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Cheap iPad Mini Defended By Apple Exec Phil Schiller

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23 - Apple marketing wizard Phil Schiller defended the $329 price of the new iPad mini tablet, saying consumers will be willing ... Full story

3 Thoughts on the Busdriver's Uppercut Heard Round the Internet

  Very Smart Brothas' Damon Young reflects on the role that he believes gender played in the recent punch by a Cleveland bus driver, and wonders ... Full story

Online Dating Is Not the Only Game in Town

According to a new study, meeting someone online has become the second-most-common way to connect with a partner. The most common way is still to ... Full story

iPhone 5 Purple Flare: You're Aiming It Wrong

Apple has responded to complaints that some photos taken with the iPhone 5 show a purple flare, saying it happens to many smartphones when they're ... Full story

10 Cellphone Habits to Avoid

We begin this week's column with a stunningly beautiful quote from Anais Nin (brought to our attention by the inimitable site Brainpickings). Read it slowly ... Full story

The $1 Billion Mission Impossible?

Humans have reached the moon and are planning to return samples from Mars, but when it comes to exploring the land deep beneath our feet, ... Full story

iPhone 5 Is Here

In what's become an annual rite, thousands of diehard fans of Apple's iconic smartphone endured long overnight lines outside Apple retail stores around the world ... Full story

Samsung Denies Galaxy S4 Report

A day after reports that Samsung plans to announce a follow up to its popular Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone in February, the Korean company ... Full story

For Babies, Mobile Screens to Shake and Rattle

My two babies have one thing in common that they don’t share with me. Some of their first toys were software apps on mobile devices ... Full story

Website Host GoDaddy Says No Hacker Behind Outage

NEW YORK — GoDaddy.com says a Web hosting outage that involved thousands and possibly millions of websites on Monday was due to internal problems, not ... Full story

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Whitney's Mother and Daughter Discuss the Future Life

For Cissy Houston and her granddaughter Bobbi Kristina, life after Whitney Houston is not right, but it's okay.  The relatives of the deceased pop icon, who ... Full story

Taken 2 Tops, Hotel Transylvania Holds Steady

Taken 2 takes the cake at the box office! The action thriller, starring Liam Neeson, scored $50 million in ticket sales for a first place ... Full story

50 Cent Insults French Montana on Twitter

After he caught wind of French Montana mentioning his name in a recent Complex interview, 50 Cent wasted no time in laying into the up-and-coming ... Full story

"I Didn’t Want People Comparing Me to Star Jones"

As co-host of The View, host of the Newlywed Game and a busy actress (One for the Money, Precious), Sherri Shepherd has definitely emerged as ... Full story

Amber Riley to Make Debut in 'Cotton Club Parade'

In a move that seems fitting, "Glee" star Amber Riley is taking her pipes to the Great White Way: The actress will join the cast ... Full story

Diddy Named Richest Rapper, Top 20 List

A new list of hip hop's wealthiest stars has reaffirmed Diddy's status as the world's most valuable rapper. The list of 20 artists and moguls, ... Full story

Music of the Virgin Islands

The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing cultural ties to the island nations to the south as well as to various European colonialists. Though ... Full story

Economy of the British Virgin Islands

Economy of British Virgin IslandsRoadtown, Tortola.jpgRoad Town, TortolaRank     197thCurrency     U.S. Dollar (USD)Fiscal year     1 Apr - 31 MarTrade organisations     CARICOM (Associate ... Full story

British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands    Flag     Coat of armsMotto: "Vigilate"  (Latin)"Be Watchful"Anthem: "God Save the Queen"Capital     Road Town18°25.883′N 64°37.383′W / 18.431383°N 64.62305°W / 18.431383; -64.62305Official ... Full story

History of Barbados

[edit] EtymologyAccording to accounts by descendants of the aboriginal Arawak tribes on other local islands, the original name for Barbados was Ichirouganaim.The origin of the ... Full story