SAO PAULO — Rafael Nadal beat David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-3 in the Brazil Open final on Sunday, winning his first title since returning from a seven-month layoff to treat his left knee.
Nadal thrust his arms into the air and pumped his fist after a long ball by Nalbandian made him the champion of the indoor clay-court tournament for the second time. The Spaniard also won the event in 2005.
Apple launches a new ad campaign that simultaneously boosts their iPad’s brand image while attacking every other tablet out there. Their new ad campaign features both the iPad and iPad Mini, but the main focus is the “300,000 apps” that are available and optimized for Apple’s tablets. Apple highlights that there is an app out there for every type of consumer, and they have been made to take full advantage of the screen real estate on both iPads.
The first category of apps they feature is titled ‘Ear Opening’ and is meant to be aimed at music lovers. Whether it’s apps to view your favorite music videos, make your own music, or play a variety of music games, it’s all available and optimized for the iPad. The second section is titled ‘Elementary’ and it represents the educational apps in the app store. Not only is it great for teaching kids, but there are several titles that are helpful for adults as well. The ‘Well Versed’ section showcases the literature apps that should enhance both your mind and your vocabulary, and it also features apps that help you read music notes as well. Finally, the last section, titled ‘Mind Watering’, displays all of the apps that appeal to artists or those who love art in general.
300,000 apps optimized for iPads is definitely an impressive feature on Apple’s part. But not only that, Apple’s App Store in general, both apps for the iPhone and iPad, total over 775,000 titles. Apps for the iPad have gone a long way since the launch of the iPad 2, when Steve Jobs made it very apparent how well the iPad tablets compared to its Android competitors. At the time, the iPad had over 65,000 apps optimized for it, while the Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets only had about 17. And while both tablet app stores have increased in the number of apps optimized for their bigger screens, the iPad is still way ahead of Android.
Another thing brought up by many Android tablet users (and Android haters) is that many of Android’s apps are just stretched to fit the screens of their Android tablets. They also say that the Google Play store search engine could have a better search feature for tablet apps. While the app stretching may not be a big deal for those with a 7-inch tablet, those with a 10-inch tablet definitely notice the difference. Google’s Android tablets have a long ways to go in catching up to the iPad’s capabilities.
[via AppleInsider]
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On Sunday, Bob Schieffer blamed “Washington ineptitude” for the deep sequester cuts scheduled to take effect on March 1.
The Budget Control Act tasked stipulated Congress with finding up to $1.5 trillion in savings. Its failure to do so would trigger “sequestration,” or automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion from defense and other programs on March 1. Democrats in the House and the Senate have recently introduced bills to replace ten months of sequestration cuts.
Otherwise, millions of dollars in cuts will be made to airport security, the FBI, border patrol, hurricane relief and more — “all of which would probably cause a recession,” Schieffer lamented on Sunday. He blasted lawmakers’ “blundering effort” and called the cuts “Washington’s own doing” in a monologue on “Face the Nation.”
In a historic move, Pope Benedict XVI resigned this week, the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years. With plenty of attention focused on the Holy Father and the Vatican, here’s a photo of religious and world leader born Joseph Ratzinger:
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By Joel Corry, National Football Post
Although most of the attention will focus on Joe Flacco’s negotiations, there are three other quarterbacks (Tony Romo, Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford) represented by Creative Artists Agency that could have a dramatic effect on the quarterback salary landscape during the offseason.
Tom Condon, who is one of the NFL’s most prominent agents, probably understands the top of the quarterback market better than NFL teams because he represents Drew Brees, Eli Manning and Peyton Manning. Ryan and Stafford are also his clients. Another relatively inexperienced CAA agent is listed as Romo’s representative, but his negotiations should also have the benefit of Condon’s expertise. Here’s a look at each of the three situations.
John Mayer put a ring on Katy Perry’s finger – just not the kind you might expect.
After the couple was photographed leaving Vincenti, an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, on Valentine’s Day, Perry was spotted wearing a ruby on her ring finger, leaving many to ask if Mayer, 35, had popped the question.
HOUSTON — LeBron James is in the midst of a titanic run where he’s causing people to lose their breath and for some, their minds as well.
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Michael Jordan turned 50 today, and while His Airness has been out of the game for a while, we’re still looking for his replacement among the NBA’s stars past and present. Jordan won six titles despite a one-year hiatus from baseball during his prime years. He represented a persona bigger than the game itself: “Is it the shoes?!” He was to basketball as Ali was to boxing: perfection.
After all, we’re talking about a guy who averaged 37 points a game during one season, the same guy who shot 50 percent or better five years in a row, and yeah, the same guy who once recorded ten triple-doubles … in eleven games. MJ has been retired for a decade now, and you’d think that we’d stop looking for his heir apparent, because there is only one Mike.
With that in mind, here is a look at the top eight guys who have come closest to 23 or resembled his playing style the most.
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