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Twitter Makes TextSecure Open Source, AT&T Drops T-Mobile Purchase Bid, Zynga Value Continues To Slide

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.READ»

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NBC Finds Pulse, Gaddafi Trafficking Female Soldiers, Oprah To OWN Network, Zuck Leaves Google+?, Murdoch Backs Away From BSkyB

Popular news app Pulse partners with NBC News. Gaddafi's female army. Oprah Winfrey will take over as the CEO and chief creative officer for her OWN network. Zuckerberg leaving Google+ rumors, Murdoch caves. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

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Phone-Hacking Scandal Shuts A UK Newspaper

In the wake of en extensive high-tech phone-hacking scandal, Britain's tabloid newspaper News of the World is killed off. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

How LightSquared Could Cast A Wider Web (And Ruin Your Road Trip)

LightSquared, a 4G satellite internet provider backed by an eccentric billionaire, could change the nature of broadband Internet in the United States. The only problem is that their network could just make GPS receivers go blank.READ»

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iFive: Apple TV Rumors, UAE Quashing BlackBerry Email, Samsung Selling Drive Biz, Google Music Stumbles, RIM Eyes Nortel Patents

"For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?" Similarly, here's i5 to brighten up your insight into the day's early news:READ»

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BP Manslaughter Charges, Twitter's Influencers, The Guardian's U.S. Expansion, and More...

Welcome to Fast Feed, the Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--bite-sized and updated all day.READ»

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iFive: Sprint vs. AT&T Deal, Apple Pulls "Gay Cure" App, China Snoops on Facebook?, Verizon Reveals More 4G, Google Books Woes

Welcome to the middle of the week: And here, to help you get over the hump, is iFive--our coverage of the early news.READ»

AT&T and T-Mobile: All About the iPhone 4G in 2012?

AT&T's deal to buy T-Mobile USA has already caused plenty of discussion. But is there a simple secret at the heart of the deal? Is this really all about the iPhone 4G in 2012?READ»

Intel Bets on Egyptian Mobile Tech

Intel's purchase of Egyptian mobile software firm SySDSoft isn't just a massive cash infusion in a post-revolution economy: It's also Intel's savvy way of getting in on the LTE fanfare.READ»

Cell Networks Must Evolve As Fast As Smartphones, or Be Crushed

As Verizon begins throttling the access of its heaviest mobile data users ahead of the iPhone launch, a new study predicts that smartphones could drive networks into the red in just three years, unless they innovate.READ»

Puck Yeah: Clearwire's 4G Hotspot Can Replace Broadband [Review]

Clearwire's ugly little pucker proves itself to be a marvelous addition to a road warrior's weaponry.READ»

Pay-As-You-Go 4G Hotspot and Adapter Maker Begs Teens to "Stick It In"

Everything about Clearwire's new mobile hotspot and its USB adapter are well conceived--except their marketing slogans. READ»

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Leaked: Verizon 4G Set to Roll Out to 30 Cities This Year

So, first things first: We have no idea if these documents are real. They're all plausible, if ambitious, and have the same layout as other Verizon documents we've seen. But we've had no confirmation from Verizon, so take everything ...READ»

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iFive: Energy Change Law in Jeopardy, Storm Hits Deepwater Cleanup, Verizon Goes 4G and iPhone, SpiderKid!, Gaga Goes Homme

While you were sleeping, innovation was being held to ransom on Capitol Hill. Ah, frack it, it said, before shrugging on a suit and smoking a cigarette--all in the name of art.1. Barack Obama's attempts to push his clean energy agenda ...READ»

AT&T's New iPhone Fees Forecast Smartphone Use

AT&T's iPhone tariffs just got a big makeover ... or possibly a downgrade in performance, depending on how you look at it. The iPhone 4 is driving the changes, and it actually tells us a lot about how we'll use 4G ...READ»

HTC Evo 4G: America's First 4G Phone Is Also the New Android Champ

HTC's Evo 4G is big. Big in every way. It's the most powerful, the fastest, the most capable, and flat-out the best Android phone yet. If you live in a 4G city, it'll blow your mind.READ»

Sprint Ad Uses the iPhone to Show Off Its 4G Network (Yes, That iPhone)

Sprint's new ad suggests you "make your iPhone 4G." It's a snappy headline, and grabs eyes better than "make your Motorola Cliq 4G"--and it's real, even if it's not particularly practical.READ»

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Innovation is Calling

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Are We There Yet? Moving Beyond ‘Best Effort’

4G: Are we there yet?READ»