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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.

Samsung Pave Way for Galaxy Nexus Moving to Block Apple iPhone 4S Sales release date preorder order

The Home Office has announced that the passports, issued to British citizens living around the world, will now be printed and delivered from the UK.

Before Apple's newly unveiled iPhone 4S has even hit stores, reports have emerged suggesting Samsung is in the process of mounting a series of fresh patent infringement claims against the device.

Apple announced the new iPhone 4S, which features twice as much processing power as the iPhone 4, an eight megapixel camera with full HD video recording and 'Siri', a revolutionary voice-controlled personal assistant.

The huge and powerful Alma telescope has begun probing into the universe, and astronomers hope it will reveal the earliest dawn of the cosmos.

The PlayStation Vita could well be crippled before it's even launched, with a Sony representative reportedly saying that the Vita will have a 20mb download limit over 3G.

China is set to make a giant leap forward in its space program, when a space laboratory named Tiangong-1 will be launched into orbit this afternoon, atop a Long March 2F rocket.

Reports today suggest that the iPhone 5 will be released on October 14 in the UK, United States, France, Germany and Japan, although the question of whether there will be an iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S is still unanswered.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has reviled his five-point plan to help bolster the UK's stagnate economy, including tax breaks to home owners and small businesses

Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan have been told to leave their homes as typhoon Roke is heading to the city of Nagoya and is causing heavy rain amid fears of landslides and flash flooding.

New reports from numerous media outlets have emerged claiming Samsung already has plans to mount fresh legal action against Apple's, currently unconfirmed, next iPhone.

German manufacturing corporation Siemens is likely to withdraw completely from the nuclear trade.

Following a series of heated exchanges between iPhone maker Apple and Galaxy series maker Samsung, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in Apple's favour, confirming the iPhone 4 is the world's thinnest smartphone.

Sony has revealed the launch date and games line-up of its highly anticipated PlayStation Vita portable games console.

Gene scientists from the U.S. and Japan working with aids have created green glowing cats as part of their work to beat the illness Sky News has revealed.

U.S. Tennis Open Men's Final. Novak Djokovic will look to record his sixth victory in as many finals against Rafael Nadal on Monday night, as the 2011 U.S. Open reaches its climax at Flushing Meadows.

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French media have reported an explosion at the Marcoule nuclear waste-management site in the south east of France Monday 12 September that killed at least one man and injured another four.

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed a new industry minister after his predecessor made controversial remarks only eight days into the post about the country's nuclear crisis.

The German Court overseeing Apple's case against Samsung has upheld an injunction against the Korean tech giant, banning the sale of Samsung Galaxy tablets in Germany.

A person tries to kill themselves in China every two minutes as latest figures show that 287,000 people commit suicide each year in China, accounting for 3.6 per cent of the country's annual deaths, according to official statistics.

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Sony has given its highly anticipated HMZ-T1, Personal 3D Viewer a United States release date and price.

The news adds to the growing spread of lawsuits spreading throughout the tech industry.