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Here comes the Color relaunch

The former social network wannabe scales back and attacks the status update with a video-focused sharing tool.
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Google TV continues with software upgrades, refreshes Photos and YouTube

Step by step, piece by piece, Google will keep trying to turn Google TV into a successful platform. Next up: YouTube and Photo app updates.
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The L Train Notwork: Invading the last disconnected space in New York

A social art experiment called the L Train Notwork is connecting New York's L Train commuters with simple technology and big ideas.
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Q&A: The notorious Kevin Mitnick on hacking, ethics, and the future of tech

When most Anonymous members were still wearing diapers, Kevin Mitnick was fleeing from the FBI on hacking charges that would eventually land him in solitary confinement. Now clean and on the straight and narrow, the author of Ghost in the Wires tells us about his colorful past, the time he spent in lockup, and what he thinks of modern-day hacking groups like Anonymous.

Europe’s largest IT company bans email

Atos is taking the plunge and not looking back: the international IT organization will ban email and look to chat clients for office communication.
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Instagram takes to your desktop nicely with these Web apps

For those of us who love Instagram but have grown weary of peering into an iPhone screen, it's time to move on to bigger and better things with the help of these Web apps.
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Path 2.0 relaunches as your personal social network

We go hands-on with the upgraded Path app, which now allows for more friends, expands sharing features, and wraps it all in a stunning UI.

Is Microsoft Office coming to the iPad?

If Microsoft is indeed handing over Office Suite integration, it will be a major coup for Apple.
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Google Maps 6.0 goes deeper

New features in Google Maps 6.0 for Android won't leave you stranded once you get indoors.
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Cyber Monday: from promotional myth to e-retail madness

Cyber Monday hits its stride this year, with big numbers and emerging trends to prove it.

Early Cyber Monday stats indicate record year

After the holiday weekend boasted big numbers for online shopping, the dedicated e-commerce day is already shaping up to be the biggest yet.
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Gift your unused Groupons with Presentify.me

Add a little formality to daily deal gifts, which can otherwise fall remarkably flat.
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Fuijfilm’s mirrorless camera will sport groundbreaking sensor technology

Fujifilm's rumored latest MFT camera may be packing more than meets the eye thanks to a new organic CMOS sensor.

This infographic helps protect yourself from Airbnb scammers

All the safety features in the world shouldn't be enough to keep you from looking out for yourself.

Browse Facebook Timelines from your iPad with this StumbleUpon-like app

The brains behind MyPad have introduced a sleek new way to peruse Facebook's Timeline feature.
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Facebook’s four degrees of separation

Six degrees of separation with who? Facebook reveals that its members can be connected by 4.74 people.
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This week in apps: Thanksgiving edition

Given the looming date, we've taken inventory of a handful of apps that will help you prep and plan for Thanksgiving festivities.

Spotify is heading in a new direction starting November 30

Next week Spotify will unveil some new updates for the music service. Let the speculation begin.
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Facebook reveals how and what it tracks

Facebook offers a rare glimpse into its user tracking and management system.
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Is Klout losing its clout?

Klout has been making a reputation for itself as the reputation maker of social networking. Now its authority is being questioned and its privacy practices given the third degree.
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WSJ: Kodak is trying to sell its online photo gallery business

Next up on the Kodak auction floor: Its online photo gallery business.

Why Facebook’s Timeline is taking so long

After attracting quite a bit of attention earlier this year, Facebook's been all quiet on the Timeline front. So where is the next evolution of your profile?

Canon announces the 1D X

Canon has announced its newest DSLR, the 1D X, a pricey camera that will improve on image quality while outpacing its predecessors.
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Google Music is open for business

Introducing the latest product from Google, it's online music streaming, storage, and now purchasing application.

Western Digital launches world’s largest SATA drive with 3TB Caviar Green

Western Digital worked around operating system size limits to produce the world’s largest SATA drives, at 2.5TB and 3TB.
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From the makers of Siri comes Trap.it, a new take on the search engine

Search is almost as old as the Internet, and the brains behind Apple's virtual assistant want to give it new life in the form of Trap.it.
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Leaked images of Fujifilm’s new mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera

Fuijfilm's LX shows off a mirrorless, interchangeable lens body but is purported to have a full-frame sensor.
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LivingSocial pairs real-time discounts with room service and delivery options

Now you won't even have to leave your home to enjoy the benefits of location-meets-e-commerce application LivingSocial.
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The new face of e-commerce: Selling you what you didn’t know you wanted

Social shopping applications are going to change the way we buy online, and with the help of tools like Facebook's Open Graph and our dependence on digital discovery, the outlook is good.
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Facebook’s ‘hidden’ spam folder

If you thought your Facebook Messages inbox was full before, just wait until you find out where the rest of it is.
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Google Music screenshots leak ahead of release

It looks like Google is inching closer to releasing its music service and might even have full record label support. Here's your first look at the application.

Google invitations go out: Music store in our midst? [UPDATE: Google has not reached agreements with Sony and Warner]

Next week Google is primed to make what looks to be a music-related announcement. Fingers crossed, we'll finally have an MP3 store that syncs with Music Beta and Google+.
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Spec showdown: Red Scarlet-X versus Canon C300

We're giving these just-announced, high-end movie-making machines the versus treatment. Can Canon's new innovation, the C300, stand up to legacy film name Red and its Scarlet-X?

Adobe delivers a blow to Google TV by pulling Flash [UPDATE: Adobe responds]

Smartphones and tablets are the only devices affected by Adobe's decision to cut Flash for mobile: It includes connected TVs as well.
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Opinion: Twitter’s Activity stream is everything real-time sharing isn’t

Twitter's new Activity stream is a Facebook-like move that deviates from the site's real-time foundation. Is Twitter straying too far from its roots?
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Why and how education needs to evolve

In an age where information is at our fingertips and student loans are threatening to topple our unstable economic state, isn't it time the higher education system found a way to adapt?

Amazon gets Siri-ous about mobile, acquires voice technology application Yap

Amazon quietly bought Yap, a voice-to-text company that it could transition into big things for its tablet ecosystem.

China Telecom to make stateside debut in 2012

China Telecom plans to target Chinese tourists and travelers with a new wireless service. But that might only be the beginning of the provider's plans for a U.S. expansion.