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Saturday, December 31, 2011

ComScore says iPhone market share has increased but Samsung still reigns (Appolicious)

The latest numbers in the battle for smartphone supremacy show that Apple?s share of the pie has increased in the U.S., but it is still being out-paced by Android-making rivals.

According to market analysis firm comScore, South Korean-based Samsung remains the top OEM (original equipment manufacturer) in the U.S. smartphone market, with 25.6 percent of all smartphone subscribers. Coming in at No. 4 is Apple with its iPhone, with 11.2 percent of subscribers, as TechCrunch reports. Samsung took the crown of worldwide top smartphone OEM by revenue in the third quarter of 2011, and has held the position ever since.

While Apple remains second place to Samsung in the U.S., there are some telling caveats to comScore?s numbers. For one, Samsung?s share of the market in the three months ending in November 2011 was only 0.3 percentage points. Meanwhile, Apple increased its chunk of the U.S. market by a decent margin by comparison, going from 9.8 percent to 11.2 percent. It?s not a massive increase, but it is notable.

ComScore?s numbers also notably leave out the holiday season, which has been a substantial one for both Apple?s iOS platform and for Google?s Android operating system. Flurry Analytics noted that on Christmas Day alone, 6.8 million new mobile devices were activated on both platforms, and Google?s Andy Rubin announced on Twitter that over the Christmas weekend, 3.7 million Android devices were activated. We don?t know just how many devices Apple activated (or how many of those were iPhones), so it?s too early to be sure if the holidays will have an effect on the market share slider, but it?s definitely possible.

Coming in with the No. 2 smartphone OEM slot was LG, which lost 0.5 percentage points of market share to fall from 21 percent of subscribers to 20.5. After that was Motorola with 13.7 percent of subscribers. It fell 0.3 percentage points from August, when it held 14 percent.

Obviously, the Android mobile operating system continues to reign supreme in the U.S., with Google?s mobile platform taking 47 percent of the mobile market, but both Android and iOS increased their dominance of the mobile operating system market at the expense of rivals. Android increased to 46.9 percent of mobile devices, from 43.8 percent in August, while iOS rose from 27.3 percent to 28.7 percent. Meanwhile, every other player in the mobile operating system game losing ground. Blackberry maker, No. 3 Research In Motion, saw its share drop from 19.7 percent in August to 16.6 percent in November; Microsoft?s Windows Phone fell from 5.7 percent to 5.2 percent; and Nokia?s slowly dying Symbian went from 1.8 percent to 1.5 percent.

Apple saw some growth in the last few months, and that?s mostly without the aid of the holidays or the iPhone 4S. When numbers roll around for the final quarter of 2011, they might show a clearer picture of what gains Apple is making with its popular devices, but it doesn?t seem like it?ll be able to take down its biggest rivals anytime soon, regardless.

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Vigil honors victims of Texas Christmas shooting

By Marice Richter

GRAPEVINE, Texas | Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:45pm EST

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Six victims of a Christmas Day shooting rampage near Dallas were honored by more than 100 friends on Wednesday who wept and clung to each other as they shared their memories at a candlelit vigil.

The group gathered early in the evening at a park in this quiet suburb about a mile from the apartment complex where police said Aziz Yazdanpanah, 58, opened fire on Sunday morning and killed his estranged wife Fatemeh Rahmati, 56, and two children Nona, 19, and Ali, 14.

Toting two pistols and dressed as Santa, the gunman also shot and killed his wife's sister, Zohreh Rahmaty, 58, her husband, Mohamad Hossein Zarei, 59, and their daughter, Sahra Zarei, 22, before turning a gun on himself.

"Nona would not want harsh words said, only good things," said Allison Baum, Nona's best friend and the organizer of the event to remember the family of Iranian immigrants who had settled in the Dallas-Fort Worth area decades ago.

"This is a night of closure and a way to pay our respects," she added.

The family was beloved by the Iranian community in the Dallas area, according to long-time family friend Fran Hosseiny, who said she received a call from relatives of the victims in Iran on Wednesday morning.

"They were worried that no one was here to remember them," she said. "I told them they had so many friends and were so loved that no one will forget them."

Sahra's boyfriend, Jonathan Garcia, was among those who paid tribute at Wednesday's vigil. He was the last person to have contact with any of the victims through a text message sent by Sahra on Sunday morning.

"We were very close and had lots of plans," Garcia said of Sahra, who he said hoped to go to medical school after graduating from the University of Texas at Arlington in the spring.

"I do know she left us happy, and I have no doubt about that."

Karim Ghoghaie, who said he had known the family for more than 30 years, told Reuters that relatives from London and Los Angeles arrived on Wednesday to claim the bodies, which will be buried at a private funeral in the Dallas area on Thursday.

The massacre rocked the usually festive Dallas suburb dubbed the "Christmas Capital of Texas" and known more for its tourism, Christmas season events, festivals and vineyards than for violence.

As friends prepared to remember the victims on Wednesday, new details from the ongoing police investigation emerged.

Search warrants released in the day identified two guns recovered from the scene as a Smith & Wesson 915 model 9 mm pistol and a Glock 23 .40-caliber pistol.

Police said they found one pistol in the hand of Yazdanpanah, who shot himself in the head, and another in the hand of his brother-in-law.

"We believe Yazdanpanah put the gun in Zarei's hand to make it look like he had shot them," said Grapevine Lt. Todd Dearing. "But we know that Mohamad was a victim just like the others."

(Editing by Tim Gaynor and Peter Bohan)

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/ojio93cURFc/us-texas-bodies-vigil-idUSTRE7BS05E20111229

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Friday, December 30, 2011

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NATO says 3 troops killed by bomb in Afghanistan

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NATO says 3 troops killed by bomb in Afghanistan

The Associated Press

Date: Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011 10:58 PM ET

KABUL, Afghanistan ? NATO says three of its service members have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan.

The alliance says in a statement that the deaths occurred Tuesday. Wednesday's statement does not provide any further details.

The latest deaths bring December's toll of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan to 23.

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Gomez reveals sister's name was Scarlett Teefey

We're happy to report Selena Gomez and her family are doing OK.

The pop star and former Disney princess has broken her silence since tragedy struck when her mom recently suffered a miscarriage.

RELATED: Selena Gomez Cancels Concerts After Mother Suffers Miscarriage

"Belated Merry Christmas everybody," Gomez tweeted and posted on Facebook this afternoon. "I can't thank you enough for all of your thoughts and prayers. I love you all so much and we hope you and your family had a beautiful Christmas!"

She not only signed the message from herself, but also included her mom, her stepdad and "our guardian angel Scarlett."

Gomez announced on Twitter late last month that mom Mandy and stepfather Brian Teefey were expecting their first child together. Sadly, Mandy miscarried mere weeks later.

Gomez subsequently pulled out of two radio station holiday shows to be with her family. She is expected to perform in Times Square during MTV's live New Year's Eve special.

GALLERY: Fashion Spotlight: Selena Gomez

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Facebook launches suicide prevention feature

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)-

The world's top social networking has launched a new feature. It is designed to help prevent suicides.

?Last year in Alabama, 676 people committed suicide. Some of those suicides are a result of bullying, in particular, bullying on Facebook. This is why Facebook is partnering with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Here's how it works. Let's say you see a post on a friend's wall that concerns you. If you really think their life was in danger, you would click on the "report/mark as spam" tab.? Then, you are given the option to ?undo' or ?report it as abusive.' From there, click ?report it' and select ?violent harmful behavior' and ?suicidal content.'? Facebook would then be alerted and a counselor with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline would begin a chat

Facebook realizes that some people may use this feature as a way to play a cruel joke. People who run the site say they will filter the suicide claims. The National Prevention of Suicide Lifeline tells me they know they will get fake notifications, but they say the cost far outweighs the negative.

Source: http://calhouncounty.myfoxal.com/news/news/103074-facebook-launches-suicide-prevention-feature

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Baylor still No. 1 in AP women's basketball poll

Baylor is still the unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll as the first five teams remained unchanged.

The Lady Bears received all 40 first-place votes Monday for the fourth straight week after blowing out McNeese State in its only game. UConn remains second, with Notre Dame, Stanford and Maryland following.

Kentucky, Tennessee, Duke, Ohio State and Texas A&M round out the Top 10. There was little movement in the poll as most teams had a light schedule for the holidays.

Miami had the biggest fall, dropping five places to No. 12 after a 25-point loss at then-No. 17 Georgetown on Wednesday. The Hoyas moved up two spots to 15th.

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A parade of Rose Bowl events and information

Wisconsin is back in Pasadena for the second year in a row, Oregon for the second time in three. Neither was a winner in its previous trip. So while it figures to be all business for the Badgers (11-2) and Ducks (11-2), there are still plenty of opportunities for fun ? for players and fans. Staff writer Gary Klein takes a look at some of the events and issues of the week.

Divide the Pot

Wisconsin and Oregon each will earn approximately $22.3 million for their Jan. 2 appearance in the 98th Rose Bowl.

Not that they'll see a large percentage of it.

Both the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences distribute bowl revenues equally among member schools, though Colorado and Utah in the Pac-12 and Nebraska in the Big Ten won't enjoy the same profit as they go through an integration period as new conference members.

Still, it will be a pretty nice payday for schools such as bowl-ineligible USC and non-bowl qualifiers Arizona, Washington State, Oregon State and Colorado.

Parting gifts

The swag quotient does not approach that surrounding L.A. award shows for the movie, television or recording industries.

Rose Bowl participants, however, already had picked from a variety of free gifts before they arrived Monday.

Rose Bowl representatives went to Wisconsin on Dec. 11 and to Oregon on Dec. 13 to set up a suite with a variety of gifts to choose from. Players chose either one item or a combination of items that, with shipping costs factored in, capped at a $500 value.

Among the choices: A 26-inch HD television, an eight-inch tablet, an acoustic guitar, an arcade-style basketball game, a leather recliner and varying styles of headphones and other electronics.

All players got a backpack, watch and cap upon arrival.

Stargazing

Wisconsin has taken up residence at the JW Marriott at L.A. Live, 900 W. Olympic Blvd.

Oregon is at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, 2025 Avenue of the Stars.

No visitors //

Neither team opens its practices to media, let alone fans.

But that doesn't mean die-hards can't perhaps catch a glimpse of teams coming and going.

All practices except Sunday's are at the Home Depot Center in Carson.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Mexican army: Ally's arrest is blow to 'El Chapo' (AP)

MEXICO CITY ? Mexican authorities said Monday that they had dealt a blow to the country's most powerful drug cartel with the capture of a top lieutenant ? but didn't say if they were any closer to capturing the gang's elusive leader.

Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, known as "The Engineer," allegedly ran operations for the Sinaloa drug cartel, Mexico's most powerful, in the northern state of Durango and in part of the northern state of Chihuahua, Chief Army spokesman Gen. Ricardo Trevilla told a news conference. Cabrera, wearing a bulletproof vest, was paraded before the news media in what has become a common practice for law enforcement authorities following major arrests.

Many experts and law-enforcement officials believe the reputed leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has been hiding in the mountains of Durango. Authorities say Guzman is Mexico's top drug lord, while Forbes magazine has included him on its list of the world's richest men, reportedly worth more than $1 billion. He has eluded authorities since his 2001 escape from prison in a laundry truck, and has a $7 million bounty on his head.

Trevilla offered no information about the hunt for Guzman. He only said that Cabrera's capture "will affect the structure and leadership of the Sinaloa cartel."

At the time of Cabrera's arrest, army special forces also seized documents and computer equipment, he said.

Cabrera was nabbed without a shot being fired Friday in the capital of Sinaloa state, headquarters of the cartel, army officials first announced Sunday night.

He will be held for at least 40 days on suspicion of participating in organized crime and drug trafficking. Mexican law allows organized-crime suspects to be held that long before prosecutors bring formal charges before a judge.

Trevilla said Cabrera and three of his brothers began as marijuana growers and that Cabrera rose through the Sinaloa ranks by using violence against his rivals.

In recent months, Cabrera waged war against a rival faction of the Sinaloa cartel known as the "Ms", leading to a surge in violence around Durango, he said.

Federal forces have found 14 mass graves containing 287 bodies in Durango state since April.

Separately, Mexican authorities said they had seized 21 metric tons of precursor chemicals used to make methamphetamine from a boat that stopped in the port of Manzanillo on the way from Peru to Guatemala.

It was the fourth large seizure this month of precursor chemicals headed for Guatemala.

It brings to more than 555 tons the amount of meth chemicals detected at Mexican ports in less than a month.

Authorities announced on Dec. 19 that they had found almost 100 metric tons of methylamine at the port of Lazaro Cardenas, and earlier said that 205 tons of the chemical had been found there over several days in early December. Mexico said Friday that it seized 229 metric tons of precursor chemicals at the port.

Experts familiar with meth production call it a huge amount of raw material, noting that under some production methods, precursor chemicals can yield about half their weight in uncut meth.

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End college football bowl madness!

Credit: AP

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2011, file photo, Arkansas' receiver Greg Childs (85) runs down field after a reception as Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) pursues during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Fayetteville, Ark. Childs' senior season has gone anything but as planned. However, the Arkansas wide receiver hopes to end his career with one final big game when the Razorbacks play Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)

(KMOV) -- When I was a teenager, New Years Day was bigger than Super Bowl Sunday, at least?for me. I still remember the excitement of watching the best college football teams play the biggest bowl games on that one day, virtually non-stop big time gridiron action from morning to late night. Heck, back then even the Gator Bowl was a big deal.

There won't be any college football bowl games on New Years Day this season. On January 2, you can watch Florida play Ohio State in the Gator Bowl.?Both teams have 6-6 records, which means one of them will wind up with a losing record. I realize those are two traditional powerhouse programs, but does anyone really believe they deserve to play in a bowl, much less that one?

Even more absurd is the lineup of bowl games on December 30 and 31. There are 8 teams with at least 6 losses playing in 9 bowl games on those days. UCLA, which plays in something called the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Christmas Eve, has a 6-7 record. It plays Illinois which has a 6-6 record. So, when that game is over the teams will have combined for 14 losses.

Last night, 7th ranked Boise State pounded Arizona State 56-24 in the MAACO Bowl. In the 4th quarter BSU lead by as much as 49-10. ASU finished the game with -11 yards rushing. It was clearly a mismatch. The loss gave Arizona State a 6-7 record for the season. But despite playing a game that shouldn't have been played, the conferences for those two teams will receive $1.1 million for their participation.

There are 35 bowl games this season. Overall, it's possible that as many as 9 of those teams could wind up with losing records.

I believe the current bowl system is corrupted by greed and a false sense of accomplishment. It should be an honor to play in a bowl. Now, in the case of many bowl games, it's just a series of meaningless contests that reward undeserving teams and create marketing opportunities for corporations. The postseason should be reserved for the best teams, not those with strong fan support, key demographics, and the potential to deliver big television ratings.

The major bowls used to be named Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton and Fiesta. Now, every bowl game has a major sponsor who often comes before the traditional name of the bowl, like the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. My personal favorite is the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsetta Bowl.?

Like President Obama, and perhaps you, I support a playoff system.?In my system, you would take at least the top 8 teams, based on a ranking system that includes losses, strength of schedule and other factors. The first round of games would be played 2 weeks after the end of the conference championship games. The 2 games in the second round would be played around Christmas. The national championship game would take place 2 weeks after that.

Clearly, this would create an uproar among the bowls, but?it would also give fans a much more exciting postseason, and crown an undisputed national champion. My 8 team playoff would cut bowl games from 35 to 15.

If you eliminate conference championship games, you could double the number of playoff teams to 16 by starting the postseason a week earlier. This would increase the number of playoff games to 23, and keep most of the current bowls as part of the playoffs. I actually prefer a 16 team playoff because it has the potential for more drama, and would provide a feel of "March Madness" in college football while still?making sure?that only the best teams?participate. Even with?16 teams,?every playoff "bowl game" would be?meaningful.

Frankly, I don't care that much if the playoff games are sponsored. I prefer to see the Gator Bowl without Taxslayer.com in front of it, but bowl sponsorships don't keep me awake at night. I think the most important games could still be played as "bowl games" like the Orange or Sugar. Perhaps, the earlier rounds could be hosted by smaller bowls like the Gator and the Sun.? The participating teams could be paid, but they would be paid more for each round of the playoffs. Of course, there's still room for bowl games that would not be part of the playoffs, though I doubt those games could be successful.

I don't claim to have all the answers, but?this bowl madness?needs to end.?

Source: http://www.kmov.com/community/blogs/reporters-blog/Bowl-Madness-136146883.html

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