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DirecTV, Tribune Contract Battle Goes Down To The Wire

"Scrubs" star Sarah Chalke takes part in a panel discussion at the Disney ABC Television Group summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 16, 2008.
DirecTV, the largest satellite-television provider in the United States, will cease carrying Tribune Broadcasting television stations in 19 markets -- and WGN America nationwide -- beginning Saturday at midnight, should the contract between the two companies expire then.
The interior of a Twike.

Is The Twike HEV Hybrid The World's Best City 'Car'?

While Twike may sound like a 3-year-old child's mispronunciation of another word, it actually refers to what may be the world's best -- or worst -- city car, depending on your perspective: the Twike human-electric vehicle, or HEV.
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Customers try out the iPhone 4S at the Apple retail store in San Francisco

iPhone 6 Details Out – What We Know So Far (Features, Release Date And More)

The internet has been flooded over the months with people making enormous amount of Google search for everything on iPhone 5. But very interestingly, the iPhone 5 searches have been complimented with some people going the distance and making searches for iPhone 6 specifications and even a possible release date. Another example of how obsessed people have become about Apple products overtime?
BlackBerrys

RIM Shares Jump 7% On Takeover, Recovery Plays

Friday's surge may have been a reaction to RIM's new CEO, Thorsten Heins, who said he's conducting a strategic review of the company, indicating a sale of some or all of its assets is possible.
U.S. Silver Corp.

US Silver's 2011 Results Boosted By Rising Prices

U.S. Silver Corp. enjoyed a bountiful 2011, with revenue, net income, and production all increasing, thanks primarily to the rise in the price of silver, while reserves rose for the fifth consecutive year, the company reported on Thursday.
British Airways at Heathrow Airport

BA OK'd To Buy British Midlands In $276M Deal

The owner of British Airways PLC gained European Union approval Friday to buy U.K. airline British Midland Airways Ltd., known as bmi, from German owner Deutsche Lufthansa AG for $276 million.
Asus Transformer Prime Gets Ethernet Support, Face Unlock And More Updates: Will It Pose The Biggest Threat To Apple’s New iPad? (Spec Comparison)

Asus Transformer Prime Gets Ethernet Support, Face Unlock And More Updates: Will It Pose The Biggest Threat To Apple’s New iPad? (Specs Comparison)

Apple's third-generation iPad got debuted in the first week of March, and for many it could be the ideal tablet as compared to other brands in the tablet market. However, give it a second thought and throw it in cut-throat competition ring again to observe if it can sustain its position with the Android's best offerings as the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is up for the challenge.
Robert Rhoades

Serial Killer Avoids Death Penalty In Texas, Admits To More Murders in 1990

Robert Rhoades, the serial killer trucker with a torture dungeon, avoided the death penalty in Texas this week when he pleaded guilty to killing newlyweds in 1990. The 66-year-old killer is instead serving two life sentences for his two counts of capital murder. The man, already in an Illinois jail for killing a 14-year-old girl, has no chance of parole.
Verizon  4G LTE

Verizon To Offer Integrated Wireless Video Service

Verizon Communications Inc, the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest and most reliable 3G network provider, is now aiming to offer an integrated video service for its wireless customers, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company has also announced to expand its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to more than 25 towns in Middle Tennessee outside of Nashville within next few weeks.

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