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  • Twitter rival Pownce acquired, closed

    Pownce, a would-be Twitter rival that was heavily hyped due to the involvement of Digg co-founder Kevin Rose, will close its doors in two weeks after being acquired.

  • Britney arrives on Twitter

    Britney Spears has become the latest celebrity to open an account on the Twitter micro-blogging service, although it remains unlikely the pop icon is the one updating her profile.

  • Barack Obama dominates Twitter

    Barack Obama has just overtaken Digg founder Kevin Rose's spot as the most followed person on Twitter, according to Twitterholic.

  • Google/Digg talks fall through

    Search giant Google has ended negotiations to buy social news site Digg, according to US-based technology blog TechCrunch.

  • Google to buy Digg?

    Search giant Google is close to acquiring US-based social news aggregator Digg for around US$200 million, according to a report on US technology blog TechCrunch.

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    When Apple whips the covers off the latest iPhone software we want to be blown away, because when it comes to a major software update copy-and-paste just doesn't cut it.

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