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2 hrs ago | Washington Times

Boxing: Carl Froch gives British fans a thrill, beats Mikkel Kessler

SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2013 From the ring walk to the anthems to the opening bell, it sounded more like a major soccer match than boxing at London's O2 arena for the rematch between super middleweights Carl Froch of Britain and Mikkel Kessler of Denmark.

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6 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'

SAN FRANCISCO Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Hip-Hop, Arrested Development, Comedy

10 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Six months later: Wii U

Nintendo's Wii U home console, the first of the eighth generation systems to see a release, hasn't had the easiest time since its launch.

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Related Topix: Nintendo Co, Electronics, Nintendo, Super Mario, Mario Kart, Video Games, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii U

14 hrs ago | Boca News Now

Number Called: Boca PD Nabs T-Mobile Armed Robbery Suspects

We reported several months ago on a violent robbery at a Boca Raton T-Mobile store where store employees were pepper sprayed and locked in a back room.

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Related Topix: Boca Raton, FL, Cell Phones, Criminal Defense Law, Law

18 hrs ago | International Business Times

Samsung Galaxy S4 Outscores iPhone 5 in Mobile Camera Test; Nokia 808 Pureview Stays on Top

5 is placed just below it with a score of 72. iPhone 5 may claim to be the number one mobile phone opted for taking pictures , but it may not be the best choice if we are to go by the scores.

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Related Topix: Cameras, Nokia, Cell Phones, Cellphones, iPhone, Wireless, Symbian Foundation, Software

22 hrs ago | Click Orlando

High-Tech Cell Phone Spying

Since the FBI was founded over 100 years ago in 1908, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has always used the highest forms of technology to track down prospective criminals.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Cell Phones, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Defense Law, Law, ACLU

Fri May 24, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

Photo Advisory: Nintendo and Donkey Kong Visit the L.a. Zoo During Memorial Day Weekend

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, 26-year-old Silverback Gorilla named Kelly of the Los Angeles Zoo's Campo Gorilla Reserve celebrates today's launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D on Nintendo 3DS, Friday, May 24, 2013 in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Nintendo of America, Nintendo, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Monster Games Inc., Video Games

Ogdensburg Courier-Observer/Journal

Teens face obscenity charges in nude-texting case

Three Norfolk-area teens face obscenity charges after they allegedly transmitted nude photos via mobile phone messages, state police at Massena said Friday.

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Related Topix: Norfolk, NY, Cell Phones, Massena, NY, Raymondville, NY, Norwood, NY

The Kansas City Star

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Sseven girls from Heartland Elementary School in the Blue Valley School District, now mostly middle-schoolers at Harmony or Aubry Bend, for a few years had been competing in an international problem-solving educational program, Odyssey of the Mind.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, United States Naval Academy

13WHAM

Man Arrested For Robbery, Grand Larceny

Charles J. Jenkins, 29, has been arrested for robbery and grand Larceny, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Monroe County, NY, Cell Phones, Pittsford, NY

WCTV Tallahassee

Salvation Army Giving and Donation Guide for Oklahoma Tornado

The following provides guidance on how people can help in the wake of the devastating tornadoes that hit Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City, OK, Cell Phones

Thu May 23, 2013

Bangkok Post

3G sells phones

A record-high 25 million mobiles and tablets are expected to be sold this year on the back of faster wireless broadband and a tremendous shift in demand to third-generation smartphones.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones

WTLV

Parents set children's 'media diet'

Researchers are still debating the effects of technology on young children, but while they debate how much is too much, parents seem to have it figured out.

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Related Topix: Cherry Hill, NJ, Family, Kids, Marlton, NJ, Ipad, Science / Technology, TV

KMIZ

Guns, drugs in new Trayvon Martin evidence

Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone -- including a text-message discussion of drug use and pictures of a gun and marijuana plants -- are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ago.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Cell Phones, Violent Crime

Weyburn Review

TV importers accuse border officials of misleading advance tariff rulings

Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering tariff breaks that it planned to claw back later.

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Related Topix: TV, Music Players, Computers

Design And Reuse

LG Electronics Becomes Lead Partner For ARM Cortex-A50 Family Of...

LG Electronics licenses ARM’s leading-edge CPU and GPU technologies, taking next-generation SoC solutions to new performance levels CAMBRIDGE – MAY 23, 2013 – ARM announced that LG Electronics has licensed the next generation of ARM® Cortex®-A50 series of central processing unit solutions and the next generation of ARM ... (more)

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Patch.com

Emergency? In Fairfax, There's a Text for That

Fairfax County is now part of a new system that automatically sends text messages to area phone users during the most dire of emergencies.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Cell Phones, Cellphones

ComputerWorld

Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in

Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Social Software

The Brainerd Daily Dispatch

Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Google+, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Spotify, Cell Phones

Las Cruces Sun-News

Ex-Verizon salesman gave Mesilla victim's phone records to accused murderer

A former cell phone salesman testified Wednesday that, after months of requests, he wrongfully and secretly emailed Gilles Delisle's bills to Eugene Ferri, the man accused of killing Delisle, his wife and their business partner in 2010 near Mesilla.

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Related Topix: Mesilla, NM, Cell Phones, Las Cruces, NM, Dona Ana County, NM