Yahoo! buys Tumblr, vows to not screw it up
Posted by: Barry Eitel
Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 17:01:02 -0700 | technology-news
Yesterday morning, Yahoo! formally announced that they were acquiring popular blogging site Tumblr. Yahoo reportedly bought Tumblr for a hefty $1.1 billion. The purchase has, unsurprisingly, made a fair percentage of Tumblr’s millions of users nervous. Yes, Yahoo has been...
Microsoft unveils the new Xbox -- the Xbox One
Posted by: Joe Kukura
Redmond :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 17:05:19 -0700 | technology-news
Gamers worldwide got the first glimpse at the console and home entertainment system of the future today, as Microsoft brought the new Xbox out of the box. It's an "all-in-one home entertainment system" called the Xbox One. And if you're...
Spotify Launching Top 50 Chart
Posted by: Barry Eitel
Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:15:57 -0700 | technology-news
It appears that Spotify wants to dig deeper and deeper into the underbelly of the recording business. About a year ago, music charting service Billboard announced they would take Spotify data into account when charting music. Now Spotify is charting...
iPad 5 Entering Production, Says Rumor Mill
Posted by: Barry Eitel
Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 12:13:08 -0700 | technology-news
After being somewhat more subdued for the last few weeks, the Apple rumor mill is churning up more information and Cupertino gossip, with a special focus on the next generation of iPad, which is, according to “sources,” already entering production....
New Report Questions OKCupid Privacy
Posted by: Barry Eitel
Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 14:37:11 -0700 | technology-news
According to a report published by the San Francisco Public Press, popular free online dating destination/hookup wonderland OKCupid may be far less private than you think. Reporter Rachel Swan talked to a “moderator” working for the site—really, just a dude...
Microsoft reveals new gaming console, Xbox One
Posted by: arkar
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 16:08:13 -0700 | technology-news
Microsoft has just unveiled its next-generation gaming console, the successor to its bestselling Xbox 360 console, the Xbox One. Having carved out a niche for itself in the gaming industry, the Xbox firmly made a place for itself amid established...
Terror, heroics: Inside a tornado-ravaged school
Source: CNN
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:04:09 -0700 | technology-news
The kids at Plaza Towers Elementary School were stuffing their backpacks, looking forward to going home, playing with friends, eating snacks...When the twister came barreling in Monday afternoon , terrified young students huddled together in the hallways, screaming as walls...
Two women charged with illegal abortion in Virginia
Source: United Press International
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:18:49 -0700 | technology-news
Two Virginia women tried to induce an abortion that ended with one woman's preterm baby dying shortly after birth, authorities allege. Jessica Renee Carpenter, 20 and her roommate, Rachael Anne Lowe, 27, were each charged April 30 with one count...
Air Arabia signs $ 350 m...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-21 15:20:33 -0700 | technology-news
GCC banks to support the acquisition of 10 new Airbus A320 aircraft. Air Arabia signed the deal with senior representatives of Qatar National Bank (QNB Group), claimed to be the world's strongest bank, and Commercial Bank International (CBI), a UAE...
CHART OF THE DAY: Twitter Is Getting More Popular With Teens Who Want To Escape Their Parents On ...
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 15:17:18 -0700 | technology-news
Twitter is increasingly popular with teenagers, according to the latest data from Pew Internet and American Life Project . It found that 24% of teenagers are using Twitter, up from 16% last year. Facebook is still the most popular social...
Geeks to the rescue: How to save the world in 54 hours
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 15:02:08 -0700 | technology-news
From June 7-9, aspiring social entrepreneurs, designers, and developers will get a chance to try out new business ideas with expert coaches and judges, and to compete for prizes. International NGO Mercy Corps is hosting the competition, called Tech4Change ,...
Frugal Traveler Blog: Going Vegetarian in Tapas-Happy Barcelona
Source: The New York Times
Asunción :: Paraguay | updated 2013-05-21 14:41:26 -0700 | technology-news
About the Frugal Traveler Seth Kugel, the Frugal Traveler, seeks first-class living at steerage prices. Follow his column as he wines, dines, slogs and blogs his way around the world. About Seth Kugel: Recent Posts May 21 It takes some...
16 minutes from warning to touch down
Source: CNN
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 14:19:05 -0700 | technology-news
When you hear that, the response is that you better get your act together, now," Brooks said. For the citizens of Moore, the tornado emergency was declared at 3:01 p.m., about 14 minutes before the tornado reached the city. "I...
Some Day My Prints Will Come
Source: BBC
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 16:49:33 -0700 | technology-news
Stories It was Neil Gershenfeld who introduced me to the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, getting on for 10 years ago, and I got very excited about its possibilities. And now, years later, here he is,...
CITC: Only police can...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-21 16:36:37 -0700 | technology-news
Wednesday 22 May 2013 Last Update 22 May 2013 2:12 am Many citizens are still unaware that only the police are authorized to receive reports on crimes related to online harassment, abuse and character assassination...Al-Malik said, Police receive the reports...
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