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3MU-TECH-WEEKEND_WRAP-UP_05-18-13AT is forecasting a stronger 2nd quarter following a disappointing 1st quarter while T-Mobile just raised their price on their iPhone! Online video streaming is on the rise across the board, guess who is leading the pack! Plus which web portal is trying to become more relevant to young adults! ...Read More »Training push fails to halt military sexual assault crisisBy Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video games. The increase in ed... ...Read More »Training push fails to halt U.S. military sexual assault crisisBy Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video games. The increase in ed... ...Read More » |
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Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event. The semi-hollow-body guit... ...Read More »Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song ContestMALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning with the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed by flutes and drums. The 20-year-old won with the song Only Teardrops, competing... ...Read More »Factbox: The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest(Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon and based on the Italian Sa... ...Read More »ABBA in the air as 26 countries fight for Eurovision gloryBy Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Singers from 26 countries began battling it out on Saturday night for the crown of glitzy pop in the Eurovision Song Contest, returning this year to the homeland of ABBA, the Swedish band it propelled to global superstardom. Th... ...Read More »Vocal acrobatics of "La Donna del Lago" an "Olympic" challengeBy Josie Cox LONDON (Reuters) - Even with one of the world's most athletic opera singers at her side and plenty of practice, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato reckons the latest London production of Gioachino Rossini's La Donna Del Lago is the challenge of a lifetime. ... ...Read More »Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpetBy Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation. Upham features in Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, focused on the relationshi... ...Read More »Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its Glass wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, wh... ...Read More »New Xbox more than a game console for MicrosoftBy Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gamin... ...Read More » |
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