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After hearing that Amazon will have exclusive DC Comic titles released on the Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble has retaliated by pulling 100 DC Comic titles from the shelves of their stores.

Apple confirmed that today, October 5th of 2011, Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. Since Steve announced his retirement as Apple's CEO about two months ago, there has been widespread speculation about his failing health. Rest in peace, Steve. You definitely left the world better and more interesting than when you found it.

Today, Sony released a full-length video in their "Long Live Play" ad campaign -- and it just might make you tear up. For today at least, Sony has probably won the internet.

India has released details about a tablet, geared towards students, which will only cost $50 USD.

At today's press event, Apple unveiled "Siri", an artificial intelligence personal assistant who will be included with the new iPhone 4S.

Well, it's the announcement that everyone has been waiting for -- Apple's new iPhone. However, it's not the iPhone 5, as many people were expecting. Instead, Apple has released an upgraded version of the iPhone 4, which will be called the "iPhone 4S".

Now that Google+ has gone public, it's experienced a huge increase in traffic and registered users. However, can Google+ keep up this momentum long enough to directly compete with Facebook?

The evidence surrounding this slightly disturbing theory supports the fact that Google acts as an "extension of knowledge". The result is that we store less information, which destroys our ability for memorization.

The "Khan Academy" has become a cultural phenomenon, as thousands of people are now using the videos for a source of free education. While this seems like it can't possibly be a bad thing, some teachers are warning that Khan's videos could actually be potentially harmful for students.

Did you know that you'll now be able to see who has unfriended you, using Facebook's new Timeline layout? Here's how.