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Last $99 HP TouchPads sold out in 15 minutes

Hewlett-Packard quickly rid itself of the remaining TouchPad units Sunday night, after once again dropping the price from $499 to a mere $99.
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Hundreds mob Grand Central Apple store opening

Consumerism is alive and well at New York's Grand Central station, where Apple today opened its largest retail location in the world.
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DoJ seeks to delay or dismiss AT&T/T-Mobile antitrust trial

Sorry, AT&T: The US Justice Department has asked a judge to delay or dismiss its antitrust case against the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, saying it is now unnecessary since AT&T has withdrawn its application from the Federal Communications Commission.
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Panasonic to launch Android smartphone in 2012

Panasonic has announced plans to release a 4.3-inch, ultra-slim Android handset next year, staring with the European market.
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Google Currents reader app: Hands-on first impressions

Google Currents delivers content from some of your favorite publications in a new, polished format made specifically for mobile consumption. But can it compete with the slickness of market-leading Flipboard? Check out our hands-on test to find out.
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Hands-on with new Twitter app for iPhone

Twitter brings a whole new look and a load of features to its newest mobile app for iOS devices. Here, a quick hands-on look at what's new and improved.
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Twitter launches new design for Web, iOS, and Android

Twitter has begun to rollout a major redesign of its website, and has released updated versions of its iPhone and Android apps, as well as its TweetDeck client, which match the site's new look.
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China’s ZTE to bring high-end Android or Windows Phone to US in 2012

Chinese cellphone maker ZTE says it plans to release iPhone-like high-end smartphones, running either Android or Windows Phone, in the US in 2012.
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Verizon partnering with RedBox to take on Netflix: report

Sorry, Netflix: Verizon and DVD kiosk company RedBox will reportedly partner to create a new video streaming and downloading service, starting in May of 2012.
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‘Mythbusters’ cannonball accidentally blasts through suburban home

A "Mythbusters" experiment went amiss on Tuesday, sending a 6-inch cannonball, traveling at roughly 1,000 feet per second, through a suburban California home. Whoops...
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Amazon Kindle Fire hacked to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Amazon's $200 Kindle Fire tablet has successfully been upgraded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, making it more of a full-blown Android tablet than it is with Amazon's heavily-modified user interface.
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Acer to stop selling ‘cheap, unprofitable’ products, focus on Ultrabooks, says CEO

After two unprofitable quarters, Acer plans to stop selling low-end products, and instead focus on producing high-end, super-thin Ultrabooks, says CEO J.T. Wang.
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Study: Facebook does not hurt college students’ GPA (much)

Only extremely excessive daily Facebook use — three hours a day or more — has a negative effect on college students' grades, according to a newly published study from Lockhaven University.
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Behold iNuke Boom, the 8×4-foot iPhone dock that you won’t believe is real

No, it's not a joke: This is the iNuke Boom, the music dock for iOS devices that's bigger than your couch.
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Facebook launches Timeline — in New Zealand

Facebook's Timeline profile design revamp has been wallowing in pre-release limbo since it was announced in September. But now the wait is over, as long as you live in New Zealand.
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Flipboard comes to iPhone with new design, features

The oh-so-popular Flipboard news and social media app for iPad is now available for iPhone.
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Comcast execs: Verizon deal to bring the ‘quadruple play’

Comcast's deal with Verizon Wireless means you'll soon be getting calls to add cell phone service to your cable TV package.
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Facebook closes loophole that exposes private photos

Facebook has implemented a temporary fix to close a loophole in its security system that exposed users' private photos.
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Internet to get more porn today as 100,000 .XXX domains go live

The .XXX top-level domain will officially launch today at 11am ET, bringing tens of thousands more adult websites online.
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Teen ‘sexting’ not that big of a deal, study shows

Despite what you've heard, "sexting" is not prevalent among teenagers, according to a study from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Xoom 2 tablets coming to Verizon as ‘Droid Xyboard’ in December

Motorola's 8-inch and 10-inch Xoom 2 LTE tablets will launch this month on Verizon with the Droid Xyboard name.
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NASA confirms discovery of first alien planet in ‘habitable zone’

NASA has taken a giant leap closer to discovering whether we're alone in the universe by confirming the existence of the first planet, named Kepler-22b, that exists in the "habitable zone" of its star.

‘Cyber Week’ sales hit record $6 billion: comScore

Cyber Week: US consumers purchased nearly $6 billion worth of good online from Monday through Friday last week, according to comScore.
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Xbox Live update adds 40 entertainment apps, Kinect voice and motion controls, cloud storage, and more

Xbox Live will receive a major overhaul, starting tomorrow, December 6. The update includes a new Windows Phone Metro-like design, voice- and motion-control functionality and a slew of new entertainment apps.

Facebook iOS app update ‘fixes’ photo comments bug

Facebook claims to have fixed a bug in its iOS app that caused the wrong comments to show up on some photos. But user's report another story.
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Verizon to buy $3.6B of spectrum from Comcast, Time Warner, for 4G LTE

Verizon Wireless has plans to purchased 122 spectrum licenses from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks for $3.6 billion.
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Carrier IQ responds to scandal: We’re not doing anything wrong

Carrier IQ, whose covertly-installed software records and transmits data to wireless carriers, says claims that it is doing anything wrong are false.
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Carrier IQ spying app: Who’s safe, who’s not

A piece of so-called diagnostics software from Carrier IQ has been found to be recording and transmitting a plethora of users' private data. See if you've been infected with this secret app here.
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Walmart launches Shopycat Facebook app that tells you what gifts to buy

Shopycat, Walmart's first Facebook app, scans your friend's Wall posts to suggest gifts they might actually want.
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App installed on millions of phones secretly records all activity

A developer says he has discovered a secret piece of software, which comes installed on all Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets, that records all activity performed on the device -- and he has the video to back it up.
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Siri is not pro-life on purpose, says Apple

Apple did not intentionally program its Siri voice assistant to favor pro-life search results over pro-choice ones, the company says.
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Bitdefender officially releases Mobile Security app for Android

Bitdefender's Mobile Security app for Android is out of beta, and ready with a slew of new features to protect you from the bad guys.
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Little Printer delivers the Web in receipt form

Little Printer, from Berg design studio, browses the Web for you, then delivers updates on a receipt-sized slip of paper.
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Apple lets subscription-free iPhone tethering app into App Store [Update: App removed]

Apple has let iTether, an app that allows users to tether their iPhone to their laptop without paying carrier subscription fees, into the App Store.