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• It's official: Yahoo will buy Tumblr for $US1.1 billion

  After a weekend full of rumor and speculation, Yahoo confirms its plans to buy Tumblr for $US1.1 billion in cash.

• Dell's SEC report describes challenges for PC makers

  Dell's proposal to take the company private cites stumbling Windows 8 and slow Windows 7 upgrades

• HP bets big on Linux

  With a $500,000 investment, HP joins Samsung and others with a seat on the Linux Foundation's board of directors.

• The Steve Jobs legacy: Apple devotees remember a genius

  Apple faithful remember a tech legend and tell how Steve Jobs' life work has touched their lives.

• New Patent Law Offers Few Pros, Many Cons

  The America Invents Act doesn't go nearly far enough to remedy the current litigious mess.

• Technology helps pope extend reach into space

  Pope Benedict XVI has become the first pontiff to communicate directly with astronauts in orbit