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Dead Woman Spends 42 Years In Front Of TV
Dead Woman Spends 42 Years In Front Of TV
Here's one for your Friday afternoon: Police have just discovered the body of a woman who's been sitting dead in front of her television for 42 years. The UK Daily Record says the woman made herself a cup ... continue
Vodafone Snaps Up Social Networking Company
Vodafone Snaps Up Social Networking Company
British cell provider Vodafone is moving into the world of cellular social networking. Vodafone has acquired ZYB, a Danish company that connects cell phone features to the internet. ZYB lets users sync information like their contacts, pictures, ... continue
iPhone Hits The Middle East
iPhone Hits The Middle East
The iPhone is going global. Apple has announced it'll team up with European cell provider Orange to bring the popular device to nearly a dozen more countries, including some in the Middle East and Africa. The deal will soon ... continue
Yahoo Lashes Out At Call For Change
Yahoo Lashes Out At Call For Change
Yahoo is firing back at the billionaire investor who called for its board of directors to be removed. Carl Icahn sent a letter to Yahoo executives yesterday saying the board "acted irrationally and lost the faith of its ... continue
Search Monkey Released In Limited Beta
Search Monkey Released In Limited Beta
Yahoo is opening the doors for developers to create customized views of search results. The company announced the limited beta release of its Search Monkey feature today. The program lets external sites build individualized applications using Yahoo ... continue
YouTube Expands “Insight” With Demographic Analysis
YouTube Expands “Insight” With Demographic Analysis
YouTube has announced plans to offer demographic information in its traffic analysis tool, as The Inquisitr was first to report this morning. The YouTube Insight feature will now let users see view count broken down into age group ... continue
Ants Overtake Texas Electronics
Ants Overtake Texas Electronics
Have you seen this? Apparently, billions of ants are taking over Houston and shorting out the city's computers and electronics. The ants seem to have arrived in a cargo ship, according to reports by the Associated Press. ... continue
Investor Calls For Yahoo Board Removal
Investor Calls For Yahoo Board Removal
A billionaire investor and activist is now fighting to remove Yahoo's board of directors and reignite its talks with Microsoft. Carl Icahn officially submitted notice of his request to the company today. He says he owns 59 ... continue
Control Your Home From Your Car
Control Your Home From Your Car
It's no secret I'm a sucker for great gadgets, especially ones with advanced remote control features. Well, my friends, Japan has just made the mother of all remotes, and it's attached to a car. The new Panasonic ... continue
New Reports Show Yahoo Slipping
New Reports Show Yahoo Slipping
New numbers out from two different companies show Google taking a partially unprecedented lead over search rival Yahoo. The data covers both total unique visitors and search queries per month. Rankings compiled by internet tracker ComScore place ... continue
Google Maps Now Offering API For Flash
Google Maps Now Offering API For Flash
Developers, listen up: Google's making it easier for you to embed its Google Maps onto your sites. The site has just revealed a new API for Flash, as discovered by ZDNet's Garett Rogers. It's something the community's ... continue
Google Cashes In On Viral Videos
Google Cashes In On Viral Videos
Google has a new way to make money off viral internet videos. The company has created a new "buzz targeting" system that identifies high-traffic videos and ramps up its ads for them. It uses a combination of ... continue