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Path iPhone app shown to be uploading iOS address books to its servers
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - One of the most popular social networking apps available for iOS and Android devices is in a bit of hot water.
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Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up
(AP)
AP - Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for not fixing the problems dragging down the Internet company's revenue and stock price.
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RIM tells European developers it's "ready to compete"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Next-generation software for BlackBerry's smartphones is "ready to compete", Research In Motion's new chief executive, Thorsten Heins, told more than 2,000 technical developers on Tuesday, expressing confidence in RIM's long-term future.
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Amazon, Viacom close to Web video deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc.
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Google Android Mascot Merchandise -- Own Your Own Tiny Robot
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Say what you will about the relative merits of Android smartphones vs. the iPhone, but the Android mascot wins against the iPhone's hands-down. This is largely because the iPhone doesn't have a mascot, but that's not the point. The point is that the cute little green robot seen all over Android phone commercials (and depicted in Google branding) can be yours, and can sit on your desk or even do useful things for you. And yes, he comes in more colors than just green.
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Court rules that it’s legal to sell used MP3s
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - What do you do when you no longer want an MP3 you paid to download from iTunes? Do you simply delete it? That may be a huge missed opportunity — a federal judge in New York ruled today that it is …
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Adorable bird-shaped smoke detector saves lives by chirping
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Who says smoke detectors can't be as fun as they are functional? This adorable bird-shaped product called Chick-a-Dee adds a bit of charm to your home while keeping you safe at the same time. Modeled after the American black-capped chickadee, it mimics …
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Disney 1Q revenue misses estimates but profits up
(AP)
AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its net income rose 12 percent in the final quarter of 2011, as cost cutting helped the company top earnings forecasts even while revenue gains were less than expected.
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Formspring Android app offers an easy forum for asking questions
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - The free Formspring app seems to be aimed at that annoying friend or family member that asks a million questions. You know the one…where did you get that sweater? What did you eat for lunch? What do you think of my new Android phone? Should I have gotten a Blackberry? NO!
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Yahoo chairman exits, review drags on
(Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead with an internal overhaul, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.
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Don’t stress tax time with these helpful iPhone apps
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - It’s tax time! What, it isn’t a happy time for you? Well maybe you should spend more time prepping throughout the year with your iPhone apps so you don’t get so stressed out come the beginning of next year. Tax time shouldn’t be stressful, it should be routine. Here are some helpful tax apps to get you started on a road to financial stability.
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Summary Box: Jobs flow from mobile, Facebook apps
(AP)
AP - CAREER OPPORTUNITY: All those apps being made for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network are helping the U.S. economy lower its unemployment rate. A study released Tuesday by the technology trade group TechNet estimates apps are responsible for creating about 466,000 U.S. jobs since 2007.
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Google Chrome comes to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - Google’s entry into the desktop web browser market, Chrome, has rocketed in popularity since its release back in 2008, but it has never quite made the logical leap to Google’s Android operating system – until now, that is.
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
(AP)
AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 6, 2012:
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Florida postal worker falls into storm drain, dies
(AP)
AP - U.S. Postal Service officials in Miami say an employee died when he tumbled into a storm drain while searching for his cell phone.
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Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
(AP)
AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
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Cisco seen reporting solid second quarter
(Reuters)
Reuters - A year after network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc unnerved investors with yet another weak quarterly outlook the company looks set to report a stable quarter buoyed in part by improving enterprise demand in the United States.
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NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge
(Mashable)
Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
