Kindle Fire may force Android tablet makers to cut prices

source: reuters.com

(Reuters) - Asian technology companies came under pressure on Thursday to slash prices of their tablet computers after Amazon.com launched its Kindle Fire at a mass market-friendly $199.

Johansson defends privacy after nude photos posted online

source: edition.cnn.com

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Speaking out for the first time since nude pictures of her were leaked on the Internet, actress Scarlett Johansson defended the right to privacy, even for high-profile celebrities such as herself.

Nazis' Enigma machine sells for world record price

source: edition.cnn.com

London (CNN) -- An Enigma machine which featured in a Hollywood movie about the codebreakers of World War II has smashed auction estimates and sold for a world record price.

Apple stock falls on report of iPad supply slowdown

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(Reuters) - Apple Inc shares slipped on Monday following an analyst report that said the company was cutting orders from suppliers of parts for its iPad tablet.

Nevada's big bet on secrecy

source: reuters.com

(Reuters) - Aaron S. Young, Wayne Andre McMiniment and Richard C. Neiswonger share two things in common.

Rizal and his Love Letters

source: mb.com.ph

MANILA, Philippines - Judging from the number of his girl friends (ten at least), José Rizal must have been a world class love letter-writer.

Pedring makes landfall, roars across Luzon

source: gmanews.tv

(Updated 12:33 p.m.) - Typhoon Pedring (international name: Nesat) made landfall over the boundary of Aurora and Isabela provinces early Tuesday morning, knocking out power lines and causing outages in a wide area of Luzon, officials said.

MRT-3 to suspend operations at noon Tuesday

source: gmanews.tv

Citing power fluctuations and bad weather conditions caused by Typhoon Pedring (Nesat), the Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) will suspend operations for Tuesday starting noon.

Australia to end ban on women in combat

source: gmanews.tv

CANBERRA - Australian women will be allowed to serve in frontline combat roles, including as special forces soldiers in Afghanistan, after the government said on Tuesday it was dropping all gender restrictions for the military.

Amazon's tablet serious challenge to Apple's iPad: analysts

source: reuters.com

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc, which revolutionized reading with its Kindle e-reader, is expected to unveil a tablet computer this week that analysts say will seriously challenge Apple's market dominating iPad.