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Apple updates iPhone software to fix glitches (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc has issued a
software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection
problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from
customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday
as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device.
UK online retail sales up 11 pct in July: survey (Reuters) Reuters - Online retail sales in Britain rose by 11.3 percent in July compared to the month before as wet weather boosted online clothing sales while electrical sales also soared, a report said on Wednesday.
Google outpaces search market growth (CNET) CNET - Google's quantity searches in the United States during July surged 16 percent over the last year, cementing the company's lead at the top of the market, according to statistics released Tuesday by Nielsen Online.
Attention shoppers: Website promises best deal (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. and UK shoppers in the market for a television, dishwasher or other big ticket purchases now have a website that will alert them when the cost of an item they want drops to a target price they have set.
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Top Stories
`Boomerang' Fay maintains strength over Florida (AP)
AP - Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, maintaining strength and threatening once again to become a hurricane.
French president heads to Afghanistan after 10 troops killed (AFP)
AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew to Afghanistan early Wednesday vowing to pursue France's mission after 10 of its troops died in the deadliest attack yet on international forces there.
Speculation rife on Obama, McCain running mates (Reuters)
Reuters - Sly hints and outright guesses
fostered speculation in the U.S. vice presidential sweepstakes
on Tuesday as Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain
neared their choices of a No. 2.
Russia says troops to leave Georgia by Friday (Reuters)
Reuters - The Kremlin said its forces would pull
back from Georgia's heartland by Friday to positions set out
under a French-brokered peace plan, amid mounting Western
criticism about the slowness of the troop withdrawal.
Sports News
Richard leads White Sox over Mariners 5-0 (AP)
AP - Clayton Richard pitched six innings for his first major league win, Nick Swisher and Jim Thome homered, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 Tuesday night.
Harden fans 10, knocks in run as Cubs blank Reds (AP)
AP - Rich Harden allowed two hits in seven innings, struck out 10 and bunted in the go-ahead run for his first career RBI, leading the surging Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 Tuesday night.
Australia's Hewitt out of US tennis Open (AFP)
AFP - Australia's Lleyton Hewitt said Wednesday he had withdrawn from this month's US Open after having surgery for a nagging hip injury.