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Amazon to grab WebOS?

Sep 30, 2011
Today's big rumor is that Amazon is in serious talks to buy the whole Palm brand and attendant technologies off of HP. In fact, Venture Beat says...

TechNuggets: banned websites, Gore loses to Gorbachev, mind reading cars

Sep 29, 2011
Yesterday the American Association of School Librarians organized Banned Website Awareness Day. The New York Times quotes a Chicago librarian...

Aim High: a TV series on Facebook with you in a supporting role

Sep 29, 2011
If this one doesn't make you squirm then I think you better go to the doctor to get your squirming reflexes tested. Today, Warner Bros. is...

Massive data breach in military medical records

Sep 29, 2011
It happened at a company called Tricare, which provides medical services for active and retired military personnel. The company admitted that...

Google's driving the GBus in Egypt

Sep 29, 2011
Starting this week, a Google-branded bus will begin a trek across Egypt looking for entrepreneurs. The idea is to find young people with big ideas,...

Google will tell you who's gay

Sep 29, 2011
Or at least try to. It seems that a lot of people ask Google about whether certain celebrities are gay. "Is John Travolta gay?", "Is Tom Cruise gay...

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FCC sued over net neutrality

Sep 29, 2011
I know, I know, dog bites man, right? These things happen all the time. But it's a little noteworthy here because the FCC is being sued from the...

Justice Department wants more time on Googorola

Sep 29, 2011
The DOJ says it needs more time to review the proposed takeover. This move quashes Google's hopes of having the deal wrapped up by year's end. The...

Wait, what's up with Silk?

Sep 29, 2011
The big news of the Kindle Fire announcement was the price point. $199 ridiculous dollars for something that doesn't offer nearly the power and...