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Top Stories of the Day // November 7, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Nov 7, 2012

Pundit Forecasts All Wrong, Silver Perfectly Right. Is Punditry Dead?

The New York Times election statistician, Nate Silver, perfectly predicted all 50 states last night for President Obama, while every single major pundit was... read more

Obama Wins The Election! Here's His Technology Agenda

Barack Obama has won the election! What does this mean to the future of innovation and the technology industry? Based on Obama's record and statements released... read more

This Robotic Dragonfly Will Soon Flit Into Your Nightmares For $99

Researchers at the University Of Georgia have created a robotic dragonfly that can hover, dive, and climb like a real insect. With the help of a $1,000,000... read more

Obama Declares Election Victory Via Email And Tweet Before Speech

This is tomorrow's democracy. Barack Obama has just announced his win in the presidential election by sending a tweet and an email to supporters before going on... read more

U.S. Court Orders Apple To Pay $368 Million Damages For FaceTime Patent Infringement

Apple can't catch a break in the courts right now. In the latest legal blow for Cupertino, a U.S. court has ruled its FaceTime videocalling technology infringes... read more

With Curiosity, Peter Molyneux Explores Whether A Cube Can Capture The World's Attention

Legendary game designer Peter Molyneux, creator of classics like Black & White and Fable, has taken his first foray into mobile today with Curiosity, an app... read more

MasterCard, ING Trialling Yet Another Way To Pay On Mobile: Browse On Your Tablet, Buy Via Your Phone

As if there wasn't enough going on in the mobile payments space already, what with NFC, dongles, wallets and cloud apps. Now payments company MasterCard and ING... read more

Distance Learning University, The Open University, Repackages Course Materials For The App Generation

U.K.-based distance learning university, the Open University, is developing a series of apps to deliver undergraduate course materials to students' smartphones... read more

Designer Ecommerce Hub Fab.com Goes Shopping, Acquires Indian Tech Partner True Sparrow Systems

Online designer shop Fab.com, which boasts some nine million users, is insourcing its Indian technology partner, True Sparrow Systems, by acquiring the company.... read more

Delicious Announces A New Design With A Focus On Community, Speed And Mobile

Just when you thought that the site Delicious was dead and gone, it's back...again. Since being acquired by AVOS, headed up by YouTube co-founders, the site has... read more

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