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Lost and Found Facebook Page for Tornado Victims
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:55 GMT
Monday’s devastating tornado strike in Moore, Okla., ripped through many homes, displacing irreplaceable possessions, in some cases, more than 100 miles away. In an attempt to reconnect victims with lost valuables, Facebook users across Moore and neighboring areas have created online groups to share information...
    
Yahoo, Tumblr CEOs Dish on Merger
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:31 GMT
After the big acquisition announcement Yahoo and Tumblr CEOs talk about why the two are a good fit.
    
Tumblr and Yahoo: How It Affects You
Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:07 GMT
Yahoo is buying Tumblr. Does that mean anything for me? ABC News answers your questions about the $1.1 billion deal.
    
Yahoo Gives Flickr a Makeover
Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:40 GMT
Major changes are coming to Yahoo's photo service, including a terabyte of storage space.
    
New Xbox Details Coming Today
Tue, 21 May 2013 13:07:41 GMT
Microsoft will announce its next Xbox gaming console today. Here's what we expect.
    
GrubHub, Seamless to Merge
Mon, 20 May 2013 19:52:06 GMT
GrubHub and Seamless have merged, but they will remain two seperate apps.
    
Yahoo Buys Tumblr for $1.1B
Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:03 GMT
Yahoo has bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion. CEO of Yahoo Marissa Mayer vows not to screw up the social network.
    
Speed Dating? Watch Your Mouth
Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27:00 GMT
Do you know how long it takes for a guy and a gal to 'click' in the first stage of building a bond that may lead to a lasting relationship? Seconds, according to numerous studies.
    
App of the Week: Buycott
Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:21 GMT
App Name: Buycott Price: Free Available Platforms: iOS What does this app do? Chances are you like to know what’s in the food you eat and where the money you pay to buy that food goes. For instance, those tomatoes from the grocery store may come...
    
Photos: Facebook's IPO Anniversary
Sat, 18 May 2013 10:10:40 GMT
A history of Facebook in photos.
    
Dinos Dancing Across Google Hangouts?
Sat, 18 May 2013 10:02:21 GMT
Apparently at this week’s big I/O conference, Google didn’t show off all the fun features of the company’s new multiplatform text and video chat service: Hangouts. If you’ve been thinking your chats have been a little too text-heavy, you can now decorate them with some...
    
Toddler Reviews Google Glass
Fri, 17 May 2013 20:32:50 GMT
We’ve seen Michele Bachmann and a half-naked blogger wear Google Glass over the last couple of weeks. But those images don’t exactly warm your heart. But a two-year-old with the connected glasses on? That might be one of the cutest things you see on the Internet...
    
Congressmen Question Google Glass
Fri, 17 May 2013 18:50:43 GMT
Eight members of Congress have asked Google to answer questions about the privacy concerns around the new connected glasses.
    
'Smart Rifle' Begins Shipping to Owners
Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29:51 GMT
"Even a novice shooter can become an elite long-range marksman in minutes."
    
Google Glass Can Add Facebook, Twitter
Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:35 GMT
New apps turn Google Glass into the ultimate social media gadget.
    
Very Smart Phone Reimagines 'Talk to the Hand'
Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13:50 GMT
TOKYO – It’s not exactly the next big smartphone, but if you spend one too many hours searching for that misplaced iPhone, this could be even better. Researchers at the University of Tokyo are developing a system that puts the mobile phone on the palm...
    
Microsoft Hides Job Posting in Bing
Fri, 17 May 2013 15:11:51 GMT
Microsoft has posted a sort of secret job listing inside the code of Bing.com
    
Redesigned Subaru Forester Ranks High in Front Corner Crash Test
Thu, 16 May 2013 22:58:51 GMT
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released new crash test results for 13 small sport utility vehicle models. According to the institute, it was the first time that small SUVs — some of the most popular cars on the road these days — were...
    
Map Shows Hotspots for Hate Tweets
Thu, 16 May 2013 19:53:23 GMT
A new Twitter study by assistant professor Monica Stephens and Humboldt State University tried to measure of hate via tweets in the United States.
    
Google Not Done Fighting Social Giants
Thu, 16 May 2013 19:07:07 GMT
With new photo editing and enhancement features, Google hopes its Google Plus social network will attract more users.
    
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Microsoft unveils new Xbox One game console
Tue, 21 May 2013 13:32:28 -0400
Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, discusses the Xbox One uses for television viewing during a press event in RedmondREDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp gave the world the first look at its new game console on Tuesday, hoping the newly named Xbox One will build on a solid core of gamer fans and become a hub for living room entertainment. The third-generation console, coming eight years after the Xbox 360, was unveiled by games unit chief Don Mattrick at an event at the software company's campus near Seattle. The new Xbox interacts with a user's television, responds to voice commands, and includes Skype video calling. (Reporting by Bill Rigby; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)


Senate panel peels back Apple's offshore taxes
Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:26 -0400
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Oppenheimer and Bullock appear before a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing in WashingtonBy Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc's chief executive officer defended the company's tax record at a Tuesday Senate hearing where lawmakers said the maker of iPads, iPods and Mac computers kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to avoid U.S. taxes. The hearing marked another foray by the Senate's most powerful investigative committee into corporate offshore tax avoidance, which is increasingly a target of many governments from the United States to Western Europe. ...


Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate
Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:53 -0400
Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of IrelandBy Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin CORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments and had no special rate deal with the company after the U.S. Senate said it paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries. The Irish government, which has seen the luring of U.S. multinationals with low taxes as a key part of its economic policy since the 1960s, said its system was transparent and other countries were responsible if the tax rate paid by Apple was too low. ...


New Trick to Get the Best Seat in Coach
Wed, 15 May 2013 10:51:16 -0400
How to make the cheap seats feel like First Class.
Exclusive: Intel CEO shakes up units, creates 'new devices' group
Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:41 -0400
To match Interview INTEL/KRZANICHBy Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping reorganization of the world's top chipmaker and created a unit aiming to retake the top chipmaker's lead in mobile and semiconductor innovation. The shakeup, announced internally just days after the 30-year veteran took the helm, places most of Intel's main product groups directly under his supervision and hands its sprawling global manufacturing operation to new president Renee James, said a source close to the company, who declined to be identified. ...


BlackBerry shifting emphasis from smartphones to services
Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:42 -0400
A new Blackberry Z10 smartphone is displayed at a store in New YorkBy Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry no longer owns the fast-paced, innovative smartphone world but the company, whose email-on-your-hip devices once revolutionized the industry, now aims to run it. The change in focus was hard to miss at the company's well-attended annual conference in Florida last week, even as news of a new smartphone model and its plans to offer the popular BlackBerry Messaging (BBM) instant message service on other platforms grabbed the headlines. ...


Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dish offer
Tue, 21 May 2013 00:16:00 -0400
A woman walks past logos of Softbank Corp at its branch in TokyoBy Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said its Japanese suitor SoftBank Corp granted it a waiver allowing it to consider a $25.5 billion rival bid by Dish Network Corp, as pressure mounts on SoftBank to sweeten its offer for the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier. Sprint said its recommendation in favor of the SoftBank agreement had not changed, although some major Sprint shareholders including Paulson & Co and Omega Advisors have publicly said the Dish offer looks better than SoftBank's deal. SoftBank, which agreed last October to pay $20. ...


New iPhone apps worth downloading: Melt, MONTAJ update, Bombcats
Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:20 -0400
First up today is Melt, a social networking app that lets you exchange photos with random people around the world.MONTAJ, our second app today, makes creating and sharing videos easy and quick, offering filters and some editing capabilities. Finally, Bombcats puts a new spin on physics puzzlers by including exploding cats.
Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes
Tue, 21 May 2013 13:33:04 -0400
In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco. Cook is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday May 21, 2013, to explain the company’s tax strategy, which a Senate subcommittee says lets it avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates.


Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism
Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:03 -0400
BERLIN (AP) — German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information.
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Live: Apple addresses Senate on taxes
Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:15 GMT
Tim Cook tells panel that Apple is the largest corporate taxpayer in the U.S.
Microsoft expected to unveil next Xbox
Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:44 GMT
Microsoft hosting event at its headquarters for Xbox video game console.
Baig: A Tumblr guide for newbies
Mon, 20 May 2013 08:41:12 GMT
Here's how to get started blogging on Tumblr.
Analysts urge Yahoo to foster Tumblr autonomy in deal
Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:22 GMT
Tumblr autonomy should be fostered
Yahoo's Tumblr purchase fraught with challenges
Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:42 GMT
Is Yahoo game to integrate Tumblr, which it views as a game changer?
Yahoo overhauls Flickr to make it 'awesome again'
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:26 GMT
Yahoo wants to 'make Flickr awesome again,' with 1TB of free storage and a big redesign.
Change Agents: Walter De Brouwer's magical tricorder
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:56 GMT
Walter De Brouwer hopes his latest tech venture, Scanadu, improves the world's health.
Talking Tech | YouTube stars on their favorite apps
Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:57 GMT
Bout, Vine, Lapse-It are among top picks for YouTube's comedy stars.
Why mobile devices have become the weakest link
Tue, 21 May 2013 08:22:55 GMT
Security risks accompany arrival of mobile devices as key tool in businesses networks
Live coverage: Here comes the next Xbox
Tue, 21 May 2013 01:33:24 GMT
Live coverage of Microsoft's unveiling of its new Xbox One game system.
Students swap laptops, desktops for smartphones, tablets
Mon, 20 May 2013 04:34:17 GMT
Leading a rapid transition away from desktop and laptop computing.
Apple CEO Cook to press for simplified corporate tax laws
Tue, 21 May 2013 01:08:01 GMT
He plans to advocate to the Senate "dramatic simplification" of corporate tax laws
Six-wheeling Mars rover a record-setter
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:55:35 GMT
Opportunity now U.S. leader in long-distance driving off Earth.
Salesforce.com wants to overhaul corporate marketing
Sun, 19 May 2013 05:07:01 GMT
Salesforce.com revolutionized software sales. Next? Overhaul corporate marketing.
Yahoo's New York home is in old NYT building
Tue, 21 May 2013 01:33:45 GMT
Yahoo plans to expand workforce to 700 within next few years
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Microsoft unveils Xbox One console
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:04 GMT
Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington.
Flickr revamp unveiled by Yahoo
Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:30 GMT
Yahoo revamps its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage if they accept adverts.
Pirate movie sites blocked in UK
Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:13 GMT
Big UK net firms have begun blocking access to two movie streaming sites accused of flouting copyright laws.
Wi-fi shut down in Guantanamo alert
Tue, 21 May 2013 11:35:14 GMT
The US military's wireless internet service inside Guantanamo Bay has been shut down following threats by Anonymous hackers
Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphone
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:18 GMT
A smartphone created by former Nokia employees is unveiled ahead of its release later this year.
Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:27 GMT
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has defended the tech giant's tax strategy during a Senate grilling.
Ant abilities could aid robot design
Tue, 21 May 2013 06:49:23 GMT
A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists.
China 'state hackers renew attacks'
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:08 GMT
State-sponsored hackers are renewing their attacks on the US after a three-month hiatus, according to the New York Times.
Facebook review 'at all levels'
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:51:57 GMT
Facebook tells Newsbeat it will not rush a review of violent content after beheading videos were removed from the site.
Pupils 'need early porn warnings'
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:00 GMT
Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, head teachers say.
Vodafone sales hit by European slump
Tue, 21 May 2013 07:27:14 GMT
Vodafone's full-year sales slip for the first time in eight years as tough economic conditions in Europe take their toll on customers.
Millions hit in Yahoo Japan hack
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:25 GMT
Up to 22 million login names may have been stolen during a hack attack on Yahoo Japan, the web firm warns.
Man lists 12,000 call menu options
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:05 GMT
An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services
Mixed review for BBC Online services
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:10 GMT
A review of BBC Online and the Red Button service by the BBC Trust finds audiences are served well but BBC Online has failed to hit its reach target.
Tweet cyclist 'lucky to be alive'
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:07:52 GMT
A cyclist says he is lucky to be alive after he was hit by a car whose driver is later believed to have tweeted about the crash.
UK astronaut given station date
Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:51 GMT
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.
VIDEO: Celebrating 20 years of the web
Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:18 GMT
Click's David Reid visits Cern to find out more about the plans to restore the world's first web page.
VIDEO: Read Klingon on your computer screen
Fri, 17 May 2013 07:39:21 GMT
Microsoft's Bing offers page translations into Klingon, Google launches a music subscription service plus other tech news.
VIDEO: Apple chief hits back in tax row
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:10 GMT
CEO Tim Cook has spoken out in defence of Apple, after a Senate committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.
VIDEO: Developers turn to indie games
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:38 GMT
Games developers are turning their focus towards indie games designed for smart phones or tablets, rather than traditional consoles.
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