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Samsung Hit 300 Million Mobile Sales in 2011

Samsung Hit 300 Million Mobile Sales in 2011

Samsung’s annual mobile handset sales for 2011 exceeded 300 million units for the first time in the company’s history.  The…

9:07am Jan 25, 2012
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Facebook Launching Service to Help Prevent Suicide

Facebook Launching Service to Help Prevent Suicide

Facebook recently launched a program that will help make it it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the…

4:38pm Jan 16, 2012
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Google Starts Blacklisting Torrent Websites

Google Starts Blacklisting Torrent Websites

Next time you search for “torrent” or “RapidShare” don’t be surprised if Google offers you no suggestions and search results. …

3:43pm Jan 16, 2012
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Patent Battle: Motorola Wins Ruling Over Apple

Patent Battle: Motorola Wins Ruling Over Apple

Apple recently suffered a significant blow in a German court after a judge ruled that the company is in violation…

11:38am Jan 16, 2012
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Whatever Happened to Ringtones? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Whatever Happened to Ringtones? [INFOGRAPHIC]

In 2011, ringtones seem like a distant memory. Yet ringtones are, somehow, far from dead.

12:11pm Dec 16, 2011
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Today’s Top Headlines: Zynga’s IPO, Carrier IQ Updates, and Windows 8 News

Today’s Top Headlines: Zynga’s IPO, Carrier IQ Updates, and Windows 8 News

Zynga set to raise $925M in IPO. AT&T, Sprint, HTC, Samsung confirm Carrier IQ in their phones. Windows 8 beta set for release early next year

12:37pm Dec 2, 2011
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Jesse Draper of “The Valley Girl Show” Interviews the CEO of Visa

Jesse Draper of “The Valley Girl Show” Interviews the CEO of Visa

Business talk show host Jesse Draper sits down with Joseph Saunders to talk about everything from his first job to Visa’s new Pay Wave.

7:56am Dec 1, 2011
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Microsoft Office Finally Coming to iPad

Microsoft Office Finally Coming to iPad

The Daily is reporting that Microsoft is prepping a version of its Office productivity software to run on Apple’s iPad. …

7:17am Dec 1, 2011
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Can Facebook Get You a Job? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Can Facebook Get You a Job? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Check out this infographic to see some of the ways that social media is changing the job market.

8:53pm Nov 30, 2011
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Google Continues Its Product Facelift

Google Continues Its Product Facelift

Google, through its company blog announced that it has decided to start rolling out the revamped Google Bar.

4:12pm Nov 30, 2011
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Facebook, FTC Reach Settlement on Privacy Issues

Facebook, FTC Reach Settlement on Privacy Issues

Facebook Inc. has agreed to settle charges that it misled users about its use of their personal information, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.

10:38am Nov 30, 2011
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Apple to Launch New MacBook Air Models in 1Q 2012

Apple to Launch New MacBook Air Models in 1Q 2012

Apple is set to launch its new MacBook Air series notebooks with panel sizes of 11.6-inch, 13.3-inch and 15-inch during the first quarter of 2012.

5:09pm Nov 28, 2011
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Lalawag’s Top Headline Recap

Lalawag’s Top Headline Recap

Degrees of Separation falling from 6 to under 5. Buffy – The Facebook Phone? Amazon selling all non-iPhone Smartphone for a Penny.

9:06am Nov 23, 2011
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Today’s Top Headlines: Galaxy Nexus, Facebook Spam Attack, Google Music

Today’s Top Headlines: Galaxy Nexus, Facebook Spam Attack, Google Music

Galaxy Nexus, first Ice Cream Sandwich phone released in UK. Facebook stops most of porn image spam attack, blames browser vulnerability. Google has finally unveiled its new Google Music Store today at the company’s “These Go to Eleven” event.

2:20pm Nov 17, 2011
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Top Tech Headlines: Nook Arrives Early, Intel Unveils New chip, and “Google Music” Announces Partners

Top Tech Headlines: Nook Arrives Early, Intel Unveils New chip, and “Google Music” Announces Partners

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet Arrives Early. Intel unveils 50-Core MIC Chip, Xeon E5. Sony, EMI, And Universal announce Google Music partnership.

2:10pm Nov 16, 2011
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