News Summary: Android dominates in 3Q

affiliate marketing DOMINANCE: Google‘s Android software for mobile devices was running on 75 percent of smartphones shipped in the third quarter.DISTANT SECOND: Apple‘s iOS system, used in iPhones, was second with a market share of 15 percent, according to an IDC study. Apple’s new iPhone didn’t come out until late in the quarter. affiliate...

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Photojournalists “Witness” war zones in new HBO series

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some people liken a bad day at work to being in a war zone but for the photojournalists chronicled in HBO’s upcoming documentary series “Witness,” that’s not an exaggeration.The series, which premieres on November 5 and will air every Monday for the rest of the month, follows photojournalists...

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Factbox: Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, is pursuing the White House for the second time.Here are key facts about him. affiliate marketing - Romney, 65, espouses traditional Republican positions to cut taxes,...

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Obama, Romney take aim at key Midwestern swing states

affiliate marketing HILLIARD, Ohio (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made late pitches in the political battlegrounds of the upper Midwest on Friday, a region likely to decide the winner in next week’s closely fought election for the White House.In dueling campaign appearances in the swing states of Ohio and...

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Gruesome video raises concerns about Syria rebels

affiliate marketing BEIRUT (AP) — A video that appears to show a unit of Syrian rebels kicking terrified, captured soldiers and then executing them with machine guns raised concerns Friday about rebel brutality at a time when the United States is making its strongest push yet to forge an opposition movement it can work with.U.N. officials...

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Facebook’s Sandberg sells $7.4 million in stock

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and two other executives at the social networking company sold millions of dollars worth of stock this week as restrictions on insider trading expired.Sandberg netted about $ 7.44 million by selling roughly 353,000 Facebook shares on Wednesday,...

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Cablevision says Sandy outage hit half of its customers

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp said on Thursday about half of its 3.3 million customers in the New York, Connecticut and New Jersey area had lost power in the wake of superstorm Sandy, causing widespread disruptions to its service.Cablevision said in a statement that 1.6 million of its...

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Vertex posts loss as hepatitis drug sales fall

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc reported a net loss for the third quarter on Thursday with results hurt by declining sales of its Incivek hepatitis C drug, as the company turned its attention to developing a next generation of treatments for the serious liver disease.Vertex posted a net loss of $ 57.5 million,...

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Barclays faces $470m energy fine

affiliate marketing 1 November 2012 Last updated at 04:12 ETBarclays has been threatened with fines of $ 470m (£291m) by US regulators to settle accusations it sought to manipulate the California energy markets from 2006-2008. affiliate marketing The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

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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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