Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook promises vigilance in ensuring proper working conditions in Asian factories

record Wednesday after the company said first-quarter profit more than doubled to $13.1 billion because of holiday-season demand for iPhones and iPads. Apple (AAPL) is "attacking problems" with conditions at its supply factories and is committed to educa ...
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Nokia

Heidi Klum Staying in a Hotel, Seal at Home with the Kids

Heidi Klum and Seal at 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, CA on September 18, 2011. Photo Credit: PR Photos January 27, 2012, (Sawf News) - Heidi Klum has been camping in a Beverly Hills hotel following the annou ...
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RIM

Eleanor Roosevelt vs. DuVal: B.J. Antoine steals the show in a 55-50 victory

Splitting out as a wide receiver or playing coverage as a defensive back for the Eleanor Roosevelt football team has taught B.J. Antoine a thing or two about reading a pass. He’s become a deft judge of the quarterback’s eyes. On the basketball court, Ant ...
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Super Bowl 2012

Lawrence Central band performs at opening ceremonies of Super Bowl 2012 events

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Megaupload

Outrun Justice in this MegaUpload-Inspired Xbox Indie Game [Video]

Well, that didn't take long. The foaming outrage over the arrest of Kim Dotcom and the shutdown of his MegaUpload empire needed all of five days to result in this, MegaUP: Upload If You Can , a protest title released Wednesday on Xbox Live's Indie Games ...
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Kim Dotcom

Megaupload alternatives traffic boost

When the FBI shut down file-sharing service Megaupload, it was only a matter of time before other online "file locker" websites took over the Interwebs. Traffic to RapidShare, Hotfile and 4Shared website has exploded. One of the sites, 4Shared which has ...
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iPad 3

The Smartphone Wars: Mystery of the Android tablets

Some new market research says Android tablets have now taken 39% of global market share. There are reasons to suspect that Nook and Fire tablets account for a bit more than half of that, but we’re still left with something of a mystery to explain. We kno ...
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SOPA

Anonymous hacks Mexican govt websites

The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous blocked access to the websites of the Mexican Senate and the Interior Ministry Friday to protest a proposed law to fine people who violate copyright online. The proposal, from conservative senator Federico Dorin ...
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Facebook

Facebook set to take IPO plunge

LOS ANGELES • Facebook could file regulatory papers as early as Wednesday for its highly anticipated initial public offering of stock, according to a newspaper report. Facebook's expected launching as a publicly traded company is the most hotly anticipat ...
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CES 2012

iPad Today 82

New decisions on GPS tracking and decryption, internet and spectrum legislation, copy right laws, and more. Leo & Sarah hit the Macworld 2012 expo floor to find the latest iPad apps, accessories, hardware, tools, & Apple geeks! Is Apple responsible for C ...
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iPhone 5

Breaking Down Apple’s Billions [INFOGRAPHIC]

It’s no secret Apple , one of the most valuable public companies in the world, is making major cash off today’s tech gadgets — but how much? This week, the company reported a record net profit of more than $13.6 billion for its quarterly report lasting 1 ...
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Android

Jane Bradley: The ‘uncool’ BlackBerry has cachet all its own

I UPGRADED my Black-Berry recently. According to reports, I must be the only one who has. For the company which was once the darling of new millennium yuppies is struggling to keep up with younger, much trendier cousins – namely the iPhone and any handse ...
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ultrabook

Windows 8 stable on ARM, going to developers soon, say sources

Windows 8 running on a Texas Instruments OMAP 4470 processor at CES. (Credit: Brooke Crothers) Windows 8 is stable on the ARM chip platform and will be seeded to developers soon, sources told CNET. Devices may be significantly less than their Intel count ...
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Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan sued over car incident

Lindsay Lohan is being sued by a woman who claims she was hit by the actress' car. Nubia Del Carmen Preza alleges she was struck by the 'Mean Girls' star's Maserati while walking through a West Hollywood intersection in September 2010. Preza's lawsuit st ...
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Heidi Klum

Seal Denies Divorce from Heidi Klum - Model Staying at a Beverly Hills Hotel

Seal says he and Heidi Klum are "not getting divorced". The singer and the supermodel announced they had separated last weekend but Seal is refusing to accept their seven-year marriage is completely over yet just because they have "grown apart" at the mo ...
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Shakira

Shakira: Bonjour France!

She’s always on the go, and earlier today (January 27) Shakira was spotted arriving at the airport in Nice, France. The “Hips Don’t Lie” hottie hopped off her plane and smiled for the paparazzi ahead of her appearance at the 2012 NRJ Music Awards. And it ...
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Grammy Awards 2012

Grammy Awards 2012: Rap a long-lasting loser at the show

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Since its beginnings in the 1970s, rap music has transformed from an underground, street-based sound to a definitive part of pop culture, transcending race and becoming one of the strongest — and most prolific — voices of today’s generat ...
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Birdman

Here Are The 100 Most Powerful People In The Music Biz

Billboard has released the 2012 Power 100 list, which ranks the 100 most powerful people in the music industry, and it reveals that times are changing! No longer are the record labels in control, instead power is shifting to the artists, their managers, ...
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Coca-Cola

US detains imports after finding fungicide

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has detained several shipments of imported orange juice after finding traces of an illegal fungicide. The government says the residue is still far below dangerous levels and says the juice is safe to drink. T ...
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Adriana Lima

3 Celebs, Including Adriana Lima, Who Star In Swimsuit Campaigns

Many stars like showing off their beach bodies while on vacation or lounging by the pool, but some simply do it for a living. Brazilian model Adriana Lima was spotted on a beach yesterday in St. Barts posing for a photo shoot. She knelt in the sand and w ...
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Demi Moore

Celebs ‘Smash’ The temple

Debra Messing stepped out for the first time with new boyfriend Will Chase at the lavish premiere of NBC’s “Smash” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s dramatic Temple of Dendur. Barely a month after announcing a split with her husband of 11 years, Daniel ...
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Oscar Nominations

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Rihanna

Brad Pitt Joins Social Mediaverse on Google +, Skips Facebook

So the big news is that ultra-private celebrity Brad Pitt has finally succumbed to the lure of Social Media. No, he's not on Twitter. Nor is he on Facebook. His first venture online is on Google +. Here's the Oscar nominee's Google + page. And his first ...
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Salma Hayek

Benicio Del Toro Blows Marijuana Smoke Into Blake Lively's Face in First Look at 'Savages'

The first look at Oliver Stone's upcoming all-star crime drama, "Savages", has been unveiled. The photo features Benicio Del Toro blowing what seems to be marijuana smoke into Blake Lively's face in a menacing way. Lively is seemingly taken hostage by De ...
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Amy McCrow

Student's naked Twitter video shame: Amy McCrow was filmed stripping off in nightclub paddling pool

Dozens of revellers filmed pretty brunette Amy McCrow, 20, as she drunkenly frolicked in an inflatable paddling pool. The footage was posted on Twitter where thousands of people were soon passing round the ten-minute clip. A one-minute video of Amy's pro ...
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Natalia Velez

Superbowl 2012 tech ads: Star Wars Bark Side, Go Daddy girls, Chevrolet apps and more

The Superbowl has become a tester platform for all the big budget adverts set to hit the US. Dominated by technology and consumer electronics advertising, it has a number of viewers quite unlike any other television show in the US, bar the moon landings. ...
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Samsung

Sometimes, appliances just too smart

Just how smart do you need your refrigerator to be? Would you like it to survey the ingredients it contains and recommend recipes for tonight’s dinner? Would you like to turn on your air conditioning while you’re still half-an-hour away from your house? ...
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Volkswagen

Competition fierce when it comes to craft beer

Rick Schuler was there first Friday, idling in his blue Volkswagen Jetta outside Binny's in south Lincoln Park, 40 minutes before the doors would open. Then came the guy in flip-flops. And the doctor still in scrubs just off her shift at Swedish Covenant ...
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