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RIM, Spain's Telefonica to test electronic wallet

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and Spanish telecom Telefonica are teaming up to test a payment system that turns a mobile phone into an electronic wallet and identity card, the companies said on Wednesday.
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A U.S. Air Force forklift installs concrete barriers along Waikiki Beach before the annual APEC Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 9, 2011.

Near Pacific Summit Site, Reminder of U.S. Security Role

The wealthy nations attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii may fight over trade, but they've avoided serious armed conflict for decades, and the U.S. Pacific Command aims to keep it that way, even as it copes with budget pressures and a surging China.
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt

Schmidt Pledges Google Won't Favor Motorola

The executive chairman of Google Inc on Tuesday played down concerns the search giant would give preferential treatment to Motorola Mobility Holdings after its planned purchase of the handset maker is completed.
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Smallpox Vaccine Extends Life in Cancer Trial

A genetically engineered smallpox vaccine reduced the risk of death for patients with advanced liver cancer by nearly 60 percent in a mid-stage study, prompting the launch of a later-stage trial.
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iPhone 4S vs. Galaxy Nexus: How Do They Stack Up?

Apple, which unveiled iPhone 4S on Oct. 4, is getting flying off the shelves despite its battery draining problem for which the Cupertino, California-based company would be issuing a fix in the next few days.
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Europa finds buyers at American Film Market

Europa, a suspense drama about astronauts from different countries who head to the frigid glacial moon of Jupiter, has found a warm reception at this year's American Film Market, selling in 12 territories so far.

Weak India Performance Weighs on StanChart Results

Standard Chartered Plc said on Wednesday that operating profit before tax in the first nine months grew at a double-digit rate, helped by a strong showing in markets including Hong Kong and putting it in line for a ninth straight year of record earnings.
Prototype of Venus flytrap robot

New Venus Flytrap Prototype Presages Robots That Can Trap Their Own Fuel

Mohsen Shahinpoor, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, and a team at Seoul National University in South Korea led by Seung-Won Kim have both independently invented prototypes of robots that snap shut in response to stimuli and trap insects in the manner of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant (Dionaea muscipula).

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