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Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook fixes policies, YouTube slows things down

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Rosa Golijan / NBC News

Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

PlayStation fans are flocking to Twitter, to express their disdain for DRM.

Tablet sales are expected to surpass laptop sales this year. (And by 2015, the tablets may also surpass PCs as well!)

Facebook is changing its policy on "humorous" posts and images that make light of rape and violence against women, following pressure from activists and advertisers.

The International Space Station's new crew members took advantage of a four-orbit itinerary that turned a two-day trip into one lasting just five hours and 40 minutes, which is the shortest trip ever made to the International Space Station.

The brain's perception of the body may seem set in stone, but a new study shows the mind can be tricked into taking an entire virtual body for its own.

"A large screen today comes with a lot of tradeoffs," Apple CEO Tim Cook said, in response to questions regarding why the iPhone's screen size didn't change until the iPhone 5.

Cook also pointed out that he thinks wearable tech is "an an area that's ripe for exploration," though he didn't sound optimistic about Google Glass' chances for success.

YouTube added a tool that can spit out slow-motion videos automatically. We expect to see all our favorite viral hits again … and aaaaaaaaagggaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiinnnnnn.

Music streaming service Spotify added a news feed dubbed "Discover" to help provide you with plenty of fresh tunes to explore. Suggestions appear to mainly come from what your friends seem to enjoy.

Linguists are apparently using Twitter to track how the Welsh language is changing.

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