PHILADELPHIA — Nnamdi Asomugha sat at his locker stall in full uniform with his head down long after the Philadelphia Eagles blew one they had in their grasp.
It’ll be a long bye week for this turnover-prone team.
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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.
If Google had to pick a device category in which it wanted Android to dominate, it would certainly be mobile phones for many reasons. Indeed, the original band of Android backers was dubbed the Open Handset Alliance. However, a strong position in tablets would not only have helped to round out the Android ecosystem, it would also have created a beachhead from which to take on Microsoft prior to the launch of its tablet strategy.
Alas for Google, sales of Android tablets have been lackluster and several PC-centric licensees — including Acer, Dell, Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba and even Android standard-bearer Samsung — are hoping to improve their standing in the tablet market with imminent products based on Windows.
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Rumors of Sprint’s $12 billion acquisition by Softbank weren’t exaggerated, they were understated: according to CNBC, the Now Network will announce a $20 billion transaction with the Japanese network on Monday, granting Softbank a 70 percent stake in the company. According to people familiar with the matter, Softbank will purchase $8 billion in shares directly from Sprint, snagging an additional $12 billion in stock at $5.25 a share from other shareholders. The Japanese firm’s payout would net Sprint $3 billion, money CNBC supposes it might use to regain control of Clearwire. Softbank’s cash may also be used to bolster Sprint’s ongoing LTE rollout, which is poised to light up in over 20 markets in the coming months. The details are said to be officially announced tomorrow morning, but we’ve reached out to Sprint for a comment in case it wants to spill the beans early.
Update: Just heard that the announcement is due at 4am Monday, so we’ll likely learn more then.
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ROSWELL, N.M. — Officials say that Felix Baumgartner has become the first skydiver to break the speed of sound.
At a news conference, Brian Utley of the International Federation of Sports Aviation said Baumgartner reached a maximum speed of 833.9 mph during his jump Sunday over the New Mexico desert.
Jenna Dewan-Tatum looked amazing at the premiere of “American Horror Story: Asylum” in Los Angeles, Calif., last night (Oct. 13).
The actress, 31, walked the red carpet at Paramount Studios in a white Reem Acra dress with an embellished see-through side that perfectly accentuated her incredible figure. Mrs. Channing Tatum is the new star of FX’s creepy series, which was created by “Glee’s” Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
Speaking of “Glee,” the show’s stars (and real-life lovebirds), Lea Michele and Cory Monteith, walked the carpet together, both in black ensembles. Michele wore an Old Hollywood-esque Armani gown, while her man looked dapper in a suit.
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Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to This Week In Apple Rumors, our regular look back at all of the week’s unconfirmed gossip, questionably-sourced reports, and blatant speculation about future Apple products from around the Web! Let’s take a look back at what the various Apple blogs and websites were excited about in the past week, from October 7 – 13. Check out our previous edition of Apple rumors here, and for all the latest you can follow me on Twitter right here.
TAMPA, Fla. — Ronde Barber has always had a knack for making the big play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The 16th-year pro intercepted a pass that nearly hit the ground after glancing off a receiver’s arm and returned it 78 yards for a touchdown Sunday, helping the Bucs stop a three-game losing streak with a 38-10 victory over the struggling Kansas City Chiefs.
Normally, if you’re thinking about what kind of weapons you can find in the kitchen, you immediately think of the knives. It turns out ladles can be formidable too. At least, they can be when they’re also guns. More »
MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins’ dysfunction took many forms Sunday, including a backward pass by Ryan Tannehill that flew out of bounds for a 7-yard loss. His offensive linemen managed to commit four penalties in a three-play span, while defensive breakdowns and replay overrules were recurring problems.
Even so, the Dolphins did enough right to hold off the St. Louis Rams, 17-14.
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TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya’s Congress elected a human rights lawyer as interim prime minister on Sunday, a week after his predecessor was sacked for failing to present a Cabinet line-up that political factions could agree on.
Ali Zidan, also a former independent congressman, won 93 votes, securing a majority of those who voted in a poll to determine the country’s leader for a transitional period of around 20 months.
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