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Today in Tech: The lost 'Google phone'

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* Google (GOOG) is seeking partnerships with automakers to eventually bring its self-driving car technology to real-world drivers. Though, the company still needs to conduct "millions of miles" of testing, and it may take another decade to bring to market. (The Wall Street Journal)

* One good thing to come out of MORE

Spotify will never turn a profit? Not quite

Its competitors say there's something to talk of how hard it may be for the company to turn a profit. They also say that won't always be the case.

FORTUNE -- Since Spotify's launch in Sweden three years ago, the music streaming service has become an industry darling by popularizing the "all-you-can-listen" business model. But it hasn't always been smooth sailing for the startup. Securing licensing deals with the big four MORE

Today in Tech: WebOS lives, more hardware coming

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"If you don't fail, you haven't tried hard enough."
-- Shervin Pishevar, Menlo Ventures Managing Partner (TechCrunch)

* HP (HPQ) has finally decided the fate of the WebOS operating system, and things are looking up. The company announced that it's making WebOS "open source," allowing developers and other hardware manufacturers to freely MORE

Apps will fix Spotify

The streaming music service is surging. But it needs more than a big library if it wants to rule music. Its embrace of apps may just help it do that.

FORTUNE -- Spotify, the streaming music product born in Sweden, is one of the coolest online services to come to America in some time. But that doesn't mean it's perfect.

For record labels, the question is whether cooperation with Spotify provides consistent MORE

Today in Tech: HP says Apple will become PC leader

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* HP CEO Meg Whitman told the French newspaper Le Figaro that, if you count iPads as PCs, Apple (AAPL) will likely surpass her company as the leading PC vendor next year. (Though, HP wants to reclaim that title come 2013.) Also, Whitman said the company could announce the fate of its webOS operating MORE

Today in Tech: What happened, Sony?

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* As an active Facebook user, you may have noticed News Feed updates describing which news stories your friends recently read via apps like The Washington Post's Social Reader or songs they listened to from say, Spotify. But is this form of "automatic sharing" simply the next logical step, or is MORE

Today in Tech: Inside Google X

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* Our review of Amazon's (AMZN) long-awaited Kindle Fire tablet. Is it the tablet market's next great white hope or just a lot of hype? Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos gives Wired's Steven Levy a piece of his mind. (Fortune and Wired)

* A first, inside look at Google X, a top secret lab where the MORE

Why Amazon lending worries me

I love my Kindle. And, I've been waiting for a long time to be able to borrow rather than buy books. But, Amazon's latest push is part of a larger trend that raises a red flag.

FORTUNE -- There's a lot to like about the Kindle ecosystem. Jeff Bezos and Amazon have made sure of that, from one of the largest digital book selections around to a cross-platform syncing feature that MORE

Today in Tech: Steve Jobs' last words

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"Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow." -- Steve Jobs' final words (The New York Times)

* Mark Zuckerberg offered a candid interview with Y Combinator, mentioning that he might have one or two regrets. "In Silicon Valley, you get this feeling that you have to be out here," he said. "But it's MORE

Today in Tech: iPhone 4S demand much stronger than we thought?

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* Demand for the iPhone 4S may be higher than many had anticipated. According to All Things D, Apple (AAPL) reportedly asked Pegatron Technology to manufacture five million more iPhone 4S units than the originally contracted 10 million. (All Things D)

* Google's (GOOG) third quarter revenues surpassed predictions, with $9.72 billion. The MORE