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iPhone 4S Launch Was Solid: Impact on RIM, Nokia

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Apple Inc. took the wraps off the iPhone 4's sequel earlier this month. The new phone, called the iPhone 4S, has seen remarkable pre-order numbers. Pre-orders for the iPhone 4S started on Oct. 7 and has since registered 1 million units on the first day, surpassing the previous single-day record of 600,000 for the iPhone 4.
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What's in Adobe's 10-Q?

Jefferies has provided analysis of Adobe Systems Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ADBE) 10-Q filing for the fiscal third quarter of 2011.
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10 Years into Afghanistan War, U.S. is Only Halfway Done

Exactly 10 years ago Friday, the United States entered into a war with Afghanistan. And, despite President Barack Obama's plan to completely remove American troops from the country by 2014, the U.S. could be in Afghanistan for decades to come.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter, director SJ Clarkson and author Nigel Slater (L-R) pose during a photocall to promote the movie 'Toast' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin

Review: Toast all appetizer, no entree

While the United Kingdom has finally joined the rest of Europe in first-class dining -- just look at all the mouth-watering dishes Steve Coogan puts away in The Trip -- the old joke was that airplane food was the national cuisine of England. And it's that world of tinned vegetables and pork pies that made a foodie out of chef and author Nigel Slater, whose memoir is the basis for Toast.
A chemist is reflected in a beaker after mixing chemicals that gave the beaker a reflective coating during a demonstration at the 21st annual Ig Nobel prize ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Wasabi Alarm, Beetle Sex Win Ig Nobel Spoof Prizes

Prognosticators who predicted the end of the world and got it wrong, scientists who built a wasabi fire alarm, and researchers who studied how the urge to urinate affects decision-making were among the winners of spoof Ig Nobel prizes on Thursday.
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FBI's Narrow Definition of Rape Draws Criticism

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's 80-year-old definition of forcible rape excludes several examples of sexual assault that are typically considered rape by police departments across the country. Critics say it is an extremely narrow and archaic definition of rape that results in an under-reporting of the crime.
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Facebook Music: What to Watch Out for

When Engineer Adam Reiss was confronted with a login message on his Spotify account asking him if he wanted to connect with Facebook music, he thought why not? After all he thought that would only entail having access to friend's playlists who had consented to share.

Despite 10M Units, Galaxy S2 Still Lags iPhone

Consumer electronics giant Samsung said this weekend that its popular Galaxy S2 smartphone sold over 10 million units globally, making it the most-sold Android phone in the world, but it still has a ways to go before it catches up to Apple.
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iPhone 5 Contender Galaxy S2 Hits 10M Units

Consumer electronics giant Samsung said on Sunday that its venerable Galaxy S2 smartphone reached 10 million units sold globally, making it the most sold Android phone and positioning it for a bout with Apple.

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