AP - Tobey Maguire didn't just win more than $300,000 during poker matches against a man convicted of running a Ponzi scheme, the actor's attorney notes in court filings that he also lost $168,500 to the convicted con man.
30 Haziran 2011 Perşembe
Maguire: No wrongdoing in Hollywood poker matches (AP)
Justin Timberlake: Stealth Silicon Valley angel? (Reuters)
Reuters - As it turns out, Justin Timberlake's role as Napster founder Sean Parker in "The Social Network" was a wink and nod to the celebrity's little publicized role in driving Silicon Valley start-ups.
Brooklyn Decker to play sports wife in "Expecting" (Reuters)
Reuters - Brooklyn Decker, the model-turned-actress who made her feature debut opposite Adam Sandler in "Just Go With It," has joined the ensemble cast of "What to Expect When You're Expecting."
Sprint allowing Android ?bloatware? removal is a step in the right direction (Appolicious)
Appolicious - After the release of its new flagship smartphone, the HTC EVO 3D, Sprint surprised the Android community this week by doing something unprecedented. It is letting users remove the ?bloatware? apps that come pre-installed with the device. The carrier is going to allow it to happen on future phones too.
'Dancing with the Stars' Champs' Hometown Honors (omg!)
omg! - 'DWTS' Season 12 Winner Honored in Pittsburgh
Court set to approve DBSD's $1.4 billion sale to Dish (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. bankruptcy judge is prepared to approve a plan to bring DBSD North America out of bankruptcy by selling the telecommunications company to Dish Network Corp for about $1.4 billion.
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Libyan fallout hits Chad (OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - DAKAR, 29 June 2011 (IRIN) - Chadian families are facing worsening food insecurity, becoming more indebted, and selling off personal possessions as they try to cope with the loss of remittances from relatives who have returned home from Libya.
NATO says not involved in arms aid to Libya rebels (Reuters)
Reuters - NATO was not involved in a French airlift of weapons to Libyan rebels, the alliance's chief said on Thursday, sharpening differences over how far Western powers should go to oust Muammar Gaddafi.
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U.N.-backed court delivers Hariri killing indictments (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri handed over indictments and four arrest warrants to Lebanon Thursday, the state prosecutor said.
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Bollywood gets bawdy with 'Delhi Belly' (omg!)
omg! - Actresses Poorna Jagannathan and Shenaz Treasurywala discuss their new comedy 'Delhi Belly.' The film which stars Imran Khan and is produced by Aamir Khan opens July 1. (29 June)
29 Haziran 2011 Çarşamba
'True Blood' star Wesley teases season four (omg!)
omg! - What's in store for the residents of Bon Temps this season? 'True Blood' star Rutina Wesley says her character Tara is back to her old self on the HBO hit - and hints a new romance may be in the works. (June 29)
Chris Hemsworth to star in commando thriller (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony is jumping into the black ops game again, picking up "Shadow Runner," an original thriller with "Thor" actor Chris Hemsworth attached to star.
Clashes in Greece, parliament expected to approve bill (Reuters)
Reuters - Greek police clashed with protesters outside parliament in the early hours of Thursday ahead of a decisive vote expected to approve a final austerity bill needed to avert default.
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Alicia Keys celebrates 10th anniversary of debut (AP)
AP - Music critics are invited to see burgeoning singer-songwriters almost every day. But when a request came across this writer's desk to see a young singer-songwriter at an intimate showcase 10 years ago, it carried with it high expectations.
Capsule reviews: `Transformers, 'Larry Crowne' (AP)
AP - "Larry Crowne" — You can have two of the most likable, bankable stars on the planet together, but strong writing is crucial to making them shine.
Egypt police clash with youths; over 1,000 hurt (Reuters)
Reuters - Police in Cairo fired tear gas on Wednesday at hundreds of stone-throwing Egyptian youths after a night of clashes that injured more than 1,000 people, the worst violence in the capital in several weeks.
Is This the Death of Dutch Multiculturalism? (Time.com)
Time.com - The Netherlands was once a model of religious and cultural tolerance. Butthe acquittal of far-right politician Geert Wilders on hate-speech chargesis seen by many as yet another sign that the integration experiment is on the wane
Egypt police clash with youths; over 1,000 hurt (Reuters)
Reuters - Police in Cairo fired tear gas on Wednesday at hundreds of stone-throwing Egyptian youths after a night of clashes that left over 1,000 people injured.
'Cars 2' video game goes beyond racing (omg!)
omg! - AP's weekly Video Game Video previews the sequel to one of the best-selling movie tie-in games. "Cars 2: The Video Game" goes beyond straight racing, linking the movie's spy adventures with multiplayer mayhem. (June 24)
Mozilla: We Care About Business, Really (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - After a bumpy week with business, Mozilla has issued a blog post reassuring enterprise customers that the foundation is, in fact, committed to their needs.
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Ontario government spending plans optimistic: auditor (Reuters)
Reuters - Ontario's latest spending forecasts are optimistic and aggressive, the province's auditor general said on Tuesday, which may make it difficult for the government to meet its fiscal targets.
Google touts Android success (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - More than 500,000 Android-based devices are being activated every day, a 25% increase from just 7 weeks ago, said Google's Android chief Andy Rubin. Sales of Android devices are rising 4.4% a week, he said, without disclosing specifics. He did not reveal how many devices being activated are smartphones or tablets. Google offers the software to phone makers for free, but makes money of ad-supported applications and by driving traffic to its sites. Shares rose 2.3% to 493.65.
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28 Haziran 2011 Salı
"Game over" for Gaddafi in months: prosecutor (Reuters)
Reuters - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi could fall within two to three months, the International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Tuesday, as rebels sought to build on a gradual advance toward Tripoli.
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Stranger Than Fiction: Kate Middleton and Jane Austen Are Distant Cousins (Time.com)
Time.com - Ancestry.com has done some digging and revealed that the newest member of the royal family, Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the legendary author, Jane Austen, are related
Is Newsweek's Princess Diana Cover Distasteful? (omg!)
omg! -
In honor of what would've been Princess Diana's 50th birthday on Friday, Newsweek released a cover depicting what the late princess might have looked like today, sparking much debate online whether the commemoration is appropriate or highly distasteful.
Check out the rest of today's news
On the cover (pictured left), a digitally altered photo of Diana, who died Aug. 31, 1997 after a tragic car accident in Paris, is superimposed into a shot with Duchess Catherine, aka Kate Middleton, who would have been Diana's daughter-in-law. The accompanying story...
Twitter founders return to roots, relaunch Obvious (Reuters)
Reuters - Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams plan to revive Obvious, the company they conceived years ago as a technology project incubator that eventually spawned Twitter.
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Sudan warring parties sign South Kordofan accord (AFP)
AFP - The Sudanese government and the northern branch of the ex-rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed on Tuesday a deal to resolve their differences in the embattled border state of South Kordofan.
Microsoft launches Web-based Office, rivals Google (AP)
AP - Microsoft has officially launched its Web-based email and Office services, part of its ongoing effort to keep Google at bay when it comes to business software.
India 44-4 at lunch in second Test (AFP)
AFP - India, sent in to bat, were 44 for four in their first innings at lunch on the first day of the second Test against West Indies on Tuesday here at Kensington Oval.
How U.S. Budget Cuts Prolong Global Slavery (Time.com)
Time.com - The U.S. State Department has released the latest annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report amid the budget cuts that threaten its lifesaving antislavery programs. But as the report shows, funding is not the only constraints the TIP office is facing
Nigerian president selects cabinet members (AFP)
AFP - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has sent to the Senate for approval an initial list of 34 ministers for his new government since taking office last month, the senate chief said Tuesday.
Scan-to-Pay Features Coming Soon To a Mobile App Near You (Mashable)
Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.
Name: Card.io
Name: Card.io
Kate Middleton related to author Jane Austen (omg!)
omg! - Reuters - Prince William's bride Kate Middleton is a distant relation of British novelist Jane Austen, genealogy website Ancestry.com said on Tuesday.
German managers 'keep phones in biscuit tins' (AFP)
AFP - A German chemicals company said on Monday its managers have begun keeping their mobile phones in biscuit tins during meetings in order to guard against industrial espionage.
27 Haziran 2011 Pazartesi
Skype riles execs with firings, fine print on stock options (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - The Department of Justice has officially approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype, but negative attention continues to plague the company. It felt like mere moments after the Federal Trades Commission gave its okay that Skype axed several of its top executives, seemingly trimming the company fat and getting rid of a handful of senior vice presidents — some of which had been with the company since its infancy. And what Skype passed off as a “management decision” is being looked at very differently by industry insiders. The general consensus is that Skype wanted to make as much off of the deal as possible, and investors saw an opportunity to maximize the company’s value.
Apple 4G not seen until 2012 (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Sterne Agee said Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL - News) anticipated 4G version iPhone likely won't debut this year, in part due to battery issues. Instead, Apple will likely roll out another 3G iPhone this fall and upgrade to a 4G network in 2012. The analyst firm also doesn't expect a new iPad tablet until 2012. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank said it thinks Apple will address the 1-bil-user strong, pre-paid mobile phone market in September with a mid-range, contract-free iPhone, possibly called the 4S. Apple rose 1.7% to 332.04.
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Analyst Expects Two New iPhones from Apple Soon (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The next-generation iPhone 5 from Apple will go into production late this summer, and two versions of the trend-setting handset may hit the market soon after, reports suggest. A Morgan Stanley research note advises that the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer and mobile-devices giant will begin assembling the iPhone 5 in late August.
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Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo's Wedding Countdown (omg!)
omg! - Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo's Wedding Countdown
'Dancing With The Stars' Sets Premiere Date For Season 13 (omg!)
omg! -
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- After one of its biggest seasons to date, "Dancing with the Stars" will return for its thirteenth installment on Monday, September 19.
Lady Gaga Accused Of Charity Bracelet Scam (omg!)
omg! - The singer is accused of keeping profits for herself
4 honors for Chris Brown at music-heavy BET Awards (AP)
AP - The BET Awards honor various arts, but Sunday's ceremony was all about the music.
Lebanon expects Hariri indictments soon (Reuters)
Reuters - Lebanese officials said on Monday they expected a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri to issue indictments soon.
BackStab leads iPad Games of the Week (Appolicious)
Appolicious - I?ve actually played a Pirates of the Caribbean movie tie-in game for my Xbox. It was bland, almost playable, and nothing to write home about. But with the launch of BackStab this week, we can all safely put that behind us and revel in what could have been. The game delivers a massively open world (think Assassin?s Creed and Red Dead Redemption) set in the pirate-filled 18th century, where you take on the role of Henry Blake as he sets off on a revenge spree to track down the man who betrayed him during his time in the Royal Navy. ...
LulzSec member says group is 'bored' (AP)
AP - A member of a publicity-seeking hacker group that sabotaged websites over the past two months and is dissolving itself says his group isn't disbanding under pressure from the FBI or enemy hackers.
Artist turns old motherboards into colorful works of art (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - We've seen people do some pretty remarkable things with their old computer hardware, but artist Joe Dragt's motherboard paintings are definitely the most worthy of hanging on your living room wall. When Dragt, who works out of his home in ?
26 Haziran 2011 Pazar
LulzSec hackers disband after last data dump (Reuters)
Reuters - The Lulz Security group of rogue hackers announced it was disbanding on Saturday with one last data dump, which included internal AOL Inc and AT&T documents.
China's Wen sees struggle to control inflation (Reuters)
Reuters - Premier Wen Jiabao signaled for the first time that China would struggle to meet its 4 percent inflation target this year.
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FTC's antitrust inquiry turns up heat on Google (AP)
AP - Google may be entering a make-or-break phase in its colorful history now that U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of Internet search and advertising to stifle competition.
Bombs kill 25 at Nigerian drinking spot: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - Suspected members of a radical Islamist sect threw bombs at a drinking spot in Nigeria's northeastern town of Maiduguri on Sunday, killing around 25 people, witnesses and military sources said.
Future of Air Travel: Airbus Predicts 'Transparent' Airplanes, 9 Billion Customers, By 2050 (Time.com)
Time.com - Airbus engineers are coming up with startling new ideas for how planes could look -- and operate -- 40 years from now. By 2050, commercial aircraft may have transparent cabins, fly in formations and shuttle some 9 billion passengers
New Android tablets from Amazon, Huawei plus smartphones from Motorola and Sony (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The Android tablet market could use some help right now, and the rumor mill will have your hopes running high for some summer relief. For months now, rumors of an Amazon Android tablet has been fueling speculation, with DigiTimes constantly fanning the flames. Writing of a possible launch this August, the Asian tech publication also indicates that an upcoming Amazon Android tablet will have a Quanta processor and Wintek touch panel.
Vatican to launch Internet news portal next week (AP)
AP - The Vatican is taking a leap into the world of new media next week with the launch of a news information portal that Pope Benedict XVI himself may put online with a papal click.
Food watchdog advises against raw sprouted seeds (AFP)
AFP - Britain's Food Standards Agency has recommended that sprouted seeds be cooked thoroughly before consumption, and advised against eating them raw, following an outbreak of E.coli poisoning in France.
Egyptian men explain their relentless catcalls (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Mohammad Anter hands out flyers to evening crowds on a packed Cairo street, trying to catch the attention of any passerby – until one catches his.
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Jennifer Aniston Shows Off New Tattoo (omg!)
omg! - The actress gets ink on the inside of her right foot
Tse: Problems in marriage with fellow actor Cheung (AP)
AP - Actor Nicholas Tse confirmed Sunday that there are problems in his marriage with fellow entertainer Cecilia Cheung, and said he doesn't know "what the next step is."
Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died (AP)
AP - The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives.
25 Haziran 2011 Cumartesi
TechLife on a $100,000 lava-proof razor, how to sneak Facebook at work, Obama?s tweets, and more (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Welcome everybody to TechLife on Tecca TV, where we give you the top 5 technology-meets-lifestyle news stories in only 5 minutes. We hope to bring a little Friday Fun to you every week! If you missed last week's edition, be ?
Commons passes bill to end postal strikes (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian mail should start moving again on Tuesday, with postal workers expected to be forced back to work by hotly debated legislation that passed the House of Commons on Saturday night.
Syrian forces kill 5 civilians in clampdown (Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian security forces shot dead five civilians during funerals which turned into protests against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died (AP)
AP - The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives.
US regulators investigating Google over search (AFP)
AFP - US regulators have launched a probe into Google's lucrative search and advertising business in a move that could pose the most serious legal challenge yet to the Internet giant.
Yemen detains prison officials over al Qaeda escape (Reuters)
Reuters - Yemeni authorities have detained the director of a prison for questioning over the escape of 63 al Qaeda inmates earlier this week, state television said Saturday.
Has the Revolution Left Egypt's Workers Behind? (Time.com)
Time.com - A class divide pervades the country's politics, with the lower classes demanding social and economic reforms while the upper classes focus on the constitution
Jermaine Jackson honors his late brother (omg!)
omg! - AP - Jermaine Jackson performed a nostalgic tribute concert Friday to his late brother Michael Jackson to mark the second anniversary of the pop star's death as part of the 12th Indian International Film Awards festivities in Toronto.
Colorado parks board OKs pact with artist Christo (AP)
AP - The Colorado State Parks Board approved an agreement Friday for the artist Christo to pay $550,000 to state parks to carry out his Over the River project, which would suspend 5.9 miles worth of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River.
James Spader may join "The Office" as new boss (Reuters)
Reuters - "The Office" is close to naming a new boss. According to sources, James Spader is finalizing a deal to become a series regular on U.S. network NBC's top-rated comedy.
Jerry Lewis out of hospital; canceled Sydney show (AP)
AP - Jerry Lewis was hospitalized Friday after he was unable to perform at a show in suburban Sydney, but his publicist said he was simply overtired and was released after a few hours.
Colorado parks board OKs pact with artist Christo (AP)
AP - The Colorado State Parks Board approved an agreement Friday for the artist Christo to pay $550,000 to state parks to carry out his Over the River project, which would suspend 5.9 miles worth of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River.
24 Haziran 2011 Cuma
US regulators investigating Google over search (AFP)
AFP - US regulators have launched a probe into Google's lucrative search and advertising business in a move that could pose the most serious legal challenge yet to the Internet giant.
Pakistan army rejects report on bin Laden's cellphone (Reuters)
Reuters - The Pakistan army condemned Friday a report in the New York Times that a cellphone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contained contacts to a militant group with ties to Pakistan's intelligence agency.
Wesco shareholders approve $545M sale to Berkshire (AP)
AP - Shareholders in Wesco Financial, a conglomerate that Warren Buffett and his sidekick Charlie Munger first took control of in 1973, voted Friday to sell the remaining 20 percent of the company's stock to Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
AMC Responds to The Killing Finale Backlash (omg!)
omg! -
AMC president and general manager Charlie Collier is finally speaking out about the backlash against the season finale of The Killing.
The show came under heavy criticism when, after 13 episodes, viewers were left without the answer to the series' most burning question: Who killed Rosie Larsen? Collier tells Entertainment Weekly that AMC was unprepared for the response to the finale, and wishes...
Netanyahu's Son Demonstrates Another Political Risk of Social Media (The Atlantic Wire)
The Atlantic Wire - The online indiscretions of Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, aren't helping the peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Today the Israeli newspaper Haaretz uncovered a series of Facebook messages posted by the prime minister's 19-year-old son disparaging Muslims and calling on a boycott of Arab business and products. "Terror has a religion and it is Islam," Yair wrote, adding that Muslims "celebrate hate and death." The report sparked condemnation from Palestinian groups, reports the Associated Press and elicited a statement from the Israeli military, which said commanders had spoken to Yair "to clarify to the soldier the military commands, outlining his mistakes, as would be done with any soldier in a similar situation."
The Battle for Yahoo's Future (Mashable)
Mashable - Thanks to a weakening business, painful talent exodus and stagnant stock price, Yahoo is a house divided. And as President Abraham Lincoln famously once said, "a house divided against itself cannot stand."
It's no secret that Yahoo is struggling. The company hasn't staged the dramatic turnaround that its investors envisioned CEO Carol Bartz would lead. Almost half of its market value is derived from its 40% stake in Alibaba, the China Internet giant with a market cap of approximately $8 billion. Most importantly, Yahoo hasn't been able to create growth or articulate a clear vision for substantive growth.
It's no secret that Yahoo is struggling. The company hasn't staged the dramatic turnaround that its investors envisioned CEO Carol Bartz would lead. Almost half of its market value is derived from its 40% stake in Alibaba, the China Internet giant with a market cap of approximately $8 billion. Most importantly, Yahoo hasn't been able to create growth or articulate a clear vision for substantive growth.
Nortel patent sale attracts tech giants (Reuters)
Reuters - Valuable broadband and networking patents developed by bankrupt Nortel Networks go up for sale next week, with tech giants like Google, Apple and Intel heading the list of would-be buyers.
Syrian forces kill 7 protesters, activists say (Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian security forces shot dead at least seven people on Friday after tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, witnesses and activists said.
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Missy Elliott: I Have Graves' Disease (omg!)
omg! -
Missy Elliott has Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder that attacks the thyroid.
"You live with it for the rest of your life," she tells People.
Watch videos of Missy Elliott
According to the Graves' Disease Foundation, the illness affects 2 to 3 percent of the population. Elliott, 39, was diagnosed in 2008 after suffering such ...
Stephen Colbert, Jack White cut a record together (AP)
AP - Stephen Colbert wants to climb the charts.
Venezuela's Horrific Prison Riot: Why is Hugo Ch�vez Silent? (Time.com)
Time.com - Crime is one of Venezuela's major problems. But so is the brutality of its prisons, as one ongoing uprising sho
Carson Kressley makes over 'Nation' in OWN show (omg!)
omg! - Stylist Carson Kressley has the scoop on 'Carson Nation,' his new mobile makeover show that debuts June 25 on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. (June 23)
23 Haziran 2011 Perşembe
Oracle's profit tops Street, but worries surface (AP)
AP - Oracle Corp.'s latest quarterly results Thursday underscore the critical role its software business plays, despite the company's push to become a more well-rounded technology vendor by selling computer servers.
Judge tells Lohan: No more parties at house (AP)
AP - The house party is over for Lindsay Lohan, at least while she's on house arrest.
Iraq blasts kill at least 23, scores wounded (Reuters)
Reuters - Three bombs exploded near a busy street market and a religious site in a mainly Shi'ite area of southwestern Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding scores of others, security sources said.
Zipcar zooms out of beta to top Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
Appolicious - While Zipcar finally emerged out of beta to fully-fledged app glory, it was also a milestone-marking week for several top Android Market apps, starting with Pulse. The news reader app for Android tablets has already set standards in design and mobile interfacing, reaching 4 million downloads across Android and iOS this month. Along with $9 million in funding, Pulse is well on its way to be a leader in its sector. Social location-sharing app Glympse has also pulled additional funds, adding another $7.5 million to grow its popular Android app.
EU postpones decision on Draghi's ECB candidacy to Friday (AFP)
AFP - European Union leaders postponed by one day to Friday a decision on backing Italian Mario Draghi's bid to take the helm of the European Central Bank (ECB), Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
Bombs kill 21, wound 42 in Iraqi capital (Reuters)
Reuters - Three bombs exploded near a market and a religious site in southwestern Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 42 others, hospital and security sources said.
Overachiever Oracle faces high growth hurdles (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp has a habit of beating Wall Street expectations, but some investors fear billionaire Larry Ellison's software and server juggernaut will find it hard to keep up its own pace when it reports earnings and sets new forecasts on Thursday.
Is Romance Brewing With 'Amazing Spider-Man' Stars Emma Stone & Andrew Garfield? (omg!)
omg! -
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Did Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield find love on the set of "The Amazing Spider-Man?"
According to Us Weekly, the superhero movie co-stars spun a romance while working together on their upcoming Marvel reboot.
Bay: New 3-D 'Transformers' better than No. 2 (AP)
AP - Director Michael Bay promises that the third "Transformers" movie is way better than the second.
Humble pigeon shows up flaws in Australian broadband (Reuters)
Reuters - Australia's problems with high-speed Internet can be summed up in one word: Margaret.
iPhone App Video Review: iMuscle (Appolicious)
Appolicious - It will take you a little while to get up to speed on all the different sections and functions of the app. There is a handy little tutorial video you can watch on start up before diving in. You can use the quick navigation to quickly find a specific area of the body. Once you are looking at any area up close, little blue pins are shown sticking out of all the different muscles. Tapping on these pins will show you all the different primary and secondary lifts, as well as all the stretches involving that muscle. ...
Canada's 'kid' lawmakers poised to shake-up staid Parliament (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - At 20 years old and just halfway through college, history and cultural studies student Laurin Liu has little in common with the middle-aged white men who dominate Canadian politics.
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Best Buy Launches Its Own Music Cloud Service (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Seems like everyone has their heads in the clouds these days. With a growing emphasis on synchronizing media purchases and applications on multiple mobile devices and computers, retailer Best Buy is launching Music Cloud.
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Hulu weighs sale options after approach: source (Reuters)
Reuters - Online video site Hulu has been approached by a potential buyer and is weighing whether to sell itself, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Northern Ireland violence raises questions about paramilitary group (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Homes and a Roman Catholic church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, came under attack last night in the city's worst night of sustained violence in recent years. And as riots erupted in a divided Catholic and Protestant area, many are asking why the Ulster Volunteer Force (UFV), the pro-British paramilitary organization being held responsible for the violence, has refused to go away despite having supposedly destroyed its weapons.
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Evan Rachel Wood Debuts Drastic New Haircut at True Blood Premiere (omg!)
omg! -
Evan Rachel Wood has ditched her long golden locks in favor of a new pixie cut.
The actress, 23, debuted the punk-inspired 'do at the True Blood Season 4 premiere party in Los Angeles Tuesday. She also appears to have...
Bahrain opposition figures given life sentences (Reuters)
Reuters - Bahrain sentenced eight prominent Shi'ite Muslim activists and opposition leaders to life in prison on Wednesday on charges of plotting a coup during protests in the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year.
How the poll was conducted (AP)
AP - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on President Barack Obama and the economy was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from June 16-20. It is based on landline and cellphone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,001 adults. Interviews were conducted with 700 respondents on landline telephones and 301 on cellular phones.
Rebecca Eaton: 25 years mastering 'Masterpiece' (AP)
AP - With a name like "Masterpiece," it has to be good.
La Familia leader sought alliance with ex-rivals (AP)
AP - A top Mexican official says the arrested leader of an especially brutal drug cartel had been seeking an alliance with former rivals.
Rebecca Eaton: 25 years mastering 'Masterpiece' (AP)
AP - With a name like "Masterpiece," it has to be good.
Judge approves $1.375 billion minimum bid for TerreStar (Reuters)
Reuters - A $1.375 billion offer by Dish Network Corp for the assets of TerreStar Networks Inc won court approval as the minimum bid for the bankrupt satellite telecommunications company in an upcoming auction.
AT&T eyes Q1 2012 approval for T-Mobile merger (Reuters)
Reuters - AT&T Inc said its $39 billion plan to buy T-Mobile USA remains on track for approval in the first quarter of 2012.
Struggling Nokia revamps ops, reels in Navteq (Reuters)
Reuters - Finnish cellphone maker Nokia said on Wednesday it would merge its independent Navteq mapping unit with its services business to tap into surging demand for location-based services more effectively.
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21 Haziran 2011 Salı
Take a swing at these great iPhone baseball games (Appolicious)
Appolicious - It?s becoming more and more evident that the best part of iOS gaming may simply be the wealth of options available. Baseball gamers can revel each year as a mix of series sequels and iPhone rookies fight for their attention. This year is no different, with established names like Baseball Superstars and Homerun Battle offering new apps or meaningful updates, while fresh blood like iOOTP tries to become an established name in the genre. So, as the midpoint of the 2011 season approaches, see everything the App Store has to offer baseball fans with these games.
Mexico nabs leader of cult-like La Familia cartel (AP)
AP - Federal authorities apprehended the leader of the cult-like, pseudo-Christian La Familia cartel on Tuesday, saying they had dealt a debilitating blow to a major organized crime group that terrorized western Mexico.
Yelena Bonner: Are there any dissidents like her in Russia today? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Yelena Bonner, the Soviet-era human rights pioneer and political dissident who died in Boston over the weekend, lived to see a genuine – if incomplete –transformation in her native Russia even though she maintained her principled opposition to the Kremlin until the end, several of her former friends and colleagues in Moscow said Monday.
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'Jackass' star died from Pa. crash's impact, fire (AP)
AP - "Jackass" daredevil Ryan Dunn and his passenger died from the impact of the violent car crash and the resulting fire, according to a coroner's report Tuesday.
Google translates more India languages (AFP)
AFP - Google on Tuesday expanded its free Internet translation service to include five languages spoken by more than a half million people in India and Bangladesh.
Dropbox bug left some accounts accessible without passwords (Appolicious)
Appolicious - One of the things I like best about my smartphone is Dropbox, a cloud-based storage service that lets me save and share documents and files across multiple devices and even with multiple people. It?s a great way to start working on a file from my PC and pick it up later on one of several other devices, including Android smartphones and tablets and the iPhone and iPad.
Oracle buys Web management firm FatWire (AFP)
AFP - US business software giant Oracle announced the acquisition on Tuesday of Web management company FatWire Software.
Bachelorette's Ames Hospitalized After Intense Fight (omg!)
omg! - Plus, Ashley reveals she "still has feelings" for Bentley
RIM starts handing out layoff notices, report says (Reuters)
Reuters - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has started to hand out layoff notices after it said on Friday it would cut an unspecified number of jobs, a local newspaper said on Tuesday.
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20 Haziran 2011 Pazartesi
Tattoo artist settles over design in 'Hangover II' (omg!)
omg! - AP - The tattoo artist who sued over Ed Helms' tattoo in "The Hangover Part II" has settled his lawsuit over the design, which resembles the facial ink the artist created for Mike Tyson.
Libya says NATO airstrike kills 15 west of capital (AP)
AP - Libya's government said a NATO airstrike west of Tripoli early Monday destroyed a large family compound belonging to a close associate of Moammar Gadhafi, killing at least 15 people, including three children. It was the second claim of civilian deaths at a home in as many days.
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