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Our favorite hidden features of iOS 5

After you've gotten through the iOS 5 update, check out these under-the-hood features Apple packed into the upgrade.

Pulse introduces cross-device syncing and WP7 availability

Pulse now lets you save your content across various devices - including your Windows Phone 7.

Instagram road map reveals future Android app, video

Instagram's CEO has offered a look into its future plans, including video dreams and that long-awaited Android app.
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Speaktoit: The Android answer to Siri

Don't want an iPhone but wish you had a virtual assistant? Speaktoit might not have quite the momentum Siri does, but it's one of your best Android options.

Foursquare wraps new Radar feature around iOS 5

Foursquare ups the iOS 5 ante with a new feature called Radar, which uses Apple's technology to put your location lists to use.

Give new life to your old tunes with online music resale site ReDigi

New music manager and resale site ReDigi wants the lighten your hard drive's load by introducing a music recycling application.

Samsung infiltrates Australia iPhone 4S launch

Samsung ambushes the iPhone 4S debut down under by seriously undercutting prices with a $2 Galaxy S II.
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QWiPS wants to make sound social

You can share almost anything with social networking applications. QWiPS bets you'll soon be adding sounds to that list.
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Sony secures rights to Steve Jobs movie: Who should play the Apple creator?

Sony bags the rights to bring Steve Jobs' story to the big screen. So who's going to the play the infamous entrepreneur in the movie?
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Hands-on with Raven, an app-centric Web browser for OS X

This Apple-friendly browser will make you enjoy the process of moving from Web to desktop -- or depending on your personal use, convince you to turn things over the Internet.

AT&T wants to call the iPhone 4S a 4G phone

Based on "theoretical" downlink speeds, AT&T wants to add the 4G label to its iPhone 4S.

LinkedIn resumes reveal new Xbox console in development

The whispers and rumors are starting to add up to some new Xbox hardware in our future.

Hands-on with the Facebook iPad app

Get a first look as we go hands-on with the official iPad Facebook app: All functional features that will require some new flash before you abandon the Web version.

Steve Jobs: The godfather of fonts as we know them

The Apple co-founder's early interest in calligraphy transformed into a devotion that turned typography into a consumer-friendly expression.

Fujifilm reveals pricing for the FinePix X10

The camera will debut next month with a price tag that won't break the bank.

Airbnb steps up its game with professional photos

The home rental service is sending freelance photographers out to upgrade your listing's images and offer renters some peace of mind.

Sprint: The iPhone 4S will have unlimited data plan

One day after announced it will be the third mobile network to carry the iPhone, Sprint clarifies unlimited data will be available for the handset... for now.

Microsoft might try to buy Yahoo… again

Things didn't end so well when Yahoo rebuffed an unsolicited bid from Microsoft in 2008. Now the two may be back at the table again, under very, very different conditions.

Haven’t sold that last-gen iPhone yet? Here’s where to go

If you're sold on the iPhone 4S and ready to dump your old iPhone, here are your best bets for getting top dollar while you can.
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Apple iOS 5: Everything you need to know

Sure, there was no iPhone 5 (or 4S...) announcement this morning, but Apple revealed the ins and outs of iOS 5. Or at least most of them: There are more than 200 new features on their way. Here we review some of the more notable upgrades to hit iOS devices this fall.
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What’s missing from the iPhone 4S? Turns out plenty

If you're already over the hype and ready to get down to business, check out all of the speculated features that are absent from the iPhone 4S.

Microsoft overhauls Hotmail

Hotmail gets a new look and more importantly, crucial updates that make the Webmail client more efficient.

The iPhone 5’s Assistant application might steal its thunder

A built-in app called Assistant is rumored to debut technology that will impact the entire industry.

The When, Where, and How of selling your old iPhone

Don't let the iPhone 5 frenzy distract your from one very important detail: What to do with your last-gen model.

AOL building a social network around MapQuest

Will a location-centric social network revitalize MapQuest?
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Facebook and Apple to reveal deep integration tomorrow?

Adding more fuel to the iPhone rumor fire, a vast partnership between unlikely allies Facebook and Apple may be announced at tomorrow's event.

Larry Page thinks Google should decide what news is ‘important’

Google says it feels "responsible" for promoting the news we should be reading.

Privacy experts sound off on mobile data retention

Privacy advocates take a look at how much of your data carriers are keeping and what the consequences may be.
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The two sides to Facebook’s Open Graph

Facebook's Open Graph does two things: Gives consumers a new way to share and interact on the site as well as escalates brands' engagement possibilities. Are these agendas cohesive or divisive?

How technology could be the killer and savior of the US Postal Service

Can the post office, one of America's greatest institutions, find innovative solutions in what's lead to its demise? Here are some practical and far-fetched ideas that could pump new life intro a struggling enterprise.

Privacy groups and Congress want Facebook investigated for ‘super cookies’

Groups are lobbying for another Facebook investigation regarding privacy practices.
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Roundup: Our favorite blogging platforms you’ve never heard of

If Wordpress and Blogger are too mainstream for you, try out these underground alternatives.

Spotify adds Private Listening mode

A new update hitting Spotify means you can use the Facebook application without broadcasting your listening habits.

New document reveals which carriers are collecting the most data and for how long

A new document shows what data your cell phone company is keeping and for how long.

Groupon tries to solve its biggest problem with loyalty rewards

Will rewards be enough for Groupon to overcome it's biggest problem: User loyalty to the site trumping customer retention for local businesses?

Wi-Fi tethering included in WP7 Mango update comes with strings attached

Microsoft assures us that Mango will alleviate all the little quirks NoDo couldn't, but some of what's inside the update might not be as easily accessible as you'd think.

Video: Anonymous announces global plans

Another new message from Anonymous announces plans to spread the group's movement.

Wheelz wants to bring car-sharing to your college

Share and share alike: If you only need a car part-time during your university years, Wheelz has a solution for you.