Because it's so hot right now, Apple is able to take a go-it-alone approach to product releases, summoning the world's tech media to the Bay Area for press conferences that focus only on its new products and bottom line.

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Which brings me to my point: All this WAP hype, for now, is starting to look a lot like hot air, mostly because it's being quickly leapfrogged by next-generation technology.

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California, the birthplace of biotech and home to granddaddy Genentech in South San Francisco and Southern California big shot Amgen, made it onto FierceBiotech's hot spot list because of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

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California, the birthplace of biotech and home to granddaddy Genentech (nyse: DNA - news - people ) in South San Francisco and Southern California big shot Amgen (nasdaq: AMGN - news - people ), made it onto FierceBiotech's hot spot list because of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

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In Texas, the Fort Worth suburb of Southlake banned fracking during the hot summer months because it drains the town's water supply.

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EA's net income slumped 40%, partly because it was late contributing games to the hot new Wii.

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Indeed, it's good to be the hot-chocolate man in one of these festivals because everyone loves you.

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It's also pretty clear that the only reason I ordered the Hot Mess is because my wife isn't here to give me a hard time about it.

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