Facebook Home Arrives on HTC One and Galaxy S4

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Without fanfare, Facebook has added official support for Home to the HTC One, while simultaneously adding "unofficial" support for other devices, including the Galaxy S4. According to Android Central, the additional smartphone support is part of an update to the primary Facebook app. When the social media giant first announced the service a month ago, Home was supposed to launch on a number of devices, but fell a bit short. Keep in mind, this wasn't an update to the Home Launcher app. … [Read more...]

MLB: Umpires made ‘improper call’

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CLEVELAND -- Major League Baseball acknowledges an "improper call" was made by umpires in the ninth inning of a game between the Cleveland Indians and Oakland Athletics. Umpires failed to reverse a disputed tying home run by Oakland's Adam Rosales after a video review Wednesday. MLB executive vice president Joe Torre says the judgment call by umpire Angel Hernandez and his crew "stands as final." Major League Baseball issued a statement nearly two hours after Thursday's first pitch … [Read more...]

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Renew Vows in Disneyland

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Renew Vows in Disneyland

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary — and their twins’ second birthday — by renewing their vows at Disneyland. “I love you @Nick Cannon shut down Disneyland,” Carey tweeted on their way to the California theme park Tuesday evening. Carey posted video on Twitter of her grand entrance with daughter Monroe in the park’s horse-drawn Crystal Carriage. After arriving on Main Street, they were met by Cannon and son Moroccan. Together, the family of … [Read more...]

Jessica Simpson’s Parents Are Officially Back On The Market!

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The divorce is final! After a whirlwind split that involved rumors about Joe Simpson being gay, he is now free to be whatever he wants. Joe’s divorce with Tina Simpson is final as the judge closed the book on the 34-year marriage. Another one bites the dust… It’s still unknown why Jessica Simpson’s parents ended their relationship, although Tina had cited “discord or conflict of personalities” in the original filing. Although now that it’s final, we might just find … [Read more...]

The Brazilian Government Is Doing A Startup Program, Too, And They’re Putting A Call Out For Entries

The Brazilian Government Is Doing A Startup Program, Too, And They’re Putting A Call Out For Entries

Chile’s not the only South American country with a serious startup accelerator program anymore. Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation said today that it’s willing to invest up to $78 million in 100 local and foreign startups that apply for a new “Start-Up Brasil” program. The idea is to lure both domestic and foreign talent to build tech companies that cater to the Brazilian consumer market and create local jobs. They’re taking entries here. We’re … [Read more...]

Thermo Fisher to buy Life Tech for $13.6 billion

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(Reuters) - Genetic testing equipment maker Life Technologies Corp has accepted a $13.6 billion cash buyout proposal from scientific and laboratory instruments company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc in one of the year's biggest corporate takeovers. The deal, announced on Monday, values Life Tech at $76 per share and would catapult Thermo Fisher into the hot field of genetic sequencing, where researchers, drugmakers and doctors are uncovering the hereditary factors underpinning diseases … [Read more...]

Dish tries to trump SoftBank with $25.5 billion Sprint bid

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(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite television provider, offered to buy Sprint Nextel Corp for $25.5 billion in cash and stock, a move that could thwart the proposed acquisition of Sprint by Japan's SoftBank Corp. Sprint shares soared as much as 17.8 percent after the announcement to their highest level since August 2008 and slightly topped the value of the Dish bid. Dish's surprise bid on Monday is the latest twist in a wave of consolidation in the U.S. … [Read more...]

SendHub, A Google Voice Alternative For Enterprise, Arrives On Android

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SendHub, the Y Combinator-backed call and messaging solution targeting business users and other organizations, is today extending its platform to include support for Android. The company had previously rolled out support for iPhone almost a year ago, promising that an Android option was on the roadmap. The company says that demand for Android support was high – they were averaging around 30 requests per day from users who wanted an Android version of SendHub. Like the iOS … [Read more...]

It Looks Like Kim Jong-Un Is Taking A Step Back From The Brink

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After more than two months of increasingly hostile talk, there are signs that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has dialed it back a bit. Last night a Japanese defense official said that North Korea (DPRK) had placed its missile launcher — presumably holding a medium-range Musudan missile — in a raised position. A U.S. official now tells CNN that the rocket has been tucked back into its launcher — which could mean that a launch is less imminent or that DPRK was testing the … [Read more...]

Kermit Gosnell’s Nightmare Abortion Clinic Was A Multimillion-Dollar Business

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Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is accused of killing newborn babies at his filthy clinic, and it was apparently very lucrative work. Gosnell allegedly "snipped" the spinal cords of seven newborns after performing illegal late-term abortions. Prosecutors believe he killed many other fetuses in their third-trimester and destroyed related records. Gosnell is also accused of running an absolutely filthy clinic — known as the Women's Medical Society — that had untrained staff give … [Read more...]

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