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Bolivia bans all circus animals

Use of wild and domestic animals have been banned in Bolivia, the first law of its kind anywhere in the world, say animal welfare activists Bolivia has enacted what animal rights activists are calling the world's first ban on all animals in circuses. A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian ban includes domestic animals as well

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iPhone can be hacked and taken over by a single malicious text message

A “serious memory corruption bug” in the iPhone can make it vulnerable to being taken over by a single specially-crafted text message, security researchers showed today. So if you get a text message that consists of a square on your iPhone – perhaps you should worry.

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Steve Jobs — Big Man on Campus … Again

Steve Jobs is back to an Apple a day — and we’ve got the proof.TMZ obtained this photo of the Apple co-founder leaving company headquarters in Cuperino, California around 3:00 PM today. It’s the first time we’ve seen Jobs back in action since … Permalink

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Is China finally ready for the iPhone?

According to a translation by Engadget Mobile , it appears the iPhone may finally be headed to China, after years of negotiations. The translation, from China’s national news agency, says that massive mobile carrier China Unicom has locked down an exclusive contract with Apple that will last until 2012. There were not much other details available, and the rumor has not been confirmed by Apple, but it appears the phone will be fully compatible with 3G networks in China.

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Iron Man 2 Photos: First Look at Tony Stark and More

Earlier this month, we gave readers a glimpse at Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2 . Now, we’ve uncovered many more still images from the movie likely to be 2010’s biggest box office hit.

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Photos of Madonna’s Biceps Freaking Peeps Out

Music icon Madonna is renowned for her fitness and figure despite passing the half-century mark. But she may just be taking her workouts a bit too seriously.

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Chris Brown and Rihanna: NYC Near Miss #2!

Either Chris Brown and Rihanna have been sneaking around and trying to keep things on the down low, or New York City is a much smaller place than we thought. A day after staying at the same hotel , supposedly without knowledge of the other’s presence, Rihanna went out to dinner at Cipriani in the Big Apple on Tuesday.

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Labels hope Apple’s ‘Cocktail’ will boost album sales

According to the Financial Times , Apple and the Big 4 record labels are setting new plans in action in an effort to increase digital sales of full albums, which they believe have fallen to the wayside while individual song downloads grow exponentially. The project, dubbed ‘Cocktail’ , is a joint venture between Apple, EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and UMG , and sources say the labels hope to have it up and running by September. The plan is to offer interactive features with music digital albums, such as photos, lyrics, wallpapers, that can be viewed outside of iTunes .

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Apple’s rumored ‘Mac Tablet’ augurs the next phase of the Netbook craze

Today, the Financial Times reported that Apple is planning to release a tablet computer as soon as this September.

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Spotify headed to iPhone

Spotify , the music streaming service, has announced it will be bringing its first ever mobile app within the next month, to the Apple App Store . The application is currently waiting approval from Apple to be placed in the store.

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