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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
HP profit down 32 percent, shares up as results beat estimates
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of More »
Reuters - 11 mins 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 11 mins agoDish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal
By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel More »
Reuters - 2 hrs 55 mins agoEurope targets Switzerland in fight against bank secrecy
By John O'Donnell and Martin Santa BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe edged closer to lifting banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria said it was ready to More »
Reuters - 2 hrs 4 mins agoSAP looks to recruit people with autism as programmers
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can More »
Reuters - 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 - 56 mins 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 - 4 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 - 5 hrs agoHigh-Tech Shopping: Meet the Future of Retail
Browsing through a store's clothing selection, trying things on and dealing with a salesperson is so last-century. Now tons of people do a bulk of their More »
LiveScience.com - 6 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
What 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 - 1 hr 20 mins 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 - 2 hrs 24 mins 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 - 5 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 - 6 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 - 7 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 - 7 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 - 7 hrs agoIs the Xbox One the smart TV we've all been waiting for?
Several tech critics are skeptical More »
The Week - 10 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 - 21 hrs agoNASA 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 - 23 hrs agoVideo: 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 - 23 hrs agoWith 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, 2013No Assembly Transpired: What We Learned from Failing to 3D-Print a Gun
At long last, someone other than Defense Distributed has taken group's 3D-printable design and turned it into a working firearm and fired it. But, and I More »
The Atlantic Wire - 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 - 1 hr 1 min 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 - 2 hrs 31 mins 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 - 3 hrs agoFirst Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Will gamers want One? More »
AP - 3 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 - 4 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 - 5 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 - 5 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 - 5 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 - 7 hrs agoIs the Xbox One the smart TV we've all been waiting for?
Several tech critics are skeptical More »
The Week - 10 hrs agoMicrosoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft thinks it has the one. More »
AP - 21 hrs agoMicrosoft 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 - 21 hrs agoWith 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
HP profit down 32 percent, shares up as results beat estimates
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of More »
Reuters - 11 mins 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 - 15 mins agoRestaurant learns online reviews can make or break
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. More »
AP - 21 mins 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 - 42 mins agoTwitter beefs up security safeguards after recent attacks
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc began introducing new technology on Wednesday to shore up security for users, responding to a spate of recent attacks on prominent More »
Reuters - 51 mins 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 - 56 mins 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 - 1 hr 1 min agoElusive Pandas Caught on Camera in China Habitat
New hidden camera footage from the giant panda's home offers a peek into the secret lives of China's wild creatures. More »
LiveScience.com - 1 hr 3 mins agoElusive Animals Caught on Camera in China
New hidden camera footage from the giant panda's home offers a peek into the secret lives of China's wild creatures. More »
LiveScience.com - 1 hr 3 mins 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 11 mins ago'Irrational' hackers are growing U.S. security fear
By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around More »
Reuters - 1 hr 39 mins agoEurope targets Switzerland in fight against bank secrecy
By John O'Donnell and Martin Santa BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe edged closer to lifting banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria said it was ready to More »
Reuters - 2 hrs 4 mins 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 - 2 hrs 31 mins agoDish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal
By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel More »
Reuters - 2 hrs 55 mins agoSAP looks to recruit people with autism as programmers
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can More »
Reuters - 3 hrs ago
Twitter 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 - 15 mins agoTwitter beefs up security safeguards after recent attacks
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc began introducing new technology on Wednesday to shore up security for users, responding to a spate of recent attacks on prominent More »
Reuters - 51 mins 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 - 56 mins 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 - 1 hr 20 mins 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 - 1 hr 46 mins 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 »
Reuters - 2 hrs 10 mins agoTeens turn to Tumblr to escape parents on Facebook
When you’re a tween or teen who just has to repost that great porn GIF you just found, Facebook really isn’t the place to do it. It’s not that porn GIFs More »
BGR.com - 3 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 - 3 hrs agoBritish Driver Intentionally Hits Cyclist, Brags About it on Twitter
A lot of very ecologically-minded people like the idea of biking to work or using two wheels instead of a four when they run errands. But they’re probably More »
Takepart.com - 3 hrs agoMiliband says Google tax behaviour 'wrong'
By Andrew Osborn and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoGoogle’s X Phone confirmed for Sprint
A recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission has confirmed that Google’s rumored X Phone device will be coming to Sprint later this year. More »
BGR.com - 3 hrs agoEU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes
By Luke Baker BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany called for stricter rules to stop companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon aggressively More »
Reuters - 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 - 4 hrs agoWash. governor signs Facebook job password bill
Washington became the fifth state this year to sign into law protections of social media passwords at the workplace and job interviews. Gov. Jay Inslee More »
AP - 4 hrs agoFor Twitter Users, Two-Step Verification Is Finally Here
Twitter has finally rolled out a feature users have been clamoring for for months: two-factor authentication. The update adds a layer of security that More »
National Journal - 5 hrs ago
