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Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)
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In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, attendees check out the unveiling of 4G devices at the Verizon booth during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Challenging Netflix, Verizon said Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices (AP)
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In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, attendees check out the unveiling of 4G devices at the Verizon booth during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Challenging Netflix, Verizon said Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.
Oracle rejects $272M SAP award, demands new trial (AP)
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AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. has turned down $272 million in court-ordered damages from SAP AG in hopes of leaving a much bigger dent in its rival's pocketbook and reputation during a second trial over allegations of corporate theft.
Pureflame sets your walls on fire… safely (Yahoo! News)
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Yahoo! News - There's nothing more magical than a warm, crackling fire on a cold winter day. But for those of us living in cramped apartments, even an electric fireplace can take up too much space. The new Pureflame fireplace gives those of us …
What to expect from Apple’s iPad 3 (Yahoo! News)
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Yahoo! News - When Apple pulled back the curtain on the iPad 2 to reveal a more powerful, slimmer, but not all-that-different successor to its original tablet, rumors immediately began to swirl around what the company might be planning for its next slate. Now, as we approach …
NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge (Mashable)
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Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
Looking for work? There may be an app for that (AP)
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AP - Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps — the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.
Outfit7’s Talking Tom Cat app breaks 100 million downloads, gets new partnership (Appolicious)
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Appolicious - We usually hear that the most popular apps in Apple’s iTunes App Store are games. But an exception to that rule is Talking Tom Cat, an app from Outfit7 that has racked up 100 million downloads on iOS and Google’s Android.
Florida postal worker falls into storm drain, dies (AP)
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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.
Did Instagram hit Android, or was it a spam link? (Appolicious)
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Appolicious - Android users have been waiting for what seems an eternity for Instagram to hit the Market, and while the app developers haven’t revealed an exact launch date, it may be sooner than we think. According to InFlexWeTrust, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 user saw a message for a Featured App that was none other than Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service. But when he went to download the file, the Android Market link was broken. A quick check of the Android Market confirms that there is no Instagram app yet.
Facebook governance a concern for California pension fund (Reuters)
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Reuters - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of one of the largest U.S. investors, the California State Teachers' Retirement System.
Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world (Reuters)
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Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers.
Kids learn how to draw from the bottom up with Butt Art iPad app (Appolicious)
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Appolicious - Using the iPad to keep your little ones entertained is probably nothing new for you, but what is new is the probably giggle-inducing app Butt Art — Kids Learn to Draw Zoo Animals.
Symantec warns of mutating malware in Android Market (Appolicious)
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Appolicious - The world of mobile device malware is getting a little more dangerous with the announcement from tech security company Symantec that it has discovered malware programs that mutate every time they’re downloaded.
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store (AP)
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Kelly Clarkson sings the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 6, 2012:
Apple in talks on iTV with Canada telecoms: report (Reuters)
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Reuters - Apple Inc. is in talks with Canada's two biggest telecom companies about becoming partners in the launch of iTV, a device combining features of the wildly popular iPad tablet with those of a television set, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The rise and fall of HTC (Appolicious)
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Appolicious - HTC was one of the first developers to get aboard the Android train. When Google first launched its original operating system a few years ago, HTC were there. This weekend, we learned that HTC reported a significant loss in the final quarter of 2011 and offered guidance that things might not get any better.
Cisco seen reporting solid second quarter (Reuters)
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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.