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Technology giant Apple said more than 15 billion applications have been downloaded from its App store and paid over $2.5 billion to developers.

After a month-long trial Casey Anthony was acquitted for killing her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony -- a verdict that surprised and shook the entire nation.

Apple announced the release of iCloud last month at the Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) in California.

Data analysis of NASA's Cassini spacecraft by scientists has revealed the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth, NASA's official website said.

Online retail giant Amazon has beefed up its Cloud Drive and Cloud Player storage plans, offering unlimited storage for music, free storage for all Amazon MP3 purchases.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced ‘'something awesome’ news Wednesday at a press conference in Facebook's Palo Alto, California headquarters. The announcement is that: a new video chat feature powered by hugely popular Skype.

The newly-wed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Slave Lake in Alberta on Tuesday, a town ruined by a forest fire.

A massive dust storm swept across Phoenix, Arizona, on July 5, causing widespread destruction and zero visibility.

A massive sandstorm stormed raged through Phoenix Tuesday night, halting air traffic and initiating coughing fits across the the city. At its climax, visibility declined to zero.

Spader will replace Kathy Bates' character

In yet another example of unexpected cross-cultural phenomena, it turns out that one of the biggest idols in Afghanistan is none other than ex-movie star and ex-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In 1977, Harvey Milk made history when he became the first openly gay man elected to public office. In a few years, California school children could be studying and learning about his life and accomplishments.

The Duchess is expected to wear a local designer during her trip to California

Apparently Google's hot new social networking venture Google+ is giving sleepless nights to Facebook folks. The latest news from Facebook is neither about an awesome new feature they have added to the social networking site, nor is it about Project Spartan. In an act that can be called the height of desperation, Facebook blocked a Google Chrome extension developed for exporting Facebook Friends' lists to Google+ over the weekend.

Two weeks ago, the ruthless Boston Crime boss James Whitey Bulger was captured in California. Now, back in Boston, news of his arrest has set off a spate of interest in mob-related tours of the city.

Beneath the vote backing President Barack Obama's candidacy lies a deep discomfort with his education policies to-date.

Casey Anthony trial verdict has made a majority of those who have been following the trial gasp in shock as Casey was let off from first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter. However, she was convicted for four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to law enforcement officials.

The nation was shocked by the Casey Anthony verdict in which the jury said Casey was not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter. She was found guilty only in four counts relating to the lies she told the investigators.

President Barack Obama will be answering questions on Wednesday during his first Twitter town hall meeting. The meeting is supposed to be focusing on economy and job related issues and queries.

Apple may be working on a successor to the iPad 2 and it is not the iPad 3. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is said to be planning on a new tablet device known as the iPad 2 Plus.

Kate Middleton, whose dress code and fashion sense during her eleven-day Royal Tour to Canada and California has been closely monitored, surprised her royal fans today with her clothing choice.