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    Samsung's 11.8-Inch Tablet And Two Other Stories You Need to Know

    Welcome to this morning's edition of 'First To Know,' a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories.

    Samsung Is Working on a 11.8-Inch Tablet

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    Samsung is working on a 11.8-inch tablet with a "retina" display, the Verge has discovered by looking at court documents from the Apple vs. Samsung patent trial. The tablet has LTE connectivity and a massive 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, but no other details or specifications have been revealed.

    Twitter Gets Clickable Stock Symbols

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    Twitter has added a nifty new feature for those interested in finance -- you can now click on ticker symbols such as $MSFT or $GE on Twitter to get search results about stocks and companies.

    Nokia Launches Counters Beta for Lumia Devices

    Nokia has launched a beta version of the Counters app for Lumia phones. The app tracks your data, messaging and voice consumption, sending you alerts when you go over the limit.

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    This story originally published on Mashable here.

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    • Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard

      COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman who quit her job to care for her elderly mother felt at a loss to support herself when the older woman died so she buried her in the yard of their Florida home and lived off her mother's Social Security checks for 14 years, her lawyers and federal authorities say.

    • Man charged with tossing wife off cruise ship

      SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California grand jury has indicted a Florida man on charges he strangled his ex-wife and tossed her off a cruise ship in Italy.

    • Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility

      PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.

    • Stacy Keibler: How I Lost Weight Without Working Out

      Stacy Keibler was able to lose weight without even working out - but it was far from easy!

    • Ousted founder of Men's Wearhouse fights back

      NEW YORK (AP) — George Zimmer, the ousted founder and executive chairman of Men's Wearhouse, says Wednesday he was dismissed after he and the company's board disagreed about how it should look.

    • House votes to cut food stamps

      WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year.

    • Kim and Kanye's Baby Name Is Not That Strange

      It's being reported that rapper Kanye West and his reality star girlfriend Kim Kardashian have named their brand-new baby, born this weekend, Kaidence Donda West. Donda was Kanye's late mother's name, so that makes sense, but, um, Kaidence? What's going on with Kaidence?

    • Brothers run at bear to save younger sister

      A family had a close encounter with a bear while celebrating Father's Day during a camping trip in Wyoming, NBC-2 reports. The Kelly family had a relaxing Sunday morning breakfast, but apparently they didn't clean up as well as they initially thought. According to NBC-2, a bit of bacon grease was still on the campground [...]

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