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Microsoft Finalizes $8.5 Billion Skype Acquisition

The Microsoft Corp. has finalized its acquisition of communications company Skype. The European Union approved the plan this week, and Microsoft is hoping there will be no more delays in the process.
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Steve Jobs is Gone - Can Apple Still be Apple Without Its Guru?

We all know the shape - a small white rectangle with rounded corners, a screen, and a circular control. The first iPod debuted in November of 2001 and put all other portable music players to shame. It didn't try to be like the other guys, with their dubious interfaces and The Matrix-y black exteriors; instead, the iPod was its own kind of cool - obnoxiously so - with a minimalist white exterior and unapologetically Mac-centric interface design. In a way, the iPod was a representation of Apple...
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Steve Jobs (1955-2011): Life in Pictures

The world will never be the same following the death of the 56-year-old tech visionary Steve Jobs, who has often been hailed as one of the greatest of American innovators.
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Apple's Siri Vs. Android's Voice Actions

By now, unless you live under a very large Nexus Prime-shaped rock, you've probably heard about Apple's new darling, the Siri Personal Assistant - a voice-controlled application that understands voice commands by people who speak like people and not like elocution robots.
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Apple’s New (Neglected) iPod

With everyone's attention focused on the iPhone, what may have been overlooked from the event was the future of iPods. Where is Apple planning to go with the music player that changed the way we listen to music?
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No iPhone 5 but Samsung Nexus Prime Coming (VIDEO)

With the official news of Apple's release of iPhone 4S sinking in, next Tuesday marks Samsung and Google's Unpacked press conference on their latest smartphones. Executives at Google are hinting at the anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android, but its arrival has yet to be disclosed.
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Sprint confirms plan to sell iPhone

Sprint Nextel confirmed that it will sell the next version of Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone, ending months of speculation about whether it would become the third U.S. operator to sell the popular device.
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CEO Cook kicks off Apple's next act

The launch of Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone 4S showed just how much fans miss the showmanship of Steve Jobs. But it also gave observers a hint as to how new helmsman Tim Cook might prefer to do things.
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Instant view: Apple's latest iPhone fails to excite

New Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook presided over the company's first major media launch since taking over from Steve Jobs in August, but the latest version of the iPhone he unveiled did not excite investors, sending its shares down as much as 5 percent.

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