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Apple has confirmed that the new iPad, the third generation of its category, will launch in the U.S. and nine other countries on Friday, March 16, at 8 a.m. local time. Here are all the information on the device's pricing, availability, trade-in offers and roundup of reviews from mainstream publications.

Despite an extended revolution against his regime leading up to a bloodbath, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seems to be relaxed and apparently in a joking mood about bringing in political reforms to his country.The trove of emails leaked from the personal accounts of Assad and his British-born wife shows that the President had taken advice from Iran on countering the uprising with violent crackdown, and that his family remains insulated from revolution which many fear may soon turn into a civi...

The official movie trailer for Tim Burton's Dark Shadows will debut on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, but a few teaser clips and videos have emerged online based on footage from Ellen.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.(NYSE: WMT), the world's largest retailer, will allow customers to convert DVDs and Blu-ray discs to digital files starting April 16, the company said Wednesday.

Apple might have more cash than the U.S. government, but a wave of disillusionment with the seemingly magical tech giant may be underway. The latest example includes a class-action lawsuit over its false and misleading Siri advertisements.

Apple explained in its patch notes that iOS 5.1 contains fixes for a variety of vulnerabilities, including a fix to the lock screen of the iPad and iPhone. Here are the top five security updates in the latest Apple mobile OS update, which can be downloaded and installed using iTunes.

LobbyFriend re-creates the hotel/travel experience with its temporary social network.

A report in DigiTimes on Monday cited unnamed sources within Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturers, who claimed that the next generation iPhone will be released in the second half of 2012 and will very likely contain an embedded 4G LTE radio.

The new iOS 5.1 was launched along with the latest Apple iPad last week. The iOS 5.1 is released for all iOS 5-compatible devices, which includes all versions of the iPad, the iPhone 3GS and above, and third-generation and later models of the iPod touch.

Pod2g announced that he is working actively on finding vulnerabilities in iOS 5.1 that could ultimately be used to produce an untethered jailbreak for all devices. He has also called on the jailbreak community, or any iOS device user for that matter, to help him find vulnerabilities in iOS 5.1 by sending crash reports to him.

The application employs Discrete Trial Teaching, a method of breaking skills into the smallest possible steps, and imitates an actual one-one-one instructional session with a therapist. It teaches the kid each step intensively until it is mastered.

Apple has released iOS 5.1, along with the debut of the new iPad. Users can now update their iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices to iOS 5.1. The update is available at iTunes Store. Users can also update from their Apple device by navigating to Settings -> General -> Software Update and following further instructions there. The new OS is more than just a bug-fix update. Here are top 10 reasons for updating to iOS 5.1.

The iOS 5.1 update has finally arrived. However, it is to be remembered that the list of new features are not extensive and largely consists of bug fixes and interface tweaks. Nonetheless, there are some important additions to it as well.

iH8Sn0w has just recently updated the Sn0wBreeze Jailbreaking tool to version 2.9.2.

Apple claimed that iOS 5.1 contains a number of improvements and bug fixes that include the one affecting battery life on devices running iOS 5. Users, who have already updated to iOS 5.1, claim that they have been experiencing significant improvement in battery life after installing the firmware update.

Apple fans have a few reasons to be ecstatic over the new iOS 5.1 updates. There's Japanese Siri, a new camera feature on the slide to unlock screen, and much more. The new iPhoto and Photostream updates have been the center of attention for some, but music players and listeners also have reason to make the upgrade.

Apple announced Wednesday that customers will now be able to store some movies purchased through iTunes on its iCloud online data storage service, which comes before the release of an upgraded Apple TV device.

Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) faster and sharper-looking new iPad is drawing the notice of the traditional video game industry, as developers are envisioning games for it that have more in common with the visceral 3D shooter Call of Duty than FarmVille.

Ashton Kutcher is definitely over his soon-to-be-ex-wife Demi Moore, and he has a new girlfriend, Lorene Scafaria, to thank for that. The two were first seen together back in December, after the Kutcher-Moore split. The 34-year-old actor tweeted a photograph of himself on vacation in Italy with Scafaria, a 33-year-old screenwriter.

Wish you could watch every single March Madness game? If you own an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, now you can, and for cheap. A new app called NCAA March Madness Live promises free live radio access to every NCAA Tournament game and video access for all 67 games at a single low price of $4.99.

March Madness will descend upon college basketball fans around the world as the NCAA Division I men's national tournament is at hand. In 2011, the games were free to watch online, but the NCAA official March Madness Live app now offers access to those same games for $4. Audio for all the games is free, but not for the videos. It's a good deal if you can't stand to miss all the action. There are five other apps we have for you if you're a sports junkie.