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Robert Doisneau: The story behind his famous 'Kiss'

Monday's Google doodle features one of Robert Doisneau's most famous shots: an image of two lovers kissing. But this Robert Doisneau photo has a surprising history.
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Robert Doisneau, an artist of the Parisian streets, honored today by Google

Robert Doisneau, the famous French photographer behind the Google doodle, would have been 100 on Monday. 
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'Revolutionary' Apple device arriving this year, says French designer

French designer Philippe Starck says he helped design a 'revolutionary' device for Apple, which will arrive in eight months. 
Instagram and four other apps that hit it big

Instagram went from zero to a $1 billion acquisition in just 18 months. Here are four other iPhone and Android apps that struck gold fast.
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What the e-book scandal means for Apple

Apple is under fire from the DOJ. So how will the next few months shake out for the tech giant? 
Ultrabooks: Thin and light, but not harbingers of a 'New Era'

REVIEW: Intel touts Ultrabooks as 'A New Era in Computing.' The thin, swift laptops are probably the best thing right now for getting work done on the go, but they'll be eclipsed by the iPad and other tablets before too long.
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Sony SmartWatch: The littlest Android device

Sony SmartWatch brings Android to a wrist near you. But do people want this Dick Tracy-like gadget from Sony? 
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Apple, five major publishers accused of e-book collusion by DOJ

On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a complaint in US District Court against Apple and a group of publishers. Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to settle. The rest will probably fight on. 
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Google Chrome browser tabs get a ticket to ride

Soon, Google Chrome users will be able to access live tabs on a range of devices, including tablets and smartphones. 
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Instagram gives Facebook 5 million reasons to love recent acquisition

The new Android app from Instagram, which was recently gobbled up by Facebook, has racked up 5 million downloads. 
Cookie sales soar as Girl Scouts adopt smart phones, credit cards

New plug-in devices from Square and Sage Mobile allow some smart phones to become card readers.
An invisible wet suit for your iPhone or Android device

New waterproofing technology will protect an iPhone, iPod Shuffle, or certain Android phones from spills and splashes.
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How Edward Muggeridge became Eadweard J. Muybridge

Eadweard J. Muybridge, the subject of Monday's Google doodle, had at least five names over the course of his life. How did he arrive at Eadweard J. Muybridge?
Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion. Why so much? (+video)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans on Monday to acquire the photo sharing app Instagram. What could the future of their partnership hold?
Will the iPad follow the path of zippers, escalators, and heroin?

Despite other companies' efforts to create a household brand name, Apple has won with the iPad. The name is used not only to describe Apple's popular products, but also tablets in general.
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Did Eadweard J. Muybridge get away with murder? (+video)

Before Eadweard J. Muybridge completed his breakthrough work in film, for which he earned a Google doodle Monday, the photographer killed a man. History may have been very different if Eadweard J. Muybridge had gone to jail.
Google Doodle celebrates Eadweard J. Muybridge, Father of the Zoopraxiscope (+video)

Eadweard Muybridge is the subject of today's Google Doodle. In the process of photographing galloping horses, Muybridge invented the Zoopraxiscope, the forerunner to the motion picture projector.
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Project Glass taken out for test run by Google co-founder: report

Project Glass, augmented reality lenses from Google, is already being tested by Google employees, including company co-founder Sergei Brin. 
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Microsoft still handing out checks for Windows Phone apps

The Windows Phone OS, which lags well behind Apple's iOS and Google's Android, has not proved particularly popular with app developers. That could soon change. 
Rural tinkerer builds the first airplane made in Afghanistan

Sabir Shah, Afghanistan's 'Wright brother,' constructed an airplane by himself.