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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111028/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_consumer_spending"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111028/capt.9126fe3f56ca4315a70336af9b8567d5-9126fe3f56ca4315a70336af9b8567d5-0.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=b9ZLkNcm_WdEb4xaI0uoxg--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="FILE - In this file photo taken Sept, 29, 2011, Elsy Santiago, left, and her sister Betsy shop at a store in Hialeah, Fla. Consumers boosted their spending in September at three times the pace of the previous month but their incomes barely budged. They financed the gains from savings, sending the saving…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111028/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_s_gaffes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111027/capt.43344e42b5274710844e9f3f52089be4-43344e42b5274710844e9f3f52089be4-0.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=ji0gssunwbXHx15Aod_PAA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Washington. It's still ? More...
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RIM has agreed to let Indian officials conduct lawful surveillance of customers in that country using its BlackBerry services, according to a recent report. The decision is yet another step in RIM's long, drawn-out battle with New Delhi over the latter's demands to monitor users of BlackBerry services in India. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111028/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111026/capt.bfd1ea5be2354fc4b1e7a57972a4ef41-bfd1ea5be2354fc4b1e7a57972a4ef41-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=p3TMqjqyy1q6g7dff5SOhg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Two Syrian regime women supporters hold a banner with a sarcastic caricature on it in Umayyad Square in downtown Damascus, Syria. Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011. Tens of thousands of Syrians packed a Damascus square Wednesday in a show of support for embattled President Bashar Assad, a few hours ahead of a visit by senior Arab …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111028/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111028/capt.eed83a75f5db4ee3b0aebc0ae2b0beb0-eed83a75f5db4ee3b0aebc0ae2b0beb0-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=n8psHbKWnIeTKsU98yPaQA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="In this Oct. 27, 2011 photo, specialist Jennifer Klesaris, right, works at her post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The euphoric rally in share prices fed by a European deal to cut Greece's debt and prevent larger countries from falling down the same hole slowed on Friday, O…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111028/ap_on_re_eu/eu_bosnia_shooting_spree"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111028/capt.1c07704779ff413e9d9f2f41556bef41-1c07704779ff413e9d9f2f41556bef41-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=n.y1vufd4D59MhM_erozPg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="An unidentified gunman stands in the center of the street in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at a street in front of the U.S. embassy. An unidentified man shot several rounds at pedestrians in downtown Sarajevo on Friday and injured at least one officer before police special forces took him down. …
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I've long held the opinion that the most effective way to get Internet-based content onto a TV is to simply hook a laptop up to the flat screen with an HDMI cable. The laptop acts as an oversized remote control. You get a full Flash-based Web browser, hard drive and keyboard on your TV. Source: TechWorldNews
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"Build once, run everywhere" has been the goal of many platforms, although most recently the motto was used for Java. It has rarely been completely true. In Java's case, "build once, test everywhere" was closer to the mark. A true universal platform offers many financial benefits. Source: TechWorldNews
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With a slew of new features and integration with Google Apps, Google+ is now available to businesses, universities, and schools that use Google Apps. The point behind the upgrades is to continue to drive traffic to the fledgling network and fight the feature wars with other social networks, said Gabe Donnini, lead analyst at Chitika. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111028/ap_on_re_us/us_occupy_winter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111028/capt.449f1ad2cf06479f90abe7db2a403265-449f1ad2cf06479f90abe7db2a403265-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=NfTBRAI7x0JfHrEUdtCJvw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 photo, protester Anne Evans, left, from Woonsocket, R.I., talks with Walter Benedict, right, from Providence, R.I., outside a tent in a Burnside Park where Occupy Providence protesters are camping in downtown Providence, R.I. Protesters in some cites soon will be facing falling tem…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111028/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111027/capt.16bd34520efb4dc38e7d869cb7a4a105-16bd34520efb4dc38e7d869cb7a4a105-0.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=UVRjWN9gUj_MexFxgOcvJw--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo indicating the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 121.81 points, to end morning session at 9048.35, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Asian stock markets rose Friday, continuing to be buoyed by a European deal aimed at slashing Greece's massiv…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111028/ap_on_el_pr/us_obama_s_missing_donors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111027/capt.cd7d6554dfc34640b0c4cfc4be43d90f-cd7d6554dfc34640b0c4cfc4be43d90f-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=pKnKd6R4k_tXDDp5mXaZdw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama has dinner with campaign donors and winners of the 'Dinner with Barack' contest at The Liberty Tavern in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Va., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. From left to right: Ken Knight, U.S. postal worker from Chandler, Ariz.; Wendi Smith, artist and retired pro…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111027/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_libya_gadhafi_s_hometown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111027/capt.53d40efa839740aeb305fad01b6e7c6c-53d40efa839740aeb305fad01b6e7c6c-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=XGkD8Sj0vJzVNyhS7DgXgQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, a general view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya. Moammar Gadhafi's hometown has paid a heavy price for sheltering him and trying to push back his opponents in the final battle of Libya's civil war. The fighting and what residents descri…
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Dropbox, a cloud service that lets users store and share documents and media files over any device, has introduced a paid version of its product aimed at businesses. Known as "Dropbox for Teams," this comes with new administrative controls, centralized billing and phone support and, of course, more storage. It's priced at $800 a year for five users and $125 for each additional user. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111027/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111027/capt.4b5014f9cc3a4b98b58ecd1d973969b2-4b5014f9cc3a4b98b58ecd1d973969b2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=b_br.8UZxeCWsVmpOwySrg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Specialist James Denaro, right, directs trading at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - An agreement to contain the European debt crisis electrified the stock market Thursday, driving the Dow Jones Industrial average…
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The creators of a new social network are challenging users to ditch Facebook and other networks to "unthink" and de-clutter with their new, completely user-controlled and private network. Unthink.com, launched Tuesday in beta, hopes to capitalize on growing discontent among social network users for support. Source: TechWorldNews
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Facebook is planning to build a massive new data center in the industrial town of Lulea in Swedish Lapland, about 70 miles from the Arctic Circle. The data center will consist of three buildings, the first of which will cover about 33,000 square yards, Facebook spokesperson Alex Kirschner told TechNewsWorld. Source: TechWorldNews
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AP - Medicare's basic monthly premium will be much lower than expected next year, the government announced Thursday. That could pay political dividends for President Barack Obama and for Democrats struggling to win over seniors in a close election. More...
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111027/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111027/capt.e528fa70be4f4434a8a793b2aa1427d4-e528fa70be4f4434a8a793b2aa1427d4-0.jpg?x=76&y=130&q=85&sig=Y8bWupwoX1AvHP.QYKruOA--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2011 file photo, a shopper carrying bags is silhouetted at a mall in Los Angeles. The U.S. economy grew modestly over the summer after nearly stalling in the first six months of the year, lifted by stronger consumer spending and greater business investment. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)" borde…
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