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Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2011, 2:42 am

Apple to sell unlocked iPhone 4 for $649; iCloud mirroring some MobileMe web services

When it arrives this fall, the free service will replace many of MobileMe's existing services, store App Store, iTunes and iBookstore purchases and offer seamless backups of iOS devices. Apple will also offer an iTunes Match service for $24.99 that will ... (Source: Apple Insider 2011-06-14T02:23:08Z)

Obama Unveils Plan to Train U.S. Engineers

They'll offer incentives to students to finish their degrees and help universities pay for their engineering programs.  He also said companies will double the number of summer internships they offer. The president also announced what he called the "better ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-14T00:35:45Z)

Google JV Applied For Online Mapping License, Chinese Official Says

A Google spokeswoman declined to comment, referring to Google's statement from March that it is "in discussions with the government about how we could offer a maps product in China." Google last year moved its China-based search engine to Hong Kong amid ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2011-06-14T09:25:28Z)

Rick Smith on fast track to be named Hamilton County Schools superintendent

"We need to move on with our school system and get this behind us." In May, the board voted 6-3 to offer Scales roughly $300,000 in salary and benefits to leave a year before his contract was set to expire. In 2006, when Scales was hired, Smith was ... (Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press 2011-06-14T08:35:22Z)

Cristiano Ronaldo says he's staying at Real Madrid amid rumors of an offer from Man City

MADRID — Cristiano Ronaldo says he will not leave Real Madrid amid rumors of Manchester City trying to lure the Portugal forward back to England with a huge contract. Ronaldo told Spanish radio Cadena Cope on Tuesday that "I am not going. I give you my ... (Source: Washington Post 2011-06-14T08:35:22Z)

BOJ boosts loans for growth sectors, affirms recovery

To encourage banks to extend longer-term loans, the BOJ will offer them two-year loans and allow them to be rolled over once, meaning banks can borrow from the BOJ for up to four years. The BOJ hopes the new credit line will help boost asset-based lending ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-14T09:04:00Z)

Libya: The land of make believe

Turkey's offer of "guarantees" for him, presumably against persecution, seems empty, particularly in light of the ICC's declared intention to indict him of war crimes. The example of Nigeria, which went back on similar guarantees to former Liberian ... (Source: Asia Times 2011-06-14T08:49:41Z)

China food costs push inflation to 5.5 pct in May

China's inflation rose to its highest level in nearly three years in May, thanks largely to stubbornly high food prices, adding to economic and social strains that have fanned recent protests. The 5.5 percent rise in the consumer price index reported ... (Source: Santa Maria Times 2011-06-14T08:49:41Z)

China rebukes US over South China Sea disputes

BEIJING—China has criticized the U.S. over a senator's call for multilateral negotiations to resolve festering territorial disputes in the South China. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei says only those countries with territorial claims in the vast ... (Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel 2011-06-14T08:06:44Z)

Obama pushes creation of jobs

The trip gives him a chance to offer a counterbalance to what is sure to be a sustained attack on his economic and other policies during the nationally televised GOP debate. From Durham he was heading to Miami to speak at three Democratic National ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2011-06-14T08:49:41Z)

Unlocked iPhone 4 Coming this Week? Sounds Good to Me

However, AT&T's prepaid plans do not offer much financial advantage over contract plans: It would cost you $60 for unlimited talk and text , and $.01 for each 5KB (yes, kilobytes) of data. On $75 prepaid plans, you get 200MB of data and unlimited calls and texts. (Source: PC World 2011-06-14T08:28:12Z)

Clinton Presses Africans to Abandon Authoritarian Rulers, Singling Out Qaddafi

According to an American diplomat, Mr. Bashir agreed to withdraw his forces from the Abyei area before July 9, but the offer was heavily conditioned and no final agreement was announced. Mrs. Clinton, on a five-day, three-country visit focused on trade and ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-14T00:50:04Z)

City, UIC cops search for home invader

UIC officials didn't offer a description of the man's clothing. Harrison Area detectives will conduct a follow-up investigation, aided by officers from a joint Chicago police/UIC police robbery task force, officials said. The home invasion comes weeks ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2011-06-14T08:49:41Z)

NHTSA chief skeptical of Google's driverless vehicles

Google has touted its research program that has seen vehicles driven from its Mountain View campus to its Santa Monica office and onto Hollywood Boulevard. "They've driven down Lombard Street, crossed the Golden Gate bridge, navigated the Pacific Coast ... (Source: Detroit News 2011-06-13T22:55:32Z)

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