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Hands-on with the new Kindle (Ben Patterson) Ben Patterson - Heard about the new, smaller Kindle? My fellow tech blogger Chris Null had the scoop Wednesday night, and I was recently lucky enough to spend some hands-on time with Amazon’s lighter, pared-down e-reader. After playing with it for a few minutes, I’m pretty sure I want one. July 29, 2010 10:23 AM Obama talks race, pop culture on 'The View' (AP) AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out. July 29, 2010 10:00 AM Why You Need to Monitor and Measure Your Brand on Social Media (Mashable) Mashable - Maria Ogneva is the Director of Social Media at Attensity, a social media engagement and voice-of-customer platform that helps the social enterprise serve and collaborate with the social customer. You can follow her on Twitter at @themaria or @attensity360, or find her musings on her personal blog and her company's blog. July 29, 2010 6:20 AM Vietnam restricts online games after murder cases (AP) AP - Vietnam has banned the advertisement of online games and restricted access after several cases in which young people committed murder or robbery to get money to pay to play, an official said Thursday. July 29, 2010 4:18 AM Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks (AFP) AFP - The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data. July 28, 2010 9:03 PM Actual broadband speeds rarely as fast as advertised (Christopher Null) Christopher Null - How do you know how fast your Internet connection is? You probably just trust that your ISP is giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for and go on your merry way. July 28, 2010 8:02 PM Summary Box: Hulu Plus is TV for the iPhone, iPad (AP) AP - HULU PLUS: Hulu, the website with shows from ABC, Fox and NBC, is now available as an app for iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads and Samsung Internet-connected TVs. High-definition shows look great even on big TVs, and the iPhone version works over the cellular network. July 28, 2010 3:27 PM WikiLeaks: We don't know source of leaked data (AP) AP - WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief claims his organization doesn't know who sent it some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents, telling journalists that the Web site was set up to hide the source of its data from those who receive it. July 28, 2010 3:22 PM What's Jay-Z's state of mind over spoof? (AP) AP - An online parody of a Jay-Z hit that swaps New York's metropolis for a modest Welsh port town has won hundreds of thousands of fans, the director of the spoof said Wednesday. July 28, 2010 1:44 PM Out-of-stock Kindle may mean new version coming (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com said its best-selling Kindle device was currently out of stock, leading one Internet analyst to surmise the online retailer was poised to launch a new version. July 28, 2010 12:56 PM

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Insurance company announces move A specialist insurance company announces plans to move to new multi-million pound headquarters at Gloucester Docks. July 28, 2010 7:22 PM Insurance Regulators Seek Firm to Weigh Losses on Commercial Mortage Bonds State insurance commissioners, seeking an alternative to rating firms Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s, are seeking a company to review investment losses that carriers may suffer on about 7,500 commercial-mortgage backed securities. July 28, 2010 10:03 AM Health Insurance & Social Stigmas Prevent Proper Mental Health Care insurance coverages and now even social stigmas are preventing many Americans from receiving the proper help for mental illnesses and services. About 20 percent of residents of California report a need for mental health services, while one in 25 report serious psychological distress, researchers found. Need Health Insurance? Get a Free Quote on Coverage read more July 29, 2010 7:00 AM Insurance 4 It is prohibited to provide insurance or reinsurance to the Government of Iran, anyentities incorporated in Iran or subject to its jurisdiction, or to any entities acting on behalf of or controlled by Iranian entities (for ease of reference, we call these collectively "Iran"). July 29, 2010 1:28 AM Insurance for Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions For too long, too many Americans with pre-existing conditions were left out of the health insurance marketplace. Health insurance companies could charge these Americans more or simply refuse to cover them. But thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the health care system will no longer leave out the people who need care the most. Starting September 23, the new law makes it illegal for insurance ... July 29, 2010 8:01 AM Expert Blasts Insurance Practice As Deceptive One insurance expert says the way life insurance companies use retained-asset accounts is atrocious. Insurance expert Jeffrey Stempel offers his insight. July 29, 2010 4:25 AM Mercury Insurance Group Presents $10,000 Check to Tri-City Medical Center LA COSTA RESORT & SPA -- Mercury Insurance Group, one of California's leading automobile insurance companies and title sponsor of the Mercury Insurance Open Presented by Tri-City Medical Center, donated $10,000 to the Tri-City Hospital Foundation at a pre-tournament launch event. Â The donation â which kicked off the hospital's Triumph over Breast Cancer fundraiser â will serve as seed money for ... July 29, 2010 9:00 AM Health Insurance Industry Wins Concessions on Covering Children The health insurance industry has won a concession from the Obama administration on insurance coverage for children. July 29, 2010 8:10 AM Life Insurance Firms Profit From Death Benefits Life insurance companies boost their bottom lines by holding on to death benefits owed to families of service members and millions of other Americans, an investigation by Bloomberg Markets magazine found. Cindy Lohman, whose son was killed in Afghanistan, says she feels betrayed by his life insurance company, Prudential. July 28, 2010 10:12 AM Insurance plan for Shropshire traders’ A-boards All traders in Shropshire will have to provide public liability insurance to the value of £5 million from September if they want to display A-boards outside their premises, if a new policy is approved. July 29, 2010 4:27 AM