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SAN FRANCISCO –The big knock on Apple — whether or not it’s always been accurate — is that its products are more expensive than most of its competitors. But in the keynote speech Monday that opened Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, it became clear the company is tackling the price question head on.
Apple is rumored to be working on something bigger than an iPod Touch, but smaller than a MacBook. Past patent applications filed by the company and whispers from contract manufacturers point to a midsize gadget with a screen of 7 to 8 inches in the works, perhaps scheduled to debut early next year. It’s been variously described as a tablet-like device, a “media pad,” and an iPod Touch on steroids
For Maurits Van Brunschot, the breaking point came nearly 21 years after he first settled amid the cobblestone alleyways of De Wallen, Amsterdam’s red-light district.
No longer is the promised land of Apple’s App Store reserved for technical wizards.
For the past two weeks, posters celebrating the Soviet triumph in World War II have been taped to the windows of every store in Russia, proudly displaying the date “9 May” and the orange and black striped ribbon of victory.
The days of being cut off from the Internet while you’re on a plane are quickly disappearing.
Microsoft just released earnings that were mediocre but not any worse than was expected. It said that the balance of the calendar year would not be much better
Security personnel found Miranda Tozier-Robbins looking through the windows of the singer’s home in Calabasas, California, the department said in a written statement. Tozier-Robbins also had a backpack and video equipment, the statement said.
Authorities arrested a 26-year-old woman in camouflaged fatigues Thursday, accusing her of peering into the windows of Britney Spears’ house, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Security personnel found Miranda Tozier-Robbins looking through the windows of the singer’s home in Calabasas, California, the department said in a written statement.
Scattered demonstrations were taking place around East London as the G-20 summit got under way Thursday, but they were far smaller than the protests seen a day earlier. A total of seven people had been arrested by the early afternoon, police said