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Today's Top Stories // Jan 22, 2013

iPad Hack Statement Of Responsibility

Editor's note: Andrew Auernheimer, also known by his pseudonym weev, is an American grey hat hacker and self-described Internet troll. Follow him on Twitter... read more

Yahoo Sending "Welcome (Back)" Packages To Former Employees, Trying To Get Them To Come Back

This is the official Yahoo "employee welcome" kit. Except the employee in question, founder Tom Coates, doesn't work at Yahoo. He used to.  Over the past... read more

The Neptune Pine Smart Watch Has A Camera, Runs Android, And Wants To Replace Your Smartphone

Smart watches are everywhere these days. But of all the time-telling, wearable, connected devices, it's possible that this new offering from Neptune may be the... read more

iPhones Top Seller In U.S., Japan; Android (Read: Samsung) Winning Everywhere Else; Windows Phone Growing Most In Europe: Kantar

Android smartphones, led by Samsung, were the overall winner in the crucial holiday sales period at the end of last year, although Apple's iPhone continues to... read more

Xbox 720 Will Reportedly Throw Lots Of Processing Power At The Video Game Console Crisis

Home video game consoles seem somewhat quaint at this point, and it's not an issue of graphics capabilities or raw power, on which scales they both still beat... read more

Firefox OS To Make Hardware Debut With Keon And Peak Developer Preview Smartphones

Mozilla's Firefox OS, the mobile operating system from the company that makes the Firefox browser build entirely on open web standards, will have its first... read more

Peter Thiel Talks The Future Of Education, The Need For Innovation And Why Facebook Won At DLD

PayPal co-founder, early Facebook investor and Founders Fund partner Peter Thiel today took the stage at the DLD conference in Munich for a very wide-ranging... read more

Latest Samsung Galaxy S IV Rumors Point To April Launch

It looks like we might have a release date for the forthcoming Galaxy S IV flagship smartphone from Samsung. After a deluge of unconfirmed information —... read more

Not-So-Ephemeral Messaging: New SnapChat "Hack" Lets Users Save Photos Forever

Even as SnapChat leaves tech reporters and people over 25 scratching their heads -- is it the next Instagram, or a massive sexting conspiracy? -- the app has... read more

The Hunt Launches To Help You Find Items From Photos On Pinterest, Instagram And Others

I realize this is a completely random story to start a post with, but bear with me. A few weeks ago, I was searching for a Christmas outfit for my daughter--I... read more

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