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3 hrs ago | The Guardian

Yahoo promises not to 'screw it up' over $1.1bn Tumblr deal

Web pioneer reveals details of acquisition of blogging platform, as site's 26-year-old founder tells staff: 'Fuck yeah' Yahoo promised "not to screw it up" as it formally announced its acquisition of the Tumblr blogging platform for $1.1bn ahead of the US stock market opening on Monday.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Blog News, Facebook, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPod touchiPad App, Startups, Pinterest, Social Software

7 hrs ago | San Jose Mercury News

Cracked cellphone screens become ' kinda cool'

Brittany Lofton spots them all the time: teens and college students clutching their beat-up cellphones, with screens so cracked that spider-web-like patterns creep across the glass.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Instagram, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Washington Post, Publishing, iPhone

Sun May 19, 2013

Ars Technica

iOS default despair: Where Ars staff turns for better app experiences

Thirty-party apps didn't exist when the iPhone first launched in 2007. At that time Apple offered its own set of built-in iOS apps and users were relegated to Web apps if they wanted tools made by someone else.

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Related Topix: Startups, Apple, iPad App, Twitter, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, Instagram, MotionX GPS Drive, iPod touchiPad App, Google Maps, iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular App, iPad miniiPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular App, iPad Wi-Fi + App, HDR

Switched

Teen Killed Over iPad

Police investigators told the newspaper that the suspect dragged the teen, who tried to hold onto the device, back toward the car.

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Related Topix: Instagram, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Apple, Startups

Washington Times

When your Macbook goes 'Snap, Crackle, Pop'

CHICAGO , May 19, 2013 A few weeks ago, a girl dumped 16 ounces of water directly into the keyboard of her Macbook Pro.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Crackle, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Apple Store

Mashable

iPhone 6 Concept Includes a Projected Keyboard

If you've long complained about your typing speed and productivity, this iPhone 6 concept video may be the solution you're searching for.

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Related Topix: iPhone, YouTube, iPod touchiPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPod touch App

Lake Cowichan Gazette

It's hip to to be SQUARE

At one-square inch - not counting the connector post - Square Register is a tiny gizmo that has attracted attention from several Kamloops businesses.

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Related Topix: Square, Facebook, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Twitter, iPhone

Emmy Advanced Media

Best Tech Gifts for Grads

It's just about that time of the year again when, as Alice Cooper would say, "school's out for summer." But for some students, "school's out forever." What does that mean? It means it's time for a graduation gift! Whether they're graduating high school or college, just about every grad needs some kind of tech gadget to prepare them for the next ... (more)

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Science / Technology, Apple, PC, Kindle, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Ipad, Cameras

Cleveland.com

Olmsted Falls seniors enjoy their Springtime in Venice prom: photo gallery

Students enjoy themselves during the Olmsted Falls High School Prom at the Windows on the River in downtown Cleveland Saturday.

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Related Topix: Olmsted Falls, OH, Cleveland, OH, Instagram, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App

USA Today

Kid apps a drawa on creativity

As we head into summer, family tablets and phones may get more of a workout. For parents looking for ways to tickle their kids' creativity, here are some engaging apps that encourage drawing and creating with art.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Faces, Ipad, Science / Technology

Sat May 18, 2013

MarketWatch

Google Wallet: Gen Y credit card?

Facing stiff competition and tepid demand, Google Wallet has not made a big splash in the world of mobile payments.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Gmail, PayPal, iPhone, Cellphones

Patch.com

$500 Damage Done to Car Keyed in Parking Lot

This information was supplied by the Ellisville Police Department . It does not indicate a conviction where an arrest was made.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Twitter, iPhone and iPad App, Social Software, Ballwin, MO

CNN

Who needs radio? I'll take the Web

Just take my middle and high school years where every morning, at 6:55, I flipped on my Walkman and began the trudge down the hill to the bus stop.

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Related Topix: The Pussycat Dolls, Pop/Rock, iPod touch App, iPad App, Twitter, iPhone and iPad App, Austin, TX, iPhone, Opinion

New Hampshire Public Radio -

'Scandal': Preposterous, Unmissable, Important

Kerry Washington from the ABC's "Scandal," is shown on a TV monitor as an iPad displays the show page.

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Related Topix: Scandal, Entertainment, Television, Kerry Washington, iPod touch App, iPad App, Twitter, iPhone and iPad App

KRQE Albuquerque

Ducklings saved with cell phone app

A cell phone app is credited for saving two ducklings. The baby ducks fell into a storm drain in Ontario.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Twitter, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone

MacNN

iPhone Apps: Plants v. Zombies, Walking Dead, Sonic the Hedgehog

Plants vs. Zombies 1.9.8 - Plants vs. Zombies is a spin on tower defence style games where players must defend their home from invading zombies.

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Related Topix: Sega, iPod touch App, iPad App, Sonic the Hedgehog, iPhone and iPad App, Video Games, Walking Dead: The Game, Plants vs. Zombies, Readability, iPhone

Fri May 17, 2013

The Mac Observer

Apple's 'iRadio' Streaming Excites Labels, Sony Hung on Skipping

Warner Music Group and Universal Music are both excited about Apple's planned streaming service , but Sony Music is apparently hung up on how much it gets paid for songs that are skipped.

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Related Topix: Dance, Warner Music Group, Media, Music, Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, Spotify, iPad App, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, iPod

Retailing Today

Groupon launches Breadcrumb

A year after Groupon acquired Breadcrumb, a point of sale system and iPad app, the deal-of-the-day website has launched the suite of cloud-based iPad and smartphone tools.

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Related Topix: iPad App, Groupon, iPhone and iPad App, iPod touch App

Shockya.com

New Exclusive Haunting Melissa App Scares Audiences with Launch

'Haunting Melissa,' a new horror story that reinvents storytelling to engage audiences, has officially launched its new app exclusively on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch at the App Store .

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Related Topix: Facebook, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Instagram, Twitter, Ipad, Science / Technology

SiliconValley.com

Facebook, Twitter announce apps for Google's Glass

Google says it's still figuring out the best ways to use Glass, but the company announced Thursday that Facebook , Twitter and several other media firms have built their own applications for the futuristic-looking wearable computer.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, Twitter, Facebook, iPhone and iPad App, Computers