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Turning long-running speculations into fact, Apple sent out invitations Tuesday, confirming a special media event related to the next iPhone, aka "iPhone 5," in San Francisco on Sept. 12. The event is scheduled to take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at 10 am PT.

It's been long reported that Apple's next big product event, which is said to unveil the new iPhone 5, a new "iPad Mini," and even new iPod and Mac models, will allegedly occur on Wednesday, Sept. 12. If company history repeats itself, it's possible that Apple will release the press invitations eight days prior to the event's date, either today (Tuesday) or Wednesday.

If Apple's history can predict its future, we might expect the Cupertino, Calif.-based company to release invitations to its media event, allegedly scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 12, eight days prior on Tuesday, Sept. 4. This reported date is not based on fact, or word from any source from within Apple; this is rather based on Apple's past when it comes to releasing its media event invitations.

A new report on Tuesday said Apple is planning to upgrade its wireless music streaming technology known as AirPlay in the coming month. Word is the announcement will come when the company debuts the new iPhone. The new technology, using the working title "AirPlay Direct," is said to eliminate the need for a Wi-Fi network, which means that iOS devices like iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touchs may be able to beam music directly to a speaker system.

Next week will be a reasonably quiet one for both the U.S. and the euro zone, but China will be dumping a whole bunch of macro data for July .

The week is chock-full with data releases that will confirm if the summer malaise continued in July. As always, Friday's employment report will carry the most weight. Another highlight of this week is the much anticipated Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday.

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has come up with the Obama Event Registry, where supporters of the president can register so guests of their wedding, Bar Mitzvah or other occasions can contribute to the campaign in lieu of gifts to the person or people of honor.

The European Council's June 28-29 meeting will no doubt be the main focus of this week as some hope that new steps can be taken to grapple with the region's debt crisis.

In just a few hours, Microsoft's mystery event will take place in Los Angeles at 3:30 p.m. (Pacific time). While the tech world eagerly awaits Microsoft's major announcement Monday, the Internet rumor mill is flooded with reports saying that the event's main focus would be a tablet or an e-reader, built in collaboration with Barnes & Noble.

The highly anticipated Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 event is minutes away, with fans gearing up for what is expected to be the official release of the Galaxy S3 phone.

Samsung Galaxy S3 enthusiasts have started to gather outside Oxford Street's Phones 4U branch, where they will be able to watch the unveiling of one of the most highly anticipated phones of the year.

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is all set to finally take the wraps off its next generation Galaxy smartphone, aka Galaxy S3, at a press event in London today. The unpacked event is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. ET (7 p.m. London time) at the Earls Court Olympic venue.

The Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation and Sugar Shane Mosley's Diamond's Love Foundation will host an event called Spring of Style two days prior to their upcoming pay-per-view.

Six years after its inception in Sydney, Australia, an estimated 5,251 cities and towns in 147 countries and territories across the globe are expected to celebrate Earth Hour 2012. Co-Founder Andy Ridley explains...

Queen Elizabeth II addressed both houses of Parliament at Westminster in London on March 20 to mark the six long decades of her reign.

Stocks pared gains in late trading on Friday, as worries about Greece increased after news that a derivatives group has declared a Greek credit event.

The tech giant Apple has released its third generation tablet - the 'New iPad', on March 7 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco. And just as what many rumors indicated, a new Apple TV set top box was also announced at the event.

Apple Inc is expected to take the wraps off a faster 4G-equipped iPad on Wednesday, hoping the latest version of its tablet can safeguard its dominance as rivals from Amazon to Samsung pile into the market.

Apple will be hosting a special media event at San Francisco on Wednesday. The company has never said clearly about its upcoming product but the press invite sent by Apple says it all. Undoubtedly Apple will unveil its third-generation iPad that will possess high-resolution display. But one is not sure whether it will be called as iPad 3 or iPad HD. Hence its name, cost and features are all up in the air.

Today is the big day for Apple fans, and for all of those following the news about an iPad 3, or, more likely, an iPad HD. Apple is expected to unveil, among other things, a next-gen iPad and a next-gen Apple TV. Both products are parts of Apple's new ecosystem of iDevices, which are all centered around one thing: HD.

Today is the big day for Apple fans, and for all of those following the news about an iPad 3, or, more likely, an iPad HD. However, if you're looking for a live stream from San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, you might want to stop looking.