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Yahoo Expected To Announce It Will Acquire Tumblr At Monday Press Conference

Yahoo Expected To Announce It's Buying Tumblr Monday

Yahoo will hold a product-related news event in New York City on Monday, and CEO Marissa Mayer will speak at the event.

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Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Financial Times

The Syrian Electronic Army hacked the Financial Times' blog and several Twitter accounts.

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Google Glass Gets Multiple Media Apps

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Nokia Officially Announces Lumia 928

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  • Google I/O 2013 Review: 7 Highlights And Analysis [PHOTOS AND VIDEOS]

    7 Highlights Of The Google I/O 2013 Conference

    Google's conference may not have been as sexy this year as it was in 2012, but it still had a lot of great stuff. Here are the highlights.

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  • Google Glass Gets More Apps: Facebook, Twitter, CNN Announced For Google's Smart Glasses

    Google Glass Gets Multiple Media Apps

    Google announces Glassware, a collection of apps for Google Glass that include Twitter, Facebook and CNN.

  • Will Android 4.3 Release With The New Nexus 4 Or Nexus 7?
  • Android, iOS Power Over 92% Of All Smartphones Shipped In Q1 2013: IDC
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  • Nintendo Continues To Neglect Metroid Series

    Nintendo Continues To Neglect Metroid Series

    Nintendo held its Nintendo Direct event this morning and made announcements pertaining to several of its big-name game franchises, but Metroid...

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  • Nintendo Continues To Neglect Metroid Series

    Nintendo Continues To Neglect Metroid Series

    Nintendo held its Nintendo Direct event this morning and made announcements pertaining to several of its big-name game franchises, but Metroid...

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  • Yahoo Is Purchasing Tumblr For $1 Billion. Will Yahoo Kill The Uber-Hip Blogging Platform?

    Will Yahoo's $1 Billion Purchase Kill Tumblr?

    It’s (almost) official: After several days of rumors, Yahoo will buy Tumblr for $1 billion. But will this kill Tumblr as we know it?

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  • Yahoo Is Purchasing Tumblr For $1 Billion. Will Yahoo Kill The Uber-Hip Blogging Platform?

    Will Yahoo's $1 Billion Purchase Kill Tumblr?

    It’s (almost) official: After several days of rumors, Yahoo will buy Tumblr for $1 billion. But will this kill Tumblr as we know it?

  • Yahoo Expected To Announce It's Buying Tumblr Monday
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  • Bright Moon Explosion 2013: Watch Meteroid Cause Brightest Blast In Years [VIDEO]

    Meteroid Explosion On The Moon Visible On Earth [VIDEO]

    Here's a video of an explosion on the moon caused by a meteoroid March 17: It could have been viewed from Earth without a telescope, NASA said.

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  • Google Introduces Upgrade To Video Chat By Merging It With Google+ Hangouts [VIDEO]

    Google Introduces Upgrade To Video Chat By Merging It With Google+ Hangouts [VIDEO]

    Google is upgrading video chat by merging it with Google+ Hangouts. Now users can video chat simultaneously with up to nine people, share Youtube...

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    Yemeni Workers Take Hit As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down

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    Dubai Police Cop $1.4 Million Bugatti Veyron

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    Airbus Shows Off First A350, The Boeing 787's Rival

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    New York's Rockaways Rise From Sandy's Ashes

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    The Takeover: China Goes To Middle East, Bringing Lots Of Cash

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