Google announced Monday morning that it will acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.

Motorola is one of 39 manufacturers of handsets that use Google’s Android operating system.
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In the title, imagine that the word scoop is taken with a real irony. When I saw my RSS feed and my Twitter feed, I thought it was information of the year! If Ben, researchers say indeed that Chrome OS can be hacked!and they took care of all details of the methodology in the security conference known as Black Hat (in Las Vegas on August 3) by presenting two videos of pirated material. The two researchers in question are called Matt Johanson and Kyle Osborn and part of the research center‘s security WhiteHat Security.
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A story which suggested that users of Internet Explorer have a lower IQ than people who chose other browsers appears to have been an elaborate hoax.
A number of media organisations, including the BBC, reported on the research, put out by Canadian firm ApTiquant.
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Internet browser passes Firefox, with speed and a nationwide advertising campaign credited for the rise in popularity.

Google's Chrome is Britain's second most popular browser, a sign of theinternet giant's increasing grip on the UK search market.
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Brief spot of news on the Mirror's Edge 2 front. (Yeah, it's still on the way, apparently.) According to Official PlayStation Magazine, via CVG, "The Frostbite 2 engine will pave the way for Mirror's Edge to make a free-running return." At least, that's what the rumors are saying.
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A research firm posted an IQ test on its Web site and then compiled the results from more than 100,000 users.

It found that there was no substantial difference between users of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.
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