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Apple iPad Mini to Debut by end of 2012?

Even though Apple and Samsung are fighting bitterly in the courtroom, they still keep a close supplier/customer relationship with each other. The California-based company is committed to buy components from the Korean company, worth at least $9.7 billion. It will reach up to $11 billion by the end of this year, which will be driven in part by the new iPad, more MacBook Air units utilizing Samsung solid-state drives and a smaller iPad, an anonymous Samsung executive told the Korea Times.
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iPad Delays? No Problem Jefferies Analyst Says

Shares of Apple rose to another record after an influential analyst issued a report that boosted price targets and said the company shouldn’t have problems selling its latest iPad.
Sandra Fluke in CNN Op-Ed: Limbaugh, Critics "Cannot Silence Us"

Sandra Fluke CNN Essay: Limbaugh, Others 'Cannot Silence Us'

The Georgetown law student criticized those who demonized and smeared me, an indirect shot at radio host Rush Limbaugh, who had called her a slut. Fluke said women and men from across the country have written to express support for her view that contraception needs to be treated as a basic health care service.
Apple (AAPL) stock currently exceeds Exxon market cap by $100 billion

Apple Stock Closes At $552, Exceeds Exxon Market Cap By $100B

Apple (AAPL) stock continues to pound the competition, closing at $552.00 on Monday, an all-time record for the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer company. Monday's high now puts Apple's market cap over $514 billion, which now exceeds Exxon's market cap -- currently standing at $403 billion -- by more than $100 billion.
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SXSW 2012 Lineup: Top Headliners And Bands To Look Out For

South by Southwest (SXSW) has come to be known as one of the premier arts festivals an America. Originating in the early 1990s, the Austin, Texas festival includes showcases and performances in the music, media, and film genres. Tomorrow marks the start of SXSW's music performances, with artists from all over the world culminating in a five-day long extravaganza.
Medicines for HIV-positive patents are seen at a Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland (AZG)'s clinic in Yangon February 21, 2012.

Progress, No Big Breakthrough, in Hunt for HIV Cure

Scientists, stymied for decades by the complexity of the human immunodeficiency virus, are making progress on several fronts in the search for a cure for HIV infections, a leading medical research conference was told this week in Seattle.
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First Solar to Build New Solar Plant for NRG

First Solar Inc will build a 26-megawatt solar power plant for power producer NRG Energy Inc in Arizona under the latest deal between two of the biggest players in the U.S. renewable energy sector.
Eric Salvatierra: Did PayPal Exec Killed By Caltrain Commit Suicide?

Eric Salvatierra Killed By Caltrain: How Did PayPal Executive Die?

The man killed on the Caltrain tracks in Menlo Park on Friday has been identified as 39-year-old Eric Salvatierra, a vice president at PayPal. The circumstances of his death, however, and rising suicide rates for the railroad company, may indicate that the victim, whom relatives insist was never visibly upset, may have taken his own life.

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