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Skype for iPad Release: Online Calling Service Adds New Features

Skype for iPad App Finally Available
Skype announced Tuesday that it would release its online calling software officially as an iPad app to the iOS App Store, bringing the live video service to both 3G and Wi-Fi data connections. In May, Microsoft announced that it had bought the Luxembourg-based service in a deal reportedly worth $8.5 billion.
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Facebook Buys E-Book Developer

Facebook has acquired Push Pop Press, a digital publishing platform for e-books, in an effort to expand and update itself in a competitive social media climate.
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Celina Cass Found Dead: Case is 'Suspicious', Say Investigators

Celina Cass, the eleven-year-old New Hampshire girl who went missing on July 25, has been found dead in a river half a mile from her home on Monday. Though the finding of her body has brought to an end a massive air, land and water-borne search operation conducted by the local police and the FBI, the investigators now have the harder task of unlocking the mystery behind her disappearance and death.
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Adobe Edge Dives Into iPad and iPhones 'No Flash' Platform

The latest announcement by Adobe to work with HTML 5 with its new motion graphics software called Edge could open new doors for cross browser and mobile device compatibility. The popularity of HTML 5 continues its rise due to its compatibility with major web browsers, W3C specification, and support from Apple and Microsoft.
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Why Twitter Isn't Worth $8 Billion

Twitter announced on Monday that it had received another significant investment, this time $800 million from Russian investment firm DST Global. The deal gives the social media company an $8 billion valuation, but a big question still remains--why?
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Shark Week 2011: How You Can Celebrate

For all you Discovery Channel enthusiasts out there, Shark Week 2011 is finally up on us! In honor of our toothy friends, we've come up with our own ways you can celebrate television's scariest week.
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China train crash censorship scorned on Internet

China's media are curbing combative reporting of a high-speed train disaster after what observers said were orders from the ruling Communist Party's propaganda arm, which on Monday drew fresh scorn from Internet users demanding unfettered news.
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Google+ Faces Hurdles on its Ascent

Google+ has become the fastest growing social media site, and perhaps the fastest site period, but last week's inflection point in growth highlights the uphill battle it will need to fight to cement itself as No.1.
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Is it 1999 all over again for tech stocks?

I wasn't one of those people who lost a bunch of money when dot-com stocks blew up in 2000, but to be honest, that's because I didn't make a lot of money in the bubblicious run up, either.

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