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Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give (AP)

AP – The goody-two-shoes among us say it’s better to give than to receive. That’s not true for the average Facebook user, though.

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Just Show Me: How to see recently used apps in Android 4.0 (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News – Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today’s episode we’ll show you how to find out what apps are running on your Android 4.0 …

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How’d they do it? NASA explains the Blue Marble photo (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News – A few days ago, NASA published an incredibly detailed photo, dubbed Blue Marble, of the Earth’s western hemisphere. Since then, the photo has generated over 3.1 million views on Flickr, making it one of the all-time most-viewed images on the photo-sharing site. So …

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Facebook filing lifts Zynga, other recent IPOs (AP)

AP – Facebook’s long-awaited IPO filing lifted the stocks of many Internet companies, including recent laggards Zynga and Groupon. But analysts said the halo effect may fade, because some companies basking in Facebook’s glow just aren’t as financially sound as the world’s largest social network.

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Facebook surrenders its privacy in IPO documents (AP)

AP – Facebook is baring its business soul.

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Chinese youth clamor to join Foxconn’s iPhone 5 assembly line (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News – The working conditions at Chinese manufacturer Foxconn are notorious here in the U.S., but do Chinese youth have a different opinion of the embattled electronics giant?

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100-year-old grandmother plays Nintendo DS games to keep her mind active (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News – Close your eyes, and try to imagine yourself beyond your 80th birthday. Do you still see yourself spending a couple of hours each day gaming?

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Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise? (AP)

AP – Facebook, the social network that changed “friend” from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market.

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Ukraine shuts down leading file-sharing site (AP)

AP – Ukrainian authorities have shut down a popular file-sharing website saying it violates copyright laws, officials said Wednesday.

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Malaysia grants license to Aussie rare earth plant (AP)

AP – Malaysia on Wednesday granted a license for an Australian mining company to operate the first rare earths plant outside China in years, despite public protests over fears of radioactive contamination.

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