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Apple is believed to be working with Asian suppliers to produce an 8-inch iPad Mini to compete against the Amazon Kindle Fire and Samsung's Galaxy Tab range.

The U.S.-based Fair Labor Association (FLA) has begun probing working conditions at the factories of Apple's various OEMs in China, including Foxconn, upon Apple's request.

The iPad 3 will be announced on 7 March, according to Apple blog iMore, and will support LTE technology for super-fast internet browsing.

In the most recent round of rumours, the iPad 3 could come with 4G LTE capability

Grand Slam Tennis 2 steps onto an already crowded court, with Top Spin 4 and Virtual Tennis 4 seemingly covering all bases for tennis lovers, but can Grand Slam offer something the others can't?

Samsung has announced the new Galaxy Tab 2 with Ice Cream Sandwich, and it will be arriving in the UK before anywhere else.

The demo for Bioware's "Mass Effect 3", the conclusion to its best-selling video game series, is due to launch on Feb. 14, for all three major platforms - PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Amazon is believed to be planning a 9-inch version of the popular Kindle Fire tablet, which will be released in the middle of 2012.

Fresh speculation suggests that Google's mysterious new project is a completely next-generation personal communication device.

Chinese authorities have started to seize iPad stock from retailers, following a trademark dispute over the Apple tablet's name, which Proview Technology claims to own.

Blizzard, the official co-creator of DOTA in association with Warcraft fans, has legally challenged Valve's move to trademark "Defense of the Ancients" (DOTA) for its new game DOTA 2.

Bethesda's "Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim" hogged the limelight at the 15th annual Interactive Arts and Sciences Awards ceremony by bagging a record number of five awards, including the "Game of the Year".

As the release date for what is surely one of the most anticipated gadgets of the year (the rumored iPhone 5) is spoken about with greater intensity, speculations regarding features and specifications take precedence.

Samsung is once again in the thick of a legal wrangle with Apple. The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant invoked a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, on Thursday, at a U.S. court.

The very intent of jailbreaking your iDevice is to get the most out of iOS 5. There are some pretty fabulous apps and tweaks available for Apple devices in the market.

Rumours surrounding iPad 3's release in early March have boosted Apple (AAPL) shares to over $500, with a net surplus of 5 per cent rise in stock value in the last two days alone. Apparently, Apple's stock surge is also spurred by the company's first quarter earnings announced on January 24.

Google is preparing to enter the home entertainment industry and, for the first time, market hardware entirely in its own name.

As rumours behind the release of Apple products hit fever pitch, the anxiety among the restless fans continues. Check out the release dates of the most-anticipated iDevices this year, besides the iOS 5.1 upgrade tutorial.

FBI documents reveal that a bomb threat with a $1m demand was made against Apple in 1985, a few months before the company fired its co-founder, Steve Jobs.

BAFTA has announced its shortlist for this year's Video Game Audience Award scheduled for March 16, which will be the only public-voted category at the Academy's annual awards ceremony.

Speculation is rife about Google's cloud storage system taking shape in the form of "Google Drive". Besides, new rumours abound that the search engine giant is churning out a home entertainment device, which may be actually linked with its Android@Home project.

In an exclusive interview with the International Business Times UK, Veteran AAA Codemasters group leader turned iOS developer Ben Murch stated that Apple devices currently rule the roost in handheld gaming.

The iPad 3 will be announced in the first week of March, according to technology blog All Things D, and it will go on sale a week later.

Amazon is believed to be opening its first retail store within the next few months, with the possibility of more opening if the trial is a success.

"Grand Slam Tennis 2" is the sequel to the popular "Grand Slam Tennis" game that set the benchmark with four Grand Slams integrated into one. Get a feel of both grass and clay courts, in your bid to master skills on different surfaces and win coveted championship titles.

Google will soon be launching a cloud-based storage service to rival Dropbox and Apple's iCloud, accord to the Wall Street Journal.

Mass Effect 3 will follow the events of Mass Effect 2 DLC expansion Arrival and succeeds Commander Shepard's mission to save the galaxy from the Reapers by rallying civilisations of the galaxy together, while also having to deal with Cerberus, who have decided to turn against him.

SwaggSec, a LulzSec copycat hacker group, has released data stolen during a recent hack on tech manufacturing behemoth Foxconn.

The iPad 3 will feature a larger battery and redesigned logic board, according to images claiming to be of the rear case for the upcoming Apple tablet.