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iFive: Intel's Record Income, IBM's Jeopardy Game, Wikipedia Too Tricky, Stephen Fry's First Startup, Virgin Kills Unlimited Net

You're probably getting ready for the weekend, but before you get too ready here's the early innovation news of the day:READ»

How Much Would You Pay for a Celebrity Retweet?

For the rest of the week, eBay is hosting charity auction TwitChange, the first ever celebrity tweet auction, which is raising money for Haiti. But how much influence will it really spread?READ»

MyFry: Stephen Fry Reinvents the Autobiography for the iPad, iPhone

Stephen Fry owned what was possibly the first Apple Mac in Britain (Douglas Adams had the other) so it's fitting that his new autobiography is published as a fully interactive iDevice app that hints at the future of e-biographies by letting you read it however you prefer.READ»

The Most Influential Celebrities on Twitter

Social media guru Dan Zarrella analyzes the celebrities who hold the most influence online.READ»

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iFive: China, BP, Twitter, 2010 Fifa World Cup, Modern Archaeology

While you were sleeping, innovation was doing push-ups, stretches, and some cardio. 1. China first. While Foxconn raises its workers' salaries by an additional 70%, to go with last week's 30%, as long as certain conditions are met, ...READ»

Meet Andrew Sampson, the Guy Who Makes FryPaper Sticky

Stephen Fry's business partner details the creation of the new FryPad iPad app, and the upcoming launch of their online talent agency, Untied Artists.READ»

Comedian Hijacks Entire Commercial Break of Stand-Up Gala for Charity

While some people are of the belief that the commercials are the best thing about TV, most of us use the ad break as a chance to do something else--search for the Higgs boson down the back of the sofa, murder our mothers-in-law, or ...READ»

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John Doerr Gives $100 Million Thumbs-Up to iPad

Venture Capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers has announced it is to double its investment in its iFund to $200 million. At a press conference, its head, John Doerr, described the iPad, whose first reviews hit the media ...READ»

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Twitter Catches Swine Flu, But Don't Shoot the Messenger

As the world watches the rising death toll from the Mexican outbreak of swine influenza, and wonders what's going to happen next, it looks like new media darling Twitter has caught a bad case of H1N1 itself. The social networking ...READ»