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- Apple said to be revamping iPod Touch, iPod nanoAlong with a new iPhone, Apple could release a pair of new iPods.Â
- Will a new comments policy help clean up YouTube?YouTube has instituted a new comments policy. The problem? It's optional.Â
- Amelia Earhart: Pilot and feministAmelia Earhart broke aviation records and gained the respect of male pilots. But Amelia Earhart also held modern views about gender roles, and demanded equal status in her marriage.
- New iPhone: big key to Apple's futureNew iPhone to appear later this year. But analysts expect sales of old iPhone to dip and supplies of new iPhone to be constrained for several months.
- Amelia Earhart: Why the mystery continuesToday's Google Doodle honors Amelia Earhart even as the latest $2.2 million search for her plane runs afoul of a Pacific Island reef. The famous aviatrix would have been 115 today.
- iPhone 5 may ship with micro dock: reportA smaller dock connector on the new Apple iPhone would be good for accessory makers. But not necessarily for consumers.Â
- Amazon to introduce new Kindle Fire lineup, says reportAmazon may soon take the wraps off as many as six new Kindle Fire models, with different sized screens, according to a Staples executive.
- Earnings day: Google flies high, Microsoft posts first-ever lossBoth Google and Microsoft announced their quarterly earnings on Thursday. Google is going strong in spite of a tough ad market; Microsoft took a half-billion dollar writedown on an old investment, but the rest of the company is humming along smoothly.
- Nokia loses $1.7 billion, but Lumia phones kept it from being much worseNokia's Lumia phones did well last quarter, but the company still lost $1.7 billion. Can the company fight back against the encroaching iPhone and Android?
- A look at the original iPad prototypeThanks to some legal actions, photos of "Prototype 035" -- possibly Apple's first iPad mockup -- were recently made public. Prototype 035, made between 2002 and 2004, is clunky by today's standards but shares a lot of design elements with the modern iPad.
- AT&T's new shared data plan saves money, but not for everyoneFollowing Verizon's lead, AT&T offers a new shared data plan. Now, customers can have one bill for multiple devices.Â
- 'Cyborg' allegedly attacked over camera implants"Parts of me started shutting down," says professor and self-proclaimed cyborg after an alleged assault at a McDonald's in Paris.
- Google maps go off-road, in-doors, and to AntarcticaGoogle's Street View program heads to places where cars aren't welcome, such as Antarctica.Â
- Register to vote through Facebook? Washington reveals new app.As soon as next week, Facebook users in Washington state may register to vote through an app developed by Microsoft. The initiative could mobilize young voters.
- As Mayer joins Yahoo, enthusiasm runs high but earnings slip lowerYahoo's second-quarter report showed a slight decline in income and revenue, but marginal improvements in search and ad revenue. It highlights what Marissa Mayer, the company's new CEO, will need to do: redefine Yahoo, explain why it's useful to users, and help it stand out from Google and Facebook.
- Everything you need to know about new iPhone rumors. Really, everything.Have you heard about the new iPhone? Rumor has it the iPhone 5 will debut in August. No, September. No, October.
- EU pulls Microsoft into latest antitrust investigationHas Microsoft kept its promises from 2009? An EU antitrust committee will decide that soon. Already, Microsoft has conceded that it has "fallen short" in some areas.
- As Mayer takes reins at Yahoo, what's her first order of business?Marissa Mayer started her new job Tuesday, leading her former rival, Yahoo. Mayer will be Yahoo's fifth CEO in the past five years.
- New Microsoft Office designed for fingers, styluses, keyboards, and miceMicrosoft preps for "the most ambitious release of Office we’ve ever done," says CEO. But will it be a jack-of-all-trades, master of none?
- Gustav Klimt: Why some say 'The Kiss' is better than the 'Mona Lisa''The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt – the painting shown in Saturday's Google Doodle – may not be as recognizable as the 'Mona Lisa.' But the golden painting may be better.