SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc in a stunning move that ended his 14-year reign at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage. Apple shares dived as much as...
ByBARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer|AP–August 11, 2011 FILE - In this March 25, 2011 file photo, customers wait outside the Apple store NEW YORK (AP) — It doesn't take a visit to th...
The Last Song is a 2010 American coming of age drama film developed alongside Nicholas Sparks novel by the same name. The film was directed by Julie Anne Robinson in her feature film directorial debut and co-written by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie. ...
Sesame Street characters Ernie, Bert, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby and Zoe. Many will be dropped from the Pakistani version. There's no Cookie Monster, no Big Bird and no Count von Count. But Pakistani children will soon start experi...
It seems the lore(学问，传统) of bully-beater Casey Heynes only grows with the passage of time. Heynes is the 16-year-old Australian kid who rocketed to super-hero-style fame after his take-down of a bully was caught on video and posted on the In...
LONDON — As Britney Spears(小甜甜布兰妮) prepares to launch(发行) her seventh studio album "Femme Fatale" on Tuesday, the pop star faces keen competition from Lady Gaga, Katie Perry and Rihanna, who reign(统治) atop Billboard'...
Nintendo's forthcoming 3DS game machine will not only play games in 3-D, it will also be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix. During a keynote speech(重要讲话) that marked the opening of the Game Developers Conference, Nintendo ...
The Android tablets out on the market have been weak in the face of the iPad. But after testing out Motorola's Xoom, it's clear the first Android Honeycomb tablet has what it takes to compete head to head. ...
How to improve your communication skills by speaking better English? Practice makes perfect, especially when you want to improve your communication skills. You can find help to polish(润色) your English in a host of(一大群) environments, and a wide a...
How to complain without sounding like a jerk(性格古怪之人)? Sometimes you just have to complain, but there are ways to get your point across without throwing a hissy fit(大发脾气). You will need: notes, directness(直截了当), someone to complain to, q...
21-year-old Roshonara Choudhry was given a ____1____(终身监禁) Wednesday in Britain. In May of this year she stabbed a British politician, Stephen Timms, because of his support for the war in Iraq. Choudhry told officers investiga...
How'd You Get So Rich is the name of a cable TV(有线电视) program, starring comedienne Joan Rivers, that shows how some Americans got their wealth and what they have done with it. There are no programs, however, called, \\\\\\\"How'd You Get So Poo...
Lady Gaga 'meats' Cher Lady Gaga picked up the biggest award of the night, video of the year, from another flamboyant(显眼的，浮夸的) dresser -- Cher. Gaga picked up her moonman trophy while clad in(穿着) a dress, hat and shoes that ap...
1. Why do we say that someone who is fired gets the sack(麻袋)? The ancient Romans didn't believe in mollycoddling(娇纵) convicted felons(重罪犯人). Rehabilitation(复原，昭雪) wasn't their style. Those convicted of parricide(杀近亲或长辈) or ot...
Haiti's government released never before seen video taken from the Presendential Palace during January's magnitude-7.0 earthquake. ...
updated 10:30 p.m. ET June 3, 2010 TOKYO - Former Finance Minister Naoto Kan, an outspoken(直言、坦率的) politician with activist(活动家，积极分子) roots, appeared poised(准备行动的) to become Japan's next prime minister Friday as ruling par...
Singer Katy Perry(凯蒂·佩里) waves to fans as she arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14 in New York City. Host Russell Brand(拉塞尔·布兰德) would later crack jokes about the singer's posterior. The crowd was o...
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updated 8:48 p.m. ET Sept. 8, 2009 NEW YORK - The Beatles(甲壳虫乐队，亦称披头士) are back — but this time the world's most famous rock band may be stirring(刺激) more excitement in executive suites(商务套房) than in campuses and schoolyard...
updated 8:33 p.m. ET Sept. 6, 2009 NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal(拉斐尔·纳达尔) encountered(遭遇) as much trouble from his own body as his opponent(对手) in a third-round victory at the U.S. Open. The third-seeded(三号种子的) Nadal, who missed...