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Apple passes 50 billion App Store downloads
Just shy of five years after launching in July of 2008, Apple's App Store has hit 50 billion Continue reading…
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Apple offers $10,000 prize for the iTunes App Store's 50 billionth download
Last March, Apple racked up 25 billion app downloads from the iTunes App Store, and awarded one Continue reading…
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FTC offers $50,000 to whichever 'national hero' can stamp out robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is offering a $50,000 cash prize to anyone who can develop a Continue reading…
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Facebook contest winner disqualified after seeking votes from About.com
Theodore Scott, a 60-year-old lawyer from Georgia, has been denied the prize from a contest held by Continue reading…
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Jony Ive extends influence, flies Apple design team to London for prestigious award
The entirety of Apple's senior design team came on stage last night to collect two prestigious Continue reading…
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Samsung sets up $4 million contest to stimulate app development for Galaxy Tab and Note
Eager to rectify the shortage of quality apps for Android tablets, Samsung is setting aside Continue reading…
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Linux creator named laureate for the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize
Every two years, the Technology Academy of Finland recognizes individuals that have sparked Continue reading…
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Apple's 25 billionth app winner profiled, flown to Beijing to collect $10,000 award
Earlier this month the App Store served up its 25 billionth app download, and Chinese site Qdqss r Continue reading…
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H-Agent robot stores heat to keep you warm later
A pair of German designers have created the H-Agent, a tiny black box which absorbs heat from other Continue reading…
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Enter to win your next Snapdragon smartphone in our (final)back-to-school giveaway!
Whether you're headed to an institute of learning this fall, dropping off your progeny, or wistfully Continue reading…
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