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Top 5 greatest Super Bowl ads
In addition to football, Super Bowl XLVII will bring a new crop of ads to rate, discuss, and chuckle over Monday morning. But while several Super Bowl ads hold our attention for hours or days, very few stand the test of time. Here are five that do, from special frogs to an iconic ad from a master director. Can you guess which ad took the (highly subjective) top spot? Did we miss your all-time favorite?
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World rankings: top 10 universities around the globe
Britain's leading higher education publication, The Times Higher Education, today released its 2012 reputation rankings for universities worldwide. Here is a list of the top 10.
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Switching from a Mac to a PC: Five lessons from an Apple fanboy
The Internet is filled with testimonials of people ditching their PC for a hip new Mac. Where once they trudged through stodgy spreadsheets, they now write screenplays and edit flashy videos (if the ads are to be believed). But there's almost no material documenting the opposite experience. Most of the personal switching-to-Windows stories are many years out of date and center around now-obsolete "But you can't play games and none of your software will work!" arguments.So, here are the top five things an Apple fanboy learned from two months using Windows.
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Meg Whitman new HP CEO. What firm has more CEO change?
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The Reformed Broker Time to invest in Intel? Not so fast.
There is still way too much belief that Intel can seamlessly compete in mobile and cloud, Brown writes. Until there are signs that Intel has either truly turned things around, he says there is very little opportunity for an investment.
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PC shipments slump, Windows 8 may be to blame
A new report from IDC shows significant shrinkage in the PC market.
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Stocks rise for fourth day straight, led by retail
Stocks rose for the fourth day in a row on Wall Street Thursday as US retailers surged on better sales reports. A surprising drop in claims for unemployment benefits last week has also helped stocks.
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Saving Money Laptop sales: Windows 8's loss is your gain
Windows 8 isn't meeting expectations, which means deep discounts on laptops and software.
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Stocks rise on strong auto sales, factory orders
Stocks rose Tuesday after reports on auto sales and factory orders provided the latest evidence that the US economy is strengthening. Health insurer stocks rose after the government released revised reimbursement rates for Medicare Advantage plans.
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Saving Money EBay Instant Sale shut down. Three alternatives.
EBay Instant Sale's end means one less outlet for consumers to trade in their old electronics. But there are still a few viable options.
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Can Kenya's March election avoid killings, catastrophe, of last national vote?Kenya prized its strategic and symbolic importance as one of Africa's leading democracies. But bloody post-election riots in 2007 has the world now watching.
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What's big at Mobile World Congress 2013
New hardware, gadgets, and business partnerships are creating buzz at Mobile World Congress, and it's only day one.
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Dell goes private in $24.4 billion buyout.
Dell is going private, bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion deal. The buyout taking Dell private is the largest deal of its kind since the Great Depression.
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Top 5 greatest Super Bowl ads
In addition to football, Super Bowl XLVII will bring a new crop of ads to rate, discuss, and chuckle over Monday morning. But while several Super Bowl ads hold our attention for hours or days, very few stand the test of time. Here are five that do, from special frogs to an iconic ad from a master director. Can you guess which ad took the (highly subjective) top spot? Did we miss your all-time favorite?
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Difference Maker
Eric Schwarz and Citizen Schools give inner-city kids a leg upCitizen Schools helps level the playing field for students who grow up in low-income households by extending and enriching the school day with hands-on projects and citizen mentors.
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Horizons CES 2013 rumors: Smart fridges, translucent TVs, and more
The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is just a week away, and rumors are flying about what products will be unveiled at the show. CES 2013 will likely bring 'smart' appliances, Windows 8 devices, and maybe a weird new TV from Samsung.
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Stocks fall again with 'fiscal cliff' closing in
Stocks tumbled for a fifth day as a 'fiscal cliff' deal goes unfulfilled in Washington. Despite the fiscal gridlock in Washington, major stock indexes are holding on to gains for the year.
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Are moves to add jobs to US factory floors a harbinger, or outliers?
Apple, Lenovo, LG Chem, and now Daimler AG have all recently said they plan to add manufacturing jobs in the US. President Obama hopes it's a sign of the times, but economists say it's, at best, a nascent trend.
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Stocks edge higher; Dow boosted by McDonald's
Stocks rose Monday despite concerns about the surprise resignation of Italy's prime minister. A strong sales report from McDonald's pushed stocks higher on Wall Street.
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Stocks end flat after HP shocker, Fed warning
Dow drops less than 8 points despite Bernanke warming of 'fiscal cliff' dangers and HP disclosure that it will have to take an $8.8 billion charge for accounting 'improprieties' at a company it acquired last year.
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Autonomy founder 'shocked' by HP's fraud allegations
HP says it will have to take a huge $8.8 billion charge for 'serious accounting improprieties' at Autonomy. Autonomy founder Lynch fires back, saying the problems occurred after HP acquired the company last year.
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Saving Money Black Friday 2012: best laptop deals so far
Black Friday is a time for great laptop deals. Here are the best laptop deals so far in leaked ads for Black Friday 2012.
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Microsoft earnings: a miss. Its new era? Unclear.
Missing profit expectations, Microsoft looks to Oct. 26 launch of Windows 8. But skepticism is growing that Microsoft's 'new era' will propel slumping PC sales.
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Apple manufacturer Foxconn admits to employing underage interns
Foxconn – the manufacturer for Apple, HP, and other gadget giants – said it found underage interns as young as 14 working at one of its factories in China. Despite labor-watch organizations, child labor is still a big concern in China.
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Stocks barely flinch after good jobs report
Stocks initially rose on news of the unemployment rate dropping to 7.8 percent. But in afternoon trading, stocks failed to hang onto early gains.
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Stocks up despite Hewlett-Packard plunge
Stocks rose slightly Wednesday despite a drop in energy stocks and Hewlett-Packard's 13 percent drop in stock price.
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Foxconn: Chinese iPhone factory erupts in violence
Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones and iPads for Apple, halted production at a Chinese factory after a brawl by up to 2,000 employees injured 40 people. The fight erupted at a Foxconn dormitory near the iPhone factory.
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Stocks rise in anticipation of Fed meeting
Investors hope an upcoming Federal Reserve meeting will lead to a jump in stock prices. The average of 30 large company stocks has already gained 1.8 percent to start September, a month which is usually dismal for stocks.
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Hewlett-Packard to dump 2,000 more workers
Hewlett-Packard will cut 2,000 more jobs than it had previously announced, bringing the total up to 29,000 by October 2014. The Hewlett-Packard layoffs may be a sign that the slumping personal computer market will weaken even further.
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