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RIM has confirmed some unfortunate but not surprising news that its current lineup of BlackBerry handsets will not be getting the upgrade to Blackberry 10 shown yesterday for the first time.

Fad romance! It seems the talented New Yorker never saw her "Vampire Diaries" boyfriend of 10 months as anything more than a fun LoveGame, particularly as he was so narcissistic.

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A company can go too far in adding a marketing angle to an altruistic gesture. Microsoft tweeted it was donating $100,000 to victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami: $1 per retweet.

This is a white leaf beetle trying to climb on a flower stem... The "cute face" is almost like the ones in Disney animated movies... I am sure they took inspiration from these beetles.

Families' mortgages are often now worth more than their homes, which has some pretty deleterious effects on the housing market.

Retailers from Gap to Urban Outfitters are already struggling to persuade consumers to pay full-price for clothes. Now it turns out, many of their younger customers prefer trading T-shirts, jeans and dresses among themselves.

Recruiter Phil Sheridan assesses episode seven of The Apprentice 2012 candidates from an employer's point of view. The power of persuasion. It can make or break someone’s career.

When we have papers to write and exams to study for, we inevitably spend hours giggling on #whatshouldwecallme... Sharon Wu gives more productive ways to procrastinate that use as much time but bring in a little more reward.

Anthony Pisano rents a narrow store front in lower Manhattan which he calls home, filled to the brim with photos and curious bric-a-brac. He often leaves his door open so passers-by can come in and "satisfy their curiosity."