December 20, 2011

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Touchless smartphones and TVs could be on sale in 2012

Touchless smartphones and TVs could be on sale in 2012   Katia Moskvitch BBC News  Technology reporter, Tel Aviv   So you’ve lost your TV remote control. Again.   Not to worry, says a tiny Israeli start-up company called XTR3D – soon you’ll be able to flick through channels and adjust the volume using only… […]

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December 20, 2011

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Microsoft Wins Ruling in Case Over Motorola Android Phones

Microsoft Wins Ruling in Case Over Motorola Android Phones By Susan Decker Bloomberg   Microsoft Corp. won a ruling that Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.’s Android phones violate one of its smartphone patents, while failing to convince a judge that six others are being infringed as well.   Motorola Mobility, which is being acquired by Google […]

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December 20, 2011

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List of America’s wealthiest and poorest lawmakers in Congress

America’s Wealthiest and Poorest Lawmakers Net Worth, 2010   OpenSecrets.org   It is difficult to gauge what a lawmaker is worth based on what they file because the disclosure forms do not require exact values. Instead, the lawmaker reports the range of value into which an asset, for example, falls. As the values increase, the […]

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December 20, 2011

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Christian population shifting away from Europe to Africa, Asia and Americas

Christian population shifting away from Europe   Associated Press   NEW YORK — The Christian population has shifted dramatically over the last century away from Europe to Africa, Asia and the Americas, yet Christians overall remain the largest religious group in the world, according to a new analysis released Monday.   Europe is home to […]

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December 20, 2011

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University of Houston athletics foundation lost $2.2-Million in ponzi scheme

Houston foundation hit by Ponzi scheme   Associated Press   DALLAS — A foundation that endows athletic scholarships at the University of Houston may have lost more than 40 percent of its listed assets because of investments in an alleged Ponzi scheme orchestrated by a financial adviser for college basketball coaches who committed suicide last […]

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December 18, 2011

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead, state TV reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead, state TV reports CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead, North Korean state TV said Monday. Kim, 69, died Saturday, state TV said. South Korean news agency Yonhap — which based its reporting on its monitoring off North Korean state television — said that Kim had […]

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December 17, 2011

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BREAKING NEWS: The last U.S. troops in Iraq have crossed into Kuwait, ending almost nine years of a deadly and divisive war.

Last U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Ending Bloodiest U.S. War Since Vietnam   The last vehicle in a convoy of the US Army’s 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division crosses the border from Iraq into Kuwait, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. The brigade’s special troops battalion are the last American soldiers to leave Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)   […]

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