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Andy Rooney: Voice Of The Internet

The late Andy Rooney was a vicious critic who despised sloppy grammar and loathed Justin Bieber. Sound familiar, Internet? Let's give the curmudgeonly commentator his due as the OG Hater of the pre-Internet age. Andy Rooney: The Godfather of Troll. READ»

The Meaning Of Steve Jobs

Why do millions mourn the death of Steve Jobs, a man they never met? READ»

Steve Jobs: A Mega, Meta Mashup in Tweets

Wading through the river of tweets in the wake of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs's death.READ»

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Google Wave, Poorly Understood and Underused, Dies in Infancy

Do you know what Google Wave is? Have you ever used it? More than once? If you can answer yes to all three, you're in the minority. And that's why the company killed it.READ»

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Sidekicked: T-Mobile Discontinues the Sidekick Line

T-Mobile announced today that they're discontinuing the two current Sidekick models, just a day after Microsoft killed its similar Kin line.READ»

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Microsoft Axes Kin Phones Just Six Weeks After Launch

Surprise news: Microsoft killed its not-quite-a-smartphone Kin line after a mere month and a half on store shelves. READ»

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The Fast Rise and Fall of the Nexus One, the Tragic "GooglePhone"

The Nexus One was supposed to be the be-all end-all of Android phones. It was supposed to revolutionize the way phones are sold, and put Google at the forefront of the smartphone revolution. It did none of those things. And now it's dead.READ»

Roy E. Disney, 1930-2009

A look at the organization that his uncle built, and which Roy fought for in his waning years.READ»