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OMGPOP acquisition boosts Zynga profits
Zynga exceeded quarterly revenue forecasts, helped in no small way by its purchase of social gaming company OMGPOP and strong performances from new games like "Slingo" and "Hidden Chronicles."

Groupon CEO tells employees to 'grow up'
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason told the company's employees the daily-deals site needs to 'grow up' - right after apologising for drinking too much beer.

LinkedIn Launches iPad App
LinkedIn has launched its long-awaited iPad app, featuring a simplified 'professional dashboard' aimed at busy professionals.

Security-risk websites to be 'named and shamed'
Websites that are not kept secure enough by the companies that own them will be named and shamed by internet security watchdog TIM.

Apple CEO says no to tablet-laptop hybrid
Apple CEO Tim Cook has dismissed claims Apple will eventually combine the Mac Book Air and iPad for a tablet-laptop hybrid.

Google to launch cloud storage
An announcement is expected shortly to confirm Google are to launch a major new cloud storage service for online content.

Google ups the ante with rewards program
Google is offering savvy programmers up to $20,000 to help protect against hacking, bugs and other vulnerabilities.

Mozilla smartphone heading to Brazil
The first smartphones running Mozilla's Boot to Gecko (B2G) operating system are set to land in Brazil later this year.

Facebook dishes out for AOL patents
Facebook has purchased $550 million worth of AOL patents from Microsoft, the two companies have announced.

iPhone 5 to be made of Liquidmetal?
The Apple rumour mill is stirring again, this time churning out news the iPhone 5 is on its way and will be made from Liquidmetal.