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Samsung Ships Galaxy Note 10.1 To Battle iPad Dominance

Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930) started shipping its $499 Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet in a bid for market share against the iPad from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company. On of its innovations is an electronic stylus called the S Pen, first unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January.

Australian Court OKs Tobacco Pack Logo Ban

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From December 1, cigarettes and tobacco products in Australia must be sold in plain olive green packets with graphic health warnings, such as pictures of mouth cancer and other smoking-related illnesses.
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Oklahoma Execution of Michael Hooper Goes Ahead Despite Challenge

The Oklahoma execution of Michael Hooper, who was sentenced to death in 2004 for the triple murder of his girlfriend, and her two children, went ahead on Tuesday evening despite the inmate's attempt to delay. Hooper was the 100th inmate to be put to death in Oklahoma, since the state renewed capital punishment in 1990.
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Ecuador Denies Any Decision On Assange Asylum

Ecuador denied a report Tuesday that it had granted amnesty to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and the foreign minister said only he and President Rafael Correa could make the decision.
Steve Jobs Home Burglarized: $60,000 Stolen, Suspect Kariem McFarlin In Custody

Steve Jobs Home Burglarized: $60,000 Stolen, Suspect Kariem McFarlin In Custody

The home of the late Steve Jobs, Apple's iconic founder and visionary who died last year at the age of 56, was reportedly burglarized on July 17, but police say they now have a suspect in custody. Tom Flattery, deputy district attorney in Santa Clara County, said that 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin of Alameda broke into Jobs' home on Waverly Street in Palo Alto and stole more than $60,000 worth of "computers and personal items."
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Kodak Patent Auction Goes Into Overtime

Bankrupt imaging giant Eastman Kodak Co. (Pink: EKDKQ) said it extended the auction for its 1,100 patent portfolio beyond Monday’s deadline because it was talking to rival bidders. Citing “a complex and dynamic process,” the company didn’t disclose more information.
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Paul Ryan's Medicare Plan Puts Elderly US Voters In Spotlight

By selecting U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to be his running mate, 2012 presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee Mitt Romney has also elevated Ryan's plan to reform Medicare, putting in play elderly voters who are skeptical of attempts to reform the cherished senior citizen health care program.

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