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Remember when Twitter was launched in 2006, many analysts predicted that it would be "a passing fad"? Well, looks like they were very, very wrong. Twitter has just passed 100 million active users.

At the IFA trade show, Sharp displayed an amazing 85" prototype HDTV that displays in 8K4K resolution. That's an amazing 33 million pixels of high-def picture, around 16 times more than the 1080p HDTVs currently available on the consumer market.

Researchers have created an electric "motor" that is essentially a tiny molecule only one nanometer wide.

Sony is hiring a new chief information security officer, who formerly worked for the Department of Homeland Security. Hopefully making some personnel changes will help Sony repair their reputation following that whole hacking... thing.

Sony has dropped the price of the PS3 on their site, which has also prompted a price drop at other online retailers. However, no word on if this price drop is permanent.

At a tech festival in India, almost 60% of people believed that they were speaking to a human, when in fact they were speaking to Cleverbot.

New details about Amazon's tablet PC have been leaked, and they're actually from a credible source.

At a trade show in Las Vegas, Gamestop announced that they'll now be selling iOS devices (like iPhones and iPads) in their retail stores.

A Best Buy employee has leaked information that hints at an official release date for the iPhone 5.

If you were unlucky enough to lose internet (or cable) during hurricane Irene, and you're also a Comcast customer, there's a nasty surprise coming your way in your next bill.