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Microsoft employee Tweeted information about Nokia WP7 device, no longer employeed

Microsoft employee resigns after taking heat for tweeting about an unreleased Nokia Windows Phone 7 device.

Netflix shares drop nearly 160 points in the last two months

Netflix stock prices have dropped steadily since it announced its new pricing model, and have dropped nearly 160 points in total in just two months.
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HP to start laying off webOS employees

It has been a rocky month for HP’s webOS platform. First HP shocks the mobile world by announcing that it will discontinue making hardware for webOS, and now it is laying off a large amount of webOS department employees. HP plans to fire up to 525 employees from the webOS division, and the layoffs could […]

Verizon launches first budget LTE phone, the Pantech Breakout on September 22

Verizon and Pantech announce the first budget friendly LTE smartphone, the Breakout which will be available on September 22 for just $100.

Is this an image of the guts of the iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S?

New picture hints at the chip set for either the iPhone 5 or 4S with an Apple A5 chip.
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Seven states team up in attempt to block AT&T and T-Mobile Merger

Seven states, include New York and California, have teamed up with the Department of Justice's lawsuit aimed at blocking AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile.

NASA finds planet with two suns, and calls it Tatooine

Astronomers have discovered a planet that orbits two Suns, and nickname it Tatoonie after Luke Skywalker's home world.
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RIM blames “lower than expected demand” as a reason for poor quarterly results

RIM's quarterly earnings barely make projections due to lower than expected interest, RIM shipped fewer phones and Playbooks than expected.
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Report: Facebook may wait to file for IPO until late 2012

Facebook might decide to delay its IPO until late 2012 in order to keep focused on new products.

Facebook announces the Subscribe button

Facebook has announced the Subscribe button, which will allow users to follow updates of Facebook users who are not their friends. With the new feature you are also able to modify what updates you receive in your news feed from your friends.
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Intel partners with Google to optimize Android for Intel chips

Intel will attempt to shoulder its way into the cell phone and tablet market by partnering with Google and bringing Android to Intel chips.
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iPhone 4 still selling well despite the iPhone 5 release looming

Apple's iPhone 4 is still selling extremely well even though the iPhone 5 is expected to be released in October.
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Fusion Garage slashes $200 from Grid 10’s price tag

Fusion Garage takes notes from HP's fire sale of the TouchPad and reduces the price of it's upcoming Grid 10 tablet by $200.
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Class-action lawsuit filed against Groupon by former employees

Former Groupon employees file a class-action lawsuit against the daily deal site over improperly paid overtime wages.
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AT&T issues 27 page response to Department of Justice lawsuit

AT&T issued a 27 page response to the Department of Justice lawsuit aimed at blocking the purchase of T-mobile. AT&T defends the purchase, and addresses the DoJ's main issues.
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Adobe Flash is coming to Apple iOS devices

Adobe's Flash Media Server 4.5 will bring Flash to Apple's iOS devices. Flash videos will be viewable in Safari even though Flash isn't supported.

Nike’s Back to the Future shoe is official, and only 1,500 will be sold for charity

The future is here today! Nike officially announced it will sell 1,500 pair of Nike Mag shoes, which are to be exact replicas of the self-tying shoes from Back to the Future.

Google Music beta now available for iOS via safari web browser

Google's Music service is now accessible on iOS devices through the safari browser, and not through an official iOS app.
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Eric Shmidt says Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich is coming in October or November

We finally hear from Google about when Ice Cream Sandwich will launch, Eric Schmidt said in an interview that it should be released in October or November.
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HTC sues Apple for patent infringement on patents from Google

HTC filed a new patent infringement lawsuit today against Apple using nine patents that were provided by Google to HTC on September 1.

2011 summer movie attendence is the worst since 1997

Despite a few blockbuster movies like Harry Potter and Transformers this summer's movie box office numbers are the lowest since 1997.

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz fired, CFO Tim Morse named interim CEO

Yahoo's board of directors has let CEO Carol Bartz go, and has named CFO Tim Morse as interim CEO while they search for a permanent CEO.

Could the HTC Holiday be AT&T’s first LTE phone?

Will HTC's Holiday be AT&T's first LTE phone, new pictures show the Holiday running HTC Sense 3.0 and connected to AT&T's LTE network in Fort Worth Texas.
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Michael Arrington is trying to buy back TechCrunch from AOL

Michael Arrington wants to buy back TechCrunch if AOL will not allow them to keep their editorial independence from other AOL owned blogs.

Amazon partners with 7-Eleven for in store pick ups

Amazon starts installing lockers in 7-Eleven stores so that they can start offering an in-store pickup option for its online shoppers.

Droid Bionic finally has a release date: September 8

A Verizon commercial reveals a release date of September 8 for the long awaited Droid Bionic.

iScandal: SFPD confirms they assisted Apple in searching a home for a lost iPhone prototype

A SFPD spokesman is now claiming that four plainclothes SFPD officers assisted Apple security in searching a home for the lost iPhone 5 prototype.
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Confirmation of Amazon’s 7-inch Android tablet, set to be released in November for $250

Some more details are learned about Amazon's 7-inch tablet set to release in November for $250.

Starz ends contract with Netflix, streaming content will stop on February 28 2012

Today Starz Entertainment announced that it has ended re-negotiations to continue providing content for Netflix' Watch Instantly service.

HTC announces two new Windows Phone 7 devices the Titan and Radar

Today in Berlin HTC showed off two new phones running Microsoft's Window Phone seven the Titan and Radar.

Did Apple leak what the next iPhone will look like?

An icon in the beta software for Apple's Photo Stream might give us a clue as to what the next iPhone will look like.

Apple lost another prototype iPhone in local bar

An Apple employee has lost another prototype iPhone at a Bay Area bar. A joint investigation by Apple and San Francisco police searched a local house but could not find it.

Sprint raises early termination fee to $350

Sprint raises its early termination fee just in time for the release of Samsung's Galaxy S II and Apple's iPhone 5.

The iPhone 5 might be thinner than the iPhone 4, and have its volume buttons moved

Some possibly leaked iPhone 5 parts could point to a thinner iPhone, with 8-megapixel camera, and switched volume buttons.

Galaxy S II phones officially announced on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint

Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T all officially announce the Galaxy S II, they will start being available on September 16.

Amazon could sell 3 to 5 million tablets, if it decides to sell one

If Amazon sells the tablet it is rumored to be producing at a very competitive price, analysts predict it could sell up to 3 to 5 million units.

Twitter breaks tweets per second record thanks to Beyonce

The social network Twitter sets a new record for Tweets per second at 8,868 tweets per second after Beyonce announced her pregnancy on live TV.
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Samsung leaks names of three unannounced products in Android app

Samsung will announce at least three new products on September 1, the Bada 3, Galaxy Tab 7.7, and Galaxy Note.