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Win a CyberShot W530 with Sony and Memeburn
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Zynga makes rollercoaster stock debut
Social gaming company Zynga debuted on the stock market with a billion-dollar listing, the largest tech listing since Google’s in 2004. Its stock price…
Egyptian blogger sentenced to two years after retrial
An Egyptian man who criticised the ruling military on his blog has been sentenced to two years in prison after going on a hunger…
ScaleConf to address the future of online sites and services
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YouTube for Schools stops kids watching cat videos, unless they’re educational
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‘Find My Face’: Google+ rolls out facial recognition
Internet giant Google is rolling out a new feature on its social network, Google+, called “Find My Face”, that allows users to find themselves…
HP open sources WebOS, may retry tablets in 2013
HP has decided to make lemonade from the lemon it couldn’t sell for $500 (June 2011), then $490 (July), and then $99 (August). The…
Top Chinese official urges ‘more forceful’ online controls
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