Apple Iphone 4s Sales Top 4 Million In Record Debut Weekend

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. sold more than 4 million iPhone 4S devices in the first three days after it was introduced, setting a record as customers lined up at stores from Sydney to San Francisco to be first with the new touch- screen handset.

Apple IPhone 4S Sales Top 4 Million in Record Debut Weekend

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Samsung Seeks Sales Ban On Apple Iphone 4s In France, Italy

Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., maker of the Galaxy smartphone, will seek a ban on sales of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 4S in France and Italy on patent-infringement claims, escalating a legal battle between the two companies.

Samsung Seeks Sales Ban on Apple IPhone 4S in France, Italy

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1980s cartoon intros in other languages

To clear the palate before we embark, here is Bernard Hoffer's instrumental Panthro's Theme, a splendid example of the sort of music addressed in this post. It is also among the greatest hidden gems of serious non-electronic disco to emerge post-Funkytown.

1980s cartoon intros in other languages

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Crafty late 1960s Xmas stockings

A reader writes, "Last week, my wife and I were going through old boxes in her parents house. We came across some crafty felt Christmas stockings that my mother in law made back in the late 1960s, early 1970s. We even found the McCall's pattern she used to make them. In addition to the Christmas stockings, we found doorknob covers, a few holiday pins, even a mouse made from half a walnut shell and a Santa made from a beer can pull tab! We even found the original MaCall's pattern." Vintage stockings

Crafty late 1960s Xmas stockings

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Nexus S smartphone

Chew: You Nexus S, huh? I design your SD Card slot. Batty: Chew, if only you could see wh... wait, I don't have an SD Card slot. Google Unveils Nexus S Smartphone, Gingerbread OS [Gadget Lab]...

Nexus S smartphone

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