AOL to Acquire TechCrunch to Bolster Its News Coverage

The deal would help the company beef up its growing online editorial business.


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Nintendo Says 3-D Device Will Arrive After Holiday Season

The company said its new 3DS console would not be available until early next year, meaning it will miss the crucial year-end holiday sales season.


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Studio Behind Facebook Movie Woos Techies

The studio behind “The Social Network” has worked with blogs and organizations to convince a tech-savvy crowd that the movie is worth seeing.


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The Rise of the 3-D Printers

The rise of 3-D printers is the talk of the tech world, and a theme very much in evidence over the weekend in New York at the Maker Faire festival, which housed a 3-D Printing Village.


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Skype Wants to Connect to the Office

Skype is teaming with Avaya to sell the phone service to corporate clients.


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Tech Talk: Google and Its Rivals

Google and its rivals, a tiny tablet and a roundup of tech news are in this week’s podcast.


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In Study, Children Cite Appeal of Digital Reading

Many children want to read on digital devices, while parents worry technology will distract young bookworms.


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Advertising: Financial Advice Made for the Internet Age

TD Ameritrade’s campaign shows that marketers continue to be fond of original Web series.


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Prison for Iranian Blogger

Hossein Derakhshan, an influential Iranian-Canadian blogger who was arrested two years ago when he returned from self-imposed exile to live in Iran, was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison.


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Post Tech: Net neutrality bill may be dead for this session, sources say

A House Democratic push to create a net neutrality bill won’t get the Republican support it needs to be introduced this legislative session, according to sources familiar with the effort. That places the issue back at the Federal Communications Commission, where its chairman has proposed to re-as…




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