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Nominations for the annual People's Choice Awards were announced on Tuesday, with popular films like the final Harry Potter and the latest Pirates of the Caribbean and their actors among nominees.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has chimed in on the race for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Scott Brown.

Square, the mobile payment startup that counts former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on its board of directors, has a new big-name backer: British billionaire Richard Branson.

The full track of Madonna's Give Me All Your Love leaked online on Tuesday.

Kim Kardashian may be sorry she even got married in the first place. Since the reality starlet filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries on Oct. 31, public sentiment seems to be shifting.

A user found Google experimenting with a new feature called Sources. Is this the future of Web search?

It weighs nearly 10 pounds, holds 104 DVDs and is bigger than a breadbox. And speaking of bread … even if you catch a sale, the new Law & Order: The Complete Series DVD box set, which retails for $699.99, is going to set you back a nice chunk of dough.

Honda shows new ASIMO robot, which responds to commands.

Penn State called off the Joe Paterno press conference scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday amid a sexual abuse scandal.

Kate and Pippa Middleton may be one of the worlds most sought after sisters, but it looks like people may hesitate before purchasing their latest replica dolls as their clunky, chunky nature strip them from their royal grace.

Robert Pattinson doing the press rounds for “Breaking Dawn” film.

Sir Richard Branson has invested in Square, the mobile payments solution designed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. The company already has a valuation north of $1 billion and continues to grow.

Jailbreak app developer Grant Paul, who goes by the Twitter handle @chpwn, has released a jailbreak tweak called Firebreak that enables the Panorama mode in iOS 5. It does require a jailbroken iOS 5 device with a built in gyroscope.

Former world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier lost his battle with liver cancer and died overnight at 67, his family confirmed in a statement.

The good news for people using tethered jailbreak RedSn0w for their iOS 5 devices is that the hacker, who has been working on different jailbreaks for two years, has managed to find a bug that can untether Apple's new operating system.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has joined a growing panoply of Western luminaries and celebrities such as Bill Gates and actress Emma Watson on China's most popular microblogging platform, Weibo -- and received a warm response.

Michael Jackson fans cheered and his family members hailed as a triumph the verdict that found Dr. Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death.

As news of Murray's involuntary manslaughter conviction spread, celebrities, the Jackson family, and everyday fans took to Twitter, Facebook, and TV to discuss the verdict in King of Pop's death. See reactions from Rev. Al Sharpton and LaToya Jackson, feedback from Dr. Steven Stafer, and photos and tweets including #DoctorsBetterThanConradMurray.

Kelly Osbourne released from hospital, where she was treated for a head injury.

Hayden Panettiere looks shocked when interrupted by a streaker at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Start-up incubator Milk has attracted Google Ventures as an investor. Milk only has one app under its belt, but Google believes in the company's founder Kevin Rose.