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Sony is expected to launch its PlayStation 4 (PS4) gaming console in 2012 that will feature body movement-based control like Kinect, a motion sensing input device developed by Microsoft for the Xbox 360.

Globalization, basically free markets and the transfer of jobs to lower-cost production centers, has many benefits. But is the new economic era exacting a cost on the U.S. economy in the form of a longer-than-normal period of high initial jobless claims?

Researchers from Japan have discovered vast quantities of rare earth deposits on the floor of the Pacific Ocean that might challenge the dominance of China as world's leading provider.

Today, the Liberty Bell that hangs at the Liberty Bell Center on Market Street in Philadelphia will be symbolically tapped as per the tradition on every Independence Day.

Sony said its PlayStation Network will spring back to life in Japan this week after a nearly three-month gap, confirming finally that the gaming giant is burying the ghost of PSN hack that tormented it for long.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is set to liftoff on the final flight of the shuttle program, STS-135, a 12-day mission to the International Space Station. The launch is currently targeted for July 8 at 11:26 am EDT.

Recently, Apple amended the patent infringement lawsuit which was filed against Samsung in April. Also Samsung was gaining ground as they filed lawsuits against Apple in a tit-for-tat case.

Google's move to dismiss the case against it with regards to last years controversial WiFi sniffing was rejected, putting it in a position to face charges for wire-tapping.

The FIFA Women's World Cup is underway and many of the teams have already played two of the five games in the Group Stage.

Mass weddings are increasingly becoming common worldwide and sometimes are preferred over regular weddings by couples because of economic reasons, as the costs for the venue, decorations, and sometimes celebrations afterwards can be shared between multiple families.

Despite the summer heat, numerous natural disasters across the nation have chilled the authorities and local citizens - not just because if their innate threats, but due to the extending threats posed by their neighboring nuclear power plants. The almost record-breaking wildfire in Los Alamos, New Mexico has been raging dangerously close to the Los Alamos National Nuclear Laboratory, while record floods in Missouri threaten two nuclear plants in Nebraska.

Ford Motor Company posted strong sales results for June, up 10 percent from the same month one year ago. General Motors also showed a June sales increase, but its numbers were below analyst expectations.

General Motors sales increased more than 10 percent in June, but the results reported today are lower than analyst expectations.

Where to go for the fourth of July can always be a difficult decision to make. We have created an events list to help you have a great Independence day!

While Japan's 'Levitating Girl' Natsumi Hayashi has become an Internet sensation, China has also come up with three levitating government officials.

While Japan's 'Levitating Girl' Natsumi Hayashi has become an Internet sensation, China has also come up with three levitating government officials.

The color red appears to have a long positive association in Russian culture – from long before the rise of Communism.

Much-wanted Brazilian striker Neymar is said to have chosen Real Madrid over Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan and a host of other clubs who met his release clause.

A magnitude 4.7 quake hit Eastern Honshu region of Japan on Thursday, injuring seven people.

Lady Gaga's representatives denied claims of a scam over Japan's earthquake relief efforts.

Natsumi Hayashi, otherwise an ordinary Japanese teenage girl who lives in Tokyo with her two cats, has a unique hobby that draws other’s attention – levitating.