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LIVE CHAT with Xbox exec Larry Hryb aka Major Nelson!
Got questions about the new Xbox? Ask Xbox Exec Larry Hryb aka Major Nelson anything you want at 4PM! More »LIVE CHAT with Xbox exec Larry Hryb aka Major Nelson!
Another satisfied customer
Verizon awarded highest customer satisfaction ranking among big 4 U.S. carriers (again) More »Another satisfied customer
Senators grill Apple's Cook
The U.S. Senate has accused Apple of using offshore accounts to dodge billions in taxes More »Senators grill Apple's Cook
New Xbox: What’s Better, What’s Missing
Eight years after the debut of the Xbox 360, Microsoft has announced the … More »New Xbox: What’s Better, What’s Missing
Meet the Xbox One
Microsoft unveils its first new game console in over eight years: the Xbox … More »Meet the Xbox One
Apple, former Washington wallflower, now at center of tax fight
By Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one More »
Reuters - 1 hr 54 mins agoHP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes hold
By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg More »
Reuters - 2 hrs 3 mins agoChina's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals
By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoIreland says will not be U.S. 'whipping boy' on tax
By Carmel Crimmins and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said the country would not be the "whipping boy" for what he called a More »
Reuters - 1 hr 7 mins agoDish on national security PR offensive against SoftBank
By Alina Selyukh and Liana B. Baker WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp is ramping up its Washington-centric campaign to thwart Japanese More »
Reuters - 1 hr 27 mins agoBaby's Life Saved with 3D Printing
When April and Bryan Gionfriddo brought home their newborn son, Kaiba, in October 2011, he seemed like a healthy baby. But one night, when the family was More »
LiveScience.com - 3 hrs agoGoogle Maps Gets a 'Face-Lift'
What happens when you combine Google Maps with facial recognition software? You get Google Faces – a search tool that scans the earth's surface, finding More »
LiveScience.com - 4 hrs agoXbox One Raises the Burden of Privacy Safeguards: 5 Questions for Microsoft
Some things you take for granted, like the fact that in Star Trek, there’s a computer that’s always listening, always observing, always standing More »
Time.com - 8 hrs agoCould Science Hatch the Perfect Fake Egg?
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Fake eggs made from plant materials could one day replace chicken eggs, one researcher says. More »
LiveScience.com - 9 hrs agoSpeed Dating? Watch Your Mouth
Communications Plays Big Role in 'Clicking,' Study Concludes More »
ABC News - Fri, May 17, 2013Members of Congress Ask Google to Respond to a List of Glass Privacy Concerns
Eight Members of Congress Wants Google to Answer Questions about Google Glass Privacy Issues More »
ABC News - Fri, May 17, 2013'Smart Rifle' Begins Shipping to Gun Owners This Week
A Texas startup has developed a “smart rifle”that barely needs to be aimed. The maker of the gun, being shipped to stores this week, brags that “even a More »
ABC News - Fri, May 17, 2013Microsoft Adds Google Chat Support to Outlook.com in Hopes of Winning Over Gmail Users
You Can Now Chat with Your Google Contacts in Microsoft's Email App More »
ABC News - Tue, May 14, 2013What's in a Number? New Carbon Dioxide Level Unseen in Human History
On Thursday, CO2 in the atmosphere surpassed a new milestone. More »
ABC News - Fri, May 10, 2013Flexible Armor: Mysterious Seahorse Astounds Scientists
Its Ability to Withstand Powerful Forces Could Lead to New Innovations in Engineering More »
ABC News - Fri, May 10, 2013
Vermont puts foot down on patent troll that targeted charities
Earlier this year we learned about a patent holding firm that came up with a novel way of making money by threatening to sue small businesses that More »
BGR.com - 15 mins agoTesla Is First Green Tech Company to Pay Back Its Department of Energy Loan
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The Atlantic Wire - 3 hrs agoA world without wires: LTE will cover the majority of the world by 2018
As people continue to look for ways to “cut the cord” and move away from traditional cable services, right now they largely have no choice but to continue More »
BGR.com - 4 hrs agoWhat Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next
For the latest goings-ons inside Google's not-so-secret "secret" X lab, Bloomberg Businessweek's Brad Stone spent some time there, giving us a peak at the More »
The Atlantic Wire - 5 hrs agoHow Do You Pronounce 'GIF' Anyway?
“It’s pronounced ‘JIF,’ not ‘GIF.’” Those are the words of GIF creator Steve Wilhite, who finally settled the pronunciation debate Tuesday night as he More »
ABC News Blogs - 6 hrs agoFive Best Wednesday Columns
Dana Milbank at The Washington Post on how the government criminalizes reporting The Department of Justice's ongoing investigation of Fox News reporter More »
The Atlantic Wire - 9 hrs agoMoon or Asteroid? Congress Debates Best Pit Stop to Mars
NASA's plan to lasso an asteroid for astronauts as a deep-space dry run for a future mission to Mars has some members of Congress wondering if the space More »
SPACE.com - 10 hrs agoTo Catch a State Department Leaker, the FBI Got on White House Phone Records
New details of the Justice Department's investigation of a leak to a Fox News reporter demonstrate the scale of the inquiry: a broad sweep of phone More »
The Atlantic Wire - 11 hrs agoFinal 'Man of Steel' Trailer Brings the Sci-Fi
Using elements of the message released online last month from General Zod, the last theatrical trailer for Man of Steel heading into Memorial Day weekend More »
The Atlantic Wire - 11 hrs agoSurvey: Verizon tops all other major carriers in customer service
When it comes to U.S. carriers, just about everyone dreads the thought of having to call customer service to resolve an issue. Some carriers are certainly More »
BGR.com - 11 hrs agoIs the Xbox One the smart TV we've all been waiting for?
Several tech critics are skeptical More »
The Week - 14 hrs agoNVIDIA updates Tegra 4i processor, adds LTE-Advanced support
In effort to curb ongoing market loss to Qualcomm and Samsung, NVIDIA has continued to aggressively upgrade its quad-core Tegra 4 mobile processor. The More »
BGR.com - Tue, May 21, 2013NASA Funds 3D Pizza Printer
NASA has doled out a research grant to develop a prototype 3D printer for food, so astronauts may one day enjoy 3D-printed pizza on Mars. More »
SPACE.com - Tue, May 21, 2013Video: Leap Motion makes the leap to Windows
BGR took an in-depth look at Leap Motion’s revolutionary motion-control PC accessory last year, and we loved the accuracy and shocking reliability of More »
BGR.com - Tue, May 21, 2013
Xbox One supports Ultra HD 4K gaming
New details continue to trickle out following Microsoft’s Xbox One unveiling. Some new tidbits answer burning questions and some simply raise new More »
BGR.com - 4 hrs agoThe Xbox One likely won’t be a cable killer
Microsoft is trying to differentiate the Xbox One from rival consoles by giving it several key set-top box features for television sets but that doesn’t More »
BGR.com - 6 hrs agoThe new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight More »
AP - 7 hrs agoFirst Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Will gamers want One? More »
AP - 7 hrs agoXbox One Raises the Burden of Privacy Safeguards: 5 Questions for Microsoft
Some things you take for granted, like the fact that in Star Trek, there’s a computer that’s always listening, always observing, always standing More »
Time.com - 8 hrs agoXbox One vs. PlayStation 4: PS4 wins on specs
With the first round of announcements behind us, the only thing that’s clear in the inevitable and perpetual Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 battle is that More »
BGR.com - 9 hrs agoLIVE CHAT with Xbox exec Larry Hryb aka Major Nelson!
Got questions about the new Xbox? Ask Xbox Exec Larry Hryb aka Major Nelson anything you want at 4PM! More »
Yahoo! News - 9 hrs agoVideo game maker Atari seeks court approval for sale of assets
(Reuters) - Video game maker Atari Inc is seeking court approval for the sale of all its assets as it works its way out of bankruptcy protection. The More »
Reuters - 9 hrs agoXbox One game sales and used game policies: What we know
Sony might not have revealed its console hardware during the PlayStation 4 unveiling, but at least we walked away with a pretty good idea of how buying More »
BGR.com - 10 hrs agoIs the Xbox One the smart TV we've all been waiting for?
Several tech critics are skeptical More »
The Week - 14 hrs agoMicrosoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft thinks it has the one. More »
AP - Tue, May 21, 2013Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up
By Bill Rigby and Malathi Nayak REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled the "Xbox One" on Tuesday, its first new gaming console in eight More »
Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013With the Xbox One, Microsoft’s vision for conquering the living room takes shape
It’s taken a while, but Microsoft’s big plan for conquering consumers’ living rooms is now finally coming together. For years, major tech companies have More »
BGR.com - Tue, May 21, 2013NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing
Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. More »
AP - Tue, May 21, 2013Xbox One will not play Xbox 360 games; used game policy still unclear
Bad news, Xbox fans: Your current collection of Xbox 360 games will not work on Microsoft’s new Xbox One, and the company’s used games policy is very More »
BGR.com - Tue, May 21, 2013
Ireland says will not be U.S. 'whipping boy' on tax
By Carmel Crimmins and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said the country would not be the "whipping boy" for what he called a More »
Reuters - 1 hr 7 mins agoHP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard is still scrambling to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices as a slump in its More »
AP - 1 hr 47 mins agoApple, former Washington wallflower, now at center of tax fight
By Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one More »
Reuters - 1 hr 54 mins agoMOOC University
Georgia Tech will soon offer a Master's degree in Computer Science that you can receive online. This could be huge, Rob Walker writes. More »
Yahoo! News - 2 hrs 39 mins agoDoctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop More »
AP - 2 hrs 47 mins agoTwitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media
By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoChina's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals
By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoBaby's Life Saved with 3D Printing
When April and Bryan Gionfriddo brought home their newborn son, Kaiba, in October 2011, he seemed like a healthy baby. But one night, when the family was More »
LiveScience.com - 3 hrs agoHP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more More »
AP - 3 hrs agoGimme shelter
Apple's latest tax dodge is yet another chink in its once-shining armor, Virginia Heffernan says More »
Yahoo! News - 3 hrs agoNew Cave-Dwelling Scorpion Species Discovered
Two new species of short-tailed whip scorpions have been found living deep inside the cool, humid caves of northeastern Brazil, a study reports. More »
LiveScience.com - 3 hrs agoTwitter adds security measure to logins
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. More »
AP - 4 hrs agoRestaurant learns online reviews can make or break
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. More »
AP - 4 hrs agoGoogle Maps Gets a 'Face-Lift'
What happens when you combine Google Maps with facial recognition software? You get Google Faces – a search tool that scans the earth's surface, finding More »
LiveScience.com - 4 hrs agoXbox One supports Ultra HD 4K gaming
New details continue to trickle out following Microsoft’s Xbox One unveiling. Some new tidbits answer burning questions and some simply raise new More »
BGR.com - 4 hrs ago
On The Call: HP CEO Meg Whitman
While discussing her efforts to turn around Hewlett-Packard Co. in a Wednesday conference call, CEO Meg Whitman assured analysts she is determined to More »
AP - 1 hr 7 mins agoApple, former Washington wallflower, now at center of tax fight
By Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one More »
Reuters - 1 hr 54 mins agoSamsung buys major stake in rival smartphone maker
Samsung has reportedly made a major investment in rival South Korea-based smartphone maker Pantech. Yonhap News was first to report the news and it says More »
BGR.com - 2 hrs 36 mins agoWhy Is Twitter Letting Jose Canseco Set Another Example of Rape Victim Shame?
Jose Canseco spent Wednesday tweeting and deleting the personal information of a woman — including her name, telephone number, and work address — at the More »
The Atlantic Wire - 2 hrs 41 mins agoTwitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media
By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoChina's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals
By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoHow to Stop Worrying and Love Twitter's New Two-Factor Verification
Twitter has added two-step verification to increase its security after all the recent hacks into high profile media accounts, but you should go sign up More »
The Atlantic Wire - 3 hrs agoFacebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after More »
AP - 3 hrs agoHP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more More »
AP - 3 hrs agoGimme shelter
Apple's latest tax dodge is yet another chink in its once-shining armor, Virginia Heffernan says More »
Yahoo! News - 3 hrs agoTwitter adds security measure to logins
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. More »
AP - 4 hrs agoGoogle Maps Gets a 'Face-Lift'
What happens when you combine Google Maps with facial recognition software? You get Google Faces – a search tool that scans the earth's surface, finding More »
LiveScience.com - 4 hrs agoWhat Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next
For the latest goings-ons inside Google's not-so-secret "secret" X lab, Bloomberg Businessweek's Brad Stone spent some time there, giving us a peak at the More »
The Atlantic Wire - 5 hrs agoLazaridis: iPhone, Android users will abandon iMessage and WhatsApp for BBM
BlackBerry announced earlier this month that its BlackBerry Messenger service will be coming to Android smartphones and the iPhone in the coming months. More »
BGR.com - 5 hrs agoFormer Yahoo executive Shashi Seth to head Tribune digital
(Reuters) - Former Yahoo Inc executive Shashi Seth has joined Tribune Co to lead its digital ventures as the newspaper and broadcast company seeks new More »
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