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Watching TV Can Shorten Your Lifespan, Study Says

Watching TV can shorten your lifespan by 22 minutes for every hour spent, according to a new study. Australian researchers found that for each hour of television watched, those aged 25 and older lose 22 minutes of their life, around the same amount of time a typical American TV show spanning an hour dedicates to commercials.
An employee of Sony Corp Sony's Internet TV, which is built on Google's Android platform, and its remote control at its headquarters in Tokyo October 21, 2010

Google Buys Motorola For $12.5 B: Top 10 Reasons Why

Internet search engine giant Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility has shocked market watchers because the handset maker is struggling to keep pace with bigger Android rivals like Samsung and HTC but the deal could actually turn out to be Google's best move ever.
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Kate Gosselin TV Reality Show Gets the Chop

Mom of eight, Kate Gosselin's reality TV show has been canceled, broadcaster TLC said on Monday, ending a six-year headline-making run that made the 36 year-old woman one of the most loved and reviled people on U.S. television.
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Beware, Too Much TV Might Be Injurious To Health

Researchers estimate that every hour an adult spends watching TV, their life expectancy shortens by almost 22 minutes. Watching TV for six hours a day can cut short one's life by five years.
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E! staffer held in stabbing death of estranged wife

A longtime facilities manager for the E! cable TV network is being held in an Alhambra, California, jail on $2.7 million bail, accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife last week, while injuring her sister and himself in the attack.
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Sony plans to overhaul lossmaking TV division

Sony Corp will pull together plans this month to restructure its lossmaking television business and even consider teaming up with other firms, a senior executive said this week, days after the company cut its full-year net profit forecast.
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Sony to reform TV segment: report

Sony Corp will devise plans this month to reform its poor-performing television segment and even consider teaming up with other firms, the Nikkei business daily reported.

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