The Facebook Phone: It’s Finally Real and Its Name Is Buffy (PHOTO)

This is the first in a series of posts this week about the Facebook phone.

After years of considering how to best get into the phone business, Facebook has tapped Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC to build a smartphone that has the social network integrated at the core of its being.

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10 Top Picks Tech gadgets for kids (10 LIST & 10 PHOTOS)

It’s school holidays again. Checks out 10 gadgets that will keep kids productively occupied

1. iMarker and Crayola ColorStudio

iMarker is the key to unlocking limitless discovery and play on your iPad. It’s a digital marker, crayon, pencil and paint brush that interact with the Crayola ColorStudio HD app to create all your favourite Crayola colours on the iPad. As you colour, animated characters, music, sound and visual effects bring scenes to life. Priced at US$22.97 (RM75.83) at Amazon.com.

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Scientists have found More Facebook friends linked to bigger brain areas

The four brain areas involved are known to play a role in memory, emotional responses and social interactions.

So far, however, it is not possible to say whether having more Facebook connections makes particular parts of the brain larger or whether some people are simply pre-disposed, or "hard-wired," to have more friends.

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Apple profit soars but misses high expectations

Apple's net profit in the recently-ended quarter soared with booming iPad sales but its stock sank on the eve of a workplace tribute to Steve Jobs due to missed iPhone expectations.

The iconic California company reported record-high September quarter profit of $6.62 billion on revenue of $28.27 billion

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Can Twitter Beat Facebook and Google+ ?

iOS 5 Twitter integration already a huge benefit for company 

As you might imagine, there's been a lot of talk about social networks at the Web 2.0 Summit, and particularly the escalating three-way battle among Facebook, Google and Twitter. While Google and Facebook have had their fair share of announcements recently, Twitter just added some major firepower to its arsenal, courtesy of Apple. 

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Apple iPhone 5 rumors compilation

Apple iPhone 5 prototype features

 Apple iPhone 5 prototype slim

 Apple iPhone 5 prototype edgy unibody 

 Apple iPhone Pro prototype

Apple iPhone 5 prototype slim

Comparing iPhone 4 vs. the smartphone elite: EVO 4G, N8, Pre Plus, and HD2

We know how the iPhone 4 sizes up against the aging 3GS -- but how does it fare against its fiercest competitors from all the major platforms? We wish we had some production Windows Phone 7 kit to check out here, but in the meantime, take a look at the results against the gruesome foursome of the EVO 4G, N8, Pre Plus, and HD2. You might be surprised by some of the results -- and sorry, RIM, you don't get to play until you bring some fresh, media-heavy hardware to the table. Nothing personal! 

 iPhone 4 launch timing coincides with the end of many unlimited data plans — including AT&T’s. Unless you’re grandfathered it with an existing plan, that is.

Here are the results (from most to least) for the “unlimited” plans:

• Incredible: $3,079
• iPhone 4: $2,959
• Evo 4G: $2,839
• Nexus One: $2,440