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A look back at solar flares in 2011 and their effects

Scientists Now Able to Predict Sunspots Days Before Solar Eruptions

Scientists have found a way to spot active regions of the sun, a full day or two before they erupt as sunspots, by listening to sound waves from deep inside the sun. This prediction could possibly lead to better forecasts of dangerous solar storms, a new study said.

Kim Kardashian weds Kris Humphries

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Reality star Kim Kardashian married basketball player Kris Humphries on Saturday in a lavish made-for-TV wedding following a whirlwind courtship.
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27K South Koreans Sue Apple Over iPhone Privacy Issues

About 27,000 South Koreans who use Apple's iPhone have joined a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer in local court. The lawsuit claims Apple is invading their privacy because the iPhone collects and stores location data without their consent.
Republican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry poses for a photograph with members of the local police department after a campaign stop at Harvey's Bakery and Coffee Shop in Dover, New Hampshire

Rick Perry Risks Scaring Wall Street Republicans

Presidential hopeful Rick Perry's brash appeal to the Republican Party's fiscally conservative base may fall flat with big donors who favor a more moderate candidate to challenge President Barack Obama in the 2012 election.
iPad 2

Apple's iPad 3 Coming Early 2012 With Retina Display

Apple's upcoming iPad 3 is reportedly beginning its trial production by October, aimed for an early 2012 launch.Sources familiar with the situation told the Wall Street Journal that Apple has ordered chips, display panels and other key components for the iPad 3. small quantities of components have been shipped for the tablet's sampling.
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HP falls on lowered outlook, business overhaul

Shares of Hewlett-Packard slid 11 percent premarket on Friday, a day after the world's biggest PC maker said it may spin off the business, and cut its outlook, signaling a massive overhaul in the wake of bleak tech spending across the board.

iPad 3 To Arrive in Early 2012 With Retina Display: Report

Trial production of the iPad 3 has reportedly begun, with an aim to launch Apple's next-generation iPad tablet in early 2012.Sources familiar with the situation told the Wall Street Journal that Apple has ordered chips, display panels and other key components for the iPad 3. small quantities of components have been shipped for the tablet's sampling.
Moon

That Old Moon May be Younger Than we Thought

That old lopsided moon seen at night may be 200 million years younger and may have evolved differently over time, an international team of scientists have learned after performing tests on moon rock samples collected by NASA's Apollo 16 mission landings.
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HP Restructuring: Top 5 Challenges

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) announced a series of developments Thursday, including the potential spin-off of its personal computer business.
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World's biggest solar power plant shifts technology

The company behind what is expected to one day be the world's largest solar power plant on Thursday said the California project will use photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal power because of the dramatic drop in the price of solar panels.
Edie Wasserman (L), widow of the late MCA/Universal head Lew Wasserman, talks to Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG, before ceremonies honoring her husband with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California

Edie Wasserman dies at 95

Edie Wasserman, a Hollywood philanthropist and the wife of legendary mogul Lew Wasserman, has died of natural causes, family spokeswoman Melissa Zukerman told TheWrap.

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