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Apple iOS 5 stole the WWDC show (and ideas from Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7)

Apple, well-known for creating proprietary software, is probably running out of ideas these days as people have pointed out that many features in the new version of its mobile operating system - iOS 5 - launched earlier this month at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2011 were borrowed from other mobile OS such as Android, BlackBerry and even Windows Phone 7.

Nokia to launch Windows phone later this year

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Ailing Finnish cellphone maker Nokia will launch its first smartphone using the Microsoft Windows platform later this year, and will begin to ship the models in volume in 2012, Chief Executive Stephen Elop said on Tuesday.
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Phone taps convict three more of insider trading

Three former securities traders were convicted on Monday on all counts of fraud and conspiracy to commit insider trading on pending mergers, in another victory for prosecutors in their probe of suspicious trading on Wall Street.
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I Was Talked Out of Buying a Windows Phone 7

I found Sara Yin’s piece on the suspected “strangling” of Windows Phone 7 by carrier retail stores to be highly interesting, so I’m going to share my actual shopping experience (Yin was a mystery shopper) with the Windows Phone 7.
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Sprint to debut Motorola high-speed phone

Sprint Nextel plans to sell a high-speed wireless phone from Motorola Mobility , the Photon 4G, this summer, the U.S. mobile device maker's first to be based on the carrier's new WiMax technology.
U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

With tales of online orgies all over Internet, how long can Weiner hold on to Congress job?

Representative Anthony Weiner refused to step down on Tuesday even as friends deserted him and political foes bayed for his blood. Responding to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s statement that Weiner should quit, the disgraced politician said: “He’s (Cantor) entitled to his viewpoint ... I’m not resigning, no.” But how long can he hang on to the public office after he squandered away people's trust by denying that he sent the lewd photograph to a woman's Twitter account?

Microsoft's Windows 8 demo upsets developers

Microsoft’s demonstration of Windows 8, the next-generation operating system, at D9 has put the third party Microsoft Windows developers in uncertainty about the development platform.
U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

Texas Woman Says Weiner Used NY Office Phone, Pelosi Calls for Ethics Probe

A Texas woman whom Rep. Anthony, D-NY Weiner has admitted exchanging photos with says a man identifying himself as the Congressman called her from a number link to his New York congressional office, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calls for an ethics investigation to see if government sources were used.

Top 5 Carcinogenic foods just as risky (or more) as cell phone

In the same category as cell phone usage that was identified as possibly carcinogenic by WHO in a recent report, numerous food items we consume on a daily basis may be just as harmful. If you have been impacted by cell phone usage on cancer, check these out too.
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Cell phone study raises profile on safety lawsuits

The Supreme Court is considering the fate of litigation against cell phone makers over safety risks, just as the industry comes under more scrutiny in the wake of a health report from the World Health Organization.
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WHO says cell phone use possibly carcinogenic

Using a mobile phone might increase the risk of developing certain types of brain tumors and consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure, World Health Organization cancer experts said on Tuesday.

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