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Why Facebook's Daily Active Users Is Not The Number That Matters

A fracas emerges over the fact that not all daily Facebook users visit the company's website. Advertisers tell us why that's missing the point.READ»

Tablet Users Spend 50% More Per Purchase Than Smartphone Owners

Tablet users spend over 50% more per purchase at online retailers when compared with smartphone visitors, and 20% more when compared with traditional laptop and desktop visitors, according to a study that Adobe released today.READ»

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Could iTunes Be Used To Spy On You?

British firm Gamma International was found hawking spyware to foreign intelligence services that installed onto users' computers via an iTunes security hole. The breach has been fixed, but documents indicate that the exploit was used to snoop on the email, Skype, and social media activities of users worldwide.READ»

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Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo Band Together For Ads, Facebook's Biggest User Will Soon Be India, Adobe Dumps Flash On Mobile

Amazon Fans Its Kindle Fire Flames With Apps. Ahead of its arrival next week, Amazon is making an effort to promote its Kindle Fire by mentioning it'll have "several thousand" apps available, including "Facebook, Pandora, Netflix, ...READ»

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Google Buys Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion

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

Adobe's Edge HTML5 Web Tool Blazes A Trail To The Post-Flash Internet

Today Adobe is launching a public preview of Edge, its tool for web designers that allows moving, interactive graphics on a website using HTML5, not Flash. Adobe tells Fast Company why it's the tip of the iceberg.READ»

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Wikipedia Ratings, New iPhone For $350?, Adobe Enhances PDFs, Music Releases Get Gamey, Spotify Invites As PR Trick

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors. READ»

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iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Tax Going Online

As the last moments of this week drift by, don't miss out on the early news--read our summary to find out what's happening today:READ»

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iFive: The Wii Successor, Google's Profits, Apple Snags MS Data Center Exec, Color And Fox Pictures, Adobe And Wired

"The plans that I made when horizontal are working out now that I'm vertical." And one of those plans could be to catch up on the early news with iFive, to jump-start your morning.READ»

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iFive: Steve Jobs Bio, Epsilon Breach's Costs, Street View in Germany, Photoshop Embraces Touch, Apple Playing for Games Market

If people were meant to pop out of bed, we'd all sleep in toasters. But since you managed to get up anyway, here's our early news summary to help you on your way.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: YouTube Fixes Bad Videos, Kindles Sell Cell Phones, Flash Bugs Revealed, Nissan Leafs Conk Out, Google Stars Gone

Midweek can be a time to slow down...so let's not: Read our fast summary of today's early tech news to keep you on your toes.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»

Could an Apple Magazine Template in iOS Change the Industry?

The iPad is a natural device for magazine content--it may be the future of the genre, in many ways. But successes have been few and far between so far, so Apple may be trying to help digital magazines by building in a template to its code. READ»

Firefox VP: Say Goodbye to Flash

HTML5 is great news for Firefox's 450 million users, but it's not so positive for Adobe, which could see one of its premiere products become irrelevant. Is Flash no more? READ»

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iFive: Microsoft Pays Nokia $1B, Facebook Movie Rentals, Adobe Morphs Flash, Nokia's Music Phone, Angry Birds on Facebook

Groggily contemplating the world over a pre-commute cuppa joe? Let us help you with our easy-to-read early news roundup:READ»

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iFive: PS2 Still Selling, Adobe's Tablet Plans, YouTube Supports 3-D, Zynga Worth $8 Billion?, Martian Astronauts

While you were sleeping, the world kept turning, and innovation never even closed its eyes--so here's the early news, summarized:READ»

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Microsoft Sides With Apple on H.264 Video, Leaving Google in the Cold

Microsoft's just promised to place H.264 video at the core of its web experiences. Why should you care? Because the tech giant is siding with Apple at Google's expense. READ»