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Amazon Inks Deal With Viacom, Sprint Announces iPhone-led Q4 Highs And Lows, Japan Targets 30% Cut In Rare Earth Use

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Mind This, Gap: Online-Only American Giant Brings Clothes Manufacturing Back To The U.S.

The former head of Chrome Bags, Bayard Winthrop, thinks he can build a menswear brand to rival Gap and J.Crew by skipping the brick-and-mortar route.READ»

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iPhone 4S Launching In China On Jan 13, Yahoo Hires New CEO: Scott Thompson

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Facebook Buys Gowalla, Zynga Targets $1 Billion IPO, Groupon Investigated For Ad Code Breach

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Adobe VP On HTML5: Why We're Not Giving Up On Flash

For some companies, change is not so easy. Case in point: Adobe, which last week doubled down its efforts on Flash, releasing Flash Player 11, Air 3, and ramping up its 3-D and HD support--even as many critics argue the industry is shifting away from Flash and toward HTML5. READ»

Low-Hassle Ways To Cloud-ify Your Work

Having everything on the web is handy, minus, of course, when it goes down, or you forget to sync something. Here are the best no-worry means of keeping your important documents accessible from any computer.READ»

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OK Go's Human Kaleidoscope, All Is Not Lost, And How It Translates Into Sales

Damian Kulash and director Trish Sie walk us through the making of All Is Not Lost, and OK Go's approach to the music experience.READ»

Tips For Mastering Voice Recognition On Your iPhone, Android, or Desktop

Androids, iPhones, GPS, and even browsers are getting pretty good at interpreting your voice commands. Here's how to train them for even better understanding.READ»

Google Takes On Skype, Daily Deals Snag First-Time Customers, Shazam Raises $32 Million

The Fast Company reader's essential rundown of who's breaking into and shaking up your tech space--updated all day.READ»

Apple Rumor Roundup: New MacBook Airs, The Perilous Future Of MobileMe, And More

Apple fanatics are timing the arrival of the new MacBook Airs, mulling the meaning of the new browser-only boot, and pondering the future prospects of MobileMe and iWeb in the iCloud era. Plus more on new iPhone cameras and this year's somewhat disappointing Back To School promo. READ»

Is Social Sexier Than Sex?

Social.com is for sale, and since opening bids start at $5 million it could easily surpass Sex.com's $13 million price. But here's the catch: URLs themselves may not be long for this virtual world. READ»

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How To Make Google Music Beta Into An iPhone App And More

Yesterday, Google Launched Music Beta, a cloud-based music service that lets you stream all your songs from any Android device. Here's how to make it play well with others, too.READ»

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iFive: RIM PlayBook Reviews, PC Sales Slump?, Intel Embraces USB 3.0, Spotify Preps For U.S., Safari Gains "Do Not Track"

"Dawn: When men of reason go to bed." Although we'd add a rider to that saying: "But not before reading our summary of the early news."READ»

Google Chrome OS Director Joins Chorus of Praise for HTML5

Google is banking on the power and scalability of HTML5 to attract developers to its Chrome Web Store, which offers browser apps that mimic the experience of apps on Apple's iPhone and iPad. READ»

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iFive: Facebook Ads vs. Google, IE9's 2.3 Million Downloads, Apple's iPad GPS Trick, Microsoft's Ethics, Asus Chrome Netbook

Here's our summary of the early news from a world that kept innovating while you slept:READ»

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Mozilla CEO: Firefox Faced Advertiser Backlash Over "Do Not Track" Feature

In January, Mozilla announced plans to add a "Do Not Track" feature to Firefox, a tool that would allow users to opt out from having advertisers and other sites track their web-surfing habits.READ»

Internet Explorer Director: HTML5 Will Revolutionize Web Experience

Today, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9, the browser's latest iteration. Like competitors Firefox and Chrome, Microsoft is fully focused on the power of HTML5. What kind impact will that have on the web--and could it sound the death knell for Flash?READ»