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A recent FOIA request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for "manuals, documents or other written guidance used to access or analyze data gathered by programs developed or deployed by Carrier IQ" was met with a telling denial. In it, the FBI stated it did have responsive documents - but they were exempt under a provision that covers materials that, if disclosed, might reasonably interfere with an ongoing investigation.

RT @flipboardnews1: New Tweets Per Second Record — 25,088 TPS — Set By Screening Of Japanese Movie “Castle in the Sky” ...

RT @mashable: Google Extends Free Gmail Calls in the US and Canada to 2012 -

RT @TheAtlanticWire: Louis C.K. Actually Made Money Selling His Comedy Special Online

RT @allthingsd: Microsoft Cranks Out Two More iPhone Apps: Kinectimals and SkyDrive -by @inafried

Speaking of actions, it sounds like only Google search queries will be included with the initial release, that could come as soon as this year. I say this year because I’ve heard that engineers at Google X are working around the clock on finishing the first release and the NYTimes previously reported that one product would be released by Google X this year.

Seattle Pi notes that a 1.5 pound iPad replaces about 35 pounds of paper saving an estimated $1.2 million worth of fuel per year.

New Twitter. WTF

In 2011, protesters didn’t just voice their complaints; they changed the world.

AMD spokesman Mike Silverman said, "we will all need to let go of the old 'AMD versus Intel' mindset, because it won't be about that anymore."

It’s also bringing former Disney chief executive officer Michael Eisner on board as a strategic adviser. TaskRabbit has nabbed $17.8 million in a Series B round of funding from existing investors, as well as from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Allen & Company and the Tornante Company, the investment firm run by Eisner.

We took a look at the more than 135 million professional profiles on our site and here are the top 10 buzzwords for the United States:

The game was created by Pool Worldwide, a Dutch digital ad agency. Creative director Erwin Kleinjan told us this morning that Google pulled their right to use the Street View application protocol interface

Jan-Michael Cart, a mass media arts student from Georgia, is the brains behind a bunch of very insightful iOS interface concepts you’ve likely seen on the web

In new practice guidance notes released today, the Lord Chief Justice clarified the “use of live text-based forms of communication (including Twitter) from court, for the purposes of fair and accurate reporting”, which will only apply to reporters. Members of the public will still be required to have specific permission to use live text-based communications platforms in court, because it’s felt this would have an impact on witnesses and jurors involved in court cases.

In the post, he says that the special, which went on sale, Saturday, December 10th, had sold 50,000 ‘units’ and earned $250k, covering the production costs. As of today, 110k copies had been sold, for a total intake of over $500k, bringing him a profit of $200k so far.

To help solve that problem, Openspace opened its first physical storefront last week in Boulder, Colo. Open six days a week, the store is staffed by “App Gurus” who make recommendations and try to eliminate “app-rehension.” (Their joke, not mine.)

Want a free Windows Phone? Well, it turns out that you may be able to get one for free - all you need to do is tell Microsoft about the malware problems you've had with Android smartphones.

Thanks to a price cut to $0.99 and the new Twitter launch on Thursday, Tweetbot has been shooting up the iPhone App Store charts, according to App Annie. It’s currently the no. 34 paid iPhone app, down from no. 16 on Saturday, but up from no. 708 a couple of weeks ago. That has been good for business — its top-grossing rank has also surged.

almost all investors including Doerr were told to stop coming to board meetings in late August/September, when it was reported that Fred Wilson and Bijan Sabet had left.

Larry Page with 92% approval rating

According to Twitter, the TV screening of the highly popular Anime Castle in the Sky in Japan earlier this month set a new record for the most tweets per second (TPS) on the service. The new high of 25,088 TPS smashes the previous record, which saw “nearly 9,000″ tweets per second recorded following the announcement of Beyonce’s pregnancy.

Google has removed 22 applications from its Android Market after they were discovered to contain fraudulent software.

According to the Nokia Director of Portfolio, Product Marketing and Sales, Niels Munksgaard, the youth of today are fed up with Apple's iPhone and confused by Google's Android platform. Er…yeah, okay.

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RT @BoingBoing: Universal Music claims it has a private deal with Google to take down YouTube videos it doesn't own