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Asia queues for new Apple iPhone
Apple fans across Asia queued for hours to get their hands on the new iPhone on Friday, looking to be the first to own a gadget.
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Apple's new iPhone lights up Asian shelves
TOKYO/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Apple's new iPhone made its hotly awaited debut on Friday in Asia as buyers, many of whom had camped in line for days, stormed outlets to get their hands on the latest gadget to hit shelves.
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Fears of internet abortion pills
Women living in countries where abortion is restricted are using the internet to buy medication enabling them to perform an abortion at home. A medical study found more than one in ten customers on one of the most well-known websites needed a surgical procedure after taking the medication.
ITV.com |
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Apple's new iPhone lights up Asian shelves
TOKYO/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Apple's new iPhone made its hotly awaited debut on Friday in Asia as buyers, many of whom had camped in line for days, stormed outlets to get their hands on the latest gadget to hit shelves.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Rowand comes up short
NEW YORK - Aaron Rowand texted in a few hundred votes for himself, but he knew he didn't have the statistics to win the Internet ballot for the final All-Star spot.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Reuters Technology Summary
Apple's new iPhone lights up Asian shelves TOKYO/WELLINGTON - Apple's new iPhone made its hotly awaited debut on Friday in Asia as buyers, many of whom had camped in line for days, stormed outlets to get their hands on the latest gadget to hit shelves. Sales of the device -- which combines a music and video player, cellphone and Web gizmo -- kicked off in New Zealand, where ...
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Reuters Technology Summary
Apple's new iPhone lights up Asian shelves TOKYO/WELLINGTON - Apple's new iPhone made its hotly awaited debut on Friday in Asia as buyers, many of whom had camped in line for days, stormed outlets to get their hands on the latest gadget to hit shelves. Sales of the device -- which combines a music and video player, cellphone and Web gizmo -- kicked off in New Zealand, where ...
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Woman establishes Web site for free recycling of local goods
LUNENBURG - Remember the good old days when you could go to the dump, leave stuff you didn't want, and people could take it home if it caught their fancy?
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Tech earnings growth running out of steam
U.S. technology companies have posted stronger quarterly profit growth than any sector except for oil, but investors fear that cracks are emerging as clients in troubled industries like finance, retail and construction reduce IT spending.
Boston Globe |
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Longoria, Hart net last All-Star spots
BASEBALL Rays rookie third baseman Evan Longoria and Brewers outfielder Corey Hart were elected to Tuesday's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium by fans in Internet balloting that ended yesterday. Longoria received 9 million votes for the American League spot and was followed by Jermaine Dye of the White Sox and Jason Giambi of the Yankees. Also, Colorado's Matt Holliday will ...
Boston Globe |
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iPhone 3G poses barriers to business adoption
UK enterprise adoption of the iPhone 3G may be hampered by security issues and Apple's exclusive partnership with O2, among other factors
ZDNet UK |
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Police Blotter
Computer parts stolen from recycling bin Several computer parts were stolen out of a recycling bin at Students In Training, 112B S. Main St., accordin ...
The Salisbury Post |
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National and Washington news in brief
WASHINGTON, D.C. FCC chief says Comcast violated Internet rules The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Pickens Goes For The Grassroots
To get attention for his Pickens Plan for energy, the billionaire is taking to the airwaves and the Internet.
Forbes |
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People, Places and Things
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Christie Brinkley's fiercely combative divorce trial ended yesterday following a week of salacious testimony about her fourth husband's affair with a teenager and his Internet porn proclivities.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Scheme To Blame Intern For PR Fraud Unravels [Public Relations]
It's not entirely surprising that the PR firm that misspelled the online signature of the guy they were trying to impersonate has now been busted for ineptly trying to blame an unidentified "intern"...
Gawker |
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People, Places and Things
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Christie Brinkley's fiercely combative divorce trial ended yesterday following a week of salacious testimony about her fourth husband's affair with a teenager and his Internet porn proclivities.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Man charged for Ferrari pit stop
A Niagara-on-the-Lake man nicknamed Gibby will probably be more careful about where he relieves himself in the future. And he likely won't let a friend videotape it and post it on the Internet.
Hamilton Spectator |
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Recent Original Stories
"This story is for anyone considering or interested in switching from Mac to Microsoft's very beautiful new operating system, Windows Vista. I made the switch several weeks ago, from my trusty 12" PowerBook to (at first) a 17" HP widescreen notebook. Was my switch from Mac to Windows Vista easy?
New Mobile Computing |
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Recent Original Stories
"Details of a controversial patent agreement between Microsoft and Novell have been revealed in Novell's SEC filings. The text of the agreement is now publicly available, but some parts - including one whole page - have been redacted.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Adam S on Thu 10th Jul 2008 16:58 UTC
Gadgetzone.com has an interesting artcile on 20 things Windows 7 MUST include (their emphasis, not mine). They begin " Despite its enhanced security, improved CPU scheduler and excellent stability, it's still the flawed gem in many critics' eyes.
New Mobile Computing |
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China cuts off hepatitis patients
One recent spring morning when 36-year-old Lu Jun booted up his computer and tried to access Hbvhbv.com – a website he operates to help China's nearly 100 million hepatitis B carriers – it wasn't there.
Toronto Star |
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Enter the iPhone
It's a phone. An Internet portal. An iPod. And more. And Canadians by the thousands are lining up this morning for the privilege of owning one (at a price of $199 or $299).
Hamilton Spectator |
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McGuinty trumpets electronic recycling
Ontario will go from worst to first in Canada in electronic recycling once new fees are imposed to dispose of old TVs, computers and, in the future, other electronics, Premier Dalton McGuinty says.
Toronto Star |
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2K to publish Champions Online News by
2K Games, the Take-Two publishing label that brought us Bioshock, has signed a global publishing deal for Cryptic Studio's superhero MMO Champions Online.
EuroGamer |
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