Verizon's iPhone 5 has a secret feature; It's unlocked, works on AT&T's network as well; IPhone 5 sells out at many stores

Verizon's iPhone 5 has a secret feature USA TODAY NEW YORK (AP) -- The Verizon version of the iPhone 5, which went on sale Friday, comes with a secret and unexpected feature: it works on AT&T's network as well. Seacoast customers line up at 1:30 a.m. for iPhone 5 Seacoastonline.com Verizon iPhone 5's secret feature: It's 'unlocked' DailyFinance In Depth:Apple iPhone 5 (Verizon Wireless)PC Magazine - by Sascha Segan IPhone 5 sells out at many stores nationwide Newsday IPhone 5 sells out at many stores nationwide It was possible to walk into a store Saturday and buy an iPhone 5. But it took some hunting.

Facebook birthday party invite sparks riot in Haren, Netherlands

Facebook birthday invite leads to mayhem in Dutch town, authorities say CNN (CNN) -- Hundreds of police confronted rioters in a small Dutch town where a 16-year-old girl's birthday party invitation on Facebook spawned a large gathering that turned destructive, authorities said Saturday. Birthday party invite goes viral, sparks rioting Times of India Facebook Party Turns to Rioting in Netherlands TIME Highly Cited:Facebook party invite sparks riot in Haren, Netherlands

Best photos, videos from SF Bay: After victory lap, Endeavor rolls to retirement; 'once-in-a-lifetime' moment

After victory lap, Endeavor rolls to retirement San Francisco Chronicle Karen Thiebaud, from Sacramento, makes pictures of the Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft as it flies over the Capitol dome in Sacramento, Calif. Space shuttle Endeavour provides 'once-in-a-lifetime' moment above Bay Area ... SiliconValley.com Space shuttle Endeavour makes final flight

Windows 8 Surface Tablet Share to Multiply by 2016; Does anyone care? Will It Peel Away Apple?

How Windows 8 will shake up the laptop market CNET Dozens of new laptops and tablets are coming with the Window 8 launch. Here's what you need to know ahead of time. by Dan Ackerman Starting October 26, laptop shoppers will be inundated with a flood of new PCs designed around Microsoft's new operating ... Windows 8 Tablet Market Shares to Multiply by 2016; Will It Peel Away Apple ... Latinos Post Windows 8 tablets market share to quadruple in 2012 PCWorld In Depth:Windows 8: Microsoft builds Surface tablet apps through student recruits

Melky Cabrera Disqualified Self From NL Batting Title; Did MLB overreact in Melky Cabrera ruling?

Did MLB overreact in Melky Cabrera ruling? Statistics are a major part of the connection baseball fans have to the game's history -- a history that goes back to the 1800s. AP source: Cabrera DQed from NL batting title Wall Street Journal Melky Cabrera Disqualified From NL Batting Title ABC News In Depth:Cabrera disqualifies himself from NL batting race

Who is Dianne Feinstein running against? Elizabeth Emken, GOP senate candidate

Elizabeth Emken: Running against Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and the ...
Like many parents of autistic children, Elizabeth Emken's priorities changed when she heard her son's diagnosis. But most parents do not wind ...

Emken pulls an Eastwood against Feinstein - latimes.com
Elizabeth Emken and Dianne Feinstein. Elizabeth Emken, GOP senate candidate, is running against Sen. Dianne Feinstein, left.

Elizabeth Emken to challenge Dianne Feinstein in November
Dianne Feinstein on the November ballot. ... Party endorsement, was one of 23 candidates running against Feinstein on today's primary ballot.



City College of San Francisco on brink of closure; Staff is paid more, Students reemed

City College of SF opens new campus San Francisco Chronicle Finally, some good news for beleaguered City College of San Francisco: Its new Chinatown North Beach campus on Kearny Street opened Friday for 7,500 students after decades of planning, fundraising and teeth gnashing. SF City College Opens New Campus Staff is paid more, Students reemed City College of San Francisco on brink of closure - SFGate Students entering the science hall at City College of San Francisco. City College could be the state's largest to ever be forced to close after ...

Convicted murderer Richard Allen Davis is restrained by his lawyer Barry Collins as he gestures; costs California $184 million a year, $308m per death

Save the death penalty San Francisco Chronicle - ‎24 minutes ago‎ Convicted murderer Richard Allen Davis is restrained by his lawyer Barry Collins (L) as he gestures in the courtroom after he was found guilty on all counts in the murder of ... Death penalty costs California $184 million a year, study says Jun 20, 2011 – Taxpayers have spent more than $4 billion on capital punishment in California since it was reinstated in 1978, or about $308 million for each of ... California Death Penalty Costs State $184 Million A Year, Study Finds California has rarely executed convicts since the death penalty was ... dollars on capital punishment since then, according to a new cost analysis.

iPhone 5 Launch Draws Crowds at Asia Apple Shops, in Sydney, Tokyo

Long queues greet Apple's iPhone 5 in Sydney, Tokyo Reuters By Jane Wardell and Tim Kelly | SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iPhone 5 hit stores around the globe on Friday, giving the consumer giant a boost ahead of the crucial end-of-year holiday season as rival Samsung Electronics Co stepped up its legal ... iPhone 5 Launch Draws Crowds at Asia Apple Shops ABC News iPhone 5 Global Launch - George Street, Sydney, Australia

Gala kicks off San Francisco Symphony's 101st season

SF Symphony 101st Opening-night Gala San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎4 hours ago‎ There was definitely no ho-hum last night during the one-hundred-and-one opening night-gala of our stellar San Francisco Symphony. Review: San Francisco Symphony galaSan Jose Mercury News Gala kicks off San Francisco Symphony's 101st season

Bullet Train to Nowhere: White House will announce Friday morning plans to expedite permits for the rest of the route through the Central Valley

High-speed rail on federal fast track San Francisco Chronicle Following closely after Wednesday's federal permission to start building the nation's first stretch of high-speed rail near Fresno, the White House will announce Friday morning plans to expedite permits for the rest of the route through the Central Valley.

iOS 6 updates hit 15% of devices in first 24 hours after release; Did Window updates ever match this acceptance?

After one day, iOS 6 is on more than 15 percent of Apple devices NBCNews.com People may be waiting outside Apple Stores to buy the iPhone 5, but that device's biggest feature (apart from its extra-large screen) is already available to millions of users: iOS 6. And since its release yesterday, it's already on 15 percent of ... iOS 6 updates hit 15% of devices in first 24 hours after release SlashGear What went wrong with iOS 6 Wi-FiZDNet - by Steven Vaughan-Nichols Highly Cited:iOS 6 Already On 15% Of Device 24 Hours After Release, Compared To 20% After 5 ...

Click your heels and GPS-enabled shoes guide you home; Aetrex makes comfort shoes, womens shoes, othotics and wellness products

Click your heels and GPS-enabled shoes guide you home MSNBC - Sep 19 GPS Shoes Navigate You Home Good Morning America via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 Aetrex Navistar GPS Footwear System - Comfort and Security ... Aetrex is a global leader in comfort shoes, womens shoes, othotics and wellness products. With fashion, function and quality at the forefront, Aetrex designs and 

Line growing on Michigan Avenue for Friday's iPhone 5 sale, Some Are Just Doing Their Jobs

Line growing on Michigan Avenue for Friday's iPhone 5 sale Chicago Tribune - ‎32 minutes ago‎ On the eve of the sale of Apple's newest phone in retail stores, the iPhone hustle is building on sidewalks in major cities, including Chicago. Waiting In Line for iPhone 5, Some Are Just Doing Their Jobs Bloomberg Featured:iPhone 5 review Engadget - by Tim Stevens In Depth:Record iPhone 5 Sales Could Push Apple Past $850

Pandora Keeps Growing, but Apple Internet Radio Entry Could Put Pandora in Play; Will Google or Apple bid for Pandora?

Pandora Keeps Growing, but Apple's Plans Add to the Uncertainty New York Times‎ Apple may soon be heading into the crowded field of Internet radio, a development considered momentous enough in the world of digital music that the day after Apple's plans emerged earlier this month, Pandora Media's stock plunged 17 percent and has ... NPD Group: iTunes Still Rules The Digital Roost FMQB Will Google or Apple bid for Pandora? Apple Seen Putting Pandora in Play Amid Online Shift: Real M&A Apple Internet Radio Entry Could Put Pandora in Play Businessweek Apple Seen Putting Pandora in Play Amid Online Shift. Pandora sank 17 percent on Sept. 7 amid speculation iPhone maker Apple will introduce a rival service.

Apple, Publishers Reach E-Book Price Settlement in EU; subpoena Amazon in ebook pricing case

Apple, Publishers Reach E-Book Price Settlement in EU Wall Street Journal - ‎Sep 19, 2012‎ By FRANCES ROBINSON And THOMAS CATAN · Apple Inc. and four major publishers have formally offered to settle an antitrust case by the European Commission over their e-book pricing, allowing Amazon. Apple, Book Publishers May Settle EU Investigation in One Month DailyTech Tentative Deal on E-Book Prices Is Reached in Europe Why Apple's Still the Cheapest Stock on the MarketCNBC.com Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Will Remove Built-In Advertisements From Kindle Fire ... Apple and publishers subpoena Amazon in ebook pricing case paidContent.org Apple wants the Department of Justice to turn over the interviews it conducted with Amazon employees as part of the ebook pricing lawsuit.

Patent troll Unwired Planet has gone on the offensive against Apple and Google

Unwired Planet hits Apple, Google with patent suits CNET Patent troll Unwired Planet has gone on the offensive against Apple and Google. The company has reportedly filed patent-infringement complaints against the companies over their alleged use of its intellectual property in mobile products. Unwired Planet Charges Apple and Google With Infringing 20 Patents

Amazon Falls After Wal-Mart Plans to Stop Sellling Kindle tablets and e-readers; Apple iPhone, iPad rules

Amazon Falls After Wal-Mart Plans to Stop Sellling Kindle Businessweek By Chris Burritt and Douglas MacMillan on September 20, 2012 Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) shares declined after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the world's largest retailer, said it will stop selling Amazon's Kindle tablets and e-readers. Wal-Mart will stop selling Amazon.com Kindles Boston.com Wal-Mart drops Amazon Kindle products Washington Post - by Hayley Tsukayama Wal-Mart to stop selling Amazon's Kindle line, joining Target

San Francisco Giants’ Closer Brian Wilson Driving His Scooter To AT&T Park

Brian Wilson scooter ~ Trending Photonews Brian Wilson scooter [PHOTO], Injured San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson has become quite close with one of his newest Giant teammates, Hunter Pence ... San Francisco Giants' Closer Brian Wilson Driving His Scooter ... San Francisco Giants’ Closer Brian Wilson Driving His Scooter To AT&T Park

We've Spent Almost $6 Billion on iPhone Repairs Since 2007; More Residual Revenues for Apple

We've Spent Almost $6 Billion on iPhone Repairs Since 2007 TIME By Victor Luckerson | @VLuck | September 20, 2012 | + It may always be a mystery exactly how someone manages to drop an iPhone into a toilet, but we won't have to wonder about the financial repercussions any longer. Study: Broken iPhones cost Americans about $6B in repairs [The Record ... Businessweek Infographic: The High Cost of iPhone Repair

Shuttle Endeavour flies over SF Bay Area

Shuttle Endeavour flies over Bay Area San Francisco Chronicle This frame grab image provided by NASA TV shows space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, doing a low level flyby at the Shuttle Landing Facility in the early morning hours at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Sept. Berkeley: Look up for Space Shuttle Endeavour flyover

US federal court jury awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages for developing a chronic condition known as popcorn lung from a chemical used in flavoring microwave popcorn

Illinois company on hook for millions in 'popcorn lung' lawsuit Chicago Tribune - ‎51 minutes ago‎ DENVER -- A US federal court jury on Wednesday awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages for developing a chronic condition known as popcorn lung from a chemical used in flavoring microwave popcorn. Popcorn lung lawsuit awards millions to victim of rare disease Examiner.com Colorado man diagnosed with 'popcorn lung' CollegeNews Highly Cited:Centennial Man Wins $7M In 'Popcorn Lung' Case

HTC Windows Phone 8X vs. Nokia Lumia 920; LG Unveils New Flagship Smartphone; BB10; US judge won't lift Samsung tablet ban #Humor

HTC Windows Phone 8X vs. Nokia Lumia 920: Specs and more
CNET
HTC's freshly announced Windows Phone 8X looks eerily like the Nokia Lumia 920. We compare the two head-on. by Jessica Dolcourt Double take!

LG Unveils New Flagship Smartphone
Sci-Tech Today
Calling it a flagship phone with a competitive edge, LG Electronics is unveiling its Optimus G smartphone. The G is powered by Qualcomm's ...
Blog: LG Seeks Smartphone Bounce With Optimus G Wall Street Journal
LG and Rogers announce Canada's fastest smartphone, bringing a ... MENAFN.COM

Sci-Tech Today
BB10 smartphone images make their way to the Web
CNET
BB10 smartphone images make their way to the Web. RIM's first phone to arrive running the new BlackBerry 10 operating system has been ...

US judge won't lift Samsung tablet ban
Outcome Magazine
By AFP 09/19/2012 A judge has refused to lift a ban on US sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers as legal brawling continued between the South Korean electronics titan and Apple.

Judge rejects Samsung's bid to lift US sales ban on Galaxy tablet involved in ... Washington Post
Samsung Takes More Swipes at Apple in Latest AdNew York Times (blog)
Highly Cited:Samsung Galaxy S4 to launch in March 2013?


Forbes' richest Americans: Gates, Ellison top list, Zuckerberg falls

Forbes' richest Americans: Gates, Ellison top list, Zuckerberg falls
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a question and answer session at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, California, in this September 11, 2012
What do Mark Zuckerberg and Rupert Murdoch have in common?


Lab 126, Amazon's R&D unit, has struck a deal to occupy two big buildings in a lease that could bring more than 2,000 workers to Sunnyvale, Cupertino

Amazon research unit Lab 126 agrees to big lease that could bring Sunnyvale ...
San Jose Mercury News
SUNNYVALE -- Lab 126, Amazon's research and development unit, has struck a deal to occupy two big buildings in a lease that could bring more than 2,000 workers to Sunnyvale, city officials said Wednesday.


Did You Know That California Stores DNA For Every Child? Court to hear challenge to state's DNA sample law; Invasion of Privacy?

DNA sampling of arrestees draws skepticism in federal court hearing. By Howard Mintz.
Court to hear argument on the privacy implications of "junk" DNA databases Boing Boing
Court to hear challenge to state's DNA sample law


Samsung plans new R&D center for Silicon Valley; new 8.5 acre campus in Mountain View, Calif

Samsung plans new R&D center for Silicon Valley
ZDNet
Samsung announced this morning that its U.S. research and development center will expand and relocate to a new 8.5 acre campus in Mountain View, Calif.


Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff will soon take the stage at his company's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco

Salesforce CEO Benioff Has Lots of New Things to Launch Today
All Things Digital
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff will soon take the stage at his company's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. His remarks, and the company's announcements, will essentially set the table for the company's agenda for the next year or so.

Salesforce Adds Chatter Communities for Service, Cross Company IM #DF12CMSWire
Headed to Dreamforce? Here are your top talking points


Reviewers swoon over Apple's "flat out lovely" iPhone 5; Massive demand awaits Friday's iPhone 5 sale

Reviewers swoon over Apple's "flat out lovely" iPhone 5
By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iPhone 5 has won rave reviews from tech bloggers and other reviewers who were given the faster, slimmer and lighter smartphone ahead of its release to customers later this week, with CNET describing it as ...

Massive demand awaits Friday's iPhone 5 sale CNN
Early iPhone 5 Reviews Ring In Praise MediaPost Communications
Featured:iPhone 5 review Engadget - by Tim Stevens
Highly Cited:iPhone 5 Feature Preview YouTube
In Depth:iPhone 5 Gets Gushing Early Reviews


Apple iCloud apps updated with iOS-like notifications; How to set up iCloud services in Snow Leopard

Apple iCloud apps updated with iOS-like notifications BGR News
Apple apologises for yet another iCloud Mail outage TechWorld
How to set up iCloud services in Snow Leopard CNET


SF judge puts dog's execution on hold

SF judge puts dog's execution on hold
San Francisco Chronicle
Charlie the pit bull pup has dodged the executioner's needle. For now. Charlie was sentenced to death by euthanasia in August after he spooked and chased Stoney


The therapeutic uses of cannabis have long been a focus of research for Dr. Donald Abrams, UCSF professor and chief of hematology-oncology

Findings inspire medical pot researcher
San Francisco Chronicle
The therapeutic uses of cannabis have long been a focus of research for Dr. Donald Abrams, UCSF professor and chief of the hematology-oncology division at San Francisco General Hospital.



Bank of America's site down; Sporadic Outages; Prophet film threat made

Bank of America's site down
CNNMoney
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Bank of America's website was slow or entirely unavailable for most users on Tuesday, in an outage that the bank ...

In-Depth: QE3 Can Give a Further Boost to BofA Barron's
Bank of America website slows; Prophet film threat made Reuters
Bank of America's Website Experiencing Sporadic Outages Fox Business

Bank of America wasn't overpaid for servicing right, Fannie Mae ...
Washington Post
Fannie Mae didn't give Bank of America special consideration in agreeing to pay more than $500 million to transfer servicing of 384,000 ...
Did Fannie Mae Overpay Bank Of America For Servicing Rights? International Business Times
Fannie Mae paid BofA premium to transfer soured loans: regulator Reuters

How Does Bank of America Think About Social Impact?
Forbes
A few weeks ago, Bank of America released its second annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, and to better understand their ...


Chris Wondolowski provides San Jose Earthquakes more than stats; face the Portland Timbers

Chris Wondolowski provides San Jose Earthquakes more than stats
San Jose Mercury News
SANTA CLARA -- The record-breaking statistics have piled up this season for Earthquakes star Chris Wondolowski. But the most telling number is seven as he and his high-flying team face the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night at Buck Shaw Stadium.

San Jose still has 'work to do' against Portland


Berkeley to consider declaring Bisexual Pride Day

Bisexuals may get their day in Berkeley
San Francisco Chronicle
If one Pride celebration isn't enough for you, pack up your party hat and come to Berkeley. Berkeley on Tuesday could become what appears to be the first city in the country to proclaim a Bisexual Pride Day, separate from the LGBT events that light up ...

Berkeley to consider declaring Bisexual Pride Day San Jose Mercury News
Berkeley To Institute Bisexual Pride Day


Why the San Francisco 49ers Are Set Up for a Legendary Season; Aldon Smith involved in serious car accident before Lions game

Why the San Francisco 49ers Are Set Up for a Legendary Season
San Francisco Chronicle
Do you believe in fate? When it comes to sports, I have to say I believe in things falling in place, energy and the universe playing a role.
San Francisco 49ers: Which Remaining Games Present the Biggest Challenges?

San Jose Mercury News
Aldon Smith played (and played well) despite car-crash injury. Posted by Cam Inman on 49ers' Aldon Smith involved in serious car accident before Lions game Marin Independent-Journal
Aldon Smith involved in serious car crash Friday night


Yahoo Closes $7.6 Billion Deal With China's Alibaba Group

China's Alibaba buys back half of Yahoo's stake
Reuters
China's Alibaba Group said it bought back half the stake Yahoo Inc owned in the company for about $7.6 billion, moving closer to an initial public offering.

Yahoo and Alibaba Close Long-Sought $7.6 Bln Deal Wall Street Journal - by David Benoit Barouh
Yahoo Closes $7.6 Billion Deal With Alibaba Group


Motorola launches Intel-powered, Android RAZRi smartphone in London

Motorola's RAZRi launch is interesting - but not because of the phone
ZDNet
Summary: Motorola's newest addition to the RAZR family could mark a more concerted assault on the UK market. At the same time, it's Intel's first 'big name' handset to be announced for the UK without explicit operator support, marking a shift in ...

Motorola launches Intel-powered smartphone Reuters
Motorola unveils new smartphone in London AFP
Highly Cited:Motorola RAZR™ i with Intel Inside® and an Edge-to-Edge Display YouTube
In Depth:Motorola's first Intel-powered handset launches in UK BBC News

Android Community
Motorola's new RAZR i uses an Intel Atom 2GHz processor, not the more usual ARM-based chip. But is it any good? http://androidcommunity.com/motorola-razr-i-hands-on-with-the-2ghz-intel-android-phone-20120918/


Jeremy Lin signed a hefty contract with the Houston Rockets, still crashing on the couches of his teammates; Goodbye, Linsanity: Knicks let Lin walk

Different path, but similar stories for Lin and Parsons
Even though Jeremy Lin signed a hefty contract with the Rockets, he is still crashing on the couches of his teammates.
Houston Chronicle

Goodbye, Linsanity: Knicks let Lin walk
HOUSTON—Say goodbye to Linsanity, New York. Jeremy Lin is taking his game off Broadway—way off—to Houston after the Knicks announced Tuesday night they would not match the Rockets' three-year, $25 million offer for the restricted free agent.
Denver Post


Occupy protesters returned to the streets of San Francisco's Financial District Monday to mark the movement's first birthday

Occupy protesters snarl traffic, streetcars
San Francisco Chronicle
Hundreds of Occupy protesters returned to the streets of San Francisco's Financial District Monday to mark the movement's first birthday, but the mood was more festive than angry, and the violence that marred the past ...

Arrests mark Occupy anniversary USA TODAY
On anniversary, Occupy Chicago vows to press on Chicago Tribune
Opinion:Occupy fizzled, but made 99% a force CNN International
In Depth:More than 180 arrested at Occupy protest on one-year anniversary NBCNews.com

Justin Bale
On Occupy’s First Anniversary, We Are Still the 99 Percent, and the 1 Percent Are Still the Problem Exactly one year ago today, on September 17, 2011, activists began camping out in New York’s Zuccotti Park, the spearhead of a new movement that soon spread around the world. Known as Occupy Wall Street, and inspiring a movement that became known as the Occupy movement, the New York encampment was inspired by an Adbusters article in July,


Myanmar's Suu Kyi begins landmark US visit; Nobel laureate, milestone in her journey from prisoner

Suu Kyi's US visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar
Los Angeles Times
NEW DELHI -- Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi's first trip to the U.S. in decades starting Monday could prompt a further easing of U.S.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi begins U.S. visit Newsday
Nobel laureate Suu Kyi arrives in US, milestone in her journey from prisoner

Burma's Suu Kyi Prepares for US Visit Voice of America - ‎Sep 15, 2012‎
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is set to embark on a visit to the United States, highlighted by awards and meetings with senior U.S.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi begins landmark US visit
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a meeting with members of the Myanmar community at the Royal Festival Hall on June 22, 2012 in central London, England.


Stingy 49ers defense denies Detroit in 27-19 win; Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers, hold upper hand in matchup

Tim Kawakami: Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers, hold upper hand in matchup ...
San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO - Jim Schwartz sprinted so fast toward Jim Harbaugh that it almost looked as if Schwartz either wanted to fight him or hug him in the middle of Candlestick Park.

Video: Where 49ers stand after two games ESPN (blog)
Hasty Assumptions: San Francisco Is 'Super Bowl Good' CBS Local
Highly Cited:Handshake Gate 2012: Jim Schwartz vs. Jim Harbaugh YouTube
From Australia:Stingy 49ers defense denies Detroit in 27-19 win


Apple: iPhone 5 pre-orders topped 2 million in one day, more than double the previous record set in 2011

iPhone 5 sets sales record with 2 million on first day, says Apple
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Apple today announced that it had sold two million iPhone 5 smartphones in the first 24 hours of pre-orders last week, more than double the previous record set in 2011.

Apple: iPhone 5 pre-orders topped 2 million in one day Los Angeles Times - by Salvador Rodriguez
Apple sells 2 million new phones, sets early order record Reuters
Highly Cited:Apple iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Top 2 Million In The First 24 Hours YouTube
In Depth:Apple: iPhone 5 pre-orders topped 2M in 24 hours USA TODAY - by Jefferson Graham


Musicians Rafael Manriquez and Francisco Hererra and artists on the anniversary of the death of Victor Jara; Bernal Heights mural

Artists, Musicians and Bernal Community Residents Protest Destruction Of ...
Bay Area Indymedia
Musicians Rafael Manriquez and Francisco Hererra as well as community residents and artists joined together on the anniversary of the death of Victor Jara and in action to prevent the destruction of the Bernal Heights Victor Jara mural.


Oakland Raiders get whacked by Reggie Bush, Miami Dolphins 35-13; Missed tackles crop up again

Monte Poole: Oakland Raiders' embarrassing performance
San Jose Mercury News
No moral victories or silver linings, nothing of redeeming value. The Raiders on Sunday so thoroughly embarrassed themselves that the team photo for the day should be 45 clown suits, all of them empty.

Oakland Raiders notebook: Missed tackles crop up again Marin Independent-Journal
Oakland Raiders get whacked by Reggie Bush, Miami Dolphins 35-13


¡VivaFest! Fun times at San Jose Mexican Heritage and Mariachi Festival outside the HP Pavilion

¡VivaFest! Fun times at 21st annual San Jose Mexican Heritage and Mariachi Festival

Sounds of trumpets, guitars and violins filled the air as dancers in colorful dresses twirled on a small stage outside the HP Pavilion during a series of free performances Sunday as part of ¡VivaFest! -- also known as the 21st annual San Jose Mexican Heritage and Mariachi Festival.


Pizarro: Brandi Chastain hosting star-studded soccer game at Municipal Stadium

Pizarro: Brandi Chastain hosting star-studded soccer game at Municipal Stadium
San Jose Mercury News
Brandi Chastain takes a final lap around Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara University in Santa Clara Calif. on Saturday, October 02, 2010.


Even without Luck, Stanford a top-10 team again; has USC's #2 number again in 21-14 win; Barkley, USC come up short again

Even without Luck, Stanford a top-10 team again
San Jose Mercury News
STANFORD, Calif.—David Shaw and his Stanford players spent the past nine months telling anybody who would listen that the program had enough talent and depth without Andrew Luck to be a national power for years to come.

Stanford has USC's number again in 21-14 win San Francisco Chronicle
Barkley, USC come up short vs Stanford again


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