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Skype Swallows the Facebook Pill

After rumors that Facebook would integrate Skype service, it turns out to be the other way around. You can now stream your social network into the VoIP service.READ»

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One in Five Americans Have Video-Called Someone: The Future Is Now!

Mainstream video calling seems like it's just getting started, given the excitement over Apple's FaceTime iPhone app. But a new Pew survey reveals nearly 20% of Americans have already placed a call via video.READ»

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iFive: Nobel Peace Prize, Online Toddlers, Yahoo's FaceTime, Adobe-Microsoft Merger Muttering, London Bike Successes

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday. If you must have news, here's the early bits, in manageable chunks.READ»

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Facebook's New Groups, Dashboards, and Downloads Explained [Video]

At Facebook's presser today, Mark Zuckerberg introduced three big announcements: algorithmic friends, privacy dashboards, and personal information downloads. READ»

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iFive: iPad Sales, Skype for Android, Palm Smartphone, Facebook Rumors, Nokia MeeGo Chief Resigns

Welcome to Tuesday. Pull up a chair at the breakfast bar, and cast your eyes over today's early news:READ»

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Twitter Has a New Leader

Is this the season to change exec teams? On the same day Skype announced a new CEO, Twitter has revealed its own reshuffle at the top, with COO Dick Costolo now assuming duties as CEO, replacing founder Ev Williams.READ»

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Stanford University's Unique Economic Engine

Sixty next year, Stanford Research Park is, more than ever, the innovative heart of Silicon Valley.READ»

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iFive: HP's Missing CEO, Facebook Cozies Up to Skype, Nintendo's 3DS Disaster, Dell's Tablets, Google's Happy Workforce

While you were busy sleeping others were busying themselves with the business of the day, so here's the early tech news, digested:READ»

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What a Wiretappable Internet Could Mean for Facebook, Apple, Google, and You

Widespread phone-based wiretapping has become the norm in the U.S., sneaked by legislators by information-hungry agencies using national security as a shield against civil liberty infringements. Now there's news federal types want to expand powers to the Net too.READ»

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iFive: Another Rig Explosion, NASA's Mine Solutions, Impossible Soccer Goals, China's Great Jam, Korean Cash

Innovation doesn't sleep, even though you do: But it might get stuck in huge Chinese traffic jamsREAD»

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Alex Bogusky Tells All: He Left the World's Hottest Agency to Find His Soul

Alex Bogusky, the Elvis of advertising, has left the business. Is this a New Age midlife crisis or his greatest rebranding campaign?READ»

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India Chases Google, Skype After BlackBerry Reprieve

India's authorities are pressuring RIM to give access to BlackBerry user data, but have now given the firm a two-month grace period. In the meantime, they're turning up pressure on Google and Skype. Doesn't the government understand technology?READ»

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iFIve: Cisco, Google and Intel Go Shopping, IPCC in Spotlight, the State of the Gulf, Airline Innovation, Apple DNA Found

The Inn o'Vation. It's more than a cosy holiday getaway, you know.READ»

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Google Plans Adorable, Green, and (Most Importantly) Free Google Voice Phone Booths

One of the more charming parts of today's Google Voice phone calling announcement is the unveiling of a few promotional, British-style phone booths. The twist: They're totally free.READ»

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Google's Next Assault on the Phone Biz: Call Phones From Gmail

It's been rumored, and now it's here: Google's implemented direct computer-to-phone calling from within its Gmail service. It's a small change, but it makes Google Voice more powerful, and challenges the existing phone industry.READ»

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Google Reportedly Taking Aim at Skype With Voice Calling in Gmail

Google is reportedly testing a Web-based voice calling service, embedded inside Gmail.READ»

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Apple TV Rumors: You and Your Grandmother Will Never Watch TV the Same Way Again

The rumors spin ever faster about Apple's iTV device--it'll apparently change everything, and now there's some evidence that Apple is training its in-store employees for "something big."READ»

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The Great App Bubble

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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iFive: Confirmation of Oil Residue, Tablet News, Secret Net Neutrality Meeting, Google Maps, Adopt-a-Word

When you're innovation, Friday is just another dayREAD»

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iFive: Mobile Video Wars, Facebook's Geo-location, Swine Flu 2 (Infectious Boogaloo), Malaria Nexus, U.K.'s Green Truck Stop

While you were sleeping, innovation resigned in a truly innovative way: It wrote a letter to its boss, and sent it snail mail.1. A couple of "cool new mobile features" are to be unveiled by Google on Thursday for Android phones. It's ...READ»

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iFive: Facebook vs. Google, Saudis and RIM Agree, Spain Cold on EVs, Smartphone Security Highlighted, Oracle Boss on Hurd Affair

While you were sleeping (fitfully as the storm raged outside), innovation was wondering if the word "sky" within another word (example: Skype) was subject to copyright, and if so, would anyone called Skylar find that they were, as a ...READ»

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Work Smart 2: Get a Personal Skype Consultation with Gina Trapani and Friends

Have you got a nagging question about technology and productivity? If my experience is any guide, you do. That's why my next batch of Work Smart videos is going be a Q&A series based on your questions.Here's how it works: Email me ...READ»

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How Google Voice Solved My ATT Reception Issues

For many iphone users, ridiculously poor reception is almost enough to switch carriers…almost. Fortunately, for those who make many calls within the range of a wifi connection, we can marry Google Voice and Skype to ...READ»