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Apple Misses the Mark This Quarter

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In the recent quarter, Wall Street analysts estimated Apple to sell 20 million or more iPhones. On Tuesday, Apple only counted 17 million sold by the end of the quarter.
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Steve Jobs Makes Most Influential Men List

This year, Steve Jobs ranks number one on AskMen's Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2011. Amongst celebrities, musicians, and sports stars, Apple CEO Jobs snagged first place for having made the biggest impact.
The vision of two legally blind women improved after receiving treatment using embryonic stem cells

European Court Bans Patents on Human Embryonic Stem Cells

On Tuesday, the European Union's Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that stem cell patents involving human embryos would not be allowed. Although stem cell research remains controversial, very few countries have put a ban on it.
Global warming could result in shrinking body size of fish and other instability in marine ecosystem and aquatic animals.

Global Warming Dangerously Shrinking Plant, Animal Species: Experts

Rising global temperatures are responsible for a reduction in the size of plants and animals all over the world, say conservation biologists. What's more, the disparity in shrinking across species could pose a threat to the natural balance of established ecosystems.
iFixit Teardown of iPhone 4S Reveals Apple's Latest Smartphone May Not be so Good (PHOTOS)

iPhone 4S: A Sneak Peek Under the Hood by iFixit [PHOTOS]

Apple iPhone 4S went on sales on Friday. Maybe you have already got one in your hands. But do you want to find out what it looks like inside? Luckily, we live in an era which doesn't lack fanaticism for digital products. Even one day before the launch of iPhone 4S, someone had already posted a video of teardown of iPhone 4S, so you don't need to take your shiny new toy apart in case you're one of those who are wondering what lies beneath the shiny hood.
Yoda

Human Ancestors Like Yoda Spoke

Linguists believe all forms of language today derived from East Africa 50,000 years ago. Research now shows that the original human language probably sounded a lot like the green jedi master Yoda from Star Wars.

NASA Contracts With Virgin Galactic For Flights on SpaceShip Two

Space fans saddened by the retiring of the space shuttle Endeavor will be excited to learn that NASA has contracted a private spacecraft for at least one chartered flight into near space. The U.S. space agency has confirmed a deal with Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's private-sector space initiative, for one suborbital flight on the company's spacecraft SpaceShip Two, with the option of two additional flights.
BlackBerry

Will $100 in Free Apps Be Enough to Save BlackBerry?

BlackBerry maker RIM announced Monday that it would be offering a one-month extension as well as more than $100 worth of premium apps to its customers for free - an apology of sorts to its millions of disgruntled customers, who suffered global outages last week. The free downloads and service extension come appended to the most recent of a series of apologies issued by RIM for outages that spanned parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Canada and the U.S. Mike Lazaridis, co-C.E.O. of RI...
Bill Shock

Surprise! Cellphone Overcharges No More

Ever get your cellphone bill in the mail only to find tons of surcharges? Well, on Monday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) managed to make wireless carriers to agree to give customers an alert when they are approaching their plan limits.

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