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Cell phones may be new tool vs Somalia famine

Cell phones may bring relief to famine victims in parts of Somalia controlled by al Shabaab insurgents as donors seek new ways to circumvent the hard-line militants, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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Google+ opens up, takes fight to Facebook

Google Inc and Facebook trotted out a variety of new social networking features in back-to-back announcements on Tuesday, underscoring their intensifying competition for Web surfers.
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The 10 Most Useful Travel Sites on the Web

We’ve done the work so you don’t have to! From destination ideas to flight choices, insight, and itineraries, here’s a look at some of the best sites on the web for travel.
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RIM will struggle to restore credibility - analyst

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion must launch innovative devices on schedule and offer credible earnings forecasts to win back the trust of investors made wary by its missteps, an analyst said on Tuesday.
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Google+ video chat now mobile, Facebook fight grows

Google Inc trotted out the latest improvements to its Google+ social network on Tuesday, integrating its search engine into the site and expanding its Hangouts feature to allow mobile use and broadcasting.
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Apple Will Launch Two iPhones - iPhone 5 and iPhone 4-Plus: Rumors

Almost everyday we come across some rumors about Apple’s new i-devices. However, on Monday a big bang came out. It said that Apple will surprisingly release two separate devices: one is the widely expected iPhone 5 and the other is an improved version of iPhone 4, called ‘iPhone 4-plus’.
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Atrinsic launches Kazaa app for iPad, shares soar

Atrinsic Inc said the streaming application for its popular Kazaa digital music service is now available for download through Apple Inc's app store, sending its shares up 67 percent in heavy volumes.
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IBM offers concessions to settle EU antitrust probe

International Business Machines Corp has offered concessions to settle an EU investigation into its business practices, which could allow it to ward off a possible fine and an antitrust infringement finding.
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iPhone 5 Arriving in Early October Sans 4G: Analyst

As tech enthusiasts are waiting eagerly for iPhone 5, a Wall Street analyst has said that the iPhone 4 successor would arrive in early October and it may not be a 4G LTE device as speculated in the market.
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Americans Prefer Texting to Talking: Study

Almost one-third of all Americans prefers to text, rather than listening to voice mail or picking up the phone and talking to someone. The new data state that 73 percent of cellphone owners in the U.S. use SMS.
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Netflix Renames DVD Unit Qwikster; @Qwikster on Twitter a 'Pot Smoking Elmo'

Netflix is attempting to kill the controversy over its controversial 60 percent price hike and recast its DVD business in a new light by renaming it Qwikster.But already Netflix has run into a new challenge with the renaming, as after the company announced its DVD-by-mail service will be called Qwikster it became apparent that Netflix doesn't hold the name @Qwikster on Twitter.
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Google Wallet: How it Works

Google has launched its first version of the Google Wallet app to Sprint, a significant step in the implementation of near field communication (NFC) technology.

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