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If you're an American and have always wanted a Samsung Galaxy Note and its whopping 5.3 inch display, then you're in luck. AT&T has just announced the pricing of both the handset and contracts. Read more...

Google Chrome's sandbox, plus automatic updates of its components and the Flash plugin, earned a recommendation from the German Federal Office for Information Security. Read more...

The New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady admitted this week he viewed the 2011 Super Bowl via a web site that illegally streamed video from the NFL's championship game. Read more...

Research in Motion is cutting prices again for the Blackberry Playbook tablet, with the 16 GB version down to $199, the 32 GB version down to $249 and the 64 GB version down to $299 until Feb. 11. Read more...

Microsoft is asking Windows Phone fans and users for their ideas and suggestions to help better promote and market the mobile operating system and their devices. Read more...

In a move obviously destined for the world of social media, Microsoft has trademarked the term 'People Powered Stories', which could form the backbone to a future advertising campaign. Read more...

Microsoft has now issued a statement denying previous media reports that the Kelihos botnet is back in operation, although it did say a new malware variant seems to be on the rise. Read more...

The US government shut down 307 web sites this week in a new operation that targeted sites that sold pirated NFL merchandise along with sites that illegally streamed pro football telecasts. Read more...

Microsoft is offering customers who purchase a new Windows Phone device in their retail Microsoft Stores a free one year subscription to their Zune Pass online service until February 14. Read more...

According to the latest analyst reports, global smartphone sales overtook those of traditional (and not so traditional) PCs during 2011, outselling their larger cousins by almost 73 million units. Read more...

Motorola has announced that a batch of used Motorola Xoom tablets that were re-sold via Woot.com still have the personal info and content of the previous tablet's owner. Read more...

Nothing says a warm welcome to a brand new beta operating system than Bing adorning a nice little surprise on their front page. Read more...

A custom version of Google's Android mobile operating system is scheduled to be used in smartphones that will be used by US government and military officials for classified documents. Read more...

Brandon Watson, the head of the Windows Phone Developer Experience at Microsoft, has announced he is leaving the company to join Amazon's Kindle development team. Read more...

Apple has removed a number of apps from its iOS app store that have names that are similar to well known apps such as Tiny Bird, Cut the Birds and Temple Jump. Read more...

Apple has resumed selling iPhone 4S smartphones in China online, about a month after sales were halted in that country in part because of scalpers that rioted in one city. Read more...

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is not too far away and the retail release is expected later this year; this weekend we ask you what you think is a good price for Windows 8 when the time comes Read more...

According to data from research firm Net Applications, Google Chrome lost market share for the first time in two years, likely due to Google penalizing Chrome after a linking scandal last month. Read more...

Here's an excuse to get those photos on your cameras and phones to your computer: Dropbox is offering up to an extra 5 GB of storage by testing their new camera upload feature. Read more...

An Oshkosh, Wisconsin woman has been arrested and is now facing 31 felony charges. The woman allegedly sold fake stock options in Facebook to at least five different people. Read more...