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New Twitter Apps Released For iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet

1 Comments | Posted February 21, 2012 | 02/21/12 06:59 PM ET

New versions of Twitter's mobile apps are coming in to land on a device near you.

On Tuesday, the official Twitter Blog announced upgrades for the microblog's apps for Android devices, including the Kindle Fire and certain Nook tablets, as well as on Apple's iOS devices.

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Kim Dotcom Bail Granted: Megaupload Founder Not Flight Risk, New Zealand Judge Rules (UPDATE)

78 Comments | Posted February 21, 2012 | 02/21/12 05:00 PM ET

After a month behind bars, Kim Dotcom, founder of recently shuttered cloud-based content locker service Megaupload, has been granted bail by a New Zealand judge.

The New Zealand Herald reported the news around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, local time.

The Megaupload website was seized on January 19...

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ABC iPad Factory Tour: 'Nightline' Teases Glimpse Into Foxconn Facility (VIDEO)

280 Comments | Posted February 20, 2012 | 02/20/12 11:03 AM ET

On Tuesday 21 at 11:35 p.m. (EST), ABC's Nightline will offer viewers an exclusive look at factory floors inside China's massive electronics manufacturing company Foxconn, where lines of silent workers speedily assemble Apple's hugely popular iDevices.

Host Bil Wier explores what he calls a "hidden corner of our world" and...

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Tim Cook Talks Apple TV At Goldman Sachs Technology Conference

163 Comments | Posted February 14, 2012 | 02/14/12 05:46 PM ET

Did Apple's CEO just hint at the possibility of the fabled iTV coming to market?

Taking the stage at the annual Glodman Sachs Technology Confernece, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke ambiguously about the future of the Apple TV product and indicated that Apple may be exploring an even more...

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Watch The Top 9 YouTube Videos Of The Week

19 Comments | Posted February 11, 2012 | 02/11/12 09:53 AM ET

If you're looking to see the most popular YouTube videos of the week, look no further.

Once again, we're bringing you the week's most-watched videos, hot off the charts via YouTube Trends, a feature launched by YouTube that aggregates the site's video stats and draws upon "the wisdom...

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Kim Jong Un Death Rumor Explodes On Twitter, Weibo (UPDATE)

103 Comments | Posted February 10, 2012 | 02/10/12 12:41 PM ET

UPDATE 2: A senior U.S. official told CNN on Friday that there is no evidence that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was assassinated in Beijing, China. "With that society you can never be 100% sure, but we just don't see any evidence of it," the unnamed official...
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Apple Market Cap Now Worth More Than Google And Microsoft Together

1149 Comments | Posted February 9, 2012 | 02/09/12 01:32 PM ET

Apple, Inc. is on fire.

The Cupertino-based company's stock soared past $490 per share on Thursday and is now hovering around $495.

Shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, the company's market cap was valued at $461 billion, according to Google Finance. This makes Apple slightly bigger than...

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Amazon, Viacom Announce New Streaming Content Partnership For Prime Instant Video

234 Comments | Posted February 8, 2012 | 02/08/12 09:28 AM ET

Amazon.com is expanding its selection of streaming video offerings for premium subscribers.

On Wednesday, the online retail giant announced a new content partnership with Viacom that will add around 2,000 titles to the catalogue currently offered under the Amazon Prime Instant Video streaming service.

Amazon will give...

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John Gibson, Netflix Canada User, Hit With $11,000 Bill

595 Comments | Posted February 6, 2012 | 02/06/12 04:05 PM ET

One Canada resident was shocked when he saw a mobile bill in excess of $10,000 after he let his grandchildren stream several Netflix movies during a family vacation.

As originally reported by CBC News Saskatchewan, John Gibson and his family recently went on vacation to Phoenix, Arizona....

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Watch The Top 9 YouTube Videos Of The Week

15 Comments | Posted February 4, 2012 | 02/04/12 03:40 PM ET

If you're looking to see the most popular YouTube videos of the week, look no further.

Once again, we're bringing you the week's most-watched videos, hot off the charts via YouTube Trends, a feature launched by YouTube that aggregates the site's video stats and draws upon "the wisdom...

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Steve Appleton Dead: Micron CEO Dies In Plane Crash (UPDATE)

657 Comments | Posted February 3, 2012 | 02/03/12 02:15 PM ET

Steve Appleton, Chairman and CEO of Micron Technology, Inc., died in a small plane crash on Friday, according to a statement released by the company's board of directors.

Appleton was 51 years old.

From the board's statement: "Our hearts go out to his wife, Dalynn,...

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Facebook Files S-1 For $5 Billion IPO

672 Comments | Posted February 1, 2012 | 02/01/12 04:52 PM ET

Facebook on Wednesday filed its S-1 form with the SEC for an Initial Public Offering.

The company is seeking to raise $5 billion.

You can check out the S-1 here.

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has also penned a letter outlining...

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Jon Stewart Mocks Google+ On 'The Daily Show' (VIDEO)

88 Comments | Posted February 1, 2012 | 02/01/12 11:57 AM ET

As Facebook prepares to file for its IPO, the debate rages on about whether or not Google's relatively young social network can ever catch up.

The discussion has even made its way to the airwaves, catching time on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." On...

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Amazon Q4 2011: Net Income Falls 58 Percent, Kindle Sales Soar

55 Comments | Posted January 31, 2012 | 01/31/12 04:12 PM ET

Amazon Inc. has announced its earnings from the last quarter of 2011.

According to a press release, net sales increased to $17.43 billion, a 35 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2010.

Net income for Q4 2011 decreased 58 percent to $177 million, or $0.38...

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Watch The Top 9 YouTube Videos Of The Week

9 Comments | Posted January 27, 2012 | 01/27/12 06:21 PM ET

If you're looking to see the most popular YouTube videos of the week, look no further.

Once again, we're bringing you the week's most-watched videos, hot off the charts via YouTube Trends, a feature launched by YouTube that aggregates the site's video stats and draws upon "the wisdom...

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Google Ad Preferences Thinks It Knows Who You Are, What You Search (PICTURE)

227 Comments | Posted January 27, 2012 | 01/27/12 01:26 PM ET

Here's a fun one.

There's an option in your Google account that displays your Ad Preferences page, which lets you see who Google thinks you are and what you're interested in.

If you're an avid Googler, then you probably use the search engine many times a day...

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Netflix Kills Plan For Video Game Rentals

85 Comments | Posted January 25, 2012 | 01/25/12 07:25 PM ET

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings delivered some news on Wednesday that's sure to disappoint gamers.

During the company's quarterly earnings call, Hastings said that the company has axed plans to offer video game rentals as part of its DVD-by-mail subscription, according to a tweet by AllThingsD's Peter Kafka....

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Facebook Timeline Becoming Mandatory For All Users

626 Comments | Posted January 24, 2012 | 01/24/12 03:21 PM ET

The winds of change are blowing across Facebook's international network of over 800 million profiles.

On Tuesday, Facebook announced in an updated blog post that its radically revamped profile design, called "Timeline," will become the mandatory format for all users "over the next few weeks."

The social...

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Facebook Timeline Becoming Mandatory For All Users

1 Comments | Posted January 24, 2012 | 01/24/12 03:21 PM ET

The winds of change are blowing across Facebook's international network of over 800 million profiles.

On Tuesday, Facebook announced in an updated blog post that its radically revamped profile design, called "Timeline," will become the mandatory format for all users "over the next few weeks."

The social...

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Twitter Buys Dasient Security Startup To Combat Spam

2 Comments | Posted January 24, 2012 | 01/24/12 10:41 AM ET

Twitter's made another big buy, its second in the past week.

On Monday, TechCrunch reported that the microblogging site will acquire Dasient, a security startup that offers malware protection for businesses.

A post on the Dasient blog confirms the purchase, which is "effective...

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