Under Armour unveils its Nike FuelBand-killer

An Under Armour trainer demonstrating the Armour 39 system. (Credit:Roger Cheng/CNET)Under Armour is prepared to jump into the heavily contested field of fitness monitoring with its Armour 39 system.Armour 39 consists of a sensor-equipped strap worn around the chest; it includes a sleeve for a "bug," which acts as a computer in storing and moving fitness data to the cloud via Bluetooth. Users can...

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"Gunfight" in Delaware courthouse kills 3

Updated 2:04 p.m. ET WILMINGTON, Del. Three people died Monday morning in a shooting at a courthouse in Delaware, including the shooter, authorities said. Delaware State Police Sgt. Paul Shavack confirmed three people died in the shooting at the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington. He said the suspected gunman and two women are dead. The city's mayor said one of the women killed was the shooter's...

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Benedict XVI First Pope to Resign in 600 Years

Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented announcement today that he will resign Feb. 28 brings to a close one of the shortest papacies in history, for which the pontiff will leave a legacy as a leader with views in line with church tradition, but also as one who worked during a controversial reign to advance religious links cross the globe.The pope's decision, which he announced in...

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Pope's sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church including his closest advisers on Monday when he announced he would stand down in the first papal abdication in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to run the Church through a period of major crisis. Church officials tried to relay a climate of calm confidence in the running of a 2,000-year-old...

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NKorea withdraws from nuclear test site: report

SEOUL: North Korea has pulled manpower and equipment out of its nuclear test site, a report said Monday, which cited the move as a possible sign of an imminent blast.South Korea's Yonhap news agency said that Seoul has been keeping close watch on the underground Punggye-ri nuclear test site, as no movement of manpower and equipment has been observed there since Friday.The agency quoted...

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Google sells Nexus 4 wireless charger for $60

For $50, you can get your Nexus 4 wireless charging on.(Credit:Google)Months after Google began selling the LG-made Nexus 4 Android 4.2 smartphone, it (finally) has a wireless charger to offer as well.The charging accessory, available in the Google Play store, resembles a sheared-off Nexus Q and costs $59.99.I personally think this is a hefty sticker price for an add-on that's long been underscored...

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Paterno Family Fights 'Rush to Injustice'

The Paterno family is fighting to restore the legacy of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, flatly denying the allegations in the report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh that the legendary coach was complicit in a coverup of child sexual abuse by a former assistant coach."The Critique of the Freeh Report: The Rush to Injustice Regarding Joe Paterno," the report prepared...

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Gunbattle rocks Gao after rebels surprise French, Malians

GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Islamist insurgents launched a surprise raid in the heart of the Malian town of Gao on Sunday, battling French and local troops in a blow to efforts to secure Mali's recaptured north. Local residents hid in their homes or crouched behind walls as the crackle of gunfire from running street battles resounded through the sandy streets and mud-brick houses of the ancient...

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Jordan king seeks 'consensus' on PM

AMMAN: King Abdullah II on Sunday told newly elected MPs that he seeks to reach "consensus" with them before naming a prime minister, and hailed the "historic transformation" towards parliamentary government in Jordan."We will start... this new approach by consulting over the government's formation with the lower house and parliamentary blocs as they take shape, in order to reach consensus...

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Bang With Professionals goes out with a whimper

It was all over before it even began. So sad.(Credit:Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)There is a sudden trend for casually obtained sex.By "casually," I mean effortlessly, entirely without trying or even seeming to try.The New York Times noticed it, describing how contemporary dating in New York is little more than the booking of an appointment.Then along came "Bang with Friends," a site that,...

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