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Apple May Introduce ?iPad Jr? or ?iPad Mini?

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, may introduce a smaller version of the iPad to compete with products from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), reports said.

Apple May Introduce ?iPad Jr? Versions

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Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, may introduce a smaller version of the iPad to compete with products from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, a report said.
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Subaru June US Sales Surged 40 Percent

Subaru, the automotive manufacturing arm of Japanese industrial company Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Tokyo: 7270), reported June U.S. car sales rose 40 percent over the year before.
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Apple Releases 'Lost Interview' With Steve Jobs On iTunes Music Store

Apple has released the film Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, which features nearly 70 minutes of unedited, never-before-seen footage of a conversation between the iconic Apple founder and technology expert Robert X. Cringely, is now available on the iTunes Music Store for $3.99.
iCloud Beta Adds New Web Apps: Apple Gearing Up For iOS 6, Mountain Lion Release Dates

iCloud Beta Adds New Web Apps: Apple Preps For iOS 6, Mountain Lion Release Dates

Slowly but surely, Apple's operating systems are converging, but bonding these two separate systems together would be impossible without iCloud. On Monday, Apple introduced two new additions to the iCloud Beta portal for iOS 6 developers, including the Notes and Reminders apps, before it releases Mountain Lion this month and iOS 6 this fall.
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley

Ian Brady: Monster Of The Moors

He, along with his former partner in crime, Myra Hindley, will forever be known as the ?Moors murderers? for a series of gruesome, sadistic murders committed against children and teenagers outside of Manchester.
Samsung Galaxy S3

Samsung Galaxy S3 Still A Target For Apple; Courtroom Defeat Could Give Korean Tech Giant 'Big Problems,' Says Analyst

The wait is finally over for people in the U.S. who were looking forward to Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3. Sprint made the handset available for in-store purchases from July 1, while AT&T announced that it would be selling the phone in its stores from July 6. But if a recent note by one industry analyst is to be believed, it won't be an easy road for this successor of the S2.
Ed Damiano (right) delivers insulin to his son David, at the family's home in Acton, Mass. Damiano is working on a bionic pancreas that will automatically control blood glucose in people with type 1 diabetes.

Global Pharma Giants Feed On Smaller Biotech Makers

Bristol-Myers Squibbs' takeover of Amylin follows the trend of pharma companies that are acquiring biotech companies to benefit from growing medical needs, offset patent losses and boost their internal pipeline productivity.
Why Facebook Needs A Want Button

Why Facebook Needs A Want Button

Facebook already knows what you Like. Soon, it may ask you what you Want. Web developer Tom Waddington discovered on June 28 that Facebook had included code for a disabled Want button within the Javascript of its list of social plug-ins.
Apple Finally Settles iPad Trademark Dispute in China; Proview Accepts $60 Million

Apple Finally Settles iPad Trademark Dispute in China; Proview Accepts $60 Million

Apple's two-year-long trademark battle with Proview Technology over the use of the name iPad has finally come to a close. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer giant has reportedly agreed to pay the Chinese electronics maker $60 million to settle the dispute of ownership, which will removes any further obstacles to selling its popular line of tablets in China.
An A380 aircraft is seen through a window with an Airbus logo during the EADS / Airbus 'New Year Press Conference' in Hamburg

Alabama Governor Welcomes Airbus To Mobile

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will be welcoming Airbus S.A.S. to the port city of Mobile Monday morning to formally announce the opening of the European aircraft manufacturer's first assembly plant in the U.S.
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It's Apple 2, Samsung 0 In US Patent Contests This Week

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) scored its second major win of the week over Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea: 005930) in intellectual-property litigation on Friday, as Apple was granted a court order blocking U.S. sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone.
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Tough Luck: Crime Fighter Bumps Into Retail Theft Suspect In Casino

Unbeknownst to the 54-year-old Kentucky resident, gambler and accused grand theft shoplifter, just a short walk away from the New Orleans casino he was sitting in recently was a veritable who's who of anti-theft officials for some of the largest retail chains in the country.
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Nomura To Slash Executive Pay In Wake of Insider Trading Scandal

Top Japanese securities firm Nomura Holdings, which has been caught in an insider trading scandal, will slash the compensation of its CEO, Kenichi Watanabe, and other top executives by as much as 50 percent for six months and lay off those involved in insider trading, the company said Friday.
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Toyota May Face Govt Investigation For New Floor Mat Recall

Toyota just can't seem to get the floor mats right on its cars. Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) is recalling approximately 154,000 model-year 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450 H cars for potential floor mat interference with accelerator pedal, the same problem which afflicted millions of the company's cars in 2009 and 2010. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering launching an investigation of Toyota regarding delays in notifying the agency about the...
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Losses in Europe, Growth in US - Time For Ford To Leave Europe?

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) must be asking itself when the European automotive market becomes too toxic as sales in the region slump, the euro zone teeters on the brink of disaster and carmaker predicts European losses of close to $600 million in the second quarter.
Who Is Dan Riccio? Apple Transitions Hardware Leadership Role From Bob Mansfield

Who Is Dan Riccio? Apple Transitions Hardware Leadership Role From Bob Mansfield

Apple will begin transitioning the leadership role within its hardware engineering department, now that Bob Mansfield has announced his retirement. Apple was quick to name Dan Riccio as Mansfield's successor, mentioning that Riccio will learn the new role over several months. During that time, the hardware engineering team will continue to report to Mansfield.

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