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The long-awaited debut of Google Wallet was finally announced today, marking a watershed moment for mobile payments. But there is much more cutting-edge functions to expect, when it comes to the mobile world.

Some of the biggest and best-known international banks held billions of dollars Libyan state oil money.

Sony Corp. missed analysts profit estimates for the next fiscal year, largely due to the record earthquake that hit Japan and a string of attacks from hackers.

Yahoo hosted its investor day on May 25 and as expected Yahoo Japan, display business and search growth took center stage.

MVC3 controller stick has set up the market for other companies to try and deliver anything more than what they are delivering and no one right now has the best possible answer so far, say reports.

Sony seems to have become the hackers' favorite target with reports flooding the Internet that Sony Ericsson website in Canada has been hacked and its websites in Thailand and Greece are under seize.

Southeast Asia is rapidly becoming one of the world’s most powerful economic juggernauts, driven by fast growth and strong monetary policies by local central banks.

Today marks the beginning of the 24th annual Fleet Week in New York City with a parade of military vessels sailing up the Hudson river.

Experts from the Vienna headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday to study the nuclear situation in Japan's Fukushima Nuclear plant, IAEA said in a statement.

Tokyo Electric Power Corp. admitted that more than one reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered a meltdown in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country in March.

The tremors of Japan’s earthquake and hacking attacks will cost Sony ¥14 billion (US$170 million) in this financial year, Sony said, reports say.

Barclays Capital still believes Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is well positioned to grow faster than the smartphone market over the long-term. The brokerage reiterated its overweight rating on shares of Apple with a price target of $465.

Crude oil prices declined in Europe trade as strengthening U.S. dollar and weaker-than-expected decline in U.S. crude stockpiles weighed.

Japan's recent radiation leakage from the Fukushima nuclear plant has forced people to take independent measures in ensuring their safety to avoid radiation hazards.

The failed Doomsday prophet Harold Camping, the president of Family Radio who raised over $80 million of donations over the past five years, said he has no intention of giving any money back to those who have donated for his false Doomsday campaign.

A report from the Institute for Policy Studies says that the spent nuclear fuel currently stored in pools at dozens of sites in the U.S. poses a danger and should be moved into dry storage as soon as possible.

Sony says it expects to post $3.2 billion in losses, reversing previous predictions of a return to profitability.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be hosting its 2011 investor day on May 25. Caris & Co. said this time the focus of most attendees will be on international assets and especially the company's stake in Alibaba Group.

Sony Music Japan Website hit by an attack on Tuesday exposing databases using SQL injection techniques immediately after the official website for Sony BMG Greece was hacked on Monday.

Photographer Brad Elterman has been photographing celebrities for over 30 years, most notably, Bob Dylan. Over the years, Elterman's camera has captured Robert De Niro, Nicollette Sheridan, Brooke Shields, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gene Simmons, Joan Jett and The Ramones, in some of Hollywood's most rare an intimates settings.

Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer confirmed on Monday, that the company's next generation of Windows systems will be released in 2012 and new Windows phone with 500 additional features will be launched in Japan at the end of this year.