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Bitstrips spurs mixed reactions on Facebook

Social media users love and hate Bitstrips. Bitstrips, a new smartphone application, allowed users to create cartoon versions of themselves. Users would be able to choose from over a thousand templates to create an avatar that looks like them or the people they know.


Facebook mobile app Bitstrip fever catches on

Bitstrips, a Facebook mobile application, surged in popularity among social media users. Facebook users have been seeing cartoonish images flooding their News Feed these days.

Fukushima nuclear plant sustains no further damage from recent quake

No further damage was sustained by the Fukushima nuclear power plant from the earthquake that hit Japan's coast on Saturday.

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit Japan's east coast early Saturday morning but no immediate land damage was reported.


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Boeing has to cut production of its 747 jets because of the changing economic landscape, a report said.
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A bug in the Mac App Store gave users free downloads of some software applications. A bug in the Mac App Store had turned downloaded trial copies or illegally downloaded version of various software to free and legal copies.
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A First Tennessee Bank employee was injured in a Wednesday morning robbery. A Wednesday morning robbery at the First Tennessee Bank on East Brainerd Road injured an employee.
The US Navy sold the USS Forrestal to All Star Metals for one cent. Texas-based shipbreaker All Star Metals purchased the decommissioned USS Forrestal for one cent.
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