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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...   |
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| 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.   |
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| 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.   |
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| GrubHub, Seamless to Merge |
| Mon, 20 May 2013 19:52:06 GMT |
GrubHub and Seamless have merged, but they will remain two seperate apps.   |
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| 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.   |
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| 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.   |
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| 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...   |
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| 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...   |
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| 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...   |
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| 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.   |
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| 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...   |
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| 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...   |
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| 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.   |
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| Microsoft unveils new Xbox One game console |
| Tue, 21 May 2013 13:32:28 -0400 |
 REDMOND, 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)
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| Senate panel peels back Apple's offshore taxes |
| Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:26 -0400 |
 By 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. ...
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| Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate |
| Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:53 -0400 |
 By 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. ...
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| Exclusive: Intel CEO shakes up units, creates 'new devices' group |
| Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:41 -0400 |
 By 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. ...
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| BlackBerry shifting emphasis from smartphones to services |
| Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:42 -0400 |
 By 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. ...
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| Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dish offer |
| Tue, 21 May 2013 00:16:00 -0400 |
 By 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. ...
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| 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. |
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| Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes |
| Tue, 21 May 2013 13:33:04 -0400 |
 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.
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| 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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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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