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Google Glassholes, Angry Boids And Interviewing Dogs about the Tumblr Deal
Need to waste a few hours of your life? Look no further! More »Google Glassholes, Angry Boids And Interviewing Dogs about the Tumblr Deal
Apptitude: The joys of e-Scrabble
Virginia Heffernan had sworn off Scrabble forever. Now she's back in the game, thanks to the brilliance of a new app. More »Apptitude: The joys of e-Scrabble
The hottest mapping app in the world
Google and Facebook have both reportedly bid $1 billion on an Israeli mapping startup, Waze More »The hottest mapping app in the world
"Black, white, and flat all over"
That's what to expect from the new iOS, debuting next month More »"Black, white, and flat all over"
Your oldest, most outdated device
Some of the best technology writers in the world spill the beans on the … More »Your oldest, most outdated device
Tiger Global invests $50 million in Automattic's WordPress.com
By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Automattic, the company that operates blogging service WordPress.com, announced a $50 million investment from More »
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013Etisalat makes top bid for Vivendi's Maroc Tel: sources
By Leila Abboud and Sophie Sassard PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Gulf telecom operator Etisalat has offered a higher price for Vivendi's Maroc Telecom stake More »
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013Unhappy with how your fave series is faring? Amazon gives you a say
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal More »
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013Dish and nTelos to jointly develop broadband service
(Reuters) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp and wireless network provider nTelos Holdings Corp said they would jointly develop a broadband service More »
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"
By Douglas Busvine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which More »
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013Can a Floating Robot Save a Polluted Canal?
Pity the Gowanus Canal. A forgotten relic of Brooklyn's industrial past, the garbage-choked waterway is now home to a putrid stew of toxic waste. More »
LiveScience.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Why the Internet Sucks You in Like a Black Hole
"Checking Facebook should only take a minute." More »
LiveScience.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Fitbit Flex vs. Jawbone Up: The Battle of the Fitness Bracelets
Which Fitness Tracker Should You Put on Your Wrist? More »
Good Morning America - Thu, May 23, 20133D Printers Demonstrate Rapid Robot Evolution
NEW YORK — Robots are simply more efficient than humans at certain tasks. They already excel at building cars, exploring distant planets and hunting for More »
LiveScience.com - Thu, May 23, 2013Speed 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
Alien Planets Could Shed Light on Earth's Climate Future
A Comparative Climatology Symposium held at NASA Headquarters on May 7 focused on new approaches to climate research by highlighting the similarities and More »
SPACE.com - 18 hrs ago3D Printer Launching to Space Station in 2014
A 3D printer is slated to arrive at the International Space Station next year, where it will crank out the first parts ever manufactured off planet Earth. More »
SPACE.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Early Google Glass user describes it as ‘creepy-looking,’ says it’s likely to fail
The common knock on Google Glass has been that it’s far too dorky-looking for normal people to want to wear. David Pogue, writing at Scientific American, More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Why I don’t want iOS, Android or any other OS to ‘win’
One of the most annoying traits of many technology fans is their conviction that their favorite technology platform should by all rights crush rival More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Apple's iPhone 5S: Everything we know so far [Updated]
A "flatter" iOS 7? A new A7 processor? A fingerprint chip? Here, a handy guide to all the iRumors More »
The Week - Fri, May 24, 2013Sally Ride, 1st US Woman in Space, to Be Awarded Medal of Freedom Posthumously
Sally Ride, the United States' first woman in space, will be posthumously honored with the country's highest civilian commendation and the renaming of a More »
SPACE.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Here's a secret: Bipartisanship is working
It's not exactly a bipartisan lovefest. More like a bipartisan secret extramarital affair. More »
The Week - Fri, May 24, 2013Sabrina Brady Wins 'Doodle 4 Google' Contest with Heartfelt Reunion Drawing
The instructions were plain and simple: Draw your “best day ever.” Sabrina Brady did just that and it’s landed her quite literally front and center in all More »
ABC News Blogs - Thu, May 23, 2013China Media Claim Private Mars Colony Mission Is a Scam
Some people may find it hard to believe that a private mission will succeed in landing four astronauts on Mars in 2023, but several state-run media More »
SPACE.com - Thu, May 23, 2013Twitter Is What You Make It, Ashton
Doesn't Ashton Kutcher know what happens to people who complain about how terrible Twitter has gotten since the good old days? They're shamed with the More »
The Atlantic Wire - Thu, May 23, 2013NASA Unveils Space Apps Contest Champions
An interplanetary weather app, a spot-the-space-station tool, and a Mars greenhouse concept are among the winners of the 2013 International Space Apps More »
SPACE.com - Thu, May 23, 2013Five Best Thursday Columns
Maria Bustillos at The New Yorker on small-scale surveillance "The real surprise to me about the Department of Justice's secret snooping on Associated More »
The Atlantic Wire - Thu, May 23, 2013Cleared of Charges of Setting Off a School Explosion, Florida Honor Student Heads to Space Camp
Honor Student Was Arrested and Suspended for Igniting a Chemical Explosion More »
ABC News - Thu, May 23, 2013Nearly Free Electric Car Leases in a State Near You?
Accustomed to their gas-guzzling companions, many Americans are hesitant to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle. But dealers and government incentives are More »
ABC News Blogs - Thu, May 23, 2013How Apple's tricky accounting could spark global tax reform
World leaders unite after learning how Apple avoided paying taxes on $74 billion in profits More »
The Week - Thu, May 23, 2013
Another patent suit bites the dust: Motorola can’t ban Xbox
The good news with patent suits is that even when they’re successful they very rarely result in outright sales bans of popular products. And now Ars More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Despite upcoming Xbox One launch, Microsoft aims to sell 25 million more Xbox 360s
Microsoft’s newly unveiled Xbox One has gamers excited despite some huge question marks, but Microsoft thinks its current-generation Xbox 360 still has More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Microsoft vows Xbox One won’t be struck by ‘red ring of death’
One of the most common problems that annoyed early Xbox 360 adopters was the appearance of the “red ring of death,” a flashing red light on the console’s More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Microsoft doubles down on Xbox One games, plans to invest $1 billion
There are some concerns about gaming on the next-generation Xbox One. The system doesn’t allow independent developers to self-publish games on Xbox Live More »
BGR.com - Thu, May 23, 2013Video: Halo creator teases ‘Destiny’ for PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game developer Bungie has teamed up with Iron Man director Jon Favreau and Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito to release another teaser trailer for its More »
BGR.com - Thu, May 23, 2013GameStop says 2013 outlook improved after Xbox One news
By Chandni Doulatramani and Malathi Nayak (Reuters) - GameStop Corp raised the lower end of its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday after beating More »
Reuters - Thu, May 23, 2013Microsoft working on integrating Windows Phone with Xbox One
Microsoft is working on some important features for Windows Phone that could help it become more than an also-ran. Microsoft senior marketing manager Greg More »
BGR.com - Thu, May 23, 2013Microsoft confirms indie developers can’t self-publish games on Xbox One
Independent game developers who are excited about selling new games on the Xbox One got some bad news on Wednesday. Microsoft confirmed to ShackNews that More »
BGR.com - Wed, May 22, 2013Xbox 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 - Wed, May 22, 2013The 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 - Wed, May 22, 2013The 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 - Wed, May 22, 2013First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Will gamers want One? More »
AP - Wed, May 22, 2013Xbox 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 - Wed, May 22, 2013Xbox 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 - Wed, May 22, 2013LIVE 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 - Wed, May 22, 2013
Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) — One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other More »
AP - 11 hrs agoVintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
BERLIN (AP) — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). More »
AP - 15 hrs agoSpotted: 1st Evidence of Leopard Eating Chimp
Only rarely have people seen what happens when chimpanzees and leopards come into close quarters in the wilds of Africa. On these occasions, chimpanzees More »
LiveScience.com - 18 hrs agoAstronaut Packs Crafts for Creative Space Station Trip
An American astronaut is about to get seriously crafty in space. More »
SPACE.com - 18 hrs ago4 Best Stargazing Sights and How to See Them
Of all the great and wondrous things that we can view in our sky, in my opinion the top four are (in descending order of merit) a total eclipse of the More »
SPACE.com - 18 hrs agoThe Emotion Men Should Hide in Job Interviews
Attention nervous nellies — especially men — you need to get your emotions in check if you want to land a job, new research shows. More »
LiveScience.com - 20 hrs agoMicrosoft reportedly plans to take a cut of used game sales
Xbox One games are installed to the console’s hard drive and registered to users’ Xbox Live accounys. It remains unclear how the system will handle used More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Samsung reportedly supplying OLED displays for Google Glass
One of the more intriguing stories to follow in recent months has been the relationship between Samsung and several of the big-name tech companies that More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Rocket lifts off with U.S. military communications satellite
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday to put a More »
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013Yahoo reportedly places bid to buy Hulu stake
Yahoo is apparently determined to show that it can do more than pay $1.1 billion for a bunch of teenage girls’ blogs. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Another patent suit bites the dust: Motorola can’t ban Xbox
The good news with patent suits is that even when they’re successful they very rarely result in outright sales bans of popular products. And now Ars More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its More »
AP - Fri, May 24, 2013Despite upcoming Xbox One launch, Microsoft aims to sell 25 million more Xbox 360s
Microsoft’s newly unveiled Xbox One has gamers excited despite some huge question marks, but Microsoft thinks its current-generation Xbox 360 still has More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Memorial Day Planet Parade: See Jupiter, Mercury & Venus
A trio of bright planets is shining together in the sunset sky, a must-see night sky sight for stargazers this Memorial Day weekend. More »
SPACE.com - Fri, May 24, 20133D Printer Launching to Space Station in 2014
A 3D printer is slated to arrive at the International Space Station next year, where it will crank out the first parts ever manufactured off planet Earth. More »
SPACE.com - Fri, May 24, 2013
Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house More »
AP - 15 hrs agoGoogle to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa
(Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion More »
Reuters - Sat, May 25, 2013Microsoft reportedly plans to take a cut of used game sales
Xbox One games are installed to the console’s hard drive and registered to users’ Xbox Live accounys. It remains unclear how the system will handle used More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Samsung reportedly supplying OLED displays for Google Glass
One of the more intriguing stories to follow in recent months has been the relationship between Samsung and several of the big-name tech companies that More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Yahoo reportedly places bid to buy Hulu stake
Yahoo is apparently determined to show that it can do more than pay $1.1 billion for a bunch of teenage girls’ blogs. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, More »
AP - Fri, May 24, 2013Despite upcoming Xbox One launch, Microsoft aims to sell 25 million more Xbox 360s
Microsoft’s newly unveiled Xbox One has gamers excited despite some huge question marks, but Microsoft thinks its current-generation Xbox 360 still has More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Bail denied to Massachusetts teen accused of Facebook terror post
By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) - A judge denied bail on Friday to a Massachusetts teenager who was arrested on terrorism charges after posting More »
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa: WSJ
(Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion More »
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013Kiss and make up: Microsoft and Google partner for Windows Phone YouTube app
Both Google and Microsoft think it’d be a shame to deny Windows Phone users the glory of Keyboard Cat videos, which is why the two companies have agreed More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Microsoft and Google partner to bring YouTube app back to Windows Phone
Both Google and Microsoft think it’d be a shame to deny Windows Phone users the glory of Keyboard Cat videos, which is why the two companies have agreed More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Microsoft vows Xbox One won’t be struck by ‘red ring of death’
One of the most common problems that annoyed early Xbox 360 adopters was the appearance of the “red ring of death,” a flashing red light on the console’s More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013E-Tailers Want Amazon and Apple To Set Readers Free
An industry report says there is no good technological reason for Amazon and Apple to restrict readers to their formats. Larry Greenemeier reports. More »
Scientific American - Fri, May 24, 2013WSJ: Google developing wireless networks to boost Internet access in Africa, Asia
It is no secret that Google would like to be a wireless carrier. The company has long been rumored to be eyeing various partnerships to launch its own More »
BGR.com - Fri, May 24, 2013Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu: sources
By Ronald Grover and Greg Roumeliotis LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of More »
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