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Innovation Agents: Jessica Mayberry, Founder of Video Volunteers

BY Lydia Dishman
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Imagine giving a village full of people who have never seen a film, barely ever watched television, much less have access to a computer, a way to challenge traditional news coverage. To millions of impoverished people in India, Jessica Mayberry offers a way to do just that, by creating their own stories through Video Volunteers.READ»

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Smartphones Make More Money From Streaming Music Than Downloads: Study

BY Austin Carr
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According to a new study, mobile operators should quit pushing their own music download stores on users and instead partner with music streaming services to increase revenues. READ»

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Why Brazil Is Right to Auction Off the Amazon Rainforest

BY Ariel Schwartz
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It sounds like a nightmarishly bad idea: Brazil is auctioning off big pieces of the Amazon to timber companies. But it's a move that could ultimately save the Amazon from destruction.READ»

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Most Innovative Pirate Proofing for This Season's Somalia Seafarers

BY David Zax
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Don't be caught off guard this season. Here, Fast Company lists the most innovative and effective solutions for dealing with Somali pirates.READ»

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Smartphone Smackdown: Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android Handsets

BY Ariel Schwartz
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In a sneaky late Friday legal filing, Microsoft hit Motorola with a lawsuit over the latter company's line of Google software-based Android smartphones, which Microsoft claims are in violation of nine patents. Could this be the first of many Android-based suits?READ»

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May 6 "Flash Crash" Mystery Solved

BY David Zax
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A single firm, which one insider has labeled as Waddell & Reed Financial, caused the wild, brief Dow Jones plunge.READ»

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Why Apple's Ping Stumble May Help Google Music

BY Austin Carr
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The oft-flawless company stumbled in Ping's launch, and the reasons why are representative of Apple's relationship with consumers, record labels, and Google.READ»

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The $131M Ford Rollover Death Verdict That Twitter Broke

BY Adam Penenberg
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Fast Company's Adam L. Penenberg tweets the breaking news about a verdict against Ford in the death of rising Mets star Brian Cole. As reporters lagged behind on the story, Penenberg discovered a new media use for the 140-character format.READ»

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A New Way to Really Connect Your Business -- With Your Business Card

BY David Gardner
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Every business card brings with the hope of anchoring who you are at some later point in time and, hopefully, ensuring you stand out in the world. Now B1G1 makes it possible to make each business card you hand out a charitable voucher.READ»

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Lenovo's Next Expansion Plan: Games Consoles

BY Kit Eaton
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Lenovo, one of the world's biggest computer manufacturers, has already diversified into producing smartphones, and now it's looking for even fresher markets: It's going to produce a games console. READ»

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With Banned Pot Leaf Image, Facebook Pushes U.S. Morals on World

BY Kit Eaton
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What marijuana, breast-feeding, and Facebook have--or should have--in common.READ»

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The Great App Bubble

BY Aaron Shapiro
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When I recently received my new iPhone 4, I took great delight in organizing my apps into folders. Then I used it for a couple of days and realized, not counting pre-loaded Apple software, I only use five apps. Why am I wasting time collecting and organizing all these apps? We're in an app bubble.READ»

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India Proposes Way Out for RIM Over BlackBerry Jam

BY Addy Dugdale
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Latest proposal from Indian authorities could nix August 31 BlackBerry banREAD»

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Team BlackBerry Loses Another Member

BY Addy Dugdale
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You're either with them or again' 'em, it seems. Latest member to join the I Hate BlackBerry club is India, reports Reuters this morning, joining the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Germany, and EU workers. READ»

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RIM's Woes Deepen: Saudi Arabia Bans BlackBerrys Too [Update: U.S. Authorities Can Spy on Emails]

BY Kit Eaton
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RIM's highly-promoted 9800 Torch "iPhone killing" BlackBerry hit the scene yesterday, to a mixed reception. But whatever shine the event added to RIM was quickly taken away as Saudia Arabia banned BlackBerrys outright.READ»

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Google Says Its Services Are Now Blocked in China, Chinese Residents Say Otherwise

BY Dan Nosowitz
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Can somebody in China help us out? Google's updates page says its service are now unavailable in the PRC, but actual human reports suggest otherwise.READ»

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PeerIndex, Social Influence Tool, the Google Vanity Search For Tweeters

BY Addy Dugdale
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The idea of former Reuters Innovation boss Azeem Azhar, PeerIndex is a Twitter-centric tool that measures your social network standing and influence on the Web. It launched in beta yesterday, and is the kind of thing that will, first ...READ»

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Why the BlackBerry 9800 Smartphone Won't Slay the Mighty iPhone

BY Kit Eaton
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Along with rumors that it'll rival the iPhone come others that say it has its own iPhone-like antenna issues.READ»

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China Renews Google's Operating License: Did Google Cave on Censorship?

BY Dan Nosowitz
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China announced that it has renewed Google's Chinese operating license despite their past squabbles. Does this indicate that Google caved in its anti-censorship crusade?READ»

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Google's Schmidt Sees Good Future in China, But Is This Just "Spin"? [Update: Maybe not]

BY Kit Eaton
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Google's CEO Eric Schmidt thinks that soon his company will resolve its differences with the Chinese government over their ongoing operations in the censor-happy nation. Is he right? Or merely hopelessly optimistic?Schmidt was ...READ»

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Shakeup at Volkswagen: Is U.S. Chief Stefan Jacoby Bailing to Volvo?

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Drama in the automotive world isn't limited to struggling startups and bankrupt heavyweights. Case in point: Rumors are circulating that Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO of the Volkswagen Group of America, is ditching VW for Volvo, ...READ»

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Russian President Medvedev to Tour Silicon Valley With Jobs as Tour Guide

BY Addy Dugdale
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So, Dmitry Medvedev has hit California for a three-day tour. He's safe, since Jack Bauer is probably holed up with a caipirinha (caipirosky?) on a South American beach. (I could tell you where, but then I'd have to go dark and, ...READ»

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Connecticut Attorney General Leads 30-State Investigation Into Google "Data Grab"

BY Dan Nosowitz
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Connecticut's Attorney General led a conference call with more than 30 states to discuss Google's recent Wi-Fi "data grab" blunder. This could get ugly.READ»

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Facebook Makes $800 Million in 2009; Now Profitable

BY Cliff Kuang
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IPO, here we come?READ»

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Apple iPad 3G Security Hole Reveals 114,000 Subscriber Email Addresses [Updated]

BY Dan Nosowitz
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The security hole revealed 114,000 iPad 3G subscriber email addresses, including the ones for such illustrious names as Rahm Emanuel and Diane Sawyer. But is this really such a big deal?READ»

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