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The next iPhone will feature a 4-inch screen, up from the current 3.5-inch on the iPhone 4S, according to Japanese technology site Macotakara.

The ongoing disagreements are likely to a create deadlock during the summit.

Sony has announced that Vodafone will be the official carrier for the PlayStation Vita 3G when it arrives in the UK on February 22.

The agent of Shinji Kagawa has dismissed speculation linking his client with a move to Liverpool by informing the International Business Times that the midfielder is '100 per cent' committed to Borussia Dortmund.

Speculation is rife that the yakuza, known as the Japanese mafia, may have had a hand in the Olympus-Gyrus deal scandal.

In the UK, "Guinness" success was garnered by artist Joe Hill who broke the record for the longest and largest surface area 3D painting which measures 1160.45m2.

'Super Mario 3D Land' for the Nintendo 3DS launches across Europe tomorrow, November 18, and after selling over 340,000 copies in its opening four days in Japan, Nintendo is expecting good things from Mario's first outing in 3D.

Arsenal will turn their attentions away from signing Valencia teenager Paco Alcacer, with the starlet signing a contract extension with the Spanish giants to tie him to the club until 2016.

Asia will have to wage a dual battle to contain the aftershocks of the eurozone turmoil and the ongoing unrest in the Middle East.

Cesc Fabregas has warned Arsenal they simply "cannot afford to lose" Robin van Persie but cautioned the club may be forced to sell if they fail to match the Dutch striker's ambition.

The International Business Times is marking Remembrance Day with a series of forgotten stories of war. By 1945 victory in Europe was assured but in the Far East the Empire of Japan was still making headway. The Battle of Meiktila in the jungles of Burma, however, marked a turning point in the region where intelligent British tactics, then bravery and mettle saw off a Japanese Army considerably bigger in size.

The International Energy Agency has warned that if fossil fuel infrastructure is not radically and rapidly re-thought, the world will 'lose for ever' the chance to avoid devastating climate change.

Analysts have warned that there could be a huge shortage in hard disk drives, with the possibility of stock running out entirely before December, due to the Thailand floods.

Nissan Motor Corp Ltd, Japan’s second largest automotive company by volume, is planning to start 400 free charging stations across Europe by February 2012. As part of its plans to set up a European-wide Quick Charge (QC) network across prominent locations in Europe, the company is giving away the charging stations free of cost to the operators.

Two male penguins at the Toronto Zoo who are showing signs of mating behaviour and pair bonding are to be separated so they can breed.

Searching for "do a barrel roll" became a viral sensation last week, when users tweeted about the new Easter egg planted in Google Search. Google has a long history of putting surprises and quirks in its services, and we've chosen eight of the best for you to try out.

Following the uproar caused by the Palestinian New UNSECO membership, an official has warned the outcome of the vote will "open the door" to 16 other UN agencies, a move which could further anger the U.S. and Israel.

As the world marks All Soul's and All Saint's Day, the IBTimes takes a look at a festival celebrating the deceased that is very much alive in Mexico and other parts of South America.

With Nintendo's latest financial statement confirming a further slump in revenue, analysts have come to question whether Nintendo will be able to continue developing consoles, suggesting the company may be forced to go the way of SEGA and re-focus its efforts to third-party software development.

Toyota Motor Corp has announced it will suspend production in North America on Saturday following a shortage of parts, the latest signs that the floods in Thailand have started to affect the giant automaker's global operations.

'PlayStation Certified' games are coming to non-Sony devices, according to Kaz Hirai, who insists that the project is not just for company products, with other devices soon to offer PS certified games.

Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Vita will be released in the UK and America on February 22, and will be priced at £229.99 for the Wi-Fi model and £279.99 for the Wi-Fi and 3G version.

Google will be announcing the release date of Android's Samsung Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich tomorrow which will challenge the iPhone 4S both in the UK and worldwide.

A Japanese app called the “Kare Log” – directly translated to boyfriend log – has been toned down after those who it had been used on considered it an invasion of privacy, surprisingly.

With Samsung's "something big" unveiling just two days away and speculation regarding a new grudge match between the company's fabled Nexus Prime and Apple's iPhone 4S reaching boiling-point, the IBTimes gives you a full round-up of all the latest Nexus Prime rumours.

Making good on its previous promise to mount legal action against Apple's new iPhone, Samsung has mounted a fresh batch of lawsuits against Apple seeking to block its recently released iPhone 4S.

With Apple's iOS 5 operating system's release just hours away, news has broken that the company's highly anticipated iPhone 4S has broken the three million pre-order sales mark in its opening week.

Sony has recalled 1.6 million Bravia TVs sold worldwide in 2007 and 2008, after discovering that a faulty component may cause the sets to melt or catch fire.

The devastating earthquake that struck Japan earlier this year may have rattled the highest layer of the atmosphere before it shook the Earth, a discovery which could be used to provide warning for big earthquakes.

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