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Joseph and Keana, an interracial couple from Virginia, are already used to getting stares from other people. However, they were shocked and outraged when a police officer suddenly appeared at their doorstep to investigate if the three biracial children were theirs as a response to Walmart security’s concern that they may have been kidnapped.

Sony agrees to a revamp and puts spin-off proposal under evaluation.

Even though a Walton took her crown away as the richest woman in the world, Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is still the country's richest person, the BRW magazine confirmed on Wednesday.

Despite continuing reports of slipping demand and dropping stock prices, Apple (AAPL) continues to reign as the world's most valuable brand according to Millward Brown's BrandZ study.

Although plus size models have been around the global fashion industry the past few decades, large mannequins both in catwalks and photoshoots are still relatively few compared to thin models.

Apple CEO Tim Cook came to the defense of Apple in Congress. What's the next step for him and Apple?

Microsoft's well-received tablet, the Surface Pro, is scheduled to make its debut in several countries in Europe and other western nations, including Australia, before May ends.

In a review of the newly upgraded Asus Fonepad, tech experts found the £180 device too big with its 7-inch screen to function as a phone. As a tablet, the gadget is neither impressive and is hampered by a lackluster screen.

The flagship smartphone HTC One comes with a variant which supports up to 64GB of microSD card and still features the metal body, Zoe camera effects, 'ultrapixels', Blink Feed and BoomSound.

U.S. PC-maker Dell said over the weekend that it would begin to ship in July a thumb-sized computer called Project Ophelia. The Android-based device as big as a USB stick, will sell for $100.

Tesla Motors Inc., headed by green entrepreneur Elon Musk, is looking to rewrite the car industry in the US with a new stock offering.

David Karp, 26-year old founder of micro blogging site Tumblr, becomes the latest young tech billionaire with the sale of Tumblr to Yahoo on Sunday. The micro-blogging site was sold for $1.1 billion cash.

In a boon to Australian consumers, a mortgage rate war is underway following the recent 25 basis points overnight cash rate cut made by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).

Cliff Kluge, a George resident who claims to have found the secret Coke formula, sold the much sought after beverage recipe on eBay. The successful bidder is a 15-year-old teen who bid $15 million.

HTC North Asia will double its production of its flagship device, HTC One, this month, said Jack Tong, president of HTC North Asia. Production will continue to expand in June to meet the strong demand for the unit, which has merited favourable reviews by techies since its release in April.

Google will release a prescription version of its newly launched Google Glasses. The confirmation of the prescription edition came at the tech firm's I/O conference last week when several employees of the company were spotted wearing a pair of the trial specs.

Yahoo, which has started to recover following the takeover of Marissa Mayer as chief executive officer, is reportedly eyeing the purchase of popular blogging site Tumblr.

Bill Gates is richest man in the world again since 2007 with a personal net wealth of $72.2 billion according to Bloomberg. He snatched the title from former No. 1 Mexican mobile phone mogul Carlos Slim.

Samsung latest flagship Galaxy S4 becomes the fastest-selling smartphone ever with four million shipments in 4 days after its release on April 26, 2013. Galaxy S4 breaks the record of Galaxy S3 of selling 3 million units within 21 days.

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, topped the Billionaires' List of Bloomberg, released on Friday. He grabbed the title World's Richest Person from Carlos Slim of Mexico.

Nissan Motor Co. surprised with it net profit growth of staggering 46.1 percent for the fourth quarter. But the fact is that the Japan's carmaker did not show off its annual profit which was simply plane, compared to its home rivals. Certainly, the weakening yen significantly helped Nissan Motor Co. and other Japan's companies enjoy stronger performance.

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie may be launched on the same year and eventually be pushed to several devices. Android 4.3 is speculated to appear in Google I/O event with the New Nexus 7 running it and Android 5.0 for several Galaxy devices including Galaxy S3, S4 and Note 2.

Google's continuous introduction of several revenue sourcing ideas bodes well for the company's valued shareholders. Already analysts are predicting a thousand dollars per share by next year and are advising to buy in now while stocks are still relatively low.

Apple has recorded a modest 6.7 growth for the first quarter of 2013 making it the lowest ever level since the iPhone's introduction in 2007. Of the total 216 million global shipments made during the period, 76.6 percent was accounted to Android devices of which Samsung is reportedly the market's top manufacturer.

In few more days the Google I/O event will take place and leaks about Android 4.3 Jelly Bean keeps spilling as it kicks out Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie from the picture while the next generation Nexus 7 2 reveals Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Snapdragon processor with possible debut in the upcoming event.

With just two days to go before Google's I/O developers' conference opens on Wednesday, May 15, all indicators point to a longer wait for Key Lim Pie OS would-be fans.

Sony announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia Go rolling out to owners of the three handsets. The update includes several bug fixes and system improvements plus new features from the Android Jelly Bean version. Unfortunately, Xperia S, P, and Go will not go on to Android 4.2 which means their life cycle has finally ended.

Zoom lens in cameras used to be the domain of digicams, not mobile phones. A Russian Web site said over the weekend that South Korean tech firm Samsung is set to release a smartphone with a 10x optical zoom lens.

Apple's stock price has seen a dramatic drop since its all-time high in September 2012.. Some analysts attribute this to a saturated market as Apple has been unable to successfully tap the giant Asian smartphone market where Apple could be losing billions of potential mobile phone users.