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HP $99 TouchPad Only Scratched the Surface: 5 Reasons Amazon's New Tablet Will Tackle iPad

Amazon is preparing to take on Apple's iPad in a head-to-head battle that promises to get interesting soon -- as soon as Amazon launches its new tablet, possibly as early as October. If you thought the discontinued TouchPad's brief success as a $99 fire sale product as the first realistic competitor to Apple's iPad was interesting, you haven't seen anything yet. Amazon has shown the company can be successful with a mass consumer tablet-like product -- the Kindle e-reader.

TouchPad Sale Update: 'Don't Rush,' Says HP

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HP's fire sale on the TouchPad tablet computer has exhausted inventories for good in Canada , while the U.S. is still waiting for the next shipments -- but the company said on Monday consumers shouldn't hold their breath.
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Photos Faster and Bigger in Facebook

Just a few days after Facebook redefined the security and privacy feature of the website, the social networking site has introduced a new version of its photo apps.
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Facebook Served 1 Trillion Page Views in June

It's official: Facebook owns the Internet. Well sort of. The largest social network served up one trillion page view in June, according to figures released for Web traffic that month.
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HP TouchPad Seen Running Android OS [VIDEO]

Directly following the discontinuation sale, an HP TouchPad was seen running Android OS in a series of videos that went viral from a user who snagged a $99 TouchPad from Best Buy.
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Steve Jobs Retires: Five Lessons to Learn from Apple's Great CEO

Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple's leader. The move has been speculated because of questions over Jobs' health. He was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant two years ago. Speculation has focused on when Jobs might retire, but even though the timing might come as a surprise, Jobs' impact as a 21st century leader is clear. Here are five reasons Apple's Steve Jobs made his mark as one of the greatest CEO's ever.
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Facebook Finally Improves, Simplifies Privacy Controls For Users

Social network giant Facebook, long criticized for failing to implement adequate privacy controls and for adopting a cavalier attitude towards the sensitive issue, is now trying to appease its users by streamlining how they manage and share their personal information.
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China's Renren signs agreement with Microsoft's MSN

Chinese social-networking site Renren said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Microsoft's joint venture instant messaging firm, MSN, to cooperate in areas of instant messaging and social networking.

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