Gun group chief says industry didn’t cause Newtown
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The head of a weapons industry group says law-abiding gun owners didn’t cause a gunman to shoot 20 schoolchildren and six adults last month in his company’s Connecticut hometown, and...
View ArticleFacebook’s big revelation: new search tool
MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) – Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Tuesday a feature to help its users search for people and places within the social network, in the company's first major...
View ArticleNASA, Canadian Space Agency Begins Satellite Refueling Experiment
According to Al.com, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have commenced a several-day-long experiment involving the refueling of satellites in space. It is hoped that the experiment will lead to the...
View ArticleNews outlets improperly used photos posted to Twitter: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge has found that two news organizations improperly used images that a photojournalist had posted to Twitter in one of the first big tests of intellectual property law...
View ArticleGalactic Empire Mocks White House’s Refusal to Build a Death Star
In an apparently completely serious rebuke of the White House’s response to a viral petition, representatives for the Galactic Empire are making fun of President Obama’s intergalactic military...
View ArticlePlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 could cost just $350, expected to launch this fall
Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are both expected to announce their next-generation gaming consoles at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in June, or even a little before then. While we have seen...
View ArticleA Guide to the Finger-Pointing After Aaron Swartz’s Suicide
Giving proof to the caution of experts who say that no suicide has a simple explanation or single cause, as more details have emerged, the roles of the players in the federal prosecution of Aaron...
View ArticleCourt sides with Dish in striking down FCC TV rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An appeals court struck down a rule on Tuesday that had been issued by the U.S. telecommunications regulator to allow customers to watch cable and satellite TV on “plug and play”...
View ArticleAnalysis: Once reliable technology sector drags down earnings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – This earnings season, the U.S. technology industry is in an unusual position – dragging corporate America down, rather than lifting it up. Wall Street expects the tech sector's...
View ArticleToys and video games hook up on new Disney game platform
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Children will be able to move plastic toys that look like pirate Captain Jack Sparrow and other movie characters into a virtual world on a computer or TV screen in a game...
View ArticleDell buyout talks advance, Silver Lake lines up banks
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Talks to take Dell Inc private are at an advanced stage with at least four major banks lined up to provide financing, two sources with knowledge of the matter told...
View ArticleFacebook rolls out friends-based search product
MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) – Facebook Inc took the wraps off a new search tool on Tuesday that lets people trawl their network of friends to find everything from restaurants to movie...
View ArticleThe Privacy Guide to Facebook’s New Graph Search
Like all things Facebook, the social network’s new Graph Search will certainly generate privacy worries — the main function of the “third pillar” of Facebook is pretty much creeping, after all. Indeed,...
View ArticleAnti-hacking law questioned after death of Internet activist
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lie about your identity on Facebook or delete files from your work laptop before you quit and you could run afoul of a 29-year-old U.S. computer security law that some experts say...
View ArticleMaybe Pot Doesn’t Make Teens Dumb After All
Discovered: Lighting up might not lead to dumbing down; playing music can put you on a natural high; black carbon is twice as bad as we thought; evidence that obesity is inherited. Read more here:...
View ArticleProspect of new Italy vote heightens
ROME (Reuters) – Italy appeared to be inching toward another round of elections on Monday after centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani issued an ultimatum to 5-Star Movement leader Beppe Grillo to...
View Article‘Veronica Mars’ film online fundraiser meets goal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Veronica Mars” fans just bought themselves a big-screen version of the cult favorite TV series. Excerpt from:‘Veronica Mars’ film online fundraiser meets goal
View ArticleMonitoring your kids on Facebook? That’s so 2009.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Relieved your kids aren't posting embarrassing messages and goofy self-portraits on Facebook? They're probably doing it on Instagram and Snapchat instead. See the original post:...
View Article‘iSteve’ Aims to Be Not the Best but the 1st Steve Jobs Biopic
Funny or Die Has Created a Steve Jobs Biopic That Will Be Released Only on the Internet See the rest here: ‘iSteve’ Aims to Be Not the Best but the 1st Steve Jobs Biopic
View ArticleHTC posts record-low quarterly profit after delayed phone launch
TAIPEI (Reuters) – HTC Corp reported a record-low quarterly profit on Monday that missed analysts' estimates after it delayed the full launch of its 2013 flagship smartphone model, which will now debut...
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