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Apple Announces iTunes U, Free E-Book Creator App, iBooks 2 For The iPad

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

Does This Ultrabook Make Me Look Fat? CES 2012 And The Tyranny Of Thin

If 2012's CES gadget fest has a theme already it's "thin, thinner, thinnest." But in the endless quest for skinny devices, what gets left out?READ»

The Clicker's Moment: After 60 Years, TV Remotes Get Zapped With Makeovers

Every TV manufacturer agrees, the remote control will change more in the next three years than it has the previous six decades. But how will it actually change? Sony, Samsung, LG, and Vizio tell us.READ»

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What Google Gobbling Motorola Mobility Means For The Way We Think About Smartphones

While the tech world focuses on the strategy behind Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, we take a look at what the move means for the way we think about our smartphones, and the way they work.READ»

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Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S. Government

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

Korean Government And Tech Business Go All In On NFC

NFC tech gets mixed treatment in the media, with some rushing to embrace it, and others dubious about its promise. Korean companies, on the other hand, seem certain: A new coalition is working with the government to attract a billion dollars of business and 5,700 NFC-related jobs.READ»

Nokia Leads Ride Pimping Initiative With Apps, Smartphones, NFC, Wireless Charging

Nokia and a long list of car and consumer electronics firms just agreed to form the Car Connectivity Consortium--a global effort to harmonize the electronic magic that will power your future car, and which would fill K.I.T.T. with envy.READ»

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iFive: Twitter's Value Doubles, Al Jazeera's Social Show, Verifone Embraces Wireless Payment, PS3s Impounded, China Hacks France

Welcome to the start of the week--let our iFive summary bring you up to speed with the early tech news:READ»

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The Race Is On to Make NFC Wireless Credit Card Dreams Come True (and Win Market Share)

It may soon be time to bid adieu to your plastic credit card. With each passing day near field communications looks more and more like the consumer technology of the future.READ»

CES11: What a Woman Saw

Men are from Mars, and at CES11 they saw 70" TV sets, 3-D Blu-Ray players, and perhaps the popular Blackberry tablet. But I for me the show was all about smart design and the emerging "Internet of things."READ»

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iFive: Facebook Beats Google, 3-D TV Goes Mobile, AT&T's Wi-Fi Expansion, Apple's Privacy Suit, CityVille's Massive Userbase

Four days until the new year, and the world hasn't stopped innovating into the future (though it has slowed slightly for the holidays!), so here's today's early news, digested:READ»

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Google TV Delayed: Partners Sony and Toshiba React

Google TV was set to make a big splash at next month's Consumer Electronics Show--until it got poor reviews. Here's what consumer electronic giants Sony and Toshiba think of the setbacks.READ»

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iFive: Warrantless Cell Tracking, Facebook Earns $2 Billion, Mobile Beats Mags, Dual-Core Smartphones, Stuxnet Screwed Iran

Traveling to work? Here's the early news in easy-readable format for your commuting convenience:READ»

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Europe Fines LCD Makers $800 Million for Price Fix Cartel

The European Commission has landed six LCD panel makers with a collective fine of over $800 million for a price-fixing cartel that operated between 2001 and 2006. Samsung, for ratting out its fellow fixers, had its fine nixed.READ»

The New Windows 7 Phones: All You Need to Know

In the hours before Microsoft's Apple challenger launched, a slew of Windows phones surfaced. Then MS revealed a total of 10 phones for 30 countries. Most look like competitors to the current iPhone, not next year's. READ»

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iFive: Zuckerberg's Donation, Verizon's Secret Charges, Windows 7 Phone Launch, Android Tablet Woes, China's Litterbug Rocket

Garfield hated Mondays and some people think it's a terrible way to spend one seventh of your life. But Monday's child is fair of face, so in the spirit of this latter sentiment: Here's the early Monday news, digested: READ»

Verizon iPhone Due by the Million in Early 2011

Three million CDMA-compatible iPhones are due to be produced in December 2010, ready for an early 2011 release. So says a financial analyst who's checked with production contacts inside Apple's supply chain. Is a Verizon iPhone finally true?READ»

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iFive: LG's Cell Phone Woes, Best Buy's iPad Sales, China's Car Extortion, Foursquare for Unis, Groupon's Sketchiness

Today's news, newly minted, and polished up bright as a new pin for your delectation.READ»

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LG Enters Water Treatment Business: A Steady Stream to Balance Tricky Tech

LG, yes the same LG whose logo may be stamped somewhere on your HDTV or cell phone, has just announced it's entering the water treatment business. It's for the good of people, and for LG's bottom line.READ»