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Online storage start-up Dropbox raised $250 million for its expansion, one of the largest fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley this year. Online storage start-up Dropbox announced it has raised $250 million for its expansion, one of the largest fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley this year. The investment values the company at $4 billion.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. PlayStation Vita Launching February 22, 2012 .

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Apple Posts Quarterly Revenue of $28.27 Billion . Riding record Mac and iPad sales, Apple reported $6.62 billion of net quarterly profit, up from $4.31 billion the same quarter last year.

We know what's happened to Apple recently: The company has released a carefully updated edition of many of its core products, over the course of the last eight months (starting with the iPad 2), culminating in the launch of the iPhone 4S. In between the reveal of this phone and it actually going on sale, legendary Apple CEO and cofounder Steve Jobs passed away, finally losing his protracted battle with cancer and its side effects.

Verizon has a new service called Facetones , a mobile app that creates and displays a video slideshow of your friends’ Facebook photos whenever a call from them comes in or you call them. The app, which syncs your phone’s contact list with your Facebook friend list, is created by Vringo , a provider of software platforms for mobile social and mobile video services

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Report Record iPhone 4S Sales

Friday’s release of the new iPhone 4S , with its more sophisticated phone camera, faster processor and iCloud access, has Apple fans licking their chops in anticipation of the boosted services. This latest addition to the iPhone family is likely, however, to have the service providers that support the new handset holding their collective breath with its promise of even more traffic to their already groaning wireless networks.

Wiretap Affair Could Oust Murdochs . A key shareholder group is maneuvering to oust Rupert Murdoch and his two sons from the management of News Corp., calling for the board to eject the men and for an independent investigation into the phone hacking scandal --the aftereffects of which are still echoing around the world.

We're expecting Apple to arrive with a shiny new iPad 3 sometime early in 2012, and we think we know a few things about it.

How can schools--desperate to increase technology in the classroom--decide which tablets they should invest in? All the new tablets are an opportunity and a nail-biter for schools: Do you go with the oh-so-sleek iPad?

Google is expected to deliver strong second quarter results on Thursday. The company's position as king of search is sound

The iPhone 4S, officially due to arrive in consumers' hands on Friday, has already been given a thorough test by hand-picked reviewers. What did they conclude?

The iPad has made tablets a fading memory, but these four 7-inch tablets may actually be a better fit for your business. On a sunny day in April of last year, Apple released one of most game-changing gadgets ever

Aaron Levie , the 26-year-old founder of enterprise cloud startup Box.net, always has something to say.

There are but two Danish brands that, no matter where you live, you are probably aware of: Lego, and Bang & Olufsen. Lego makes plastic blocks that kids snap together, with sets starting around $20. You probably have some at home