Now that the smoke has cleared up around WebOS’s abrupt K.O. , it’s time to straighten out the facts: WebOS is not dead. In fact, despite dismal TouchPad sales, HP still “stands by it.”

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HP didn’t kill WebOS, insists it’ll still be updated and loved

Portland, Oregon is widely acknowledged by experts* as one of the best cities on the planet, and quite possibly in the entire universe. To figure why, and to make things even better (like that’s possible), IBM is going to attempt to simulate the entire city in a giant computer game.

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IBM decides to play SimPortland with the actual city of Portland

Who called it? Apple called it . Adobe Flash is a dying elephant. As the rest of the Web has quickly embraced new standards such as HTML5, Adobe kept its game face on. But the end is near, as the company pushes out Adobe Edge, an HTML5 tool that keeps up with the times.

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Adobe prepares for Flash’s death with new HTML5 tool: Adobe Edge

Strange things are happening within Microsoft. The software giant is fighting multiple fronts: PCs, smartphones, gaming and soon, tablets. There’s just one tiny problem: fragmentation and a lack of total synergy between its Windows 7/8, Windows Phone 7 and Xbox platforms. A brand new OS that unifies all of those could be Microsoft’s savior.

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Microsoft might kill Windows brand in favor of a super OS

Facebook and Skype sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. The rumors were true, Facebook and Skype are partnering up to double down on bringing the king of video chat to the king of social networks.

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Skype teams up with Facebook for video chat

At long last, developers will no longer need to rely on unofficial open source drivers to create sweet Kinect hacks . Microsoft’s official Windows Kinect development kits are available for all to download. Minority Report ’s future starts now.

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Kinect dev kits for Windows released, creativity set to explode

When Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 7’s “Metro UI” featuring flat square “tiles” we fell in love with it. That’s why it’s not shocking to see Windows 8 ’s touchscreen UI heavily inspired by it. For once, the entire Windows experience looks new and refreshing again.

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Windows 8 is like Windows Phone 7, but bigger and better

Google just announced Google Music, a new cloud-based streaming service that allows you to listen to your music from anywhere, provided you upload all your music to the service first.

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Google announces its half-baked streaming music service

The ongoing saga of Japan’s triple disaster is now over a month old, but the well wishes and support from around the globe keep pouring in, and Google decided to smooth the process along.

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Google launches Messages For Japan instant translation site

Japan’s reputation for customer service is legendary, but a new software tool aims take the country’s hospitality industry to even greater heights of perfection.

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Face training system guarantees service with a smile