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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 five particular stories of interest today.\nGoogle Unveils Android Ice Cream Sandwich\nGoogle and Samsung announced the latest Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, as well as the Galaxy Nexus smartphone Wednesday morning in Hong Kong.\nGoogle Android Chief Says 6 Million Android Tablets \"Out There\"\nAt a conference Wednesday morning, Google's Android chief, Andy Rubin, said that there are roughly six million Android tablets \"out there.\" (Whether that means that are 6 million devices have actually been sold rather than merely manufactured is unclear.)\nBlackBerry Unveils New OS for Smartphones &amp; Tablets\nAt the Research in Motion BlackBerry developer conference Tuesday, co-founder and CEO Mike Lazardis announced a new, unified operating system for BlackBerry smartphones, tablets and other devices called BlackBerry BBX.\nApple Revenues Come in Lower Than Expected\nApple on Tuesday reported revenues of $28.27 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter, lower than some analysts had predicted but above the company\u2019s outlook of $25 billion. The company is currently sitting on $81.5 billion in cash.\nYahoo Reports Dismal Earnings, Revenue Down 24%\nYahoo posted disappointing third-quarter results Tuesday, although the company did report higher than expected earnings per share.\nFurther News\n\nMotorola unveiled what it claims is \"the world's thinnest smartphone,\" the Droid Razr, at a press event Tuesday.\nSony has announced that the PlayStation Vita, a handheld console unveiled at E3 in June, will launch in the U.S. in February.\nFacebook is sporting purple to support LGBT youth on Spirit Day.\nSome new iPhone 4S owners are complaining of a yellow tint on their screens.\nDropbox, a cross-platform, cloud-based file storage system, has raised $250 million in Series B financing.\n\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, DNY59"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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