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Case Design Shows iPhone 5 Will Have 4-inch Display

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As iPhone 5 release date is nearing its rumored October tryst with destiny, the focus is on the phone’s screen size. The buzz is centered around whether iPhone 5 will have a 3.7-inch display or a 4-inch display. Here we sum up arguments favoring both camps -- those who think Apple will stick to smaller display and bank on better resolution and those who vouch for bigger display to take on competition.
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Apple and Police Ransack Home to Find iPhone 5

The saga continues in the hunt for a missing iPhone 5 prototype, with the tale taking a disturbing twist as police revealed Apple employees accompanied officers as they ransacked a house.
Jeff Bezos’ ‘Highly Secretive’ Blue Origin Test Vehicle Crashes

Amazon CEO Bezos' Space Rocket Lost in Test; Space Tourism Dream Lives On

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos can launch an e-commerce giant, he can launch the world's most popular e-reader, the Kindle, and he is likely to soon launch a new tablet to compete with Apple's iPad. But he hasn't yet been able to launch a rocket that successfully leads to space tourism. It's not for a lack of trying, though.
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Accusations Continue to Fly in Missing iPhone Prototype Saga

The missing iPhone 5 saga of 2011 continues. The newest accusation is that Apple personnel, accompanied by San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officers, may not have followed proper procedure when searching for the phone in a local man's home.
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Microsemi Says Could Walk Away from Zarlink Bid

Chipmaker Microsemi Corp(MSCC.O) has dared takeover target Zarlink Semiconductor (ZL.TO) to show it can get a bid higher than the C$550 million ($561 million) it has offered, saying it is willing to walk away from the bid.
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Apple Employees Impersonating Police in iPhone 5 Prototype Search? No, Says SFPD

Apple, notorious for its corporate secrecy and for releasing industry defining products, could come under government scanner if it turns out to be true that its employees had allegedly impersonated San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officials while conducting a search in the house of a man, who was at a tequila bar the night an iPhone 5 prototype reportedly got lost.
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Top 8 Android Apps of All Time

Though Android’s market has fewer number of apps compared to Apple’s app store, there are quite a few appealing ones, which may make you grab the smartphones based on Android operating system.
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Contradicting Police Versions of Lost iPhone 5 Prototype Hunt: What Does Apple Want Them to Hide?

San Francisco police said on Friday that they helped Apple security hunt for a lost item, without explicitly mentioning what the lost item was. However, an inadvertent clue left by the police says that the lost prototype was indeed the iPhone 5. The San Francisco Police Department's Friday press release about the hunt was called iphone5.doc, an apparent reference to a new version of the mobile phone that tech industry watchers expect to be released soon, a Reuters repo...
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Murdoch and son get big bonuses, James declines

News Corp awarded Rupert Murdoch and his son James big compensation increases, though James declined his bonus, citing controversy over a phone hacking scandal at the UK newspaper unit that he oversees.
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AT&T May be Forced to Keep Cheap T-Mobile Prices: Report

In an effort to make a deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that would allow it to acquire T-Mobile, AT&T may be forced to maintain T-Mobile's industry-leading cheap mobile subscription plans, reported Reuters, citing anonymous sources.
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Microsoft to win from Google Motorola buy: Acer

Microsoft will be the winner in Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility as the deal makes Google a direct rival to its phone-making clients, a senior executive from Acer Inc said on Friday.

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