With faux-metal chrome sides and a polycarbonate back cover, the Note II offers a solid construction that's more durable than your typical device.

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While booksellers say they are glad to have new titles from two fan favorites, Ms. Langer at the Tattered Cover sounded a wistful note over the timing.

WSJ: Dan Brown, Khaled Hosseini in Literary Showdown

More somberly, the latest Bali bombings add a timely Asian note to our cover story in this issue.

FORBES: Indian Unease

After officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided Level Global last November as part of a sweeping investigation into insider trading, the hedge fund sent investors a note vowing that its insurance policy would cover the legal expenses.

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Mr. PAT CARNEY (Drummer, The Black Keys): I brought this tape that I'd recorded in my basement, you know, like drew a cover for the tape and, you know, wrote a note.

NPR: Keeping it Primitive with The Black Keys

Note that the story will include a reference to the August 2010 cover story about the company in Forbes.

FORBES: 60 Minutes To Profile Groupon CEO Andrew Mason

Note: This is the In Brief item I wrote for the May 23 issue of Forbes featuring a cover package with Dylan Lauren (daughter of Ralph), asking the question, Is entrepreneurial success inherited?

FORBES: Storytelling and Quantum Entanglement: Forbes Staffers, Contributors and Marketers