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Apple profit soars on rocketing iPhone-iPad sales

Apple's coffers continued to swell in the first three months of the year due to record sales of iPhones and iPad tablet computers, particularly in China and other parts of Asia.

Apple iPad outmuscles Android in global tablet sales

Apple's iPad outmuscled its Android-powered tablet computer rivals in early 2012, in a global market suffering from post-holiday hangover, a survey showed Thursday.

Apple profit climbs to $11.6 billion on iPhone-iPad sales

Apple on Tuesday reported it made a profit of $11.6 billion in the first three months of the year driven by record sales of iPhones and iPad tablet computers.

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Facebook's IPO fails to live up to the hype

After jumping more than 10 percent at the start of trading, shares of the social network pulled back in their debut on the Nasdaq stock market Friday to gain a mere 23 cents a share.

NYT: Silicon Valley riches kept on the down low

Make no mistake. In this, Silicon Valley’s gilded age, money is chasing money. You just have to know where to look to see it.

Facebook IPO volume = headaches for Nasdaq

The weight of Facebook's popularity seemed to bog down the Nasdaq in the initial minutes of the social network's debut trading.

Stakes high for private launch to space station

Nerves are frayed on Florida's Space Coast as  SpaceX prepares to launch its Dragon capsule on the first-ever flight of a private vehicle to the International Space Station.

How to see the solar eclipse anywhere

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Millions of people could witness Sunday's "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse — but what if you're one of the billions who can't? You can still watch the event online.

Auction stirs up a tussle over tyrannosaur

The origin of a rare tyrannosaur skeleton, now sitting mounted and prepared at an auction house in New York City, has been questioned, with some saying the specimen is from Mongolia; if so, that would mean it entered the United States illegally.

Cops: NATO protesters held on terror charges

Three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with terrorism conspiracy stemming from allegations that they planned to make Molotov cocktails, police said.

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Panetta seeks $70M for Israel's 'Iron Dome' shield

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its short-range rocket shield, known as the "Iron Dome," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said after a meeting with his Israeli counterpart on Thursday.

Final moments call to girlfriend

Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get off" in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording of the girl's interview with a prosecutor released Friday.

Arrest in Miss. killings

Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said.

Plan to raise sunken cruise ship

Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off Italy in one piece and tow it from the disaster site.