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Published: 06/25/10

iPhone 4: Way Cool, but Is Anyone Recycling Their Old Ones?

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
iPhone 4: Way Cool, but Is Anyone Recycling Their Old Ones?

This has been quite a week for novelty and inspiration. Alongside the USA's dramatic victory over Algeria in the World Cup and the longest tennis match in history, Apple also rolled out the latest incarnation of its incredibly popular iPhone. In Japan, where the launch for the iPhone 4 began on Thursday morning, Apple's exclusive wireless carrier had sold out by early afternoon. In the United States, more than 600,000 pre-orders for the new phone crashed the system on Wednesday. One eager soul in Dallas camped out at an Apple store a full week before the launch. Some in the telecommunications ...

Published: 06/25/10

Isner Loses in 74 Minutes After Winning 11-Hour Marathon Match

By  Carl Franzen - Politics Daily
Isner Loses in 74 Minutes After Winning 11-Hour Marathon Match

After winning the match of his life, John Isner's body just couldn't take anymore punishment. The 23rd seeded American lost his second match at Wimbeldon today to unseeded Dutch player Thiemo De Bakker in just 74 minutes and 25 games-- the shortest time for the male's division at the tournament so far. The loss was a bitter one, but not unexpected, seeing as just 21 hours earlier, Isner had finally defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut after 11 hours of play in the longest tennis match in history (and much longer than many other historically long endeavors). That match--which began on ...

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