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Lightning Round: MGM, AMD and More

Source: CNBC | Jun 18 2013, 5:49pm CDT

Are you ready skeedaddy???!!! It's time for the Lightning Round. Cramer makes the call on viewer favorites. Applied Materials (AMAT): I think of this stock as a stealth solar play, said Cramer. Personally, I think if ...

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6 hours ago

Mother and daughter struck by lightning

Source: Ninemsn | Jun 18 2013, 5:34pm CDT

June 19, 2013: A woman in Russia, her baby and her 6-year-old daughter are in a serious condition after being struck by a lightning bolt that was captured on camera. A driver's dashcam has captured the moment a Russian mother and her daughter were ...

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"It's amazing how fast that happens ... Thank God nobody got hurt."

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7 hours ago

Torrential rain, flooding, lightning create mess in MetroWest

Source: Boston Channel.com | Jun 18 2013, 4:58pm CDT

Severe storms pushing through the greater Boston area Tuesday afternoon caused flash flooding, and may have sparked small fires in two homes from lightning strikes. The views expressed are not those of this site, this sta ...

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8 hours ago

College World Series: Pat Casey, after practice, on thunder, lightning, pitching and winning (video)

Source: Oregon Live | Jun 18 2013, 3:58pm CDT

Your weather is now set to . You can change this setting at any time. Your weather is set to . You can change the location at any time. Casey talked about the team's senior leaders and their influence on the way to the championship tournament. Beav ...

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8 hours ago

Soundfreaq Sound Step Lightning merges Lightning, Bluetooth support

Source: MacNN | Jun 18 2013, 3:49pm CDT

Soundfreaq has announced the Sound Step Lightning, a new speaker dock. The unit takes its name from a Lightning port compatible with the latest generation of Apple mobile devices. Significantly, though, it also accept ...

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BeatzGaming: Video Game Preview: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII The Epic Finale

Source: N4G | Jun 18 2013, 2:46pm CDT

I'm actually looking forward to this game more after replaying the XIII series. I just wish Noel and/or Serah had been the main characters here instead of Lightning. I think both of them are much better characters than she i ...

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9 hours ago

iHome debuts three Lightning-equipped FM alarm docks

Source: Electronista | Jun 18 2013, 2:18pm CDT

Top-end iDL100 docks two Lightning devices at once Peripheral maker iHome has announced three new FM radio alarm docks, all equipped with Lightning docks for later-generation Apple devices. The standard mode ...

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11 hours ago

MSI GTX 770 Lightning 2GB

Source: [H]ard | OCP | Jun 18 2013, 12:36pm CDT

The video card is on the test bench at techPowerUP! today. For comparison purposes, you can see our evaluation here. MSI's GeForce GTX 770 Lightning uses a completely re-engineered PCB design with a large dual-fan cooler. The card is also overclocked ...

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12 hours ago

Rumors: Lecavalier a buyout target for Lightning?

Source: CBS Sports | Jun 18 2013, 12:08pm CDT

Vincent Lecavalier is on the books through 2020 for the Bolts. (USATSI) As the offseason is rapidly approaching, there is an addition this year to the usual two-step of the draft and free agency. That's the amnesty buyout period. In that conversat ...

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12 hours ago

New Apple patents granted, covering multitouch, iPhone 5 and Lightning

Source: iPhone Download Blog | Jun 18 2013, 11:50am CDT

Among the nearly 40 Apple patents granted today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are ones covering multi-touch technology, as well as designs for the iPhone 5 and the Lightning connector. The widest-ranging group ...

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12 hours ago

Ottawa jazz singer struck by lightning to perform Friday

Source: CBC News | Jun 18 2013, 11:46am CDT

Kellylee Evans is known for her smooth voice and songs that cover the likes of Nina Simone and other jazz greats. (CBC Music) A local jazz singer scheduled to perform at the Ottawa Jazz Festival is recovering at home after her house was stru ...

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12 hours ago

Lightning or wind damaged slate roof on Portsmouth City Hall

Source: SeacoastOnline.com | Jun 18 2013, 11:28am CDT

Firefighters went to City Hall on Tuesday morning to assess damage to the roof caused by Monday's storm.Elizabeth Dinan photo/NFS PORTSMOUTH — A fast-moving hail, rain and wind storm that tumbled tree limbs and flooded neighborhoods Monday afternoon ...

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32 weeks ago

Lightning-MicroUSB Adapter Lands In US

Nov 2 2012, 6:56pm CDT | by Mark Raby

After first launching in Europe

Apple customers who hate the company's new and unnecessarily proprietary power adapter can now use the same microUSB plugs they have come to know and love. An adapter that converts the Lightning plug into something that is compatible with microUSB is now available in the US.

The adapter was first released in Europe, but not because Apple wants things to be user-friendly. It was mandated by law; the European Union requires devices like the iPhone 5 and iPad 4 to be compatible with microUSB.

And apparently, because Apple already made it the company decided it may as well start selling it in the US as well. So the adapter is now available in North America for $19.

There had been unofficial third-party plugs that offered the same kind of power conversion, so it makes sense that Apple should get some sort of money from that market as well.

In other words, you basically have to spend an extra $19 to get your new Apple devices to function like every other one of your electronic devices.

Apple is the king of proprietary technology. Unlike virtually every other company that has conformed to universal standards, the company insists on making its customers use its own specific cables, adapters, and formats.

The official adapter is being sold on Apple's online store, and is currently available to ship in one to three business days.

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