Dec
22

Windows already threatening iPhone in Southern Europe

Kantar Worldpanel’s report for November came out and much has been made of the iPhone market share surge in the United States. What I find interesting in the November numbers is just how ice cold the iPhone has gone in so many international markets, from Australia to Brazil to Southern Europe. The iOS market share showed hefty declines outside in many major markets: down 5.4 percentage points...
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Rebel Wilson to host springtime MTV Movie Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Pitch Perfect” star and “Bridesmaids” scene-stealer Rebel Wilson is taking center stage.MTV tapped the Australian actress to host its annual movie awards, set for April 14 in Culver City, Calif. The network made the announcement late Thursday during the finale of its popular “Jersey Shore” series.Wilson is an actress and writer who rose to fame with her role as Kristin Wiig‘s nosy...
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Judge denies Texas request for feds to keep funding health program

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A judge on Friday denied a request by Texas for an order requiring the federal government to continue providing money for a state health program for low-income women.U.S. District Judge Walter Smith in Waco, Texas, denied the state’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have prevented the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from cutting off Medicaid...
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Nike shares jump 6.2% on results

21 December 2012 Last updated at 16:56 ETSportswear giant Nike shares closed with a sharp gain on Friday after it reported a strong rise in demand in its home North American market.Shares rose 6.2% after the company’s third quarter figures suggested steady demand for its products around the world.Orders for delivery of its shoes and clothing for the coming months were up 14% in the home market.Worldwide...
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Dec
21

Kenya police: 28 people killed in clashes

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police official says 28 people have been killed in clashes between farmers and herders in south-eastern Kenya.Anthony Kamitu, who is leading police operations to prevent the attacks, said Friday that the Pokomo tribe of farmers raided a village of the Orma herding community, called Kipao, at dawn in the Tana River Delta.The latest deaths in a tit-for-tat cycle of killings may...
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Nintendo’s amazing triumph in Japan may doom the company

According to Japanese gaming bible Famitsu, Nintendo 3DS sold 333,000 units in the week ending December 16. Sony’s PS Vita limped along at 13’000 units. The new Wii U did an OK 130,000 units and PS3 managed 46,000 units.  The utter hardware domination of the 3DS is reshaping the Japanese software market. Franchises that were thought to be fading have been revitalized in their portable versions....
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Michael Kors replaced by Zac Posen as “Project Runway” judge

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Michael Kors is out at “Project Runway.”Fashion designer Kors will not be a judge on the Lifetime reality competition when it returns for its 11th season on January 24, Lifetime said Tuesday. Instead, designer Zac Posen will join Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn as a featured judge.Lifetime told TheWrap that Kors is vacating his judge‘s position due to scheduling conflicts.“Due...
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Nutra Pharma Introduces Nyloxin(TM) Military Strength

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Dec. 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nutra Pharma Corp. (NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), HIV and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), has announced today that it will be introducing a stronger version of its over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever, Nyloxin(TM). The new product will be called Nyloxin(TM) Military Strength.Over the past...
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Asian shares slide as U.S. budget impasse creates anxiety

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slid on Friday after a Republican proposal to deal with a U.S. fiscal crunch failed to get enough support, deepening uncertainty over the U.S. can avert the “fiscal cliff” of automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to start January 1.“Markets disliked signs of further delay in talks, with the risk that a deal may not be reached by the end of the year deadline,”...
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Dec
20

State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday its security chief had resigned from his post and three other officials had been relieved of their duties following a scathing official inquiry into the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi.Eric Boswell has resigned effective immediately as assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, State Department spokeswoman...
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