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[TECHNOLOGY] Apple

Apple unveils $499 iPad, bets on new device class SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated "iPad" tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price, aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60Q0BY20100127?type=globalMarketsNews

[My Opinion] TOYOTA

Toyota temporarily halts sales of eight models The carmaker took the unprecedented action because the vehicles' gas pedals can get stuck and cause unwanted acceleration. Toyota will also stop making the cars and trucks Monday. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-sales27-2010jan27,0,5888108,full.story According to press reports, the German automobile company, Volkswagen is likely to take an opportunity which may conquer the automobile field. In the bottom line, TOYOTA company seems to be frustrated by the makeshift way of management. In my personal view, I feel so sorry and sad. Whatever else might be said, TOYOTA is the main company in terms of automobile business. Success comes and gone. I hope TOYOTA will be reformed by this bitter lesson.

[INTERNATIONAL RELATION] The U.S. and Russia

t President Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Sasha and Malia, disembark from Air Force One in Moscow on July 6. President Barack Obama watches two Russian honor guards lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on July 6. President Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, walk through the Kremlin after arriving in Moscow. President Barack Obama, center left, speaks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center right, during a meeting at the Kremlin Catering workers take a photograph of President Barack Obama on a TV screen inside the Kremlin. First lady Michelle Obama meets with Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva at the Kremlin. President Barack Obama greets members of the Russian delegation prior to his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin. Souvenir matryoshka dolls, or Russian nesting dolls, painted with portraits of President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry M...
First lady Michelle Obama attends an arrival ceremony with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in Caen, France, on June 6. Fashion lovers delighted in the meeting of the most chic political spouses in the world. Bruni is a former fashion model; Michelle Obama has earned fashion diva status by promoting hip young designers and wearing accessible and affordable styles like those available at retail store J. Crew. First Ladies Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy accidentally matched outfits while attending an international ceremony to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 allied landings in Normandy, France. Michelle wore a sophisticated Michael Kors coat while Carla opted for an off-white dress by Dior. Both fashionistas accessorized with chic belts and heels. from msnbc.com