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 iPhone Nears China Debut 

Apple receives license from Chinese government for prototype

Aug 27, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has won a technical license from the Chinese government to operate a version of the iPhone that could work with the country’s mobile network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The approval brings the company closer to debuting its hottest product in China’s massive mobile phone market. It’... More »

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China • iPhone • Apple • competition • smartphones • handsets

(Newser) - The English entry at the recent World Sauna Championships in Finland didn’t turn in “Britain’s finest hour,” team member Tom Whipple writes for the Times of London. The premise is simple: whoever lasts longest in a brutally hot sauna wins. The Brits were at a disadvantage—... More »

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steam • competition • heat • burns • Finland • sauna • World Sauna Championships • Tom Whipple

Seacrest, Idol Alums Sorry
to See Abdul Go

Hosts, finalists Tweet their sadness over resignation

Aug 5, 09 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul’s surprise announcement that she won’t return to American Idol has disappointed fellow host Ryan Seacrest and several Idol alumni, E! Online reports.
  • "I was shocked," Seacrest said on his radio show this morning. "I'm just bummed because we've worked together for
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television • music • American Idol • competition • Ryan Seacrest • Twitter • Paula Abdul

(Newser) - The European Union's powerful competition commissioner slapped two energy companies with record fines of $1.53 billion today for cartel misbehavior. GDF Suez and E.ON, two of the world's biggest gas producers, colluded to avoid competition in French and German energy markets and drive up prices. It's the first... More »

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Germany • European Union • France • energy prices • competition • natural gas • energy markets • Neelie Kroes • fine • energy consumption • anticompetitive

 11 Make It to Spelling Bee Finals 

Week began with record 293 spellers

May 28, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(AP) - Eleven youngsters have advanced to tonight's finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee after surviving today's three semifinal rounds, which began with 41 candidates. Only five were eliminated in the first round, then 20 exited in an extremely difficult second round that knocked out some returning favorites. Among the words... More »

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children • competition • spelling bee • Scripps National Spelling Bee

 How Did Neanderthals Die? 
 We Ate Them 

New study suggests cannibalism by modern humans

May 17, 09 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anthropologists may have solved the mystery of how the Neanderthals died out. A new study suggests they were hunted and eaten by modern human beings, reports the Guardian. The controversial theory argues that a Neanderthal jaw bone shows signs of butchering similar to the techniques humans used on deer in... More »

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research articles • competition • anthropology • Neanderthals • cannibalism • early humans

 Grandparents Face 
 Bitter Foe: Other 
 Grandparents 

Jealousy games amount to big consumer spending

May 14, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baby boomers are joining the ranks of grandparents, and as usual, they want to be the best—which includes outranking other grandparents in their mutual grandchildren's affections. The competition is so fierce that it's an economic stimulus unto itself: 42% of gift spending is by grandparents, the Boston Globe... More »

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baby boomer • big gifts • competition • grandparents • consumerism

(Newser) - Michael Phelps’ suspension ended today, and the swimmer is back in the pool preparing for a tourney next week in Charlotte, the AP reports. The Olympian said he was actually unaware of the end of the 3-month ban, imposed after photos emerged of him hitting a bong. “I had... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • competition • swimming • marijuana • professional athletes

ANALYSIS

Going Public in Bear Market Is Risky Bet for Rosetta Stone

Firm could make less money due to bear market

Apr 16, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rosetta Stone, the popular language-learning software maker, holds its initial public stock offering today—a risky move in a bear market, Jennifer Collins reports for Marketplace. Rosetta Stone’s profit has quadrupled since 2007, but it could make twice as much by waiting. It’s possible Rosetta needs cash now,... More »

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competition • IPO • software • stock • language • Rosetta Stone • foreign languages

(Newser) - A British math whiz plans to roll out a revolutionary search engine this year, but that doesn't mean Google is doomed, Saul Hansell writes in the New York Times. “Google is a company,” while the search engine "is a technology," Hansell writes, responding to a... More »

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technology • Google • Internet • business • competition • search engine • Wolfram Alpha


 Snowshoes Go to the Races  

National competition tomorrow in Oregon

Mar 7, 09 8:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 1.7 million North Americans go snowshoeing yearly—but only 150 of them are likely to compete in tomorrow's ninth annual National Snowshoe Championships in Oregon, the Wall Street Journal reports. Running on top of the snow can be a slog, but for some, it’s a passion. “... More »

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sports • race • competition • snow • snowshoe

(AP) - An old Sussex spaniel taught dogdom a new trick. At 10, Stump became the oldest best-in-show winner ever at the Westminster Kennel Club tonight. A nearly full crowd at Madison Square Garden cheered loudly when judge Sari Tietjen pointed to the new champion. Perhaps the fans knew Stump's back story—... More »

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competition • Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show • dog

GPA, Personal Essay, SATs ... and Sabotage?

Anonymous smear letters on the rise, say admissions officers

Oct 20, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - With competition for college admissions ever rising, some students are aiming to get ahead by trashing their rivals. Admission officials around the US have reported receiving newspaper clippings, references to Facebook pages, and, in one case, a letter written in crayon pointing out other applicants' false claims or unseemly behavior.... More »

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college admissions • University of Chicago • competition • Notre Dame • sabotage • Harvard • colleges and universities • admissions officers

opinion

What Happened to the Simple 'Thank You'?

From Nobel laureates to politicians, we're a world of ingrates

Oct 11, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Nobel Prize doesn’t always elicit the most noble appreciation from recipients, notes Meghan Daum, who gently chides Japanese physicist Toshihide Maskawa for calling the prize "mundane" this week. “It seems that old-fashioned graciousness is now considered yawningly mundane,” Daum writes in the Los Angeles Times.... More »

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competition • Nobel Prize • Sarah Palin

China Tops US With More High-Speed Lines

Nation's rise in broadband technology 'a major milestone'

Sep 27, 08 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - China's broadband network is now bigger than America's, InformationWeek reports. In fact the Asian nation has the planet's biggest high-speed network—which "means a lot more for building a modern, hi-tech economy" than China's spacewalk yesterday, one expert said. "This is a major milestone for China." More »

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China • technology • broadband Internet • United States • competition • growth • regulation • telecommunications

Sporting Farmers Plow for Glory in Europe

Europeans dominate at world championship you didn't know existed

Aug 29, 08 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Earlier this month, a high-stakes amateur athletics competition, complete with come-from-behind upset victories and confusing rules, captivated audiences. It wasn’t the Olympics, but it’s as close as most farmboys will get, the Wall Street Journal reports: The World Plowing Championships, held in Grafenegg, Austria, doled out gold to... More »

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agriculture • competition

 Mix Masters Stir it Up
 in Cocktail Contest

Four special drinks, one judge and lots of jitters

Jul 27, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bartending is a serious business—just ask the four finalists at the US Bartenders’ Guild National Cocktail Competition held in Chicago this year. All four "mixologists" suffered stage fright while preparing their signature drinks for the judge, reports Gourmet. Despite sweating buckets, Las Vegas native Anthony Alba took... More »

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Chicago • drink • competition • lifestyle • cocktails • gourmet • USBG

 Foreign Investment in Iraq Up 

American firms may miss early opportunities

Jun 17, 08 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - European and Asian investors are taking advantage of the recently stabilized Iraqi business climate, USA Today reports. US firms still regard Iraq as too dangerous to invest in, but that attitude may cost them the best opportunities. The firms “who are getting in on the ground floor are not... More »

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Iraq • business • competition • America • foreign investment • investment firm • investment

 FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation of Intel

Smaller rival AMD has long accused it of unfair practices

Jun 6, 08 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FTC has opened a formal investigation of Intel over allegations of monopolistic business practices, the Wall Street Journal reports. The world's biggest semiconductor company, which denies any wrongdoing, received a subpoena this week. Intel also learned that it faces a $25.4 million antitrust fine from South Korea, even... More »

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South Korea • Intel • antitrust • competition • FTC • monopoly • Advanced Micro Devices • microprocessors • monopolistic practices

 Google Readies Defense 
 of Yahoo Ad Deal 

Efficiencies outweigh anti-competition issues, giant says; critics not so sure

May 22, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - An advertising deal between Google and Yahoo is certain to stir the Justice Department’s antitrust division into action, no matter what the two do to address concerns, experts anticipating a partnership between the two Internet leaders tell the New York Times. Google says a deal would simply be a... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • antitrust • search engine marketing • competition • Eric Schmidt

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