Tech Update: Verizon's Profit Drops 25% in Quarter

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October 22, 2010 Tech Update

Verizon's Profit Drops 25% in Quarter By JENNA WORTHAM The company cited pension settlements resulting from layoffs and voluntary separations for the drop. Ericsson Cautious on Recovery Despite Profit By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN The Swedish maker of telecom networking equipment said on Friday that its profit had more than quadrupled in the third quarter after a year of cost-cutting. ADVERTISEMENT Strong Gains for Amazon's 3rd Quarter By VERNE KOPYTOFF The company said sales of media, including books and music, were up 14 percent from the year-ago quarter. Art Review The Home Video Rises to Museum Grade By ROBERTA SMITH The Guggenheim in New York exhibits the winners of an open-submission exhibition of YouTube videos. AT&T Says Loss of iPhone Exclusivity Won't Hurt Growth By REUTERS AT&T said it activated a record 5.2 million new iPhones in the third quarter. Advertising A Campaign About Computer Security, Couched in Plain English By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN Webroot's campaign is a departure for the computer security industry, where ads for antivirus software usually try to arouse fear or rely on technical jargon. Nokia to Cut Jobs as It Tries to Catch Up to Rivals By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN Even as profits improved, the world's largest cellphone maker said it plans to eliminate 1,800 jobs as it tries to speed up delivery of new software and better Web services for its smartphones. Wal-Mart to Add Nook to Inventory of E-Readers By JULIE BOSMAN Wal-Mart, which will begin selling the Nook in 2,500 of its stores, also plans to sell the e-reader on its Web site later this month. Credit Cards Soon to Get a Makeover By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD Cards will soon have lights and buttons that allow users to choose to pay for items with reward points or credit. Media Decoder Blog After Online Success, an "It Gets Better" Book By JULIE BOSMAN After 10 million online views, the viral video campaign "It Gets Better" will be turned into a book. Technology Most E-Mailed Pogue's Posts: Office for Mac Isn't an Improvement Apple Flips the Playbook, Putting Mobile Tech in PCs Animation in Starts and Stops, Simplified App Smart: Group Texting Grows Up, With Features That Appeal to Adults Pogue's Posts: Line2: Turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone Nokia to Cut Jobs as It Tries to Catch Up to Rivals Q&A: Organizing Photos on an iPad AT&T Says Loss of iPhone Exclusivity Won't Hurt Growth Strong Gains for Amazon's 3rd Quarter Microsoft and New York in Software Deal ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

Personal Tech Gadgetwise Blog Tip of the Week: Downloading Facebook Albums Easily By J.D. BIERSDORFER A plug-in to quickly download batches of photos from Facebook. Gadgetwise Blog Q&A: Reintroducing Printer to PC By J.D. BIERSDORFER What to do when the connection between your PC and your printer goes south. Big Networks Block Web Shows From Google TV October 21, 2010, 10:35 PM Kleiner Perkins and Partners Create $250 Million 'Social' Fund October 21, 2010, 6:48 PM Merger Puts Cellphones on the Desk October 21, 2010, 9:36 AM Intel Ups the Ante With Bets on Social Gaming October 21, 2010, 9:00 AM Go to the Bits Blog » Technology Headlines From Around the Web What's This? Silicon Alley Insider President Obama Meeting With Steve Jobs This Afternoon (GOOG, APPL) Bloomberg Google to Extend Android to Cheaper Phones in Asia European Public Policy Blog How many German households have opted-out of Street View? Reuters Nokia to cut 1,800 jobs Official Google Blog Bringing ultra high-speed broadband to Stanford homes More at Blogrunner » ADVERTISEMENT

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Hero Gives $50,000, We Raised $500,000 Yesterday to Stop Obama, Pelosi

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NEWSWEEK: What Mattered Most This Week

October 22, 2010

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1. NEWSWEEK'S 2010 GREEN RANKINGS Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Photos: America's 10 most environmentally friendly companies. The world's top 100 green corporations. Why there's still hope for cutting carbon. By Sharon Begley Ten big green ideas that could change the world. Check out the entire Green Rankings package. 2. MIDTERMS: TEA PARTY TROUBLES, DEMOCRATIC DECEPTION, AND MORE Win McNamee / Getty Images How Tea Partiers get the Constitution wrong. By Andrew Romano Listicle: Seven ways to make voters forget you're a Democrat. The GOP's new strategy to win Hispanic votes. Why third parties never work in American politics. Sketch: Watching the New York governor debate with Manhattan Republicans. 3. AS SETTLEMENTS START, MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS TOTTERS Khaled al-Hariri / Reuters-Corbis How Benjamin Netanyahu is playing to his base. Is Hamas ready for peace with Israel? Palestinians might ask the U.N. Security Council to proclaim a state in Gaza and the West Bank. Why Israel should declare itself a nuclear power. Lebanon stages a diversion for domestically struggling Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 4. AS FORECLOSURES HEAT UP, DO WE HAVE SOLUTIONS? Mary F. Calvert / The New York Times How civil rights complicate the foreclosure crisis. Has the Federal Reserve run out of tricks? Third World financing has come to the U.S. By Daniel Gross Good managers are hard to find—despite high unemployment. 5. MAKING IT AS AN ENTREPRENEUR Courtesy of Hoegh Pet Casket Co. How to build a successful franchise. Photos: Unusual businesses and the people who run them. From mom to mogul: 10 extraordinary businesswomen. Get more opinions, analysis, photo galleries, and videos at: NEWSWEEK.COM

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Soros Behind Juan Williams Firing? Bozell Demands Probe; Palin Slams Hyprocrisy

Breaking News from Newsmax.com Was Soros Behind Juan Williams NPR Firing? Bozell Demands Congressional Probe of NPR's Action Palin, Huckabee Slam Juan Williams Firing, NPR Hypocrisy Important from Dick Morris: We've Raised Close to $2 Million to Defeat 100 Pelosi Democrats — Clock Ticking for $3 Million Raise — Please See Meter and Donate by Deadline! Go Here Now. (Paid for by Super PAC for America. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. www.superPACforAmerica.com.) This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Newsmax e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising, please contact Newsmax Advertising Sales via e-mail. TO SUBSCRIBE If this e-mail has been forwarded to you and you would like to sign up, please click here. Remove your e-mail address from our list or modify your profile. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Newsmax.com 4152 West Blue Heron Blvd., Ste. 1114 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 USA 1006699 B02A-1

U.S. Top News Early Edition: U.S. plan for trade targets runs into G20 headwinds

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Good Morning Omss, FRI 22 Oct 2010    U.S. plan for trade targets runs into G20 headwinds Obama to campaign for embattled Senate leader U.S. seeks $2 billion in military aid for Pakistan China says global recovery shaky, to spur yuan use Afghan insurgents say "no hope" for peace talks Special Report: The haves, the have-nots and the dreamless dead Iraq weapons inspector's death was suicide: UK files Peace with Palestinians would help U.S. on Iran: Peres Informant in rogue U.S. Army unit stays mum U.S. to cut aid to Pakistani army units over abuse: report Typhoon triggers Taiwan chaos Canadian jailed for sex murders Belgium skydive killer jailed U.S. plan for trade targets runs into G20 headwinds October 22, 2010 09:00 AM ET GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The United States struggled on Friday to win backing for its proposal of setting numerical targets for external imbalances as a way of pressing surplus countries such as China to let their exchange rates rise. Full Article Obama to campaign for embattled Senate leader October 22, 2010 08:02 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will campaign for embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday, entering the fray of one of the most closely watched races in next month's congressional elections. Full Article U.S. seeks $2 billion in military aid for Pakistan October 22, 2010 09:20 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Friday the Obama administration would seek $2 billion in foreign military assistance for Pakistan, saying Washington had no closer ally in the struggle against Islamist insurgents. Full Article China says global recovery shaky, to spur yuan use October 22, 2010 07:44 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - The global economy has yet to find its feet, with the U.S. recovery slowing and imbalances within the euro zone worsening, a Chinese central banker said in comments published on Friday. Full Article Afghan insurgents say "no hope" for peace talks October 22, 2010 07:33 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Mid-level Taliban insurgency commanders do not believe their leaders have begun tentative peace talks with the Afghan government, with many vowing on Friday not to give up the fight after nearly 10 years of war. Full Article Special Report: The haves, the have-nots and the dreamless dead October 22, 2010 08:25 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 2007, when the world was on the brink of financial crisis, U.S. income inequality hit its highest mark since 1928, just before the Great Depression. Full Article Iraq weapons inspector's death was suicide: UK files October 22, 2010 07:52 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Britain released secret medical files on Friday that poured cold water on lingering conspiracy theories that former U.N. Iraq weapons expert David Kelly may have been murdered. Full Article Peace with Palestinians would help U.S. on Iran: Peres October 22, 2010 03:40 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel needs good ties with the United States to survive and must be more understanding of U.S. demands over securing peace with the Palestinians, Israeli President Shimon Peres said in remarks aired on Friday. Full Article Informant in rogue U.S. Army unit stays mum October 21, 2010 09:22 PM ET TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. Army private identified as a whistleblower in the investigation of rogue infantrymen accused of terrorizing Afghan civilians and fellow soldiers appeared in military court on Thursday but refused to testify. Full Article U.S. to cut aid to Pakistani army units over abuse: report October 22, 2010 01:45 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States intends to cut off aid to about a half-dozen Pakistani army units believed to have killed civilians and unarmed prisoners, The New York Times reported late on Thursday. Full Article

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