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Penney CEO to leave after Apple exec settles in

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J.C. Penney Co Inc CEO Myron Ullman will leave the company and the board in February after a three-month transition period to hand over the reins to his successor, Apple Inc executive Ron Johnson, the department store chain said on Monday.
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ICANN expands Internet domain names, new era for the cyber world

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a California-corporation that oversees Internet address system has agreed to expand available domain extensions at a meeting in Singapore, allowing private companies to replace the generic extensions such as “.com” with their own brand.
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Top 10 Father’s Day celebrity tweets

The World Father’s Day just passed by. All the dads around the world were honored and social networking sites did what they do best, sharing everyone’s thoughts and posting it on the net. Here’s a list of the top 10 Father’s Day tweets from the celebs
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Apple iPhone 5 vs Android's 'band of 5'

When Apple arrives in September at the iPod refresh event, or as some tech websites surmise that September 7 could be the day, Apple will meet a band of five stellar Android smartphones - Samsung Galaxy S 2, HTC Sensation, EVO 3D, Motorola Photon and Atrix.
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Not only .coms as Internet body throws open domain names

good.food, learnto.salsa, glossy.lipstick -- people and companies will be able to set up a website with almost any address by the end of next year if they have a legitimate claim to the domain name and can pay a hefty fee.
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Five iOS 5 Features Apple Copied From Android

The latest edition of iOS, which was unveiled by Steve Jobs at the Apple WWDC, will have around 200 new features and will start being seen in devices like iPhone 3GS and 4, iPad and iPad 2, and iPod touch 3 and 4, from this fall. Here are five features in Apple's upcoming iOS 5.0 that were found in Android.
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Apple helping Facebook with Spartan?

Apparently Apple is not only the least scared but has also come forward to offer minor help to Facebook with their secret development called Project Spartan. Facebook's new HTML5 web app platform to rival Apple's App Store has been reportedly called an attempt to break the stranglehold that Apple has on mobile app distribution.
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Top 10 coolest Android Honeycomb tablet apps

Android Honeycomb can run any Android apps but apps for tablets can produce far better results as they take full advantage of the wide-screen aspect. Here is a list of the coolest top 10 Android Honeycomb tablet apps
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HTC Thunderbolt OTA imminent: Gingerbread and Amazon Appstore pre-installed among other features

If rumors are to be believed HTC Thunderbolt owners can be happy. Thunderbolt OTA update will be available by June 30th. Android and Me reported the imminent update with leaked photographs of the pre-installed features. Features include Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, pre-installed Amazon Appstore, Skype video functionality and gTalk video compatibility (which comes with Android 2.3.4). A Verizon insider sent screenshots of the OTA release note to Android and Me leaking the news.
Mobile OS War - Apple iOS 5 versus Google Ice Cream Sandwich

Mobile OS War: Apple iOS 5 versus Google Ice Cream Sandwich

The mobile competition between Google Inc.'s Android and Apple Inc. is getting more intense by the day. Two devices seems to get much hype even before their release date gets finalized -- Apple's next generation iPhone 5 and Google Nexus 4G.
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Why do wireless carriers give preference to Android smartphones over Apple iPhone?

Apple's iPad is a product that has decimated competition like no other. Android OS-based rivals and challengers in the tablet sphere have bit dust big time when they had to face down the Apple iPad high winds. However, the same is not happening in smartphone segment. The wireless carriers appear to be preferring Android smartphones to Apple iPhones for a variety of reasons, making it challenging for Apple to tip the scale in their favor.
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8 reasons why Chromebook OS is awkward

Google’s cloud-based Chromebook comes with a lot of promises as it has started to ship, but the Chrome OS vision leaves a lot to be desired in reality.
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Top 5 features that make Android a better choice over iOS 5

The competition between iOS 5 and Android is getting more intensed day by day. With each update and head-to-head comparison between the biggies, striking similarities as well as dissimilarities have forced millions of gadget lovers to think twice over their smartphone of choice.
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'.anything' is possible with Internet name shake-up

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body that coordinates Internet names, has voted to allow the creation of new website domain suffixes by private companies at a special board meeting in Singapore on Monday.

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