Google’s Android software in 3 out of 4 smartphones

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Three out of every four smartphones sold in the third quarter featured Google Inc‘s Android mobile operating system, as the gap between Google and Apple Inc-based phones widened further, according to a new research report.Shipments of Android-based smartphones made by Samsung, HTC and other...

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Judge throws out lawsuit against Britney Spears and parents

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by the one-time confidante of pop star Britney Spears, ruling there was insufficient evidence to go forward with the trial on allegations of defamation, assault and breach of contract.“I really thought long and hard. It’s the right thing to...

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Many HIV patients skip medications to drink: study

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – About half of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy skipped their medications whenever they were drinking alcohol, according to a U.S. study – an ill-advised behavior that researchers say could lead to higher viral loads.The study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, for a year followed...

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Many HIV patients skip medications to drink: study

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – About half of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy skipped their medications whenever they were drinking alcohol, according to a U.S. study – an ill-advised behavior that researchers say could lead to higher viral loads.The study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, for a year followed...

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Hey, Gov. Christie: Don’t Rebuild in Harm’s Way

affiliate marketing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, usually a tireless advocate of individual responsibility and self-reliance, has been sending a different message since Hurricane Sandy devastated the Jersey Shore. Now he’s emphasizing a “we’re all in this together” message as he seeks support from his new best friend, President...

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Canada will push to keep bank capital rules on schedule

affiliate marketing OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will urge all countries to stick to the agreed schedule for implementing tougher bank capital rules at a November 4-5 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.The so-called Basel III rules are the world’s...

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‘Assassin’s Creed’ stumbles on PlayStation Vita

affiliate marketing There’s never been a video game heroine quite like Aveline de Grandpre.The daughter of an African slave and a French shipping magnate in New Orleans at the end of French and Indian War, Aveline is the deadly but charming protagonist of “Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation” (Ubisoft, for the PlayStation Vita, $ 39.99)....

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Evan Rachel Wood marries “Billy Elliot” star Jamie Bell

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood actress Evan Rachel Wood has quietly married Briton Jamie Bell – star of the 2000 “Billy Elliot” dance movie – in a ceremony in California, Wood’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday.“The bride wore a custom dress by Carolina Herrera. It was a small ceremony with close family and friends,”...

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Bellevue Hospital Evacuates Patients

affiliate marketing New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Center was evacuating hundreds of patients to other hospitals, according to city officials, making it the latest hospital in the city forced to transfer patients after damage from Superstorm Sandy.The evacuations from Bellevue — perhaps the best known of the 11 hospitals that make...

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Bellevue Hospital Evacuates Patients

affiliate marketing New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Center was evacuating hundreds of patients to other hospitals, according to city officials, making it the latest hospital in the city forced to transfer patients after damage from Superstorm Sandy.The evacuations from Bellevue — perhaps the best known of the 11 hospitals that make...

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