Are Apple, Google and Facebook Natural Monopolies?
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | They may not be the power company, but you won't find too many threats to their dominance. All three are not only at the top of their game, they have few, if any, competitors. And the law helps keep newbies out of the market. 100-Year-Old Keeps Sharp With Gaming Science suggests new experiences protect aging brain.
  Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany
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AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies. Water World: New 'Super-Earth' Found Scientists report they have found an exoplanet -- a world orbiting a distant star, 22 light-years away -- that they call the best candidate yet to be the right temperature for liquid water and, perhaps, life. It is labeled GJ 667Cc, and it is located in the constellation Scorpio.
  Watch: Facebook Prepares for IPO The Internet giant is expected to file the required paperwork to go public.
  Photos: A Rabbit Gets Acupuncture A two-faced cat, an elephant who need an eye doctor, a Malayian sun bear with a ten-inch tongue, and other strange cases from the animal kingdom.
 
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