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- Amazon.com offers a new deal on the Xbox One gamesThe online retailer will offer a trade-in upgrade option for Microsoft's latest gaming console, the Xbox One.
- LinkedIn targets college-bound high schoolersLinkedIn will now let high school students join the networking site to find out more about colleges.
- Samsung to release jumbo-sized Galaxy MegaSamsung is set to release a new Galaxy model that is part smart phone, part tablet.
- IBM purchases Israeli cybersecurity companyIBM announced its purchase of Trusteer, a company that helps protect organizations against security breaches.
- Android dominates, BlackBerry market share slides globallyBlackBerry is now No. 4, behind Microsoft, in worldwide market share, says a new Gartner survey. The Android operating system dominates with 79 percent market share.
- North Korea now has its own smartphone, state media reportsNorth Korea is now manufacturing its own smartphones, according to a report recently released by the country's Korean Central News Agency.
- File-sharing website, The Pirate Bay, launches new Web browserThe often-controversial file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay, introduced a new Web browser to mark the site's 10th anniversary.
- Erwin Schrödinger: Why the Google doodle celebrates him and his catMonday's Google Doodle remembers Erwin Schrödinger, the thinker behind the famous Schrödinger's cat.
- KeyMe: New app helps you get back in when you're locked outA new iPhone application stores pictures of users' keys to help them get back in when they've forgotten keys
- Top 10 brain-training apps Keep your brain exercised and entertained. Check out our list of fun and challenging educational apps for iOS and Android.
- DOJ's recommended punishment for Apple in e-book case might also harm publishersThe DOJ made recommendations to rebalance the e-book market after Apple's antitrust trial. But the terms go too far, according to the five publishers involved in the case.
- YouTube founders unveil new video appFrom the founders of YouTube comes a new video-sharing app to rival Instagram and Vine.
- Vietnam's Internet decree receives backlash from US embassy in HanoiVietnam’s latest decree on Internet freedom raises attention at the US embassy in Hanoi and online-freedom groups.
- Department of Justice proposes a fix to Apple's e-book price fixingThe Department of Justice created a set of proposals to remedy the effects of Apple's e-book price-fixing scheme.
- Lumosity: Brain-bending games come to iPadLumosity brain exercises are meant to improve cognitive function and are now available for download on iPad.
- Cable TV alternatives: Chromecast vs. Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Xbox 360 vs. PS3 For the first time, fewer Americans subscribed to cable and satellite TV last year than did the year before, according to The Diffusion Group. Pay subscriptions peaked in 2011, and will continue to erode for years to come, according to TDG. Meanwhile, TV streaming has taken off, driven by sleek, inexpensive set-top boxes such as Google's Chromecast, Microsoft's Xbox 360, and Apple TV.Check out our list of alternatives to cable TV to see what all video-streaming hype is about.
- How Maria Mitchell found a comet and a place for women among the starsMaria Mitchell, a notable female astronomer, was born on Aug. 1, 1818, and is remembered in today's Google Doodle.
- Microsoft Office for Android makes its debutMicrosoft released its Office application for Android on Wednesday.
- MIT project turns your inbox into an infographicResearchers at MIT's Media Lab use e-mail metadata to create infographics of users' correspondences.
- Google dives into streaming TV with ChromecastGoogle released Chromecast, a TV streaming device that pulls in shows from the Internet.