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AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. has turned down $272 million in court-ordered damages from SAP AG in hopes of leaving a much bigger dent in its rival's pocketbook and reputation during a second trial over allegations of corporate theft.

Yahoo! News - There's nothing more magical than a warm, crackling fire on a cold winter day. But for those of us living in cramped apartments, even an electric fireplace can take up too much space. The new Pureflame fireplace gives those of us …

Appolicious - Using the iPad to keep your little ones entertained is probably nothing new for you, but what is new is the probably giggle-inducing app Butt Art — Kids Learn to Draw Zoo Animals.

AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 6, 2012:

Reuters - Apple Inc. is in talks with Canada's two biggest telecom companies about becoming partners in the launch of iTV, a device combining features of the wildly popular iPad tablet with those of a television set, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Yahoo! News - When Apple pulled back the curtain on the iPad 2 to reveal a more powerful, slimmer, but not all-that-different successor to its original tablet, rumors immediately began to swirl around what the company might be planning for its next slate. Now, as we approach …

Appolicious - Android users have been waiting for what seems an eternity for Instagram to hit the Market, and while the app developers haven’t revealed an exact launch date, it may be sooner than we think. According to InFlexWeTrust, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 user saw a message for a Featured App that was none other than Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service. But when he went to download the file, the Android Market link was broken. A quick check of the Android Market confirms that there is no Instagram app yet.

AP - U.S. Postal Service officials in Miami say an employee died when he tumbled into a storm drain while searching for his cell phone.

Reuters - Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons and hunt out suspected criminals, according to the state's interior minister.

Reuters - U.S. social media network Facebook has promised to release more information about the data it collects from millions of users, an Austrian group lobbying for respect of privacy laws said on Tuesday.

Appolicious - The classic PBS show Reading Rainbow saw its last season in 2009, but the show isn’t gone forever – it may be back in several forms, with one being an app designed to bring books to children.

Appolicious - The classic PBS show Reading Rainbow saw its last season in 2009, but the show isn’t gone forever – it may be back in several forms, with one being an app designed to bring books to children.

Appolicious - Only a few days left until Valentine’s Day. Draw your sweetie a beautiful picture (Draw Something Free), look for a romantic spot while out and about (Transparent Screen), and plan a getaway to a secret location (The Lost City).

Appolicious - Only a few days left until Valentine’s Day. Draw your sweetie a beautiful picture (Draw Something Free), look for a romantic spot while out and about (Transparent Screen), and plan a getaway to a secret location (The Lost City).

Appolicious - Get ready for your next trip with today’s leading fresh app, Hotels by Orbitz, which leverages the popular travel service to help you find hotel accommodations. If you happen to be planning a trip overseas, then our next app, TripLingo Romance Edition, which can teach you flirty phrases in 10 languages, might come in handy as well. In games, The Hacker will give you something of the experience of hacking into a 1980s-style computer, while Dream Pethouse brings you a casual game experience where you’ll raise pets and build them a giant tree house.

Appolicious - Do you have a shopping obsession fixated on deal hunting? Well you’re in luck. The free Antengo app for Android brings classified shopping to the palm of your hand.

Appolicious - For some, bird watching is an obsession; for others, an excuse to get into the great outdoors and really look around. Whichever category you fall into, odds are you know the Peterson Field Guides that help identify the winged marvels you’ve spotted. Now information from eight of those guides has been compiled and adapted for iPhone and iPad. And even those of us who don’t know a wagtail from a warbler will be impressed by the interface and seamless transition from this most non-techie pastime to iOS. ...

Reuters - A cat that invaded the famous Anfield turf for three minutes during Liverpool's 0-0 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday has become an internet celebrity.

Reuters - British online gaming company 888 Holdings saw its full-year revenue grow 26 percent as the number of customers gambling on its websites grew, and the company said strong current trading continues into the first quarter.

Reuters - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of one of the largest U.S. investors, the California State Teachers' Retirement System.