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Greece on “knife edge” in last hours to agree bailout

Reuters: Top News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:59:59 +0000

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s prime minister scrambled on Sunday to convince lenders and politicians to sign off on a 130 billion euro ($171 billion) rescue, after his finance minister said just hours remain before the euro zone abandons the country to its fate.

Gingrich vows to take fight to “timid” Romney

Reuters: Top News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:23:08 +0000

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after another big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with “timid” rival Mitt Romney.

Russia, China veto U.N. resolution telling Assad to quit

Reuters: Top News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:45:43 +0000

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday an Arab- and Western-backed resolution at the U.N. Security Council calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down over his bloody crackdown on a popular uprising.

Apple Scores with Digital Textbooks and App

Apple Hot News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:56 +0000

USA Today reviewer Edward C. Baig describes his experience using the first Multi-Touch digital textbooks published for the iBooks 2 for iPad app, noting that they are “engaging in ways that were simply not possible with the textbooks I grew up with.” Baig likes the portability, updatability, and low pricing of iBooks 2 digital textbooks and touts specific features like instant search, highlighting, bookmarking, and interactive graphics. Writes Baig, “It’s better to see an animated tour of the genome in E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth than just to read about it. ”

Apple Scores with Digital Textbooks and App

Apple Hot News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:56 +0000

Jobless rate at three-year low as payrolls surge

Reuters: Top News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:25:23 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3 percent, providing some measure of comfort for President Barack Obama who faces re-election in November.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg to keep iron grip after IPO

Reuters: Top News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:27:05 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook unveiled plans for the biggest ever Internet IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion, but made it clear CEO Mark Zuckerberg will exercise almost complete control over the company, leaving investors with little say.

Apple Invades Corporate Market with iPad

Apple Hot News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:08:58 +0000

Bloomberg’s Peter Burrows reports that Apple is making rapid headway selling into corporations — especially financial services and pharmaceutical firms. Burrows writes that Apple’s corporate sales are being driven chiefly by iPad, which “has become a standard business tool.” The article quotes Matt Wallach, co-founder of Veeva Systems, who says: “I’ve seen a lot of devices come and go over the years. Nothing touches the speed of adoption of the iPad.”

Apple Invades Corporate Market with iPad

Apple Hot News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:08:58 +0000

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X

Apple Hot News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Apple today released Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.3, a significant update to its revolutionary professional video editing application. Version 10.0.3 introduces Multicam Editing, which automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos; advanced chroma keying for handling complex adjustments right in the app; and enhanced XML for a richer interchange with third-party apps and plug-ins that support the fast growing Final Cut Pro X ecosystem. It also includes a beta version of Broadcast Monitoring that supports Thunderbolt devices as well as PCIe cards. Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.3 is available from the Mac App Store for $299.99 (US) to new users, or as a free update for existing Final Cut Pro X customers.