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Kindle is most gifted Amazon item, ever – CNET News

Westhill — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:34:42 +0000

CNET News Kindle is most gifted Amazon item, ever CNET News “We are grateful to our customers for making Kindle the most gifted item ever in our history,” said Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. In another milestone for the e-reader, the company noted that on Christmas Day, for the first time …

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Jet passengers overpowered would-be bomber – Los Angeles Times

Westhill — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:23 +0000

Times Online Jet passengers overpowered would-be bomber Los Angeles Times A Nigerian man on an Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight allegedly tried to blow up the airliner, which landed safely.

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Passenger Ignites Explosive on Delta Flight, Al Qaeda Connection Reported – FOXNews

Westhill — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:05:28 +0000

Washington Post Passenger Ignites Explosive on Delta Flight, Al Qaeda Connection Reported FOXNews A male passenger possibly linked to terrorist organization Al Qaeda ignited a powdery substance prior to landing on a Delta Airlines flight to Detroit Friday, Fox News confirmed. The man is believed to be Nigerian. Several people were hurt and one ..

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Apple owns iSlate.com–the mystery deepens – CNET News

Westhill — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:49:03 +0000

Reuters Apple owns iSlate.com–the mystery deepens CNET News The widely rumored Apple tablet, a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, has just gotten a little more interesting.

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Democrats See GOP Hypocrisy in Health Care Debate – ABC News

Westhill — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:27:27 +0000

Washington Post Democrats See GOP Hypocrisy in Health Care Debate ABC News AP Republican senators attacking the cost of a Democratic health care bill showed far different concerns six years ago, when they approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal …

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Twitter Buys Mixer Labs to Enhance Geolocation – BusinessWeek

Nutria — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:18:06 +0000

BBC News Twitter Buys Mixer Labs to Enhance Geolocation BusinessWeek San Francisco – Twitter has enhanced geolocation services provided on its messaging service by buying Mixer Labs, the company said on Wednesday. Mixer Labs' GeoAPI is a service that helps developers build geolocation-aware applications for …

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Apple stock soars to all-time high – Los Angeles Times

Nutria — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:48:51 +0000

Reuters Apple stock soars to all-time high Los Angeles Times Santa arrived early for Apple Inc. shareholders: The stock surged $6.94, or 3.4%, on Thursday to close at a record high of $209.04

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Health industry inches toward digitization – CNET News

Westhill — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:04:43 +0000

CNET News Health industry inches toward digitization CNET News Next to the global economy, overhauling the US health care system dominated headlines in 2009. We'll leave the debate over a public option for others to tackle and instead focus on one of the major ways in which an overhauled health care system would …

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Apple stockholders get record high for Christmas – CNET News

Nutria — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:27:05 +0000

TrustedReviews Apple stockholders get record high for Christmas CNET News Tech stocks typically have to break significant price milestones or have dramatic dips to make CNET's news story queue. Likewise, we try not hop on the Apple rumor bandwagon unless there's something credible or/and novel to report. ..

NORAD helps children track Santa via iPhone, iPod touch – Apple Insider

Nutria — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:10:24 +0000

Stuff.co.nz NORAD helps children track Santa via iPhone, iPod touch Apple Insider By AppleInsider Staff With the help of NORAD, children can once again track Santa's current location via the Maps application on an Apple iPhone or iPod touch all day Thursday for Christmas Eve. The coverage began at 2 am Thursday and is integrated … High-tech Ho Ho: Military installation NORAD's Santa tracker adds Twitter …