The British software engineer who sent the world's first text message 20 years ago said on December 3 that he is amazed at how the technology has developed. The engineer, Neil Papworth, was chosen by

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Google said on December 6 its online social network had grown to 135 million active users, as it added a photo-sharing app to compete against services like Facebook's Instagram. "Today Google+ is the fastest-growing network

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The smartphone app Instagram turned off a feature on December 5 that allowed easier photo viewing for Twitter users, in a move that pushes the two popular tech platforms farther apart. "Users are experiencing issues

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Google's Android operating system will power more than two-thirds of smartphones sold world-wide in 2012, and will remain the dominant platform for at least the next four years, a survey showed on December 4. The

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The failure of Rupert Murdoch's pioneering iPad newspaper The Daily underscores the problems of the news industry as it seeks a paid model for the digital age, analysts said. Murdoch announced on December 3 that

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Samsung Electronics, the world's leading Technology Company by revenue, is likely accelerating the launch of its next-generation flagship Galaxy smartphone - which may come with a breakthrough unbreakable screen. Codenamed "Project J" after mobile division

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Inter-governmental regulation of the Internet could deter investment, raise costs for consumers and hinder online access, a US diplomat said on December 5. The United States has been leading efforts to stop a United Nations

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Do comics, serious journalism and tablet computers mix? The founders of the new illustrated tablet magazine startup Symbolia think so. Symbolia is described as "a tablet magazine of illustrated journalism that pairs incendiary reporting with

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Adobe late Monday released a free tool kit to make it easier for developers to create Flash-based games to ride the growing wave of playing on smartphones, tablets, and in Internet browsers. Game Developers Tools

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Venezuela will set up a joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics to produce telecommunications parts in the South American country, state media quoted industry minister Ricardo Menendez as saying on December 4. Menendez told

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