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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111007/ap_on_bi_ge/us_long_term_unemployment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111006/capt.33a7bdf6d4484f43a629e60f5e0e74f1-33a7bdf6d4484f43a629e60f5e0e74f1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=waOOUdSleWcbBMIvXQ7l6g--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 15, 2011 file photo, job seekers wait in a line at a job fair in Southfield, Mich. Nearly one-third of unemployed Americans ? More...
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Apple Chairman Steve Jobs, who has been battling pancreatic cancer for years, has died, Apple announced on Wednesday. The company's iconic former CEO was 56. "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Apple said. "Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor." Source: TechWorldNews
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A team of physicists at Rice University have created an "electron superhighway" that could one day be useful for building a quantum computer -- a machine that would utilize quantum particles instead of the digital transistors in today's microchips. Rui-Rui Du, a professor of physics and astronomy, and graduate student Ivan Knez describe the new method for making the device in a recent paper. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111006/ap_on_bi_ge/us_unemployment_benefits"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111004/capt.acd303ba67aa43cea1e8e25b81c8f660-acd303ba67aa43cea1e8e25b81c8f660-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=Jfz6oSy4SDDELkSxXZdxZw--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="Jennifer Moody with Harris Connect visits with prospective employees during a job fair, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>AP - The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, a sign that the job market remains weak.</p…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111006/ap_on_bi_ge/obit_jobs_reaction"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111006/capt.84b570e6d4444bdaba19a88fce0f4c34-84b570e6d4444bdaba19a88fce0f4c34-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=j2GkMxdpS3hgnGCVNhkRcA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="An Apple computer fan raises his iPad displaying candle graphics during a candle light vigil to pay tribute to Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO, at an Apple Store in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Jobs died on Wednesday at the age of 56. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)" border="0" /…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111006/ap_on_hi_te/us_obit_jobs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111006/capt.b65b26e791874f2bb09d1d12b1a94a7c-e05a500b382f4897aa0f694867f9f621-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=8eNyGL2Kks7axB3vmAJTGA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2008, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new MacBook Air after giving the keynote address at the Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. Apple on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 said Jobs has died. He was 56. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Jobs saw the fut…
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Well, the tablet craze continues apace, putting Linux -- in the form of Android -- into the hands of countless new users every day. Go tablets! Of course, much as we here in the Linux community are fiercely proud of Android and the success it has achieved, there's no denying that the software isn't as open as many of us would like it to be. Source: TechWorldNews
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It didn't take long for journalists, bloggers and commenters to start declaring in the iPhone 4S an iFail, a disappointment, a wide-open opportunity for competitors. I was mildly surprised that we didn't see an iPhone 5, but in retrospect, I think I got caught up in the mass hysteria of rumors and supposition by bloggers and analysts alike. My nagging thoughts: Why would Apple deviate from its previous roadmap? Source: TechWorldNews
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India plans to provide very low-cost personal computing devices to millions of students through an agreement with DataWind to manufacture mass quantities of its Ubislate tablet for a price point of around $50, according to Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal. The tablets reportedly will be subsidized by the Indian government, bringing the price down to about $35. Source: TechWorldNews
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Hi guys, Concept Print is giving away $50 worth of dining vouchers and its simple! Just take part in our contest! Contestants will be required to take 2 pictures of their face, one before, and one after shot. The “Before” picture should be without applying any decorations or make-up, and the “After” picture will be the best Halloween-themed look you can come up with. The person with the most likes will receive $50 worth of dining vouchers. Contest has started, so get creative, and submit your photos by 7th November 2011! If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or email us at marketing@cptprint.com Concept Print International, your one-stop sol…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111005/ap_on_sc/eu_sci_nobel_chemistry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111005/capt.ff4d602935164dc78d62c53257b1cc3a-ff4d602935164dc78d62c53257b1cc3a-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=kK6NN.l_QXalTwnHUquBSQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman poses for photographers during a news conference at the Haifa Technion, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Shechtman won the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for his discovery of quasicrystals, a mosaic-like chemical structure that researchers previously thought was impo…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111005/ap_on_go_ot/us_military_poll"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111005/capt.2de7825324fc443ea8f772af9c7471b5-2de7825324fc443ea8f772af9c7471b5-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=a1lj8tdFTYMAM5PDIVbttw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Graphic highlights Pew poll responses to questions on the military" border="0" /></a>AP - One in three U.S. veterans of the post-9/11 military believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting, and a majority think that after 10 years of combat America should be focusing less on foreign affa…
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AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry raised more than $17 million in his first seven weeks running for president, his campaign announced Wednesday, an impressive total that helps cement his status as the top alternative to Mitt Romney and counter the perception that his campaign his struggling. More...
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Sometimes you find good things in small packages. At least that has been my experience with picking through the wares often buried in directories of open source software that feeds my Linux OS passion. Dillo, a little-known tiny Web browser, was an unexpected find. This baby browser has a very small footprint and is lightening fast. How fast, you say? It loads in under a second and renders just as quickly. Source: TechWorldNews
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Buyers of Apple's new iPhone 4S will be able to do more with the latest version of the smartphone, and they'll be able to do it faster. The new iPhone, which will be available in black or white models when it ships on Oct. 14, has a new, peppy A5 dual core-processor that provides twice the performance of its predecessor in the iPhone 4 and seven times the graphics muscle. Source: TechWorldNews
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In an effort to mollify widespread concerns over security vulnerabilities in its Android smartphones, HTC has stated that it's working hard on a security update to resolve the problem. The vulnerability was due to logging tools HTC introduced when updating its smartphones, the Android Police blog stated. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111004/ap_on_re_us/us_chopper_river"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111004/capt.5d92761cc3c3426499adaeafd2389735-5d92761cc3c3426499adaeafd2389735-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=2e0UY8e_BypU7XCEa9.l0Q--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="In this frame grab image taken from WCBS-TV, survivors cling to the bottom of a helicopter after it inverted following a crash in the East River in New York, Tuesday Oct. 4, 2011. The New York Police Department says the helicopter with five people aboard crashed into the river after taking off from a nearby heliport…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111004/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bernanke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111004/capt.99af539dadf347259d801d28f85234ef-99af539dadf347259d801d28f85234ef-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=y9LwjseKVBKq0OjKnPGdAQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on the economic outlook. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the economic recovery "is close to faltering" a…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111004/ap_on_el_pr/us_christie2012"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111004/capt.0087f91c18174aa7ae3cb59d06571d19-0087f91c18174aa7ae3cb59d06571d19-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=Ntwk3dGVvo8dDjwhg7e1JA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces that he will not run for president in 2012, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0" /></a>AP - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie firmly declared Tuesday that "now is not my time" to run for president, dashing the hopes o…
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A vulnerability in a logging tool that HTC has installed on some of its Android devices poses a serious security problem for users. The devices at risk are the Evo 3D, Evo 4G and Thunderbolt. The vulnerability allows hackers to collect a great deal of information about the device and its user -- information that the smartphone has been collecting for HTC -- if the user downloads certain malware designed for this purpose. Source: TechWorldNews
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