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Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host of tablet computers running Windows 7, to compete with Apple's fast-selling iPad. FULL STORY

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Mario Armstrong tells CNN's T.J. Holmes about some cell phone apps that can help you save money on the go. FULL VIDEO

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Social media expert Wendy Harman talks about being with the President for his first tweet. FULL VIDEO

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A man has collected information from 100 million Facebook users and distributed it online in a downloadable file. FULL VIDEO

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There was a great conversation Thursday at Y Combinator's AngelConf in Silicon Valley. Anthony Ha of Venturebeat had a couple posts on it that I just read, one on Paul Graham's comments, and another on Ron Conway and Mike Arrington's comments. I woul… FULL STORY

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Google users in China were temporarily blocked from accessing the search engine, the company said Thursday, but the site was was once again working a few hours later. FULL STORY

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The oceans have become so depleted by over-fishing, pollution and climate change that they can only be saved by a large global network of reserves, according to a growing consensus among marine scientists. FULL STORY

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It's not as fancy as an iPad, but it's far more affordable: Kmart's July 25 circular advertised a 7-inch tablet by Augen running the Android operating system. FULL STORY

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At the end of June, after much hype and a major mass-media ad campaign, Microsoft pulled the plug on KIN, its family of semi-smartphones. FULL STORY

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Verizon Wireless smartphone customers use 25 percent more data than AT&T iPhone customers, thanks in large part to new Verizon's new Android smartphones, a recent study indicates. FULL STORY

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Something weird is happening to mobile phones: After shrinking from enormous Zack Morris proportions in the '80s and '90s, they're getting bigger again. FULL STORY

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Amazon unveiled its long-awaited Kindle 3 on Thursday, slashing the price to $139 and setting the tech world abuzz about what the move means for the ongoing e-reader wars. FULL STORY

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Public but personal details from more than 170 million Facebook profiles were harvested from the site and made available in a downloadable torrent file this week. FULL STORY

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Prices in consumer electronics tend to fluctuate wildly. FULL STORY

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Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions, which will allow users to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community. FULL STORY

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Facebook began rolling out an ambitious new product this week: A "question and answer" service. FULL STORY

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It's a pretty good time to be Microsoft -- but the company still has a lot to prove. FULL STORY

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Few games live up to 11 years of anticipation, but "StarCraft II's" slick upgrades mean the sequel's got a shot. FULL STORY

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Facebook said Wednesday it has deleted all applications created by Pencake, wiping out widgets used by an estimated 45 million Facebook members. FULL STORY

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Three iPad users claim that because the iPad will shut itself off after remaining in direct sunlight for long enough, it fails to meet the promises Apple made about using the device as an e-book reader. FULL STORY

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Research in Motion shares jumped 4% Wednesday on speculation that the BlackBerry maker will unveil a new smartphone next week. FULL STORY

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Amazon has sold out of its least expensive Kindle, perhaps providing further evidence of the e-reader's popularity or signaling a new device in the offing. FULL STORY

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It's hard to remember, but viral videos actually existed before YouTube. FULL STORY

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Shares of Sprint Nextel rallied 4% in early trading Wednesday after the wireless provider posted its first quarterly gain in wireless customers in three years. FULL STORY

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From the two-story care home where she lived in the northern English city of Bradford, 104-year-old Ivy Bean would tell her nearly 57,000 Twitter followers around the world what she did each day -- from eating fish and chips to sitting in the garden. FULL STORY

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In a move that could bring Mickey Mouse into the online gaming world, Walt Disney Co. said it is buying social game developer Playdom Inc. in a deal worth up to $763 million. FULL STORY

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History has a funny way of repeating itself, especially when it comes to concerns over the cultural and psychological impact of video games on children. FULL STORY

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SAN FRANCISCO (Mint.com) -- If you were trying to find successful entrepreneurs -- people who can innovate and commercialize radically new ideas -- what would you look for? FULL STORY

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Composing an e-mail is kind of like making out: Everyone assumes they know what they're doing, but in reality plenty of people could use some pointers. FULL STORY

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Tourists visiting the Spanish island of Tenerife will soon be able to stay in the world's first bioclimatic holiday village. FULL STORY

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U.S. officials from the president down tried Tuesday to downplay the leak of tens of thousands of documents about the war in Afghanistan, a disclosure experts are calling the biggest leak since the Pentagon Papers about Vietnam. FULL STORY

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"Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker" returns Snake, the grizzled-stealthy-super-bad hero, back to action in an exciting, drama-filled, and well-planned game for the Sony PSP handheld console. FULL STORY

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In South Korea, the launch of "StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty" is more than just a follow-up to one of the PC industry's top-selling games -- it could shake up what many see as the North Asian country's national sport. FULL STORY

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iPhone owners can now legally jailbreak their phones. CNN.com's John Sutter explains jailbreaking and the recent changes. FULL VIDEO

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Under fire for iPhone 4 problems, Apple has distributed an iPhone/iPad operating system update designed to display more accurate signal bars indicating wireless network strength. FULL STORY

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Despite how shady and against the rules it sounds, "jailbreaking" mobile phones is now legal in the United States, according to a new government ruling. FULL STORY

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When unmanned aircraft crash in Afghanistan, scavenger hunters frequently aren't far behind, U.S. military incident reports published by WikiLeaks suggest. FULL STORY

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Apple's gadget fans got plenty of new toys recently, with the launch of the iPad and iPhone 4. Now, it's the power users' turn. FULL STORY

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The spacewalk Tuesday was meant to replace a video camera and update cable connections to a module of the International Space Station. FULL STORY

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Fans of multitouch-screen smartphones that let you scroll or zoom by flicking or pinching your fingers now will be able to interact with their desktops in the same way. FULL STORY

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To help answer some questions about this week's Copyright Office announcement regarding the legality of so-called cell phone jailbreaking, or the modification of the software that comes with iPhones and other handsets that is designed not to be changed, we've compiled the following list of Frequently Asked Questions: FULL STORY

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Journalists and other observers around the world spent Monday poring over a vast cache of documents a whistleblower website says are U.S. reports that exhaustively chronicle the twists, turns and horror of the 9-year-old war in Afghanistan. FULL STORY

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The iPad is about to have its academic chops put to the test this fall in a number of programs around the country. FULL STORY

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For years, Ask.com has basically been roadkill in the search-engine wars. Trailing way behind Google, Yahoo and Microsoft's Bing, it has a market share online data tracker ComScore estimates at just 3.6%. FULL STORY

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The Afghan government said Monday it was "shocked" as it sifted through tens of thousands of leaked U.S. military and diplomatic reports on the war in Afghanistan that a whistleblower website posted a day earlier. FULL STORY

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