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Amazon’s Quidsi launches online pet store, Wag.com

Amazon.com-owned retail company Quidsi has launched a new online pet supply store, Wag.com. But some say the e-commerce site proves we're in another technology bubble.
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No private profiles for Google+ users, company says

Google says that it will delete all private Google+ profiles after July 31.
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Mark Zuckerberg: The most popular person on Google+

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has more followers on Google+ than any other person, including Google CEO Larry Page.
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Netflix to launch in Latin America

Netflix announced today a huge international expansion plan, which will land the video streaming service in 43 countries throughout Latin America.
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Vice President Joe Biden joins Twitter

As the 2012 election season heats up, Vice President Joe Biden has officially jumped on the social media bandwagon.

Report: Apple orders 15 million iPhone 5 units for September release

A new report from Taiwan says that Apple will release its upcoming iPhone in September. But the next-generation handset sounds more like the fabled iPhone 4S than the fully revamped iPhone 5.
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AntiSec hackers target Apple servers

Anonymous shows that Apple's famously secure network might not be as air tight as some thought with a new data breach of Apple.com.
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Samsung drops US countersuit of Apple

Samsung has dropped one of its patent-infringement lawsuits against Apple. But the fight will go on.
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Facebook engineers copy Google+ with ‘Circle Hack’ app

A group of Facebook engineers have made a new application, called "Circle Hack," which allows Facebook users to organize their friends in the same way Google+ users can create Circles.
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Google+ hands on: Five awesome features

Google+ still has a ways to go before it’s a finished product. But the days-old social network already has some great features. Here are the five best.
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Hacker hijacks Xbox 360, sends SWAT team to home

A Canadian hacker reportedly hacked a Florida kid's Xbox 360, then made a prank 911 call, which resulted in a SWAT team raid on the boy's family home.
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How to get a Google+ invite right now

Forget waiting for Google to open up its new social network to the public. Here's how to get a Google+ invite right now.
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FTC is investigating Twitter for possible antitrust abuses

Twitter is now under investigation by the FTC for possible antitrust infringements due to how it deals with third-party app developers.
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Google closes Google+ invite loophole [update]

Google has put a stop to new users joining Google+, its hot new social network.
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Tumblr iPhone 2.0 app gets it right

Tumblr users, rejoice! The social blogging service's new iPhone app offers a vast improvement over the original.
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Google+ privacy flaw discovered, fix on the way

A privacy flaw in Google+ allows users to share others' posts with anyone they want, including the Internet at large.
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Skype brings two-way video calling to (some) Android users

Skype for Android 2.0 delivers video calling over a WiFi or 3G connection, but so fr, only a few handsets will work with the updated app.
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Justin Timberlake buys ownership stake in MySpace

You know what's cool? Owning a MySpace — at least according to singer and actor Justin Timberlake, who just helped buy the failing social network for $35 million.
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Social media is now more popular than online porn

People spend more time on social networks than they do looking at porn — and that's just the tip of the information iceberg from "Socialnomics" creator Erik Qualman.
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Five reasons why Google+ will fail

Google+ is already being touted as a game-changer in social media. But it’s not. Here’s why.
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Pope sends first tweet from iPad, blesses Twitterverse

Pope Benedict XVI officially announced the creation of the Vatican's new website, News.va, today, through a tweet posted via an Apple iPad.
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Square valued at $1 billion after raising $100 million

Mobile payment system Square just raised an additional $100 million, which places the 8-month-old company's value at a hefty $1 billion.
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TwitPic founder Noah Everett tweets ‘naked’ arrest photo

TwitPic founder Noah Everett caused a stir early Wednesday morning after posting pictures of himself "getting arrested."
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Google takes direct aim at Facebook with Google+

At long last, Google has announced its newest foray into the world of social media with a new service called Google+. But this time, Google could have a winner.
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E-reader ownership explodes past tablets, says Pew

A new study by Pew Research shows that e-reader popularity has doubled in the past six months, while the tablet market has only seen moderate gains in ownership.
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MoviePass: See unlimited movies in the theater for $50 a month

New startup MoviePass hopes to become the Netflix of the silver screen by enabling people to see unlimited movies in the theater for $50 per month.
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Groupon’s entire Indian user database published online

Through some unknown turn of events, all the email addresses and passwords for users of Groupon's Indian subsidiary Sosasta.com were published online and made searchable through Google.
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Google shows off with What Do You Love

Google can do a lot of things. And with its new service, What Do You Love, it can do them all at once.
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Apple’s iPhone 4S is probably real: Here’s why

The rumors are finally gelling, and multiple sources are whispering the same story. Here’s why all signs point to the iPhone 4S as a budget alternative to the next-gen iPhone 5.
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Anonymous releases counter-hacking manual

Anonymous has returned to the forefront of the hacker war against authority with the release of a "counter-cyberterrorism" manual, along with data on the FBI.
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Apple iPhone 5 production to begin ‘late August’ [update]

A new report from a Morgan Stanley analyst backs up a fall release for Apple's iPhone 5, though it may come slightly later than expected.
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Sony PS3 hacker George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz ‘works for Facebook’

Huge news in the hacker world: Renowned PS3 and iPhone jailbreaker George "GeoHot" Hotz now reportedly works for Facebook.
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LulzSec calls it quits after 50 days of hacks

LulzSec is finished. The group announced today that it will no longer be swinging its hacker sword against its corporate and governmental enemies.
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Apple releases iOS 5 beta 2, wireless sync enabled

Developers can now get their hands on the newest beta release of Apple's forthcoming mobile operating system, iOS 5.