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20Apr

Report: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is hospitalized and “very ...

Sorry, IBM: Oracle Buys Sun Microsystems

Following broken-down talks for a buyout by IBM (IBM), Sun Microsystems ...

Carlie Beck: Cheerleaders Protest Playboy Photo Firing

Cheerleaders at a California high school are protesting the firing of their ...

17Apr

Oprah on Twitter: This Is What We Were Waiting For?

The blogosphere was a-buzzin’ all day yesterday about Twitter’s ...

Watch the New Harry Potter Trailer Now

The new Harry Potter trailer is here. The Harry Potter 6 trailer, previewing ...

Pet Airways Crashes Before It Ever Takes Off

An odd airline designed to transport only animals seems to be off to a rough ...

Pirate Bay Verdict: What Happened, What’s Next

The founders of The Pirate Bay, a BitTorrent tracking service, are now ...

16Apr

Microsoft: Let the Drinking Begin

Microsoft is moving forward with plans to open a pub on its Redmond campus. ...

Note: Your Fellow Airplane Passenger Is Not a Urinal

Flying is often unpleasant these days, but when your lap becomes the ...

John Madden Retiring From NFL Broadcasting

Legendary NFL broadcaster John Madden is retiring, NBC has announced. Madden ...

All About National High Five Day

Gimme some skin: Today, April 16, 2009, is National High Five Day. Yes, ...

15Apr

iPhones as Instruments: Meet the Mobile Phone Orchestra

Forget the strings and woodwinds: A futuristic orchestra is making music ...

Rodenator Video: Squirrel-Blasting Device Causes Controversy

The use of a device called the Rodenator Pro is stirring up a controversy in ...

Surgeons Find Fir Tree In Man’s Lung

Here’s a weird one for you: Russian surgeons say they found a fir tree ...

Free Stuff on Tax Day: Maggie Moo’s & More

You may have to pay Uncle Sam today, but you can also get a little something ...

14Apr

Visible Measures Scores MySpace Video Deal

Video metrics firm Visible Measures has scored a new deal with MySpace. The ...

Marriott Scaling Back Free Newspaper Service

Marriott is cutting out its automatic daily newspaper delivery to guest ...

GM Recalls 2009: Which Vehicles Are Affected?

General Motors is recalling about 1.5 million vehicles over a problem that ...

RetailMeNot Now Offering Offline Discounts

Coupon site RetailMeNot has expanded its offerings to include printable ...

13Apr

Misleading Study of the Week: Facebook Causes Poor Exam Performance

A study quoted in the Times Online this week suggests Facebook use is ...

Skype Buyback: A Real-World ‘Undo’ Process?

Skype’s founders are looking to buy back their creation from eBay, ...

Conficker Eye Chart: The Simple Test to See If You’re Infected

With all the hoopla over the Conficker worm these days — the virus is ...

Obama’s Dog: Meet Bo, the Portuguese Water Dog [VIDEO]

In funny-that-this-is-major-news news, President Barack Obama’s ...

10Apr

CircuitCity.com Traffic Going to Best Buy, Radio Shack

With CircuitCity.com shut down (at least for now), it appears Best Buy and ...

Nearly 18,000 Three-Letter Names Left on Twitter

Low-character names may be all snatched up when it comes to domains, but ...

Hotmail: You Don’t Have an Inbox…Yet?

Some users of Microsoft’s Windows Live Hotmail were greeted with a ...

Gmail (Finally) Adds Inline Image Support

Gmail is finally getting more intuitive support for images within e-mails. ...

09Apr

Jennifer Lopez Scores Cybersquatting Win

Jennifer Lopez has won a cybersquatting case and secured the rights to ...

Tofu License Plate: Is ‘ILVTOFU’ Vulgar?

A Colorado woman’s calling foul play over the state’s decision ...

Dungeons & Dragons Creator Dies

The last surviving creator of Dungeons & Dragons has died. Dave Arneson ...

Howard Stern Takes On Twitter

The self-declared “king of all media” has decided to give social ...

08Apr

TweetDeck Releases New Version; Seesmic Releases New Product

TweetDeck has released v0.25 of its desktop Twitter client today. The ...

‘Spray-On Viagra’ Being Tested For Minute-Men Worldwide

A new kind of drug dubbed the “spray-on Viagra” is currently ...

Twitter Userbase Skews Toward Older Crowd, Data Suggests

We’re hearing a lot about the explosion of Twitter into mainstream ...

Jamie Waylett, Harry Potter’s ‘Vincent Crabbe,’ Arrested on Drug Charges

Jamie Waylett, the actor who has played Vincent Crabbe in all of the Harry ...

07Apr

Sony Introduces New W205 Walkman Phone

Sony Ericsson is bringing a new version of its Walkman brand into the mobile ...

Rare Megamouth Shark Caught, Eaten by Fishermen [Pictures + Video]

A highly rare creature known as the megamouth shark was caught and then ...

Chia Obama Pulled From Shelves Over Racism Concerns

A Chia Obama product is being pulled from the shelves in some Walgreens ...

VIDEO: GM-Segway PUMA Ready to Hit the Road

GM and Segway are teaming together to build a new two-wheeled vehicle made ...

06Apr

New FriendFeed Beta: What’s Different

FriendFeed has launched a drastically different design on its beta site. The ...

Constantine Papadakis, Drexel University President, Dies

Constantine Papadakis, president of Drexel University, died this weekend. ...

Glam Media Scores $10 Million

Content network Glam Media has secured $10 million in fresh funding. The ...

Tia Shorts, Former Miss Maryland USA, Arrested In Drug Bust

Tia Shorts, a model who’s held the title of Miss Maryland USA, is ...

03Apr

Twitter Responds to Google Acquisition Rumors

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has now responded to rumors that his company is ...

Rocket Fuel Found In Baby Formula

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has found a rocket fuel chemical within ...

Ritz Camera Liquidation: Which Stores Will Go?

Ritz Camera is closing about 300 of its stores across America, the company ...

Biz Stone Talks Twitter With Stephen Colbert

Amidst the current mess of rumors surrounding Twitter’s reported sale ...

02Apr

Just In: Screwing Around Online Makes You a Better Employee

I’m an excellent employee. All these years, I thought the time I spent ...

Twitter Expands and Improves Search With New ‘Discovery Engine’

Twitter is getting ready to roll out an update to its in-site search system. ...

All About National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

Feeling down after the passing of April Fools’? Fear not, my friends, ...