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Daniel Day-Lewis to play Lincoln in Spielberg movie

Daniel Day-Lewis, a two-time Oscar winner, has been cast as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's upcoming biopic.
Entertainment News

Google: social is only “one chapter” in future plans

Google's CFO says that social networking is just "one chapter" of Google's plans, but an important one.
Computing News

Facebook: 25 pct of U.S. traffic and 100+ million app downloads

Facebook has sucked up nearly 25 percent of all Internet traffic in the United States and has more downloads than any app, ever.
Mobile

Droids for $0.01 at Amazon, $50 at Wirefly

Black Friday deals are everywhere. Amazon is offering new Verizon customers a Droid for $0.01 and the Droid Pro is on sale at Wirefly for $49.99.
Mobile

Facebook’s U.S. traffic has grown 55 percent since 2009

Facebook's traffic has grown by 55 percent since October 2009. We explore how the world has changed for the social network in 2010.
Computing News

Zynga unveils CityVille game for Facebook

Zynga has unveiled CityVille, a sequel to FarmVille that lets players build and manage their own city, just like Sim City.
Gaming News

Study: 22 percent of young adults may cancel their TV/Cable service

A new study shows that almost a quarter of broadband users are considering cutting cable or satellite subscriptions for the Internet.
Computing News
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RIM CEO attacks Apple and the concept of apps

Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM attacked Apple for its library of 300,000 apps, saying that they are unneeded.
Mobile

Hulu cuts Plus price to $8 a month

Hulu is taking Plus out of beta, launching it on new devices, and lowering its price to $8 a month, says CEO Jason Kilar.
Computing News
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Google to monitor shopping habits with Android credit card phones

Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco and showed off a new technology, near-field communication, that he hopes will replace credit cards.
Computing News
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FriendFeed, Gmail creator quits Facebook

Paul Buchheit is leaving Facebook to join tech startup investor Y Combinator. He is the man who created FriendFeed, Gmail, AdSense, and Google's slogan "Don't be evil."
Computing News

U.S. to retake supercomputer throne from China

China has broken the record for computing speed, creating a supercomputer that calculates at 2.57 petaflops. Now the U.S. is working on two 20 petaflop supercomputers.
Computing News
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Bill Clinton to cameo in The Hangover 2

Bill Clinton was spotted on the set of 'The Hangover 2' in Thailand. The former president will make a cameo in the comedy sequel.
Entertainment News

Flagship Samsung phone pics leak, has super AMOLED display

Engadget got its hands on a leaked slide showing Samsung's upcoming flagship Android phone. Some rough tech stats have also leaked.
Mobile News
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Nintendo spills U.S. console sales

Nintendo of America president Reginald Fils-Aime spoke at a conference and let slip U.S. console sales to date. We've got the numbers.
Gaming News

Windows Phone 7 sells 40,000 on first day in the U.S.

An anonymous source tells TheStreet that Windows Phone 7 sold 40,000 units during its launch day in the U.S. Are these bad numbers and why?
Mobile News
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Study: ‘Hyper-networking’ teens are drugged-out, sex-crazed binge drinkers

A new study links excessive texting and social networking to a myriad of teenage problems like fighting, drug use, drinking, and smoking.
Computing News
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YouTube unveils smart topics and Google TV Remote

YouTube showed off a new test feature that auto categorizes all of its videos as well as YouTube Remote, an Android app that allows users to control the Google TV YouTube app from a phone.
Mobile

HTC to open its own app store

Sources say that HTC is hiring staff in preparation to launch an online app store for its mobile phones.
Mobile
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Facebook and Twitter fail basic security test

In light of the FireSheep controversy, Digital Society has conducted a study that explains key vulnerabilities in Twitter, Facebook, Hotmail, Flickr, and other popular websites.
Computing News
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The Queen joins Facebook

The British Monarchy has joined Facebook, its fourth social networking site in three years.
Computing News

Dell moves 25,000 employees off BlackBerry onto Dell phone

Dell is dumping 25,000 BlackBerry phones and switching its employees over to its new Windows-powered Dell Venue Pro.
Mobile

Hulu Plus now on Sony Bravia TVs, no invite required

Hulu Plus is now out of beta and available to the masses. The service will soon be available on Sony Bravia TVs as well.
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Google Instant available on Android and iPhone

Google Instant is now available for iOS 4 and Android 2.2 devices, and it works pretty well!
Mobile

Small businesses have bought 2 million iPads

2 million iPads have been purchased by small businesses, says a new survey. The tablets are not replacing traditional PCs.
Mobile

Panasonic invests $30 million in electric car maker Tesla

Panasonic and Tesla announced that they are teaming up to sell electric car batteries. Panasonic will invest $30 million in Tesla to make this happen.
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ITC investigates Apple over Motorola complaints

The International Trade Commission has decided to investigate Apple over patent violation claims by Motorola.
News

LinkedIn introduces Company Pages

LinkedIn plans to add Company Pages, a place where companies can blog and update their statuses just like people can.
Computing News

T-Mobile adds myTouch 4G, claims it has largest “4G” network

T-Mobile released the myTouch 4G, along with a new slogan "America's largest 4G network." It's 4G claims are hotly disputed.
Mobile News

New WD app lets Android users remotely view photos on a PC

Western Digital announced the release of its new photo sharing app, allowing users to remotely view photos from a PC on an Android device.
Mobile

AOL.com relaunches website, emphasizes video and local stories

AOL has relaunched its flagship website with a cleaner look and a focus on video and "snackable" entertainment
Computing News
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Michael Jackson glove ships with Wii game

Ubisoft's Michael Jackson dancing game will come a free white glove, if you pre-order the Wii version of the game.
Gaming News
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Only 36.2 percent of Android devices run Froyo

Google will soon release Android 3.0, but 2.2 still hasn't reached a majority of users. Is the company fragmenting its OS?
Mobile News

Microsoft releases Xbox 360 Dashboard update

Microsoft is rolling out a big update for the Xbox 360 Dashboard, adding ESPN and Zune Music to the gaming console.
Gaming News
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