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Today's Top Stories // Jan 28, 2013

Apple Reportedly Planning New Fourth-Generation iPad Model, Possibly With 128GB Of Storage Onboard

New Apple product rumors from reliable sources have been few and far between lately, but this weekend the generally dependable 9t05Mac reported that a new iPad... read more

Vine, Hardcore Porn Should Not Be An Editor's Pick Video

Video sharing app Vine came under fire this past weekend for having a bit of a porn problem. That it has adult content on the network shouldn't surprise anyone,... read more

Europe Bets €1BN And 10 Years On "Wonder Material" Graphene As A Silicon Replacement

A graphene research initiative has been selected by the European Commission as one of two winners of its Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) research... read more

59% Of All Android Tablet Usage Comes From The U.S., And The Forked Amazon Kindle Fire Is The Most Popular Brand

Android tablets have nearly caught up to iPad devices as the world's most popular tablet platform, and some project that they may even overtake iPads later... read more

Android + iOS Grabbed 92% Of Global Smartphone Shipments In Q4 2012 -- Android "Undisputed Volume Leader", Says Analyst

They'd make unhappy bedfellows but -- taken together -- Google's Android platform and Apple's iOS accounted for a record 92 per cent of global smartphone... read more

Zoom Raises $6M Series A, Launches Version 1.0 Of Its Radically Different Virtual Conferencing Tool

Zoom, a startup founded by WebEx and Cisco veterans that wanted to make high quality video conferencing and virtual meetings accessible to everyone, instead of... read more

T-Mobile Joins Sprint, Verizon In Offering StarStar Me, Letting Users Replace Their Phone Number With Their Name

T-Mobile has joined Sprint and Verizon in offering Zoove's StarStar Me service, letting users replace their phone number with their name.... read more

"Human Error" Caused Vine's DildoPlay Editor's Pick

This morning, new Vine users woke up to quite the treat. Twitter's new video sharing app launched a NSFW, porn clip called "DildoPlay" to the top of the... read more

Barnes & Noble To Shutter One-Third Of Retail Stores Over The Next 10 Years

Barnes & Noble has put up an excellent fight over the past few years against the rising tide of digital competitors like iPad, Kindle Fire, etc.... read more

Chinese Government Considering Lifting Decade-Plus Games Console Ban, Says Report

China is considering lifting a 12-year-plus long ban on games consoles, according to a report in the China Daily newspaper (via Reuters). The speculation sent... read more

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