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The most amazing tablet concept you may ever see. No commentary necessary, other than to say that this is via TechCrunch and it is absolutely, 100% NOT real. It is, as most viewers will immediately recognize, simply the brilliant work of some creative animators. v/9s2oYUy_cVY Follow me @...

The nation's largest cellular carrier has a new pricing model in the works, and it's got “milk the customer” written all over it. According to the Wall Street Journal, AT&T (NYSE: T) is exploring the idea of charging app makers for the data consumers use. App makers would reportedly be given...

Chinese consumers are getting something a little unique when they purchase an iPhone. A stove. According to TechCrunch, Chinese police have seized hundreds of tabletop stoves that feature an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) logo and the word “iPhone” right under the burner. For consumers who were hungry and...

Has the world's biggest social network launched an ad campaign that's designed to mislead its users? The short answer: yes. This week Facebook followed through with its plans to allow advertisers to promote their products on users' news feeds. For better or worse, this was inevitable. Nothing is...

Now we know why investors love startups! TechCrunch has an interesting report about the success of young companies that eventually prosper: they raise an average of $25.3 million and sell for $196.8 million. For those of you who hate doing math, TechCrunch has already done it for you: the...

One retailer website ranked higher than Apple.com this year. And that website is jcpenney.com. How, you might wonder, could J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) have defeated Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at a time when traditional retailers are suffering? According to TechCrunch, the rankings were achieved with...

If you thought that Christmas Eve was the end of the holiday shopping period, think again. It turns out that Christmas Day can be quite a popular day as well, albeit without the long lines and overcrowded retailers. Instead of flocking to Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) for a last-minute electronic purchase...

Social media might be less influential than experts thought. In a Harvard study that's sure to turn heads, enlighten marketing guys, and frighten others, researchers have found that the interests of Facebook users do not influence their friends' tastes in music, movies, books, or much of anything...

If you work for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), it could be a customized Galaxy Nexus. According to The Next Web (via TechCrunch), Google's London and Zurich offices are handing out the Android device to their employees for free. Interestingly, this freebie has created a wait-in-line scenario that is...

Belly, a customer loyalty company that aims to spread that “warm, fuzzy feeling to businesses and customers,” has received an undisclosed investment from Lightbank. Lightbank, as you may recall, is the technology investment vehicle – from Groupon co-founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky – that...

Spotify is enhancing and repositioning its radio feature as a Pandora-killer. But is it enough to take out the leader in online radio? Up until Spotify came around, there were only a handful of ways for people to acquire music on the Internet: (1) by legitimately paying for music downloads on...

The cellular giant is planning an assault on Netflix with a streaming video service of its own. But will it be any better than what's already available? In a Reuters exclusive, it has been revealed that the new service could be introduced in the coming year. While this information has yet to be...

If you can't beat ‘em, run! That's the message Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been sending to tech companies that thought they could compete with the iPad after successfully posing a threat to the iPhone. But unlike the iPhone, which was limited in reach by an exclusive agreement with AT&T (NYSE: T...

The Justice Department has announced that it will allow Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to acquire AdMeld. Admeld specializes in ad optimization for digital advertisers. On its website, the company says that it “provide[s] expertise and technology to help you level the playing field with buyers, sell...

It isn't a new daily deals site, but Amazon's Flurry Deals can still save you a bundle. Point your browser to www.amazon.com/flurrydeals and you'll immediately come to Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Cyber Monday Deals Week page, in which you can save on everything from Panasonic (NYSE: PC) point-and-...