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Top Stories of the Day // December 14, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Dec 14, 2012

Google+ Didn't Stop With 18 New Features, Updates iOS App With Photo Album Swipes And Conversation Cards

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Source: Cisco Takes Secretive Role As "Unnamed Silicon Valley Industry Titan" In WhipTail's $31M Round

According to multiple sources, Cisco has taken a secretive role as the "Unnamed Silicon Valley Titan" in a $31 million round for WhipTail, a flash storage... read more

Dear Parents, Please Use This Memory Jar App Instead Of Posting Baby Pics On Facebook

A new app has just launched on the App Store, looking to give parents a better way to store memorable photos of their kids. Given the fact that we're in a... read more

China Gets The iPhone 5, But Will This Help Apple's Market Share?

The iPhone 5 made its highly-anticipated arrival in China today, but despite strong pre-orders (China Unicom received 300,000 pre-orders), it remains to be seen... read more

ITU Director General 'Surprised' By U.S. Dissent On New Telecoms Treaty, Says Internet And Content Issues Are Not In There

The director general of the International Telecommunication Union today spoke of his surprise and disappointment with the US, UK and other nations walking out... read more

OpenStreetMaps Map App Maker, Skobbler, Brings ForeverMap2 To Kindle Fire; Challenges Nokia Here With Fully Featured Offline Maps

OpenStreetMaps map app maker, Skobbler is hoping to corner the map market on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet, a space without a preinstalled Google Maps app.... read more

Google+ Gets End Of Year Update: Low-Bandwidth Hangouts, Full-Size Mobile Photo Backups, Better Event Planning & More

Google is giving its social network a "big" end-of-year update, with 18 new features parcelled up and doled out -- many of them coming in a new version (v3.3)... read more

Make Your Own Lytro-Style, Adjustable Focus Photos With DSLR Video And A Simple Hack

The Lytro is a very cool piece of tech that can produce images with easy-to-manipulate depth-of-field, but it also means buying a new, $400 piece of photography... read more

Alibaba Group's Taobao Removed From "Notorious Markets" List By U.S.

The US announced on Thursday that Taobao Marketplace, owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has been removed from its yearly list of the world's most... read more

TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing Finalist 8 Securities Raises $3M, Set To Launch In Japan

Stock trading portal 8 Securities, a TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing 2011 finalist, just announced that it will launch in Japan next month. The Hong Kong-based... read more

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