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Archos unveils 70b, the first sub-$200 Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet

Archos has announced the 70b Internet Tablet, the first tablet running Android 3.2 Honeycomb that costs less than $200.
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Vudu, UFC apps arrive on the Xbox 360

As promised, Microsoft has added Vudu and UFC pay-per-view apps to the Xbox 360 lineup.
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Misunderstood Pigs: New iOS game sees Angry Birds from the other side

A new game for iOS, Misunderstood Pigs, explores the Angry Birds conflict from the other side of the firing line.
Facebook to let users opt out of 'Sponsored Story' ads

Facebook to run Sponsored Story ads in your News Feed

Starting next month, Facebook will begin slipping Sponsored Story ads directly into your precious News Feed.
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T-Mobile gets 7-year 3G roaming deal, spectrum licenses from AT&T

In addition to the $4 billion it must pay, AT&T will also have to give T-Mobile licenses for wireless spectrum in 128 US markets, and sign a seven-year roaming partnership.
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Super Bowl to stream online to Verizon phones for first time ever

For the first time ever, the Super Bowl will stream online, and through Verizon's NFL Mobile app, NBC has announced.
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YouTube’s No.1 video of 2011: Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ (duh)

It's official: Rebecca Black's "Friday" is the most-viewed video on YouTube this year, by about 100 million views.
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Samsung: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich coming to Galaxy devices in early 2012

The rest of Samsung's Galaxy line will join the Galaxy Nexus in running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012.
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Amazon Kindle Fire impressions jump 19 percent every day: Millennial

Millennial Media, a mobile advertising network, says ad impressions served to Amazon's Kindle Fire have risen an average of 19 percent a day since its launch last month, which equals to hundreds of millions of ads displayed on the hot tablet.
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Quora outgrows Q&A, launches ‘boards’ feature

Quora has launched a new blog-like feature called boards.
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‘Offensive comments’ tops reasons Facebook users delete friends: Nielsen

Don't say mean things on Facebook, or you might soon find yourself friendless, a NM Incite study shows.
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Google debuts ‘big improvements’ to Google+

Google has begun to roll out a number of new features to Google+, including a Circle prioritization tool, multi-manager support for Google+ Pages, and a revamped Photo Lightbox with new tagging functionality.
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Apple working on iTV, new AirPlay, iCloud-based DVR: WSJ

In addition to a new iTV device, Apple is also allegedly working on new AirPlay features, and an iCloud-based DVR service, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed invests $300 million in Twitter

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and his investment company, Kingdom Holdings Company, have together invested $300 million in Twitter, which could boost the microblogging company's value to $10 billion.
Google: U.S. government censorship, private user data requests on the rise

SOPA vote delayed indefinitely [Update: next HJC markup on Dec. 21]

A full vote on the contentious 'Stop Online Piracy Act,' known more commonly as SOPA, has been delayed until at least next week, and possibly until 2012.
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Twitter stalking is protected free speech, judge rules

Saying mean, terrible, even violent things about someone on Twitter or blogs is free speech protected by the First Amendment, a judge has ruled.
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Apple makes it legal to port Siri to an iPhone 4

Apple has made it legally permissible for hackers to port the Siri voice assistant feature, which is officially exclusive to the iPhone 4S, to older Apple handsets, including the iPhone 4.
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Echo Nest: The secret weapon behind the new Spotify Radio

The curtain has been pulled back on the new Spotify Radio. Behind it: Echo Nest, a "music intelligence" engine that uses the power of scientific analysis to pick your next track. But how does it compare to Pandora's human-based Music Genome Project?
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Kickstarter in-depth Q&A: Wakawaka solar LED light

Get an inside look at what it takes to be an tech entrepreneur in the age of Kickstarter crowdfunding with our new in-depth interview series. This week: Camille van Gestel and Kim van der Leeuw, co-creators of the Wakawaka solar LED light.
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Grooveshark to face lawsuit from Warner, Sony: report

Warner and Sony are allegedly planning to join Universal in suing Grooveshark for willful copyright infringement.
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Samsung’s anti-fanboy ads are killing Apple’s iPhone 4S buzz

Samsung's recent advertising campaign for the Galaxy S II is taking its toll on consumer perception of the Apple iPhone 4S, a recent market survey shows.
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Facebook launches Timeline profile redesign for all users

Get your Facebook Timeline profile redesign, right now!
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Nokia Lumia 710 coming to T-Mobile on Jan. 11 for $50

T-Mobile has officially announced its release of the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone 7 device, which will arrive in the US on January 11, and cost $50 with a two-year contract.
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FCC issues new rule: No more loud TV commercials

The FCC has passed a new regulation requiring cable and satellite TV companies, as well as local broadcasters, to keep the volume of shows and commercials the same.
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Microsoft launches SkyDrive for iPhone: 25GB free cloud storage

Microsoft is giving iOS users 25GB of free cloud storage with the release of its SkyDrive app.
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Manufacturers’ Android modifications open security leaks, study shows

North Carolina University Researchers have discovered holes created through manufacturer modification of Android that makes it possible for malicious apps to access information for which they do not have explicit permission from the user.
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Thanks, Alec Baldwin: American Airlines may stop showing ’30 Rock’

American Airlines has discussed the possibility of removing "30 Rock" from its in-flight entertainment catalog after Alec Baldwin, one of the show's stars, was kicked off a flight for refusing to put away his cellphone after being asked to do so by a flight attendant.
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NTSB votes to ban use of all personal electronics in cars

Following a tragic car accident in Missouri, the National Transportation Safety Board has voted to recommend that states ban all use of cellphones and other portable electronics while operating a vehicle.
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Goodbye, old gadgets: J&R launches ‘trade and save’ program

New York-based electronics retailer J&R has teamed up with NextWorth to launch a new trade-in program, which allows customers to get the newest gadgets for less.
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Wikipedia may blackout all articles to protest SOPA

SOPA backlash: The Wikipedia community is considering a complete blackout of all English-language articles as an attempt to fight back against the contentious "Stop Online Piracy Act."
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Apple in talks to buy Israeli flash memory company Anobit for $400M-500M: report

Apple is reportedly in talks to buy Israeli hardware company Anobit, which makes a chip that greatly increases the performance of flash memory.
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PrepaYd Wireless launches $45 ‘unlimited everything’ plan

Wireless bill killing your budget? New budget carrier PrepaYd Wirless offers unlimited text, talk and data for just $45.
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Apple Mac App Store downloads top 100 million, still far behind mobile apps

Apple says downloads from its young Mac App Store have exceeded 100 million. Not bad — but still far slower than the download rate of mobile apps, which were 10 times higher during the same amount of time.
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Last $99 HP TouchPads sold out in 15 minutes

Hewlett-Packard quickly rid itself of the remaining TouchPad units Sunday night, after once again dropping the price from $499 to a mere $99.