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Graphic book reimagines key time in Steve Jobs' life

Another new book about late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is hitting bookshelves next month, this one a graphic narrative exploring the innovator's spiritual development, the publishers announced on Wednesday.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus: New Clues for Dec.15 Release Date

Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Xoom Lose Google Support: Doomsday for Verizon CDMA Phones?
There's still nothing official spinning in the Galaxy Nexus rumor Mill, but Verizon has launched a simulator on their Website that takes an in-depth look at the phone's features, which suggests the carrier is gearing up for an official release.

T-Mobile USA to aim Nokia phone at first-timers

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T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. mobile service, plans to market the Lumia 710 phone from Nokia to first-time smartphone buyers as the two companies push to recoup market share losses of recent years.
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RIM investors fear more bad news on QNX

Research In Motion has already doled out a big helping of bad news ahead of its financial results on Thursday, but surprises could still await investors hungry for details about what many see as a new, make-or-break BlackBerry.
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Olympus reveals $1 billion balance sheet hit

Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp ironed out its crooked accounts on Wednesday after a 13-year fraud, with a $1.1 billion dent in its balance sheet triggering speculation it will need to merge, sell assets or raise capital to repair its finances.
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Facebook Accounts Hacking: Users Vigilantism Goes Viral

Facebook has been battling with hacking and spam-related issues for the last one month. The number of Facebook users who are falling prey to the unwanted Trojan spamware and sexual and violent content are increasing day by day.
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UFO Hovering Over Russian Protesters in Moscow? [PHOTO & VIDEO]

Another apparent UFO sighting emerged, most recently during the protests taking place in Russia on Saturday when someone out of the crowd was able to capture a video of what most believed to be a UFO hovering over and watching the 25,000 pro-democracy protesters in Moscow's Bolotnaya Square.
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Russian security council chief wants Web regulation

The Internet must be subject to reasonable regulation, the head of Russia's Security Council said in remarks published on Wednesday, a fresh sign of Kremlin concern about the use of social networks to promote anti-government protests.
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Nexon shares slip after Tokyo IPO, may sting Zynga debut

Online gaming firm Nexon Co slipped on its trading debut on Wednesday following a $1.2 billion IPO, Japan's biggest this year, and may signal a bumpy ride for U.S.-based rival Zynga, which debuts on Nasdaq later this week.
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HTC says U.S. ruling on dispute vs Apple delayed again

HTC Corp, the world's No.4 smartphone maker, said on Wednesday that a U.S. court has further postponed a final ruling on its lawsuit against Apple Inc, which is seeking a ban on sales of HTC devices in the U.S. market.
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Games company Nexon slips in Tokyo debut

Online gaming firm Nexon Co, an Asian rival to U.S.-based Zynga, slipped lower on its first morning of trading on Wednesday, following its $1.2 billion IPO, Japan's biggest this year.
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Apple iPad 3 Transparent and Rimless? Don't Count On It (VIDEO)

That's just just a fun rumor spawned by a concept video cirulating the Web that someone named Dakota Adney put together. The real innovation is just that -- the creative video. But no bona Apple expert under the sun thinks the Apple iPad 3 will be released such a radical design.
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Games company Nexon opens up on Tokyo debut

Online gaming firm Nexon Co, a fast-growing Asian rival to U.S.-based Zynga, opened up slightly at 1,307 yen on its Tokyo trading debut on Wednesday, following its $1.2 billion IPO, Japan's biggest this year.
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Olympus ex-CEO Woodford: wants no part in breaking up firm

Ousted Olympus CEO Michael Woodford, who is campaigning to regain his old job at the disgraced Japanese company, said on Wednesday that he wanted no part in breaking up the firm, now struggling to survive a massive accounting scandal.
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Hitachi-LG venture executives face jail time

Three executives in a joint venture of Hitachi Ltd <6501.T> and LG Electronics <066570.KS> have agreed to plead guilty and serve several months in prison for conspiring to fix the prices of optical disk drives, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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International groups want off Internet name expansion

The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and 26 other international organizations are pressing the keepers of the Internet to prevent addresses like .un or .imf from being taken by cybersquatters in an upcoming expansion of domain names.
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Humble Indie Bundle 4 Brings ‘Epic’ Games, Gets Love from Linux Users

You can't get more good guy than Humble Indie Bundle. The organization, which distributes bundles of independent games, let's customers pay whatever they want, apportion their payment however they want (between developers, charity and Humble Indie Bundle) and install the games as many times as they want on multiple platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux).
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Nokia Siemens to ramp down Iran operations

The world No. 2 mobile telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks will start to gradually ramp down its business in Iran, pressured by tightening international sanctions.
Former Olympus Corp CEO Michael Woodford speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo

Deadline Time as Japan's Olympus struggles to Survive

Japan's scandal-ridden Olympus Corp faces one of its biggest challenges to survive as an independent company on Wednesday, when it must meet a deadline to file its second-quarter results or be delisted from the Tokyo stock exchange.
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Verizon Galaxy Nexus: Next Stop Costco on Dec.15?

It seems the long hard wait for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus is drawing to a close. Verizon continues to hold its silence, but the phone has already surfaced in some Best Buy stores and the next stop appears to be Costco on Dec.15, according to the stores internal pricing guides.
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EU telecom ministers aim to end bandwidth favoritism

EU ministers urged the European Commission and regulators to check on telecom operators who prioritize bandwidth for certain services, giving leverage to complaints about mobile firms around the world blocking Web-call services such as Skype.
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New Music Service Courts Tech-Averse Listeners

A simple new online music service will launch across Europe and North America this week aimed at the millions who like music but struggle with the technology to find and listen to it.

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