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California, tech, TV pay tribute to Steve Jobs

As the tech world pauses to honor Steve Jobs, the state of California is also honoring the late Apple co-founder.

California Gov. Jerry Brown, in an announcement made on Twitter, declared today as "Steve Jobs Day" in the Golden State.

Silicon Valley royalty will be assembling today at Stanford University to pay their respects to Jobs at a memorial service organized by Apple. The company has sent invitations for the private event to some of the Valley's biggest names, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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This Day in Tech: Facebook worth $100 billion; Unlocked iPhone 4 coming to U.S.?

Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Monday, June 13.

Facebook growth slows Video featuring Wilson G. Tang HP's TouchPad tablet gets a release date and pricing, attacks against high-profile targets like the IMF, Google, and Citigroup worry security experts, and Facebook's massive growth slowed to a paltry 11.8 million new users worldwide last month. More

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