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No iPhone killer, but Droid has lots to like

Nov. 8, 2009
This business of iPhone killing is a lot harder than it looks. Putting together a package that can overtake Cupertino's magic device has proven extremely difficult, mostly because Apple has created a product that is elegant, fun to use and boasts not only a...
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iPhone kill switch unconfirmed all around

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler