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Caine’s Arcade: After viral video, boy has $100k toward his future

“Caine’s Arcade,” a short film about 9-year-old Caine Monroy and the cardboard arcade that he created in his dad’s used auto parts store, went viral this week, getting 1 million views in just two days on Vimeo. 

A smartphone app designed to tamper with your dreams

Can a smartphone app influence your dreams? That’s what the makers of Dream:ON, a new app and mass-participation experiment available for iPhone users hope to find out.

The Apple e-book antitrust lawsuit: What it means

The Justice Department and attorney generals from 16 states sued Apple Inc. and five major book publishers, alleging they colluded to raise the price of electronic books.

Apple, publishers face U.S. antitrust lawsuit over e-book pricing

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued  Apple Inc. and five major book publishers for allegedly colluding to fix e-book prices.

Antitrust officials reportedly sue Apple, publishers over e-books

WASHINGTON — Antitrust officials are expected to announce Wednesday that they are filing suit against Apple Inc. and five major book publishers for allegedly colluding to fix the price of e-books.

How I Made It: Kevin Systrom of Instagram

So how did Kevin Systrom take Instagram from just another photo-sharing app to a $1-billion payday?

3 app alternatives to Instagram

Is Facebook’s buying Instagram the cue for you to exit stage left? Fret not. Your newly attuned eye and filtering skills need not be squandered. There are several alternatives to Instagram if you’ve got to shoot and share.

More Instagram drama: Users react to Facebook deal

Maybe Instagram needs a better filter for how it announces its deals. Its user base seems to have a twitchy reaction with every announcement.

AT&T lets you unlock your iPhone

Your personal leash can now be untethered. As of Sunday, April 8, if you have an iPhone that is off contract with AT&T, you can unlock the phone.

What Microsoft’s really buying in AOL patents deal: Leverage

AOL’s surprising sale of 800 patents to Microsoft for about $1.06 billion gives the company a cash infusion that Wall Street seems to like. Although neither company is saying what the patents cover, what Microsoft actually bought was leverage.