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AOL’s Patch, AmEx take aim at Groupon with Patch Deals

AOL's Patch network has joined forces with American Express and its Serve card service to deliver daily deals to local communities.
Computing Deals
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Nokia defeats Apple in patent battle

In a big win for Nokia, Apple has agreed to pay a one-time settlement and continuous licensing fees, bringing an end to a massive two-year battle between two titans of the wireless industry.
Mobile News

Comcast to offer Skype connectivity this year

Comcast customers will soon be able to use the full functionality of Skype through a rented box, HD camera and special remote that connects directly to any HDTV.
Audio / Video News
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Facebook traffic plummets in the US

With 687 million users at the end of May, Facebook's traffic is far from hurting. But in the US, millions of users have decided to disconnect.
Social Media News
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Apple said to release unlocked iPhone 4 in US on Wednesday

Rumors indicate that Apple will release this week a version of its iPhone 4 that's not tied to any carrier, and can work internationally.
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Hackers breach IMF with ‘sophisticated cyberattack’ [update]

The International Monetary Fund has been hit with a cyberattack described as "very major."
Computing News
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The Internet is killing local news, says FCC

Despite an overabundance of new media news outlets, the amount of quality local reporting has diminished to dangerous levels, a recently published FCC report shows.
Computing News
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LulzSec hits 50+ porn sites, exposes user data

From PBS.org to Pron.com, nobody's safe from the rascal hackers of Lulz Security, who have now outed the identities of tens of thousands of porn aficionados.
Computing News
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Motorola Photon 4G and Triumph: Hands-on impressions

Motorola alternately goes big and goes budget with the Photon 4G for Sprint and Triumph for Virgin Mobile. We went hands on with both devices to see how they stack up in the crowded Android playing field.
Mobile Reviews
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Anonymous ‘leaders’ arrested in Spain

The long arm of the law finally has a firm grasp on three people suspected of directing operations for hacktivist group Anonymous.
Computing News
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Facebook testing Twitter-like “Happening Now” News Feed feature

Facebook is testing a new real-time News Feed feature that could compete with users' Twitter feed for the latest news.
Social Media News
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HuffPo beats NYTimes in monthly unique visitors

AOL's freshly acquired news website, the Huffington Post, has successfully beat the NYTimes in monthly unique visitors for the first time ever.
Computing News
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Text messaging is dying, report shows

If a recent decline in the number of text messages sent is any indication, the days of over-priced texting plans may soon come to an end.
Mobile News
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Hands on with Toshiba’s 10.1-inch Thrive tablet

Despite a beefier design than competitors like the iPad, the 10.1-inch Toshiba Thrive may shake up the tablet market with competitive pricing and features.
Tablets Mobile
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Citibank hacked, more than 200,000 bank customers at risk

Citigroup admitted today that hackers broke into the bank's system and stole the personal data of more than 200,000 people.
Computing News
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Apple reverses hated subscription pricing policy

For reasons yet unknown, Apple has reversed course on a rule in its pricing policy for app makers that required them to offer App Store customers the lowest possible price.
Tablets Mobile
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Microsoft said to launch Windows 8-branded tablet

Microsoft may soon enter the tablet game with a Windows 8-branded device.
Tablets Mobile
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Skype fix now available after outage affects ‘small number’ of users

A "small number" of Skype users couldn't connect to the VoIP service this morning. But the company has already issued a fix to the problem.
Computing Best Ofs
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Kindle sales will be 10 percent of Amazon’s business in 2012, says Citi analyst

Sales related to the Kindle ereader will account for a whopping 10 percent of Amazon's total revenue in 2012, says a Citigroup analyst.
Mobile News
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A quarter of all US hackers are FBI informants, report shows

Hackers have swarmed the headlines in recent months with their attacks on Sony, international governments and even a group tied to the FBI. But it seems as though law enforcement has made some breaches of their own — on the hacker groups.
Computing News
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Apple surprised iPhone carriers with iMessage

Apple's new iOS-to-iOS messaging service iMessage may have come as a surprise to wireless carriers of the iPhone, reports indicate.
Tablets Mobile
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‘Leaked’ iOS 5 image shows notification bar, Twitter integration [updated]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs will soon take the stage at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco to reveal the new iOS 5. But this leaked image may provide a sneak peak into the software's newest features.
Tablets Mobile
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Sina Weibo aims to take down Twitter with US version

China's popular microblogging service Sina Weibo will reportedly launch an English-language version this Summer to compete with Twitter in the US.
Social Media Guides
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China calls Google a ‘political tool’ after hacking accusations

China's leading government-run newspaper has accused Google of playing politics when it suggested that the Communist Party rulers played a role in a recent cyber-attack on Gmail that exposed top US government officials to data theft.
Computing News
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Will iCloud be the new iTunes?: A pre-WWDC assessment

The buzz surrounding Apple's WWDC announcements has reached a fevered pitch. And it is iCloud, the new music streaming/cloud storage service, that has everyone talking. So, what exactly is iCloud?
Computing
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Nintendo hacked by LulzSec, no harm done

A day after news surfaced that hacker group LulzSec had infiltrated the website of an FBI affiliate group, Nintendo has admitted that the hackers got them, too.
Computing News
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Investing in Groupon is a bad deal, say experts

Groupon is growing at an astounding rate. But a closer look at the daily deals giant's balance sheet gives some investment experts the jitters.
Computing News
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Kno textbook app released for iPad

Kno may have ditched its tablet plans, but the digital textbook dealer has a new iPad app that offers huge discounts for students.
Social Media News
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LulzSec hacks FBI affiliate, Infragard

After hacks on PBS.org and SonyPictures.com, hacker group LulzSec has a new target: The FBI.
Computing News

UK’s Next Model search: Why Internet polls are a (hilariously) bad idea

UK clothing retailer Next has launched its 2011 modeling competition, and is letting Internet users pick the winner. Not surprisingly, it's all gone to hell.
Computing News
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France bans ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter’ from TV, radio

France's news organizations are now banned from saying the words "Facebook" and "Twitter" unless the social networks are part of a story.
Social Media News
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‘NSFW,’ ‘Twittersphere,’ other Internet slang added to Oxford Dictionaries

ZOMG! A big batch of Internet slang has been added to the Oxford Dictionary Online, making the terms officially real words.
Computing News
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Adobe CEO: Android tablets will beat iPads

While brushing aside the rift between Adobe and Apple, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen says that Android tablets will soon overtake the iPad, just as Android smartphones now beat the iPhone.
Tablets Mobile
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Anonymous leaks 10,000 ‘top secret’ Iranian gov’t emails

Hacker group Anonymous has successfully stolen and released more than 10,000 emails from Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. More attacks on the repressive regime are said to be "in the works."
Computing News
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US Army testing iPhones, Androids for combat

The US Army has begun testing iPhones, iPads and Android-based devices for use in the battlefield. But can these gadgets take the pressure of combat?
Tablets Mobile
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Microsoft officially unveils Windows 8

Microsoft takes a touch-centric approach to computing with its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
Computing Best Ofs
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Marc Andreessen: There is no tech bubble

Don't worry, says venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, there is no tech bubble. How does he know? Because everybody thinks there's a tech bubble.
Computing News
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Google rolls out +1 Button Internet-wide

A rival to Facebook's "Like" button, Google's new +1 Button is now available to any webmaster who wants to give the social sharing feature a go.
Computing News
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