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Smartphones running on the Firefox OS are now on sale. Here's a quick assessment of what these phones can do.

Intel's chief technology officer Justin Rattner has stepped down from his post because of his age. The company forbids any employer to be beyond 65 working still. Rattner will be on extended leave. Intel did not provide details about his return and to what his return will account for.

Nokia has raised up its stake at the mobile broadband industry as it purchased the remaining stake of Siemens in their joint partnership for 1.7 billion euros.

Google (GOOG) decided to turn off their Google Reader for good. The product previously helped people go through feeds from multiple sites in a snap. Reader compiles RSS feeds and delivers them according to the preferences of the users. Apparently, Google thought their Reader “was not good enough” and decided to kill the application once and for all.

First, it was the inclusion of hashtags. Then, the creation of sticker packs. Now, Facebook is raising the ante once again by developing chat rooms.

Sticker packs are animated emoticons that convey expressions and feelings. Facebook is the latest entity to jump into this trend which could be a potential revenue stream for the social networking giant.

In order to tap the growing number of users on the Internet, Google plans to send balloons up in the air. These helium balloons will communicate with signal devices on tops of houses to provide Internet connections to areas were cables and fibre optics are not available.

A 21-year-old former Thiel Fellowship recipient raised close to $4 million for the development of a browser-based photo editor.

Scroll Kit is a new web development service that allows anyone to create a web page just by adding multimedia elements into a page.

New additions for INJUSTICE, Sony fires up 2 PS Move games, and Halo finally gets a move on.

What do you get when you add Google Chrome and Adobe Flash player, you ask? Well, a peephole of a webcam!

Facebook has added new friends. The social networking giant has earned the support of 1 million active advertisers since Tuesday.

Google is targeting to reach new heights through its Project Loon, a solar- and wind-powered network of high altitude balloons bringing Internet access to rural areas whose citizens have yet to be transformed into netizens.

Google unleashed their official Android application for Google Cloud Print service. Users can now download the official app from Google Play Store.

With the announcement of Apple and their iOS 7 in the car, the company is confident that voice commands in automobiles prevent as much number of accidents. A recent study claims otherwise.

Intel (INTC) unleashed their Solid-State Drive DC S3500 Series and their newest solid-state drive (SSD) for cloud computing and data centers. Intel claim their latest SSD drives can take the place of traditional hard disk drives (HDD) especially because they are designed to handle read-intensive applications.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg faced a group of angered shareholders at the just concluded first Facebook stockholder's meet. Shareholders are agitated over the steady decline of Facebook's stock price since it debuted in the stock market last year.

Apple recently unleashed iOS 7 but it is not the only thing the company has been working on. More than just its line of products, Apple is also looking into the automobile industry. The software update also allows people to use their cars and Apple products like iPhone simultaneously.

"Facebook, Facebook gotta check my Facebook!" - If you feel that way, then chances are you would love to see this short musical posted on Youtube. The song best describes everyone's Facebook addiction.

Disgraced New Zealand ex-MP Aaron Gilmore makes his online presence felt again via his reactivated Facebook account and a newly created blog. Mr. Glimore took a needed hiatus from the scene after he figured in a shameful drinking incident at the Hammer Springs Hotel last month.

Several activities and leaks point to the production of a new Halo-related project.

Facebook advertisers pulled out their ads after an anti-sexism campaign drew attention to Facebook pages that contained posts promoting violence against women.

Google makes use of the Google Wallet through in-app purchases.

A software analyst leaked Apple’s plan to include Flickr and Vimeo

Halo 5 may not be coming to consoles this year, but it seems that Xbox One has something for Halo that goes beyond gaming.

Porn is still welcome at Tumblr. Amid the announcement that Yahoo! has just acquired the popular blogging site in a billion-dollar deal, CEO Marissa Mayer assured Tumblr members, including pornographers on the site, that they won't censure their accounts, promising "not to screw it up."

Before Microsoft gets to reveal its next-gen Xbox 720 console, PS4 releases a surprise teaser while Battlefield 4 and FIFA 14 have their own news

Will the 1.1 billion deal with Yahoo benefit or ruin Tumblr?

David Karp, 26-year old founder of micro blogging site Tumblr, becomes the latest young tech billionaire with the sale of Tumblr to Yahoo on Sunday. The micro-blogging site was sold for $1.1 billion cash.