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Google's Mobility Plans Cloud Strong Q4

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Google Inc's strong holiday-quarter results may take a backseat to growing concerns about long-term margins after it dives into a fiercely competitive smartphone market through its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings.

Asian Firms May Eye RIM Platform; Samsung Denies Interest

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Research In Motion is not on Samsung Electronics Co's immediate shopping list, but the ailing Blackberry maker may still be attractive to Asian smartphone makers looking to compete against Google's Android, the world's fastest growing mobile platform.
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Japan's Fujifilm Calls for Swiss-Style Yen

Fujifilm Holdings President Shigetaka Komori wants a Swiss-style cap on the yen to help Japanese firms, he said in an interview on Wednesday, adding his voice to a growing chorus of executives including Nissan's Carlos Ghosn.
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iPad 3 to be Unveiled in Early February?

Here's a piece of good news for iPad fans. According to the latest rumor to hit the Web, the next generation iPad, dubbed iPad 3, will be unveiled as early as February, though the market release of the new tablet will not take place until March.
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SOPA Blackout List: Google and Wikipedia Lead Charge Against Bill

SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act working its way through the U.S. Congress, has inspired an online backlash punctuated by Wikipedia, Reddit, BoingBoing and others to start a blackout protest beginning tonight at midnight. Mozilla and sites in the Cheezburger Network will also join in, and even Google will support the protest with a link on its home page saying why they are against SOPA and its sister bill in the Senate, the Protect IP Act.
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Solowheel is Here: Should Segway be Afraid?

Segway is a leader in personal, green transportation. However, it is now facing a big threat from Solowheel, the world's first single wheel-drive, battery-operated, self-balancing personal transportation to hit the market.
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Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3: Android vs Apple

Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 should debut this year with the latter possibly slated to debut at February's Mobile World Congress in Spain. Samsung debuted the Galaxy S2 last year at the event, so it could do the same this year. Apple, however, has not indicated when the iPhone 5 will arrive.
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iPhone Case Boasts Virtual Keyboard

What do you do when you need to do a lot of typing but no laptop is in sight? All you have is your iPhone but typing on it takes a lot of time. Celluon has designed an iPhone case that solves this problem - the case, called Prodigy, features a virtual keyboard.
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iPhone 5 Will be Waterproof? (VIDEO)

Thousands of phones are getting water-damaged every year around the world, especially as users accidentally drop them down the toilet. However, this problem will soon be resolved because of a new hi-tech spray, which makes smartphones waterproof.
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Wikipedia Threatens Anti-SOPA Blackout for 24hrs: Do not Harm Open Internet

Wikipedia, the world's most popular free online encyclopedia, has declared a shutdown of the English language version service for 24 hours worldwide, beginning at 12:00 A.M US Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 18 to protest against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (the Protect Intellectual Property ACT).
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Samsung Galaxy S3 vs HTC Edge: Both Quad-Core Phones Due This Year

Once the International Consumer Electronics Show ends for the year, the Mobile World Congress is the next big venue for smartphone makers to show off their newest gear. This year is no different, and both Samsung and HTC could be ready to unveil their next-generation devices. For Samsung, that means the Galaxy S3, and it would be following one of the most successful smartphones ever made in the Galaxy S2.
It may be safe to say that Apple is dominating the mobile market, especially after a recent lawsuit against Motorola. The company has just won a patent debacle against Motorola in regards to Apple's staple "slide to unlock" feature on smartphone

Droid Razr Maxx vs iPhone 4S: And the Winner is?

Verizon will debut the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx very soon, (no date announced yet), so if you're a Verizon customer ready for an upgrade, here is how the Maxx compares to the iPhone 4S. They are both quite thin, though neither is as thin as the original Droid Razr that came out in November. Razr Maxx's thickness is one of the only differences between it and the Razr, and it's thicker because of its bigger battery.
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Asus Transformer Prime vs Asus Transformer Prime TF700T: What's the Difference?

It's hard to tell the difference between the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime and the even newer Transformer Prime TF700T unless you know the TF700T has an upgraded display. The TF700T is the first tablet with a 1080p HD display, and Asus has also redesigned the back cover to improve GPS, Wi-Fi and bluetooth access.
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Asus Transformer Prime TF700T or iPad 2: Which is Better?

If you've heard of the Transformer Prime TF700T, you may be interested in how it compares to the current tablet king, the iPad 2. Asus debuted the TF700T variant at International CES in January, and it's nearly identical to the Transformer Prime already shipping out.
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Mysterious Death of Astrophysicist Shocks Oxford

The case of an Oxford University astrophysicist who was found dead in mysterious circumstances took a dramatic twist on Friday when his wife said she believed the death was an accident and not murder as initially suspected.
An employee prepares food for mothers using traditional Chinese medicine at the CareBay maternity care centre in Shanghai December 23, 2011.

China Seeks to Unlock Secrets of Herbs, Roots

Chinese legends have long extolled the benefits of the Tian Shan Xue Lian, a rare white flower found in snowcapped mountains that is revered as a panacea, an elixir so powerful it can supposedly bring the dead back to life.
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Failed Russian Space Probe Plunging Back to Earth

A stranded Russian science satellite, loaded with rocket fuel for a roundtrip mission to Mars, is expected to plunge back to Earth on Sunday, but officials said on Friday they don't know when or where it will hit.
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Fishy Find Shows Humans Skilled Anglers 42,000 Years ago

Fish hooks and fishbones dating back 42,000 years found in a cave in East Timor suggest that humans were capable of skilled, deep-sea fishing 30,000 years earlier than previously thought, researchers in Australia and Japan said on Friday.
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Science's 'Most Beautiful Theories'

From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world's most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself.
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Microblogging Use in China Quadruples in 2011: Report

Use of microblogging in China quadrupled in 2011 compared with the previous year, with nearly half of all Chinese Internet users now taking to the near-instant service to gather news and spread views, a government Internet think tank said Monday.
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'Angry Brides' Game Targets Indian Dowry Demands

Anger at the practice of demanding dowries, which can lead to violence against brides, has prompted a takeoff of Angry Birds called Angry Brides that aims to highlight the illegal practice still prevalent in many South Asian countries.
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Next Generation iPhone to Sport 3D Motion Control?

Five years ago, tech giant Apple unveiled the original iPhone, which boasted of an advanced touch interface, and shocked the world, kicking off a mobile touch interface revolution in the IT industry. And, Apple could be setting a new benchmark again if 3D motion control comes to the next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5.

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