enormous number of readers posted comments on the IB Times story on the uncontacted tribal people deep inside the Brazilian rainforest.

The last time ‘inflatable shark’ was in news was when someone tried to present one to former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the Manhattan mansion where he is under house arrest. The security guards turned away the man who brought a toothy blue fish inflated to the size of a small person and attached with helium balloons.

Controversial rapper Eminem, one of music's biggest bad boys, is seen as killing his girlfriend and then taking his own life in the new music video for 'Space Bound'. Eminem, whose work is known for graphic scenes and violent portrayals, as well as his depiction of split personality in his videos, has gone several steps beyond for this video.

Will Michele Bachmann win the Republican presidential nomination thanks to her core strengths of ultra hardcore religiosity, die hard support of the Christian orthodoxy and vociferous backing of the Tea party cult? Or will she wither away as the nomination fight gets tougher and the Republicans zero in on the electability of their candidate in 2012?

At a time when laptops are in an identity crisis, Apple is hitching its wagon to the refreshed MacBook Air. Rumor mills say a new version of the light-weight notebook will come equipped with the Mac OS X, or Lion, Intel's Sandy Bridge processor and Thunderbolt fast connection interface. By beefing up its ultra thin notebook, which has sold millions of units, Apple cold be pre-empting a threat posed by the likes of Intel's upcoming 'Ultrabook' which seek to build a bridge between the ...

The theory that iPhone 5 will be unveiled in September is gathering force by the day. A Morgan Stanley analyst has said Apple will begin the production of iPhone 5 in mid-to-late August, after apparently holding meetings with iPhone component makers in Taiwan last week.

... I love you, Ryan. I have a lot of emotions swirling, but I want you to know I love you so very much, Johnny Knoxville wrote in a blog remembering dead 'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn.

After waiting some extra months for the latest iteration of iPhone, fans can now look forward to a surprise double offering from Apple: The latest buzz is that iPhone 5 and a Lite version of iPhone 4 will be launched in September.

George Hotz, well-known iPhone and Sony PS3 hacker, is following in the footsteps of many other celebrated hackers who got hired by technology giants. Hotz, also known as GeoHotz, has joined Facebook and is said to be involved in product development. Hotz's Facebook page says he has been a software engineer at Facebook since May 9. Earlier, Facebook profile hacker Chris Putnam, iOS hacker Peter Hajas, Twitter hacker Michael Mooney, and Ashley Towns, the creator of the first ever iPhone worm,...

Rumor mills have had the sway over iPhone 5 news and there have been umpteen reports endorsing as well as discounting the chances of the new iPhone being released by Apple in September. However, a Bloomberg report has quoted two sources, who are familiar with the product, as saying that iPhone 5 will be unveiled in September and that it will have a smarter chip and a better camera, among a host of other bells and whistles.

The Westboro Baptist Church, which has stated the dead ‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn is in hell and that the daredevil TV personality was a 'drab pervert,' has said it will send it members from Kansas to Pennsylvania to protest Dunn's public funeral service.

Yonathan Melaku, a Lance Corporal Marine Corps reservist arrested near the Pentagon last week under suspicious surroundings, has been formally charged by the Federal authorities in connection with the 2010 shootings at the Pentagon and the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Enforcement has said there would be no charges against the bar where ‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn had his last drink.

A toxicology report on Wednesday showed Jackass star Ryan Dunn had drunk enough to get his blood alcohol level twice more than the legal limit when he died in a car crash while returning from a bar. Police also said Dunn's Porsche 911 GT3 was travelling at a speed of 140 miles per hour (mph) on the stretch of a road where speed limit is 55 mph.

The suspected LulzSec hacker 19-year-old Ryan Cleary could face up to ten years in jail in the US if he is found guilty of hacking into the CIA and US Senate websites, it has been reported.

Endeavour leader Captain Mark Kelly and wife and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will write a memoir which will throw light into the details of the remarkable recovery made by Giffords after she was shot y a gunman on January 8.

The iPhone 5 release date rumors and speculation over the features of the next generation iPhone from Apple have taken a new direction with BGR's 'independent confirmation' that the device with radical design changes will be launched in August.

In a strange twist in the tale that could all but nail Casey Anthony conclusively, it emerged that the alleged killer of the toddler daughter could have borrowed a plot from a fellow jail inmate to argue that Caylee Anthony drowned in the pool.

The reclusive teenage hacker arrested in Britain on Tuesday could prove vital clues to the terror ring of super-brain hackers who torment governments and the biggest of corporations in the world no end.

Celebrated movie critic Roger Ebert is in the eye of a storm after he said dead Jackass star Ryan Dunn drank, drove and died. Ebert is being skinned and brutalized on the Net by fans of Dunn and netizens at large for what is termed as an uncharitable comment about someone who died in a tragic traffic accident. Controversies are not a novelty for Ebert, but this appears to be the mother of all. The following are some key details about the life and work of Ebert, as well the controversies he raked...

The death of Jackass star Ryan Dunn in a high speed car crash in the wee hours of Monday has fed Twitter with high-voltage exchanges between his fans and those who criticized the dead daredevil for drunken driving. The Netizens' war of words was set off by a comment by Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator Roger Ebert, who suggested that Dunn was foolish to drink and drive and advised people not to let jackasses drink and drive.

The 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button that graced Google's home page for more than ten years could vanish forever, with the search giant testing out a new user interface design, according to reports.

Jackass star Ryan Dunn died in a traffic accident in the wee hours of Monday as his Porsche 911 GT3 flew off the road and exploded. The accident occurred near Dunn’s home in West Chester, Pa., according to the West Goshen Township police. The 34-year-old was returning after a night party. His body was charred beyond recognition and was identified by the tattoos.

Smarting under a $6 billion compensation claim from Oracle on Java patent violation lawsuit, Google has said Oracle's methodology for calculating damages is based on fundamental legal errors and that Oracle has improperly inflated their estimates.

The latest rumor on the iPhone 5 release date is that Apple's fancied next-generation iPhone will not probably be launched on Sept. 7. There is no point in releasing iPhone 5 without loading it with the iOS 5 as competition in the smartphone arena is really hotting up with several Android phones ready to roll out daunting features. A new iPhone version in September, which does not have commanding new features promised by iOS 5, will be a lame duck.