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The buzz on the release date of Apple iPhone 5 has reached a fever pitch and the latest scoop is that the smartphone will be released on Oct. 7 with pre-orders likely to begin from Sept. 29 or 30. And we are loving it.

Researchers at IBM are collaborating with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the Phase 2 of the much speculated cognitive computing project called SyNAPSE.

IBM denies trying to simulate human brain

Computer system could issue Tsunami warnings and identify spoiled food

IBM has developed a new microprocessor the company claims comes closer than anything done before at replicating the human brain.

Are computers finally taking over the world? Not yet but IBM is hoping to make computers more humanlike.

The company calls it an ?unprecedented? step in creating intelligent computers.

New York City is one of the most recognized, filmed, visited and loved cities in the world. There are a lot of obvious parks, buildings and areas to visit, but Times Square is not the real New York. Here's a look at some of the (relatively) less congested sites to see in "the Big Apple."

Google paid less per patent than Apple's syndicate did in recent smartphone wars

Apple Inc. is setting trends and making a fashion statement with its new lighter and thinner MacBook Air, which is less than a month old. But its closest competitor, Asus, is coming with a slightly thinner device called Asus UX21.

Apple has redefined its line of laptops making it more productive and fast concentrating on previous mistakes over the years.

The ?fake Apple Store? story in July about a couple of fake stores in Kumming, which had begun a crackdown on Aug. 2, has revealed 22 more fake Apple store in the city.

Vientiane is an often-overlooked destination that boasts small-town charm and luxury on a budget.

Just days after launching revamped versions of BlackBerry Torch and Bold models which optimize the BlackBerry OS 7, reports are filtering in which suggest that RIM will launch its first QNX-based smartphone in Q1, 2012.

Digital textbook company Inkling announced Wednesday that is has scored $17 million in second-round funding from Tenaya Capital to compete with major competitors entering the space.

But experts warn the rules must be part of a much larger strategy by utilities to prevent financial fraud and other security breaches

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to merge iOS (iPhones/iPads) with OS X (Macs) into a single platform for apps and cloud services starting in 2012-2013, said Jefferies, a global securities and investment banking group.

"The Dark Knight Rises" began filming in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on July 29.

Google announced on Thursday that it had acquired more than 1,000 patents from International Business Machines Corp. to defend itself against lawsuits while increased interest in intellectual property suggests a legal showdown between Apple and Google.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES meets with fashion designer and rising star Amy Matto

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired more than 1,000 technology patents from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), after it lost the bidding war over more than 6,000 patent filings from Nortel Networks.