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Pre-caffeine tech: Amazon! Bitcoin! Star Trek retro!

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Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee. 

Amazon is holding a press event at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT today, hich we will be covering live! The company is expected to unveil its latest Kindle Fire tablet, a new backlit e-ink reader, and perhaps even a smartphone. Here's what we think we might hear.

And just yesterday, Motorola unveiled the latest in its RAZR line. What's new? The Droid RAZR HD, the Droid RAZR MAXX, and the Droid RAZR M.

Before that, Microsoft and Nokia announced their latest and greatest Windows Phone 8 devices: The Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820: Wireless charging, PureView camera and more.

Getting kludgy data speeds with your mobile phone? Lightning fast? The Federal Communications Commission wants to know. 

The ACLU is asking an appellate court to rehear arguments in a case where it ruled that cellphone tracking is legal.

A major heist at a purveyor of virtual currency Bitcoins (BTC) has resulted in the loss of very real dollars totaling around $250,000. 

If you're one of the millions of people who enjoy growing and harvesting virtual crops on Facebook, then take note: You now have whole new breed of farming simulation to dig into with FarmVille 2!

The "People's Choice" for Best Cat Video is French, existential.

OMG! Check out these awesome retro posters for "Star Trek" (the original series)! My favorite, you ask? Why, this one from "And the Children Shall Lead." (That's the one with "Hail! Hail! Fire and snow! Call the angel, we will go! Far away! Far to see! Friendly angel come to me!")

Compiled by Helen A.S. Popkin, who invites you to join her on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.