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Messaging apps show mobile Internet's rise in Asia

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A handful of smartphone apps that began as basic instant messaging services have amassed several hundred million users in Asia in just a couple of years, mounting a challenge to the popularity of online hangouts such as Facebook as

Topless photos ruling: 1st battle in privacy war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By GREGORY KATZ and THOMAS ADAMSONAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Prince William and Kate Middleton's aggressive legal strategy over topless photos of Britain's likely future queen is the first salvo in what could be a decades-long tug-of-war over their family's privacy. A French court

As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go to the core of the strategy for winding down the U.S. and allied

Researchers tag great white sharks off Cape Cod

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By LINDSEY ANDERSONAssociated Press CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) - The scientists and fishermen on board the Ocearch, a repurposed crabbing vessel, received word that their scouting boat had hooked a great white shark, sparking a flurry of activity. They were about to get up close and personal with the

LG unveils new flagship smartphone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - LG Electronics will launch the Optimus G smartphone next week in South Korea, pinning high hopes on the new Android device to help revive its loss-making mobile business. LG said Tuesday that the Optimus G will go on sale in Japan

Grim analyst report delivers latest hit to Netflix

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix Inc.'s stock slid nearly 6 percent Monday amid the latest round of investor concerns about the video subscription service's ability to make money and retain customers as it grapples with higher licensing costs and tougher completion. Macquarie Securities

General Hospital's John Ingle dies at 84

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By Liz Raftery, John Ingle, who played Edward Quartermaine on General Hospital for nearly two decades, died Sunday, according to a post on Facebook. He was 84.See other celebrities we lost this year

A look at recent tech-industry earnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By The Associated Press Quarterly results from leading tech companies underscore ongoing changes in the PC industry, concerns about the European economy and questions about newly traded tech companies' ability to generate revenue. Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for

As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

Correction: Romney-AdWatch story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

NEW YORK (AP) - In a Sept. 17 AdWatch on a Mitt Romney campaign commercial, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the presidential hopeful had first announced a plan to create 12 million new jobs at the Republican National Convention. Romney had announced the plan earlier, at a campaign