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North Korea vows no softening despite new leader (AP)

PYONGYANG, North Korea ? North Korea warned the world Friday there would be no softening of its position toward South Korea's government after Kim Jong Il's death as Pyongyang strengthened his son and heir's authority with a new title: Great Leader.

North Korea's powerful National Defense Commission said that the country would never deal with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, a conservative who stopped a no-strings-attached aid policy toward the North in 2008.

The stern message also said North Korea was uniting around Kim Jong Un, referring to him for the first time with the title Great Leader ? previously used for his father ? in a clear message of continuity. It was the latest incremental step in a burgeoning personality cult around the son following the Dec. 17 death of Kim Jong Il.

The younger Kim on Thursday was pronounced Supreme Leader of the ruling party, military and people at a massive public gathering on the final day of official mourning for his father.

The top levels of government appear to have rallied around Kim Jong Un, who is in his late 20s, in the wake of his father's death. Still, given his inexperience and age, there are questions outside North Korea about his leadership of a nation engaged in delicate negotiations over its nuclear program and grappling with decades of economic hardship and chronic food shortages.

"We declare solemnly and confidently that the foolish politicians around the world, including the puppet group in South Korea, should not expect any change from us," the National Defense Commission said. "We will never deal with the traitor group of Lee Myung-bak."

In a bellicose voice, a female news anchor for state TV read the National Defense Commission statement, saying the "evil misdeeds" of the Lee administration reached a peak when it prevented South Koreans from visiting North Korea to pay respects to Kim Jong Il, except for two delegations led by a former first lady and a business leader, both of whose husbands had ties to North Korea.

North Korea had said foreign official delegations would not be allowed at the funeral but that it would welcome any South Koreans who wanted to travel to pay respects to Kim.

"Even though we lost Kim Jong Il, we have the dear respected Kim Jong Un," Kang Chol Bok, a 28-year-old officer of the Korean People's Internal Security Forces, told The Associated Press. "We will turn our profound sorrow into strength and courage."

The North's statement is a warning for Seoul not to take the new leadership lightly, said Koh Yu-hwan, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Dongguk University.

"It is also raising the stakes in case the South wants better relations so Pyongyang can extract greater concessions" during any later talks, Koh said. He added that it's "too early to say the North is dashing hopes for reforms."

While blasting the South's leader, the North also offered a bit of hope for improved ties with the South, saying it "will continue to push hard toward the path of improved relations."

But it added that any better ties won't be "based on the deceitful ploys South Korea is employing by mixing 'toughness' and 'flexibility.'" Seoul has signaled a change in its approach toward Pyongyang in recent months, saying it will be more flexible in dealing with the North.

South Korea's Unification Ministry will maintain its North Korea policy and not react to every statement out of Pyongyang, according to a ministry official who declined to be identified citing the sensitivity of the relations between the countries.

On Thursday, a somber Kim Jong Un stood with his head bowed at the Grand People's Study House, overlooking Kim Il Sung Square, named for his grandfather, who founded modern North Korea. A huge crowd of mourners gathered below.

Kim Jong Un was flanked by top party and military officials, including Kim Jong Il's younger sister, Kim Kyong Hui, and her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who are expected to serve as mentors of their young nephew.

"The father's plan is being implemented," Ralph Cossa, president of Pacific Forum CSIS, a Hawaii-based think tank, said of the transfer of power. "All of these guys have a vested interest in the system and a vested interest in demonstrating stability. The last thing they want to do is create havoc."

Titles are important in North Korea and part of the myth-building surrounding the Kim family legacy.

Kim Il Sung, the country's first and only president, retains the title Eternal President even after his death.

Kim Jong Il held three main positions: chairman of the National Defense Commission, general secretary of the Workers' Party and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army. According to the constitution, his position as chairman of the National Defense Commission made him Supreme Leader of North Korea.

Kim Jong Un was made a four-star general last year and appointed a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party. Since his father's death, North Korean officials and state media have given him a series of new titles: Great Successor, Supreme Leader and now Great Leader.

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Associated Press writers Foster Klug, Scott McDonald and Sam Kim in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report. Follow AP's North Korea coverage at twitter.com/APklug and twitter.com/samkim_ap.

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O'Neal leads Celts to 1st win, 96-85 over Pistons

Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo, center, drives between Greg Monroe, left, and Brandon Knight (7) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. The Celtics won 96-85. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo, center, drives between Greg Monroe, left, and Brandon Knight (7) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. The Celtics won 96-85. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Detroit Pistons' Austin Daye (5) shoots over Boston Celtics' Greg Stiemsma (54) in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Boston Celtics' Brandon Bass, center, passes behind Detroit Pistons' Austin Daye (5) as Pistons' Jason Maxiell, left, looks on in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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BOSTON (AP) ? Jermaine O'Neal scored 19 points as he and the Boston Celtics ended a dismal start to their season with a 96-85 win in their home opener over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

O'Neal, who played passively in totaling just eight points in the first three games, all losses, was aggressive throughout. He had 10 points in the first half, which ended with Boston on top 50-43. Then he scored seven in the third quarter when the Celtics outscored the Pistons 36-21 to take an 86-64 lead.

The closest the Pistons came after that was the 11-point final margin.

Ray Allen and Brandon Bass added 17 points apiece for Boston and Paul Pierce had 12 in his debut after being sidelined with a bruised right heel. O'Neal, injured much of last season, his first with the Celtics, had seven rebounds.

Greg Monroe had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Austin Daye scored 11 for Detroit, which fell to 0-3.

Boston opened an 11-game stretch in which nine are at home.

The Celtics haven't started a season 0-4 since 1969-70 and were 0-3 for the first time since 2006-07. Their defense this season had been poor until Friday night, when they held the Pistons to 43 percent shooting. And their offense was on target, as they hit 52 percent of their field-goal attempts and all 19 free throws.

Allen opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer and Pierce hit two more in the first four minutes of the period, building the lead to 61-47. Bass ended the period with a jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer.

Detroit made a brief run, outscoring Boston 9-2 to close the gap to 90-76 with 6:24 left in the game. Then Allen hit two free throws, Kevin Garnett sank a jumper and O'Neal connected from the top of the key for the Celtics' last basket. It gave them a 96-76 lead with 3:57 to go.

The Celtics had gone ahead to stay on Allen's 20-footer that made it 17-15 with 4:24 left in the first quarter. They took their biggest lead of the half, 38-26, on two free throws by Pierce with 6:22 remaining.

Notes: Pistons starting guard Rodney Stuckey made just one of 11 shots and finished with three points and seven assists. ... New Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine watched from a front-row, baseline seat. Patriots wide receivers Deion Branch and Julian Edelman, safety Patrick Chung and running back Stevan Ridley also were in the crowd.... Celtics backup forward Chris Wilcox missed his second straight game with a bruised left shoulder. Coach Doc Rivers said he could return on Sunday at the Washington Wizards.

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Leaked memo details Verizon's $2 fee for paying your bill; autodraft or ACH the only way out

A couple of years back, AT&T offered select customers a $25 prepaid MasterCard to switch their billing over to autodraft. Soon, Verizon Wireless will be following Sprint's footsteps and charging you for every month that you aren't using that very system. Tactical differences aside, the leaked memo shown above details what has to be one of the most consumer-unfriendly policy changes since the carrier boosted its early termination fee for "advanced devices." Effective January 15th, any customer that opts to pay their wireless bill online or over the phone will be charged an extra $2 each month, and the only way to sidestep it is to sign up for AutoPay or to pay by electronic check, where there's no credit card fee passed on to the carrier.

For those unaware, AutoPay automatically drafts the most recent amount from either a linked checking / savings account or a credit card on file, and while we can understand VZW's desire to better control when it's getting paid, charging customers to make it happen is just downright ludicrous. Here's a thought, Verizon: enforce stricter penalties on late payments, or just offer those that shift to AutoPay a small discount for going out of their way to make your life a little easier. Or, you know, for all those hours that your network has been down during the holidays.

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Website says it's cooperating in trunk-death probe (AP)

DETROIT ? A website that posts sex-related ads says it's cooperating with Detroit police in the investigation of four women found dead in car trunks, including three who promoted their services online.

Backpage.com says in a statement Tuesday that it reached out to police with "detailed information" about ads that a suspect may have posted on numerous websites. The company says that the investigation is expanding to involve at least 30 different ads on multiple websites.

Detroit police didn't immediately comment.

Since Dec. 19, the bodies of four women have been found in car trunks just blocks apart in Detroit. Police Chief Ralph Godbee is not calling them serial killings, although their online ads on Backpage are a common thread.

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NY Rep. King: Iraq releases 3 security contractors (AP)

NEW YORK ? Three security contractors including two Americans were released by Iraqi Army forces Tuesday after they were held for more than two weeks, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security announced as he demanded a full report on the episode.

Republican Peter King identified the men as Army veteran Alex Antiohos of West Babylon, N.Y., National Guardsman Jonas March of Savannah, Georgia and Kevin Fisher of Fiji.

King said they were working for a security firm when Iraqi Ministry of Defense officials rejected paperwork prepared on their behalf by the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and began holding them on Dec. 9.

The men weren't charged with any crimes and King said it appeared that the men were not injured.

He said Antiohos, who lives on Long Island, spoke to his wife Tuesday evening, and he was expected to be home later this week.

"She said he seems to be doing well," he said.

King said they were released after efforts by his office, the State Department, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, the Defense Department and the White House.

He said he will demand answers from the Iraqis as well from U.S. authorities about how the incident was handled after they learned about the men.

"We're going to have thousands of contractors over there, including many Americans. Can the Iraqis just take them off the street and hold them? This is a terrible precedent. We have to get to the bottom of this," he said.

The New York congressman said he was concerned that U.S. military authorities had not been notified by the U.S. embassy that the men were being held and that embassy representatives had not visited the men when he learned about it from Antiohos' wife last week.

"We have to find out if there could have been better coordination between all the agencies to make sure something like this doesn't happen again," King said.

U.S. troops completed a full withdrawal this month after nearly nine years of war.

"This should be a bit of a wake-up call as to whether the situation really is deteriorating in Iraq," he added. "Iraq was supposed to be an ally. We liberated Iraq. Yet they hold these men for 18 days. ... It's inexcusable that they were treated this way by a supposed ally."

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President Obama Enjoys the Calm Before the Storm (ABC News)

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Romney, Perry slap at Paul on Iran (AP)

MUSCATINE, Iowa ? Mitt Romney and Rick Perry on Wednesday assailed Republican presidential rival Ron Paul for saying the U.S. has no business bombing Iran to keep it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, drawing a sharp contrast with their rising rival as he returned to Iowa to campaign before the lead-off caucuses.

"One of the people running for president thinks it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon," Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, said in this eastern Iowa city in response to a question from the audience. "I don't."

It was the first time Romney has challenged Paul directly since the Texas congressman jumped in polls. Neither Romney nor Perry, the Texas governor, named Paul, but the target was clear.

"You don't have to vote for a candidate who will allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Because America will be next," Perry said in Urbandale, reiterating a line of argument from a day earlier.

"I'm here to say: You have a choice," Perry added.

As if in rebuttal, Paul's campaign launched a new television ad describing him as "principled, incorruptible, guided by faith and principle" and the man to restore the economy. "Politicians who supported bailouts and mandates, serial hypocrites and flip floppers can't clean up the mess," it says as photos of Newt Gingrich and Romney appear on screen.

The stepped-up criticism of Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican, comes as surveys show he's in contention to win Tuesday's caucuses.

In recent days, conservative opponents including Perry and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann have increased their criticism of Paul on social issues, foreign affairs and inflammatory comments in his decades-old newsletter. By tearing him down, they hope voters will give their campaigns another, closer look after a season marked by candidates who have risen quickly in public standing only to fall back down.

Gingrich, whose slide in surveys over the past week has come as Paul has risen, said Tuesday he couldn't vote for Paul if he were to become the GOP nominee and called his views "totally outside the mainstream of every decent American" during an interview with CNN.

Gingrich, the former House speaker, began Wednesday, the second day of his Iowa bus tour with a speech to about 200 people in the atrium of the Southbridge Mall in Mason City. He plugged his support for supply-side economics favored by President Ronald Reagan.

Gingrich said the primary is giving voters a "choice between a populist supply side approach ... and a much more timid Washington-centered approach that will not create jobs."

Bachmann, who was on the 86th stop of her tour of Iowa's 99 counties, criticized both of her rivals from Texas. She accused Perry of spending "27 years as a political insider." He was a Texas legislator and agriculture commissioner before becoming governor in 2001.

Bachmann said Paul would be "dangerous as president" because of his hands-off views on national security.

Paul, for his part, was meeting with supporters near Des Moines, his first visit to the state since before the campaigns went dark for the Christmas holiday. He planned a series of events over the next two days as he looked to take advantage of a burst of momentum.

A conservative, Paul commands strong allegiance from his supporters but appears to have little potential to expand his appeal and emerge as a serious challenger for the nomination. Yet he could complicate other candidates' pathway to the nomination.

His opponents were spreading out across the state to woo potential caucus-goers, many of whom are still undecided amid a flood of television and radio ads.

In Independence, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum mingled with 25 people at a diner and touted his plan to give a tax break to businesses that bring their operations back to the United States.

He told diners: "Things are going great, we've got momentum." He began airing a new radio ad Wednesday that promotes his hardline opposition to abortion and describes him as a "father of seven, a home-schooler and a devoted husband for 21 years."

Romney kicked off a three-day bus tour in the eastern edge of the state, in Muscatine, and shook hands with an overflow crowd at Elly's Tea and Coffee House. The line to get in stretched into the street.

Beginning the day, Romney told Fox News Channel that he was only joking Monday when he criticized Gingrich's failure to earn a spot on the Virginia ballot as something out of the sitcom "I Love Lucy."

"I hope the speaker understands that was humor, and I'm happy to tell my humorous anecdote to him face to face," Romney said.

Gingrich on Tuesday challenged Romney to make the "I Love Lucy" comparison to Gingrich's face.

Perry, looking to recapture the enthusiasm that greeted his entry into the race in August, railed against Washington and Wall Street insiders as he met with conservatives for breakfast near Des Moines.

"Why should you settle for less than an authentic conservative who will fight for your views and your values without apologies?" he asked, delivering the core rationale for his candidacy.

The packed crowd of conservatives in Urbandale applauded as he pledged to champion a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget, secure the border within a year and crack down on illegal immigration. He also said he would bring his faith with him into the Oval Office, a nod to the Christian conservatives who have strong sway in the nominating process.

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Elliott reported from Urbandale. Associated Press writers Mike Glover in Independence, Brian Bakst in Creston, Shannon McCaffrey in Mason City and Charles Babington in Des Moines contributed to this report.

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Set Up and Get to Know Your New Android Phone [Merrychristmahanukwanzaakkah]

Sweet robotic joy?you just unwrapped an Android phone and, man, is it shiny. Here are our suggestions for apps to grab, settings to tweak, and really nifty things you can do with your Google-powered mini-computer.

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We'll run through some of the most helpful Android coverage on Lifehacker that still applies to modern Android phones (pre-Ice Cream Sandwich, since the Galaxy Nexus is the only device that has it at this point) in this article. If you wanted a deeper read on everything to discover in your Android, check out Lifehacker alum Kevin Purdy's book, The Complete Android Guide, a paperback and ebook that explores Android in-depth. The Guide is also available as a free wiki at this site (click "Browse the book"), where you can also grab a free print-and-fold PDF template with a list of 10 things to do right away on your Android phone.

That said, on to the stuff you want to know about what your rather awesome new phone can do:

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Before you start playing around and getting used to how things work, why don't you do two quick things: set up a Wi-Fi connection, then update your phone's built-in applications. They're likely newer than the versions you have on your just-opened phone, and some of the upgrades are intense.

To connect to Wi-Fi, hit your phone's Menu button (the button with either three parallel lines, or the four boxes), choose Settings from the menu that pops up, then pick Wireless & networks. Check to enable Wi-Fi on the next screen, then hit the Wi-Fi settings menu below it. Pick out your home router name (or your relatives'), enter a password if necessary, and now have some fun.

Some apps you'll want to check for updates. Open the Market app from your list of applications (press the grid-like, bottom-middle on-screen button to get there), then head to the Downloads section (press Menu if you don't see it). If you don't see "Update" under these apps, you may have to search them out to download the newer version.

• Google Maps: Google Maps is everywhere. Seriously - in addition to offering you free turn-by-turn navigation, Google Maps can help you with walking directions, public transit to your destination, and it even offers maps of indoor places like airports so you can find your way around. You might also pick up some "splinter" apps, like Places and Latitude.
• Gmail: Picked up Priority Inbox support and a better compose/reply system not too long ago.
• Voice Actions/Search: It not only controls your phone with your voice, but can send SMS messages, navigate you to your destination, place calls, find nearby businesses, and more as you talk to it. It's one of our favorite Siri-like options for Android, and stay tuned, Voice Actions may become much more powerful in the very near future.
• Google+: We love Google+, and think it's great for a lot of things even if (and especially if) your friends may not be on it. Consider it a fresh start, compared to some of those other social networks. The Android app is gorgeous, and once you're all signed up and set up, don't forget to add Lifehacker to your circles!
• Google Music: Just opened its doors to the masses with tons of tracks and label support for those interested in buying music, and tons of cloud storage for your uploaded tracks and your purchased tracks, all for free, and all accessible on your Android phone.
• Google Currents: Google's recently released magazine-style newsreader looks great, hooks into Google Reader to help you add your favorite blogs, and offers featured and curated content in a variety of categories to help you stay up to date on what's going on in the world, news in subject areas you're interested in, and then share interesting reads with your friends.
• Set up Google Voice(mail): If you're intrigued by Google Voice, Google's one-number service with free SMS and other perks, an Android is probably the best phone to have. But even if you don't want to get a new number and send texts through the web, you can use Google Voice as your voicemail provider while keeping your number. Activate the Voice app on your phone, and it can take care of your phone's configuration to send your voicemail to Google, transcribe it, archive it, and let it be managed like email on your phone. If you're an SMS fanatic, the app has been recently updated to support multi-recipient texting and voicemail pre-fetching, so no more getting a voicemail in Google Voice and only being notified on your Android phone hours later.

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Android apps? Oh, we've got a few to recommend.

First up is our Lifehacker Pack for Android, where we picked out our favorite apps for communicating, being productive, viewing media, and otherwise getting the most use out of Android.

Also, every week, in the Lifehacker App Directory series, we highlight the best Android apps in select categories. You can roll back through our Android-only picks using the Android App Directory tag. If you're keeping tabs on all of the things iOS has to offer, never fear?for every feature in iOS 5, there's a way to get the same functionality in Android and then some, thanks to some great third-party apps.

Finally, if you got your Android phone this holiday but need a little help with what to install, check out our Android App Gift Guide, or list of Android apps that we think are life-changing enough that we're not only willing to pay for them, we're willing to give them as gifts and consider them must-haves.

Start Syncing Your Music, Videos, and Pictures

Your Android doesn't need a USB cable to play or sync music on your desktop computer?though it can work that way, if that's more your speed. But setting up Wi-Fi syncing, and internet streaming, for your Android is so simple, you might never need to cord-hunt again when you want to switch up your playlist.

• How to Sync Android with Windows as Seamlessly as an iPhone
  Speaking of easy, Whitson walked us through the process of syncing our Android phones with your Windows systems quickly and easily in a way that's repeatable without a ton of hassle.
• How Can I Get an iTunes-Like Experience For My Android Phone?
  If you're coming to Android from an iPod, iPod Touch, or iPhone, you may be wishing there were a way to just plug-in your Android device and sync all of your media, music, and podcasts. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to do it, and we're happy to show you how.
• Flickr Introduces Android App, Releases Photo Sessions Feature for Browsing Photos with Friends
  Flickr finally released an Android app not too long ago, so if you're an avid user of one of the web's most popular photo sharing services, you can finally snap pictures and automatically upload them to your Flickr account, manage albums, and view your friends' photos as well. If you're not fan of Flickr, head over to Google+ and Picasa?Google+ users get virtually unlimited storage for photos, and instant uploads thanks to the Google+ Android app.
• How to Set Up Your Android for Automated Wi-Fi Syncing with DoubleTwist
  When this is set up-and, really, it only takes about 15 minutes, much less if you've already connected AirSync-you'll have a computer and phone that "check in" with each other regularly over Wi-Fi. No cables needed, and you don't have to click the Sync button.
• Winamp for Android Updates, Now Syncs with Macs Wirelessly
  If DoubleTwist isn't right for you, try Winamp for Android?it syncs with Macs and Windows PCs over USB or wirelessly, syncs iTunes playlists, and is overall and excellent music player for Android. We've mentioned it before, and it still whips the llama's a**.

Troubleshoot the Tricky Stuff

Not to say Android phones aren't all fun and games, but some aspects aren't quite so obvious to newcomers. Here are some tips on some of the finer points we've covered?

Photo by Clive Darr.

• How to Upgrade to a New Android Phone and Take Everything With You
  If your new Android device is a replacement for an old one, taking your data with you is easy. We show you how.
• How to Set Up a Fully Automated App and Settings Backup on Android
  Once you get your Android device all set up and to your liking, don't let tragedy happen to you. Make sure you make sure your phone is regularly backed up so you don't have to worry about your data. Your Android phone is a mini-computer that has a lot of precious information on it, and keeping it safe is easy and takes only a few minutes to set up.
• How to Fix Installation Unsuccessful Errors In The Android Market
  If you're busy installing apps from the Market or updating the apps you already have installed and suddenly one install or another starts failing, you may have no idea why. Here's how to fix it.
• How Do I Fix My Bricked Android Phone?
  One of the first things many of you may do with a brand new Android phone is root it and possibly install a new ROM. If that process doesn't go very well and you wind up with a brand new hunk of plastic and metal on your desk that's completely unresponsive, all may not be lost! There are plenty of ways to approach a so-called "bricked" phone that may bring it back to life.
• How Do I Convert Video for my Android Phone?
  Converting videos for the iPod is so easy in iTunes, but I can't seem to get videos to play on my Android device. How can I convert videos so that they'll play in the native Android video player?
• What Should I Do When My Android Runs Out of Space for Apps?
  I love trying out and using Android apps, but my phone warns me that it's "Low on space." How can that be, with 8 GB inside and a huge microSD card in place? How can I fix it?
• Android Task Killers Explained: What They Do and Why You Shouldn't Use Them
  Android task killers improve your phone's performance while also boosting battery life-or at least that's the much-debated promise. Here's a look at how task killers actually work, when you should (or shouldn't) use them, and what you can do instead.
• How to Keep Track of Your Cellphone Data Usage
  Just as many smartphones added tethering support and enough great features that we wanted to use the hell out of our data plans, many carriers are moving to metered plans. Here's how to monitor your usage and avoid overage fees.

Expand Your Phone's Capabilities

Beyond apps and tweaks, you can make your phone do some really neat things. Things like tell you where it is if it's lost or stolen. Things like transcribe your voicemail. Things like send a text back to your wife to let her know you're driving, not just callously ignoring her calls.

• The Always Up-To-Date Guide to Rooting Any Android Phone
  We recently updated our Android rooting guide to include lots of Gingerbread-friendly options and tools for newer devices on the market now. One of the best things you can do to extend the functionality of your Android device is root it, and we're happy to show you how.
• How to Turn Your Android or iPhone into a Portable Retro Game Arcade
  iOS users don't have to have all of the gaming fun?with a little work and a couple of apps, you can turn your Android device into a retro game arcade, capable of playing some of your favorite classic titles anywhere you go. Here's how to get started.
• Turn Your Android Phone into a Personal Trainer
  Work off those pounds you put on thanks to the Thanksgiving turkey and the Christmas ham with your shiny new Android phone. There are plenty of apps to help you get the most out of your workouts at home, at the gym, or outside, keep track of your progress, and meet your health and weight loss goals. Here's how to turn that new phone into a pocket gym you can take with you anywhere.
• How to Find the Right Android Keyboard For You
  Before you go too far with your Android phone, you may want to do something about the stock Android keyboard. There's nothing wrong with it, specifically, but there are some much better options out there that can make using your device easier and more fun.
• Do Android Antivirus Apps Actually Do Anything?
  If you've been hearing all about Android malware and you're worried you'll need an antivirus or anti-malware app on your Android phone, read this first before you install one.
• How to Turn Your Tablet Into an Awesome Productivity-Boosting Second Screen
  If you have an Android tablet, it doesn't have to just be an entertainment, social, and media device. It can be a great productivity booster as well, and you can do real work on it. Here's how.
• Five Best Mobile Price Comparison Apps
  Your Android phone can make sure you always get the best price when you're out and about shopping, either for presents for other people, or for more toys for yourself. Install one of these apps to make sure you're always looking at a bargain when you're in a store or shopping online.
• How to Break Down the Barrier Between Your Android and Computer
  Your Android is supposed to keep you instantly connected to your digital life. It can do that, but it needs some help. These best-of-class applications make sending files, syncing music, swapping web sites, and other phone-computer hook-ups so much easier.
• How to Track and (Potentially) Recover Your Stolen Laptop or Android with Prey
  There are obvious reasons to like Prey. Chief among them, it's free to use for up to three devices of any kind, from computers running Windows, Mac, or Linux to Android devices. But that wouldn't mean anything if the tracking Prey provided wasn't really solid. It's not fool-proof, especially if the thief wants to entirely wipe your computer or phone, but if that's not the case, it gives you a fighting chance.
• How to Turn Your Android Phone into a Fully-Automated Superphone
  What if your phone automatically went silent when you step into the movie theater? Texted your significant other when you finished your long commute? Or automatically turned down the volume when a particularly loud friend called? It can; here's how.

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Rose ascenseurs Bulls en NBA Lakers plus opener | saclongchamp Derrick Rose a marqu? le panier de feu vert avec 4,8 secondes restantesque les Chicago Bulls ont affich? leurs ouverture de la saison remporter le jour de No?l par les superbes les Los Angeles Lakers 88-87.Alors que Rose ? condition que la touche sac longchamp de marqueur de finition, son co?quipier Luol Deng a donn? les Bulls l??tincelle au quatri?me trimestreils ont besoin pour revenir de l?arri?re ? l?avant d?une foule de 18 997 au Staples Center Arena, dimanche.?Nous avons montr? combat?, dit Rose. ?Nous ne voulons pas ?tre dans une situation comme ?a, mais nous avons r?ussi.?Deng a marqu? neuf points dans le quart de finale et a intercept? unepasse de Kobe Bryant, puis s?est rapidement le ballon ? Rose qui a conduit ? la corbeille avant de tirer et drainant un peu ? une main lob.Bryant avait alors une chance de mettre les sac longchamp pas cher Lakers de retour devant mais son cavalier de en ?troite a ?t? bloqu? par Deng au buzzer.?Je voulais le foule, il n?a pas eu un tir en suspension?, dit M. Dengd?arr?ter M. Bryant.R?gnant Ligue MVP Rose a termin? avec 22 points et cinq passes et Deng avait 21 points pour les Bulls qui ont longchamp pliage
d?m?nag? ? 7-7 dans leurs 14 derniers ouvre la saison.?C?est juste quelque chose que je suis habitu? ? faire si je vais ? ma droite. Ils m?ont laiss? aller ? ma main droite et voil? comment il se leva,? a d?clar? Rose du coup gagnant.Bryant, qui joue avec un poignet band? pour prot?ger un tendon d?chir?,marqu? d?un jeu haute de 28 points et http://www.saclongchampsac-fr.com/
Pau Gasol a eu 14 points pour les Lakers qui ont un dossier de 36-16 ouvre la saison de leur histoire.Mais les Bulls ont maintenant pris les c?t?s ?les deux derni?res rencontresapr?s avoir d?pos? sept derniers aux Lakers.Les Lakers sont l?une des franchises les plus ?tages de la NBA, mais ils entrent dans la saison avec beaucoup d?incertitude, la plus grande pr?occupation ?tant l?absence du l?gendaire entra?neur Phil Jackson qui prend sa retraite avec 11 bagues de championnat.

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Dell Vostro 1520 Notebook nVidia NB9M-GS Display Driver A00 for Windows 7

Install

1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop labeled R228571.exe.
2.The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or
unzip to C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R228571. Write down this path so the executable (I.e.
Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3.The Self-Extractor window appears.
4.Click OK.
5.After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor
window is still open, close it.
6.Click the Start button and then click Run.
7.Type C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R228571 in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8.Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Do not forget to check with our site as often as possible in order to stay updated on the latest drivers, software and games.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed a wrong driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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Reds trade Wood, 2 others, to Cubs for Marshall

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By DAN SEWELL

updated 7:21 p.m. ET Dec. 23, 2011

CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds acquired left-handed reliever Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs on Friday for young lefty starter Travis Wood and two other players.

It was the second time in a week that the Reds gave up several prospects for pitching help. They earlier sent four players, including Edinson Volquez, to San Diego for starter Mat Latos.

The 29-year-old, 6-foot-7 Marshall was 6-6 with a 2.26 ERA last season. He had five saves. The Reds have been in talks to try to re-sign closer Francisco Cordero, who became a free agent after last season.

"Sean has been one of the best and most durable relievers in baseball the last couple of seasons," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said in a statement.

The 24-year-old Wood made 35 starts for the Reds over two seasons. He finished 6-6 with a 4.84 ERA in 2011, with a stint in Triple-A after struggling early in the year.

The Cubs also get 24-year-old outfielder Dave Sappelt, who batted .243 in 38 games with the Reds, and 19-year-old infield prospect Ronald Torreyes, who batted .356 in 67 games for Class-A Dayton.

"Twenty-four-year old left-handed starters who have already had success in the big leagues don't grow on trees," Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. "We had to give up a great relief pitcher in Sean Marshall and someone we were proud to call a Cub, but we think to acquire Wood and the two young guys, it was worth doing."

Wood made 17 starts for the Reds in 2010, going 5-4 with a 3.51 ERA. He took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies before giving up a double to Carlos Ruiz, and left after finishing the ninth with the game scoreless.

Wood began last season in the Reds' starting rotation, made 10 starts for Louisville, then returned to Cincinnati. He also had four relief appearances for Cincinnati.

"He had a little bit of a down year last year, a little bit of a sophomore slump, but we still think all the ingredients are there to make him an excellent starting pitcher in the big leagues and you tend to not be able to get guys like that after their strong rookie years," Epstein said. "But sometimes you have a chance to get them after they take a little bit of their lumps on the learning curve."

Wood said he relied too heavily on his cutter last season and "lost the ability to really stick that four-seam (fastball) in there." His control was off, but he also sees a shot at redemption in Chicago.

"I think it's a great opportunity for me," he said. "The Reds do have a lot of depth in their rotation. ... Hopefully, I can get to Chicago and make a difference."

Besides the addition of Latos, the Reds return starting pitchers Johnny Cueto, Mike Leake, Homer Bailey and Bronson Arroyo. Aroldis Chapman, a left-handed reliever in his first two seasons, is also a possible starter next season.

In another move, Cincinnati claimed reliever Josh Judy off waivers from Cleveland. The 25-year-old right-hander pitched in 12 games over four stints with the Indians last season, with no record and a 7.70 ERA. He was 6-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 23 saves at Triple-A Columbus.

Epstein said the Cubs could still use some more starting pitchers in their farm system and at the major league level. He also said they're weighing ace Matt Garza's trade value versus locking him into a long-term deal. The right-hander was tendered a contract last week and is eligible for arbitration.

"It's hard to find top-of-the-rotation-type guys, so if you have them and there's a way to keep them around, I think that's always compelling for the club," Epstein said. "Now, that said, we're in a mode where we have to listen on everybody. If there's a way to improve the long-term outlook for this club in a significant manner, then we just can't look past opportunities like that. We're not in a situation where we have to do anything with Garza, but generally, we're in the business right now of taking our short-term assets and turning them into long-term assets."

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AP sports writer Andrew Seligman in Chicago contributed to this report.

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It's a story as old as, well, 8-bit video gaming itself: man creates robots, 99 percent go rogue, the other 1 percent valiantly fights back and future world order is (temporarily) restored. Sound familiar? It should if you've logged any time with Mega Man X, Capcom's mega-popular series from console gaming's halcyon days. That SNES classic has just been ported over to iOS and is now available on the App Store for your thumb-smashing amusement. At $5 it's certainly cheaper than that other recent 16-bit retread, though nowhere near as awesomely epic.

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Texas men trade same Christmas card for decades

WHITEHOUSE, Texas (AP) ? A Christmas card that crisscrossed the country as part of an old joke between two Texas men will rest this holiday for the first time in 61 years.

Acker Hanks mailed the card to his former neighbor Lee Kelley in 1950. Kelley, a prankster, mailed it back a year later.

The two continued sending the card back and forth, and when Kelley died, his widow mailed the tattered message for over a decade. Last year, it returned to Hanks unread. He believes Kelley's widow moved to a nursing home.

A list of dates and places in the worn card documents its journey. Hanks plans to frame it.

"I always looked forward to getting the card," he told the Tyler Morning Telegraph (http://bit.ly/vbaPyB). "I don't think it'll ever leave me now."

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Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance (AP)

Skip to navigation ? Skip to content ? By The Associated Press The Associated Press ? Thu?Dec?22, 12:12?pm?ET

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has dropped to 3.91 percent, a record low, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Here's a look at rates for fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages over the past 52 weeks.

Current week's average Last week's average 52-week high 52-week low

30-year fixed 3.91 3.94 5.05 3.91

15-year fixed 3.21 3.21 4.29 3.21

5-year adjustable 2.85 2.86 3.92 2.85

1-year adjustable 2.77 2.81 3.40 2.77

All values are in percentage points.

Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

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