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Top Stories of the Day // August 30, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Aug 30, 2012

Is Facebook Testing Out New Newsfeed And Skyscraper Display Ad Units In New Zealand? No, Adware Strikes Again

New Zealand was the first country to get Facebook's new-look Timeline last December. Now the country looks like it may be putting in another special appearance,... read more

Amazon Wants Everyone To Know The Kindle Fire Is Sold Out

New Kindles are coming! New Kindles are coming! And Amazon is trying its hardest to build up hype.... read more

Facebook Saturation?: Twitter, Skype, Instagram & Other Apps Downloaded More In July

Based on downloads, Facebook's iPhone app was no longer the most popular mobile social networking app in many Asian countries and elsewhere from July 2011 to... read more

Amazon vs B&N Heats Up In Europe: Android Appstore Goes Live In UK, Germany, France, Italy & Spain; B&N Adds More Nook Retailers

In what might be the closest sign yet we've seen to Amazon preparing to launch the Kindle Fire tablet outside of the U.S., Amazon is finally launching its... read more

Wallaby Raises $1.1 Million For Cloud-Based, Universal Credit Card

Wallaby Financial, a startup that's building a cloud-based wallet that will optimize the rewards, points, airline miles, and other benefits consumers earn when... read more

Revealed: Mint.com Could Soon Fire Back At Simple With A Debit Card Of Its Own

Earlier today, online banking startup Simple unveiled new reporting features that will allow users to see how much -- and where -- they're spending money in... read more

Lunar Lander In HTML5: Atari Teams Up With Microsoft To Bring 8 Classic Games To The Browser

Atari is turning 40 this year and with the help of Microsoft and the HTML5 specialists at gskinner.com, it is now bringing eight of its most popular classic... read more

AT&T Opens A Swanky 10,000 Sq. Ft. Flagship Store In Chi-Town

Today, AT&T opened up its 10,000 square foot flagship retail store on Michigan Ave. in Chicago. It's a bit of a beast, with an 18-foot Connect Wall that... read more

Payleven, The Rocket-Fueled Square-Clone, Opens In UK, Netherlands, Brazil; Confirms Double-Digit Round

Rocket Internet, the incubator/investment vehicle from the Samwer brothers, is known to move fast: Today, news comes that Payeleven, its recently outed... read more

IDC: Android-Crazy China Passes U.S. As Smartphone Leader, But India's Growing The Fastest

The latest figures out from IDC confirm that this is the year that China will overtake the U.S. as the world's biggest smartphone market, with its 25.5% share a... read more

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