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Barnes & Noble adds Google Play store to its tablets

The Nook HD and HD+ may not be fully ‘open’ Android tablets, but they’re now much more open [Read more]

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Chat apps now more popular than SMS worldwide

According to new data, 19 billion chat messages were sent each day last year, compared to 17.6 billion SMS messages. [Read more]

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Budweiser’s intimate, dangerous way to make Facebook friends

The brewing company’s Brazilian arm creates cups, which, if you clink them together to say cheers, turn both parties into Facebook friends. Oh, how difficult. [Read more]

Windows 8’s rising security tide raises all antivirus boats

Even without a security suite, Windows 8 is safer than Windows 7. Adding just about any third-party security suite makes it even safer, a new study finds. [Read more]

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Google admits to accidentally eliminating Digg from search

The search giant says it inadvertently removed Digg, in its entirety, from its search engine. [Read more]

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eBay lowers seller fees, in bid to swipe business from Amazon

For the first time in years, e-commerce marketplace eBay is cutting its listing fees and lowering its rates in a major way. [Read more]

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Intel X25 SSD incompatible with OS X 10.8.3

A Mac with an Intel X25 series SSD may not be able to boot after installing OS X 10.8.3; however, updating the drive’s firmware should help. [Read more]

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Chipmaking venture ST-Ericcson to close, cut 1,600 jobs

Formed in 2009, the joint partnership of STMicro and Ericsson was never profitable as top customer Nokia lost market share to Apple and Samsung. [Read more]