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"Welcome to this morning's edition of \u201CFirst To Know,\u201D a series in which we keep you in the know on what\u2019s happening in the digital world. We\u2019re keeping our eyes on six particular stories of interest today.\niPad 3 To Launch in Early 2012 [REPORT]\nApple is beginning to assemble components for the next-generation iPad, set to launch in early 2012, anonymous sources have told the WSJ.\nHP To Discontinue WebOS, TouchPad\nAfter confirming that it is looking into spinning off its PC business, Hewlett-Packard made a more shocking announcement Thursday: It is going to \u201Cdiscontinue operations for webOS devices\" and its just-launched tablet, the HP TouchPad.\nFoursquare: Now You Can Check Into Events\nFoursquare has launched a feature that allows users to check into events, thus sanctioning users' natural Foursquare behavior.\nApple in Talks With China Mobile [REPORT]\nExecutives at China Mobile have allegedly had meetings with Steve Jobs about bringing the iPhone to the world\u2019s largest mobile operator.\nApple Cracks Down on Knockoffs in New York\nIn an ongoing battle against trademark infringement, Apple has filed a lawsuit against two sellers of knockoff Apple accessories based in the New York City neighborhood of Flushing, Queens, according to documents unsealed Thursday in Brooklyn federal court.\nGoogle+ Hangouts Can Now Be Initiated From YouTube\nUsers can now initiate a Google+ Hangout from the \u201CShare\u201D dropdown of any video on YouTube.\nFurther News\n\nGoogle has updated Google Maps with a weather layer that provides users with current weather conditions and five-day forecasts for locales all around the world.\nThe Concise Oxford English Dictionary has added 400 words to its dictionary, including retweet, woot, sexting and cyberbullying.\nAT&amp;T is getting rid of a text messaging plan that allows subscribers to send and receive 1,000 messages for $10 per month.\nIBM has received $21 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a series of experimental computer chips that emulate the human brain.\nThe cult classic The Big Lebowski is now available to rent on Facebook.\nReader's Digest is now available on the iPad.\nSony has unveiled a set of binoculars capable of capturing 7.1-megapixel still images and 1080 HD videos in either 2D or 3D.\n\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, DNY59"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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