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Tennis Grunting Ban Backed by Maria Sharapova

The Women's Tennis Association is looking to ban grunting. If you've ever watched a heated women's tennis match then you might have heard the loud and distracting grunting by the players.

iPad Mini Release Date Likely October

Rumors on the the release and details of the new iPad Mini. The next Apple event of the year is coming: the iPad Mini. The new highly anticipated new tablet is expected to be released later this month.

iOS 6 Battery Drains Older iPhones Say Users

The new iOS 6 is draining the batteries faster on older model iPhones. Since iOS 6 has arrived it has garnered mixed reviews from users. Now people with older generation iPhones who have upgraded to the new operating system have experienced a new issue: a quicker drain on their batteries.

IKEA Removes Images of Women from Saudi Arabian Catalog

IKEA expressed regret for erasing women from their Saudi Arabi version of the catalog. IKEA recently made a decision regarding its catalog which it now regrets - putting image of women in its Saudi Arabia catalog edition.

Jimmy Hoffa Found? Soil Samples Taken from Under Michigan Home May Be Remains

Two soil samples were taken that may be the remains of Jimmy Hoffa. The search may be nearing an end to find the body of Jimmy Hoffa. Authorities in Michigan drilled under a Detroit home and took two soil samples after receiving a tip that a body was buried under a concrete slab around the time that Hoffa vanished.

Radio Comedians Make Prank Call to U.N. Chief

A pair of Canadian radio comedians said on Thursday it took them less than an hour to get U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the phone during international diplomacy's busiest week - by pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.