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Top Stories of the Day // February 1, 2013

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Drumroll...Crunchies Awards announced. Check out the winner of the sixth annual competition and award ceremony to recognize the most compelling startups and technology innovations of 2012.
Today's Top Stories // Feb 1, 2013

Congratulations Crunchies Winners! GitHub Wins Best Overall Startup

And like that, The 6th Crunchies Annual Award Show is in the bag. John Oliver provided a night of laughs while TechCrunch, GigaOm and Venture Beat jointly... read more

Apple Ousts Samsung As No.1 Mobile Maker In U.S. In Q4 2012 -- Taking Record 34% Marketshare, Says Strategy Analytics

Apple took the title of largest mobile maker by volume in the U.S. in Q4 2012, according to Strategy Analytics, which said Cupertino rose to the top of the U.S.... read more

Sony Likely To Unveil PlayStation 4 On Feb. 20, But We'll Need To See More Than A Spec Show

Sony is gearing up for a big announcement on February 20, according to invitations it sent out to the media on Thursday. The smart money was already on a... read more

GitHub Wins The 2012 Crunchie For "Best Overall Startup", May The Fork Be With You

In case you weren't sure that Silicon Valley had moved beyond from consumer web companies, take a look at the top five finalists for the best overall startup of... read more

Google Gets Its Act Together: New Nexus 4 Orders Reaching Customers In As Little As 48 Hours

Google is apparently doing a good job of improving its supply stream issues and making good on promised delivery times for customers for new Nexus 4 orders –... read more

Mark Zuckerberg Wins "CEO Of The Year" At The 6th Annual Crunchies

He navigated the company that he founded in his college dorm room to a $104 billion IPO, the biggest in the history of tech companies; then led it past one... read more

Coursera Wins "Best New Startup Of 2012", Get Schooled

seems as if, in our particular slice of time, many spheres of industry are coming to a breaking point; Will we be focused on marginal costs and continue doing... read more

Science's Ellie Takes On Lululemon With New High Performance Activewear E-Commerce Platform

Lululemon has been able to create an impressive business on selling its high quality, comfortable active wear for women and men online and in retail stores. But... read more

Snapchat Wins "Fastest Rising Startup" At The 2012 Crunchies

Mobile photo messaging app Snapchat just won "Fastest Rising Startup" at this year's edition of the Crunchies. If startups are really all about growth, then... read more

BlackBerry, The Company Formerly Known As RIM, To Start Trading Under Its New Name On February 4

BlackBerry, the Canadian smartphone maker formerly known as RIM -- aka Research In Motion -- will start trading under its new name on February 4, with its new... read more

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