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Microsoft announces special edition Chrome Series Xbox 360 controllers

There's no console to match, but Xbox 360 owners who prefer things a little shinier than your run-of-the-mill controller will soon have a trio of new options to consider courtesy of Microsoft. It's just announced three new Chrome Series special edition controllers that

Tumblr Android App Updated With New User Interface And Speed Tweaks

Created on 10 April 2012

Tumlr for Android Tumblr for Android has received a new update which has brought with it a brand new user interface for users. Which includes new buttons and color scheme providing a cleaner easier to use interface for the service.

Another new additions provided by the new update include improvements to the applications speed whilst browsing photos, as well as when loading blogs and interacting with them.

Now the Android application has been updated with the new slick user interface, its left the iOS version looking a little dated and sorry for itself. So lets hope there is an update incoming for iOS users soon as well.

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Toshiba to make quad-core Android 4.0 tablets in 7, 10, and 13 inch sizes

Created on 10 April 2012

Toshiba is launching a new line of tablets running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in May and June, the company announced Tuesday. The "Excite" tablet family will come in 7.7-inch, 10-inch, and 13-inch sizes, and all will have Tegra 3 quad-core processors.

The WiFi-only Excite tablets will all have 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear cameras, and 2-megapixel front-facing cameras. The 0.4-inch thick, 2.2-pound Excite 13 will have a 1600x900 resolution display and 13 hours of battery life. The smaller 0.35-inch thick, 1.32-pound Excite 10 will have a 12800x800 screen and get 10 hours of battery life. The two larger tablets will both have SD card slots, while the smallest will have a microSD slot.

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Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion

Created on 10 April 2012

Even though it's planning to launch its IPO later this year, that isn't stopping Facebook from making a truly monster deal. Today the company announced it would be acquiring Instagram, the company behind the popular photo editing and sharing app for iOS and Android devices, for a huge $1 billion price tag. The acquisition will be a combination of cash and Facebook stock and will officially close by the end of the second quarter.

Instagram launched on October 2010 for the iOS platform. The Android version was launched just last week. Instagram says it now has about 30 million registered users.

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