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  • CNET UK's Samsung Galaxy S III review: 'Ferrari of Android' Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III smartphone earns CNET UK's praise days before its May 29 U.K. release.
  • Facebook Camera makes its debut The social network launches an official iOS app that lets you capture, filter, edit, and share photos.
  • Now Skynet can tell when you fake a smile System developed by MIT researchers can tell the difference between smiles of delight and frustration. It may help in autism therapy.
  • Translating math problems into the real world (video) SRI researcher Phil Vahey finds that visualization techniques and storytelling can help middle-school students struggling with math. SmartPlanet gets a tutorial.
  • AOL takes heavy fire from Starboard side Starboard Value blasts away at AOL as the hedge fund prepares for a proxy battle to replace three AOL board members.
  • Hacking for freedom: U.S. hacks al-Qaeda sites in Yemen Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says cyber hacking team replaces anti-American propaganda on site in a 48-hour period.
  • Apple's VP of Europe Cagni leaves company, report says A report out of France claims Cagni, who helped Apple grow its European operations over the last 12 years, has left the firm.
  • Android, iOS nab 82 percent of smartphone market in Q1 Android smartphone shipments soared 145 percent in the first quarter to 89.9 million units. Apple's iPhone hit unit shipments of 35.1 million.
  • Apple, others settle with patent troll SimpleAir Apple and several other technology companies have settled with patent troll SimpleAir to license four of the company's mobile patents.
  • Science-y love blooms into 250-tulip proposal True love flowers at Cornell University as a horticultural-minded grad student digs in deep to plant a colorful marriage proposal.
  • SpaceX Dragon capsule breezes through station flyby tests Making its first flight to the International Space Station, a cargo ship built by SpaceX is A-OK in a series of complex tests that set the stage for berthing Friday.
  • Sprint could be cooking up a 4G ICS slider Newly leaked rumors suggest Sprint is readying a sliding QWERTY variant of its LG Viper.
  • White House cracks whip on move to mobile President Obama tells federal agencies to get a move on to keep pace with a citizenry that more and more gets things done via smartphone.
  • Microsoft legal win over Google may signal ceasefire A win by Microsoft means a potential ban in Germany, which could drive the two parties to the negotiating table.
  • Visually splashy Google+ for Android catches up to iOS The photo-first look brings new polish to the Google+ app for Google's mobile OS. You also can start hangouts from Android devices. But it still needs improvement.
  • Tim Cook: Bringing a world of change to the world of Apple? According to a new feature from Fortune, Cook has dramatically changed some things at Apple, making it more corporate than Steve Jobs might have liked.
  • Did RIM shelve an idea to license BBM to competitors, carriers? According to a new report, Research In Motion instead decided to focus its efforts on a new phone and BlackBerry 10.
  • Kim DotCom case sees tears, claims of betrayal A hearing on the attempt by the U.S. to bring MegaUpload founder Kim DotCom to this country on piracy charges offers plenty of twists.
  • Tapping social media to track stocks Derwent Capital has used Twitter sentiment to fuel its hedge fund. Now, apparently, it's ready to share that skill with you via an app and browser-based service.
  • Nvidia qualifies its first LTE modem for tablets on AT&T Company doesn't just make fast processors. It is now in the LTE modem business too.

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