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Smartphone App Downloads Jump 28 Percent

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According to Nielsen, the average number of apps per smartphone has increased 28 percent from 2011 - from 32 to 41.
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Infographic: After GM Loss, Can Facebook Compete in the Ad Game?

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Facebook, according to a new infographic from WordStream, trails far behind rivals like Google in the online ad space.
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Aaron Sorkin Tapped to Adapt 'Steve Jobs' Biopic

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Aaron Sorkin, who has already helped put Facebook on the big screen, will turn his attention to Apple, and the biography of Steve Jobs.
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Will China Mobile Finally Get the iPhone?

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China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier, is currently in talks with Apple to offer the iPhone, the company's new chairman told shareholders Wednesday.
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Samsung Dominates Global Android Smartphone Sales

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Approximately 40 percent of the Android-based smartphones sold during the first quarter were produced by Samsung, according to new stats from Gartner. No other vendor nabbed more than 10 percent of the global market.
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Latest iPhone Rumor Points to 4-Inch Screen (Again)

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For those wondering if Apple plans to give its next iPhone a larger screen, a new report from the Wall Street Journal just added more fuel to the fire.
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Color, Verizon Team Up to Stream Live 'SNL' Videos

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Color and Verizon team up to offer live backstage video of the 'Saturday Night Live' show.
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Diablo III Delays; Android Jellybean Details; Synced Tabs for Chrome

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Topping tech headlines on Tuesday: Diablo III servers were hit with a rush of players trying to access the new game, Google might provide early-access to Android Jelly Bean, and Chrome gets synced tabs.
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Apple Patent Spat Delays U.S. Rollout of HTC One X, EVO 4G LTE

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The rollout of two flagship HTC smartphones has been delayed thanks to a patent battle with Apple.
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What's Next for Wi-Fi? WiGig, 802.11ah Wait in the Wings

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Although the first 802.11ac routers have just begun to be launched, wireless chip providers like Broadcom are already looking at the next big things: 802.11ad, or WiGig; and 802.11ah.
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Oops! Avira AV Update Blocks Apps, Hangs PCs

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A bug in a software update puts Avira's ProActiv behavioral monitoring component on tilt, blocking everything from trusted OS processes to Microsoft Office.
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Report: Google Planning Five New Android Jellybean 'Lead Devices'

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The search giant is planning a major shift in strategy, working with multiple device makers on a portfolio of unlocked 'Nexus' phones and tablets running Jellybean, the WSJ reports.
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Server, Login Problems Plague 'Diablo 3' Launch Day

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On the first day that "Diablo 3" launched, the most feared monster was "Error 3006": the error which blocked users from accessing the game for several hours.
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Report: NASA Training Astronauts for Asteroid Missions

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NASA is currently training astronauts to land on asteroids and hopes to send humans to one of the distant space rocks in about a decade, The Telegraph reports.
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Windows 8 to Let Parents Get Weekly Reports About Kids' Activity

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Microsoft said this week that Windows 8 will allow parents to monitor their kids' Web activity and receive weekly reports describing their PC use.
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T-Mobile Confirms 900 Job Cuts

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T-Mobile on Tuesday confirmed that it will cut 900 jobs as part of a restructuring that it said will help fund the rollout of its 4G LTE network as well as its re-branding effort, among other things.
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Nvidia Promises Big Things for Kepler in 2012

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Kicking off the GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang pledges to take GPUs into the cloud with new tech baked into the company's latest architecture.
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Netgear Unveils 802.11ac USB Adapter, Cheaper Router

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Netgear announced what it claimed to be the first 802.11ac adapter for notebooks, as well as a cheaper version of the R6300 router it unveiled in April.
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Verizon Wireless Bringing LTE Network to 28 New Markets This Week

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The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network rollout continued today, with the carrier activating its super-fast network in 28 new markets and expanding coverage in 11 existing markets.
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AMD Rolls Out 'Trinity' APUs for Mainstream, Ultrathin Laptops

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The new A-Series chips deliver up to 12 hours of battery life and provide double the performance-per-watt of the previous generation of 'Llano' APUs, according to Advanced Micro Devices.
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