Japanese carrier faces subscriber exodus over lack of iPhone 5

T-Mobile isn’t the only carrier that’s been hurt by not having the iPhone. Reuters reports that NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest wireless carrier, saw a net loss of almost 41,000 subscribers over the last month and the iPhone is taking blame as the primary culprit. NTT DoCoMo said that last month’s subscriber loss was the first it had seen in over five years and Reuters says this happened because “users...

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Talk therapy may be a helpful supplemental treatment for people with depression who have not responded to medication, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests. Researchers found that people with depression who had not improved despite taking antidepressants were three times more likely to experience a reduction in their depression symptoms if talk therapy was added to their treatment regimen...

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Arctic Wildfire Soot Darkening Greenland Ice Sheet

The glittering, icy landscape of Greenland is being marred by soot that falls from the smoke plumes of Arctic wildfires, new satellite-based research shows. That soot darkens the surface of the ice and makes it absorb more sunlight, hastening its melt. Researchers caught what they say are the first direct images of wildfire smoke drifting over Greenland this past summer with NASA's Cloud-Aerosol...

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Why Fair Trade May Be Unfair to Shoppers

Holiday shoppers beware: Products labeled as being socially responsible are not always what they appear. In fact, often companies purposely mislead consumers about their products, one consumer expert says. Many companies recognize consumers’ increasing desire to by socially conscious products and are using it to their benefit, said Keith Brown, a sociologist at Saint Joseph's University. "Retailers...

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oday's Japan Earthquake Could Be 2011 Quake Aftershock

Was the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck today (Dec. 7) east of Sendai, Japan, in any way related to last year's enormous, 9.0 earthquake? It's too early to tell definitively, said U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geophysicist Jessica Turner, but the quake did happen in the "aftershock zone" of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake. This zone is an area on the ocean floor that the 2011 quake physically...

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Jumlah Korban Keracunan Di Garut Mencapai 54 Orang

Puluhan warga dari Kampung Kaum Lebak, Kelurahan Paminggir, Kecamatan Garut Kota, Garut, yang diduga menjadi korban keracunan makanan terus berdatangan ke Instalasi Gawat Darurat (IGD) RS dr Slamet Garut. Kepala Kelurahan Paminggir, Maman Paryaman menyatakan bahwa jumlah sementara yang sudah ditangani di ruangan IGD RSU dr Slamet Garut mencapai 54 orang. "Ini baru sementara, di IGD jumlahnya sudah...

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Rhoma Irama Hadiri Gebyar Muharam, Jl Syahdan Jakbar Macet

Rhoma Irama dijadwalkan menghadiri acara Gebyar Muharam di Jalan Syahdan, Kemanggisan, Palmerah, Jakarta Barat. Akses jalan di depan Universitas Bina Nusantara (Binus) ditutup dan mengakibatkan macet. Pantuan detikcom, Minggu (2/12/2012) terlihat sekitar ratusan orang berkumpul di acara Gebyar Muharam tersebut. Terdengar juga beberapa santri membacakan ayat-ayat Al-quran dan diikuti oleh warga yang...

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WN China Tewas Tenggelam di Dasar Kolam Vila di Bali

Seorang pria berkewarganegaraan China, Feng An (32), ditemukan tewas tenggelam disasar kolam renang Villa, Jalan Karang Mas Jimbaran, Kuta Selatan, Bali, Minggu (2/12/2012) dinihari. Belum diketahui pasti penyebab tewasnya pria ini dan masih dalam penyelidikan kepolisian. Informasi yang dihimpun menyebutkan, korban awalnya datang ke vila tersebut pada Sabtu (1/2) malam bersama tujuh orang lainnya....

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Pria Tewas Ditemukan Dekat Gerbang Tol Cikarang, Diduga Korban Tabrak Lari

Sesosok mayat laki-laki ditemukan tidak jauh dari Gerbang Tol Cikarang Utama II. Diduga pria tersebut merupakan korban tabrak lari. "Betul, tadi memang ditemukan jasad pria tewas di dekat Gerbang Tol Cikarang Utama II, tepatnya KM 30 arah Jakarta, diperkirakan korban tabrak lari," kata salah seorang petugas Jasa Marga Traffic Information Center, Toto, saat dikonfirmasi detikcom, Minggu (2/12/2012). Petugas...

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Pencapresannya Dianggap Tidak Serius, Ini Kata Rhoma Irama

Langkah Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (PKB) menjajaki Rhoma Irama sebagai calon presiden yang diusungnya dipertanyakan. Peneliti senior Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) Burhanuddin Muhtadi memandangnya tidak terlalu serius. Lalu bagaimana si Raja Dangdut menanggapi itu? "Boleh-boleh saja seperti itu. Tapi menurut anda tadi PKB ngomongnya serius apa enggak?," kata Rhoma kepada wartawan di sela acara Gebyar...

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