The new BlackBerry "will transform mobile communications into true mobile computing," 
"Today is a brand new day in the history of BlackBerry."

BlackBerry reboots, rebrands in bid to reinvent (via AFP)

BlackBerry launched its comeback effort with a revamped platform and a pair of sleek new handsets, along with a company name change as part of a move to reinvent the smartphone maker. Canadian-based Research in Motion said it changed its name to BlackBerry as it launched the BlackBerry 10, the new…

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"Many great scientists developed their curiosity for science at an early age and went on to make groundbreaking discoveries that changed the way we live," Sam Peter of Google's science fair team

Google launches global science fair (via AFP)

Google on Wednesday launched a global science fair by inviting students around the world to present ideas that could change the world and perhaps become the next Ada Lovelace. Lovelace was a teenager in the early 1800s when she became fascinated with math and went on to write what is considered to…

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A US judge refused to toss out a verdict ordering Samsung to pay $1 billion to Apple for patent infringement, but reversed a finding of "willful" violations which could have tripled the award.
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Judge brings in latest Apple vs Samsung rulings (via The Inquirer)

UNITED STATES District Court Judge Lucy Koh has updated the parties on the latest twists and bumps of the Apple v. Samsung patents infringement and damages roadshow. Judge Koh handed down a number of decisions yesterday, according to a report at Groklaw, before leaning back in her chair and clearing…

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The goal is to offer 11 million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship while strengthening border security and finding a way to keep high-flying foreign graduates of US colleges in the country to catalyze economic growth.

Obama to harness immigration reform momentum (via AFP)

President Barack Obama heads to Las Vegas Tuesday to begin to mobilize the US public behind a comprehensive immigration reform drive that could provide a glittering second-term legacy achievement. Treacherous immigration politics dashed similar efforts under president George W. Bush, but the rising…

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"I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you, if I had a son, I would have to think long and hard before I let him play football," --Barack Obama

Obama concerned with impact of gridiron violence (via AFP)

US President Barack Obama said fans of American football must accept that the sport is likely to change rules to reduce the violence and impact on players, including brain injuries. In an interview with The New Republic made public a week before the Super Bowl gridiron showdown between San Francisco…

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"The issue in the case is whether or not people who disagree with these programs on religious or constitutional grounds can opt out."

"I'm concerned about the country when we see this compliant complacency being forced on people."

US schoolgirl loses ID locator chip battle (via AFP)

A federal judge has dismissed a Texas girl's objection to locator chips in student ID badges at a public high school in a case that raises concerns about the erosion of privacy and civil liberties. Andrea Hernandez, 15, and her father told school officials they oppose the use of locator chips on religious…

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"Americans are dying and suffering at rates that we know are unnecessary because people in other high-income countries are living longer lives and enjoying better health. What concerns our panel is why, for decades, we have been slipping behind," Woolf stressed."

Americans less healthy than others (via AFP)

Americans are in worse health, die earlier and suffer from more disease than residents of other wealthy nations, according to a new study out Wednesday. The disadvantage spans all ages from birth to 75, said the report, conducted jointly by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine…

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