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OtterBox Chomps Up Rival Mobile Casemakers LifeProof

OtterBox, one of biggest names in protective products and cases for mobile devices, announced on Wednesday that it acquired LifeProof, a rival growing company with a “comprehensive product offering” and “impressive intellectual property,” OtterBox said in a release. LifeProof’s 250 employees will remain in San Diego, where the company is currently headquartered. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Will Google Deliver on Its Nexus Q Promise? Not at This Year’s I/O.

The search giant won’t be updating us on its streaming media device at this week’s I/O developer conference. Perhaps next year?
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Will Waze Be Facebook’s Next Instagram?

It worked so well the first time that CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to be making a similar play.
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As iPhone Growth Slows, Apple’s iPad Sales Surge

IPads are still exploding in popularity, but iPhone sales are a bit more complicated.
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Apple Hikes Share Buyback by $50 Billion

Merry Christmas, shareholders.
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Tech Stocks Slump as Earnings Season Approaches

Down market alert!
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Mozilla’s CEO Makes a Case for the Firefox Mobile OS

If the duopoly of the massively popular Android and iOS is working for consumers why do we need a new operating system?
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Microsoft Working With Suppliers on Designs for Touch-Enabled Watch Device

Microsoft Corp. is working on designs for a touch-enabled watch device, executives at suppliers said, potentially joining rivals like Apple Inc. in working on a new class of computing products.

Twitter’s New Music App Launches Friday

#Nowplaying — Twitter Music.
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Ten Minutes With Adam Mosseri, the Guy in Charge of Facebook Home

Content, Content Everywhere in Facebook’s Ideal Mobile World

For Apple, Fighting DOMA and Prop. 8 Is More Than Business as Usual

Tech’s Heavy Hitters Come Out in Support of Gay Marriage

Apple’s iPad Ad Makes an Oscar Bid

Microsoft Hacked, Just Like Facebook and Apple

This Is the Site Likely Responsible for the Recent Major Tech Company Hacks

Bill Gates on Philanthropy, Steve Jobs and the Microsoft Product That Never Was

Nudged by Apple, Twitter’s Porn Saga Ends in a Raw Deal for Vine

Welcome to CES: A Trade Show, Not a Tastemaker

Ubuntu to Join the Crowded Mobile OS Fray