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Apple opened up the doors to its vast library of movie content in 42 new countries on Wednesday, including Ukraine, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

A fresh rumor has indicated that Verizon's version of the Galaxy S3 could be next in line for the long-await Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update.

Snapchat, a mobile photo-sharing service that has come under criticism for being little more than a "sexting" app, is set to receive venture capital funding from Benchmark Capital, GigaOM reported Wednesday.

A 50-foot rubber duck was wading in the waters of the Thames River in London Tuesday, forcing the city’s famed Tower Bridge to part so it could continue on its journey as part of a Facebook game company’s promotion.

Thehose who can't make it to Madison Square Garden can live stream the entire "12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief."

Some of the biggest names in the music industry will come together on Wednesday night for "12.12.12 The Concert for Sandy Relief."

Rovio has officially announced that it is producing a CGI animated film based on its iconic “Angry Birds” franchise.

Rebtel, a private Swedish provider of Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP), announced new software for developers to design new apps into smartphones.

Rovio Entertainment celebrated the third birthday of "Angry Birds" on Tuesday with a new update for its original game and an announcement about its upcoming CGI movie.

Instagram began to trend on Twitter after Facebook went down for some users.

Shares of e-commerce site Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) fell more than 10 percent Monday, giving back half their Friday gains.

Musician and composer Trent Reznor is working with Interscope Records and Beats by Dre to develop a new music-streaming service known as Daisy, the Nine Inch Nails front man revealed in a profile for The New Yorker.

Gmail, Google's email platform, became a trend yet again on Twitter today when the service experienced an outage just before noon on Monday. Google was quick to address the issue, but not before some avid tweeters cracked some jokes.

The popular photo-sharing service has replaced its images with links in Twitter feeds, a move to boost Instagram's web profile.

John T. Chambers has decided to base his legacy as CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) on the cloud, software, and services.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Friday were Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc, Amicus Therapeutics Inc, UTi Worldwide and Discovery Communications Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Friday were Diamond Foods Inc, Groupon Inc, RR Donnelley & Sons Company and Clearwire Corporation.

Although the new Galaxy Note 2 multi-window mode doesn’t support the older devices, the Android developer community has managed to figure out a way that makes this handy feature available for Samsung Galaxy S2.

Shares of e-commerce site Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) soared 23 percent Friday on speculation the troubled shopping site might be acquired.

On Friday, Samsung announced that it will launch a bundle of new features for the Galaxy S3 with its Android 4.1.2 update known as the Premium Suite.

Cisco will shift its focus to software and cloud-oriented technologies, CEO John Chambers said -- a tack that should boost growth.

After rolling out the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the international version of its Galaxy S3 smartphone, Samsung has added a number of other improvements to the device. The company has named the improvements, all having to do with the new features and the app inside TouchWiz, the 'Premium Suit upgrade' for Galaxy S3.