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Can We Blame Social Sites For HP’s Restructuring? Can We Blame Social Sites For HP’s Restructuring?

Over the next couple years, print giant Hewlett Packard will scale back their workforce by as much as 8%, or 27,000 people. It is all part of a massive initiative to restructure the way the company does business, and to …

Saudi Prince Mansion Subject to Environmental Study Saudi Prince Mansion Subject to Environmental Study

The Saudi Prince’s mansion that was to be constructed on a five-acre tract of land outside of Beverly Hills is being postponed after neighbors demanded the proposed project be investigated due to the possible environmental concerns. According to Reuters, Prince …

Facebook Threat To Obama Brings Guilty Plea Facebook Threat To Obama Brings Guilty Plea
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Back in February, Miami area college student Joaquin Amador Serrapio Jr. had this to say on his Facebook page: “If anyones going to UM to see Obama today, get ur phones out and record. Cause at any moment im gonna …

Yahoo Axis Logo Looks Awfully Familiar Yahoo Axis Logo Looks Awfully Familiar

Did you hear about Yahoo’s mobile browser/browser extension yet? It’s called Axis and it’s pretty neat. It’s definitely one of the most attractive products that Yahoo has put out over the years. One of the more attractive things about it …

GameStop Announces Opens EXPO to PowerUp Rewards Members GameStop Announces Opens EXPO to PowerUp Rewards Members

Until now, GameStop’s annual EXPO conference has been exclusively for GameStop employees. Today, GameStop has announced it is opening up the conference to a wider audience. Members of GameStop’s PowerUp Rewards program are invited to attend the conference, which will …

YouTube, WITNESS, Storyful Partner for New Human Rights Channel YouTube, WITNESS, Storyful Partner for New Human Rights Channel
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YouTube has partnered up with WITNESS, an international organization that utilizes video for human rights advocacy, and Storyful, a social network of aggregated news, to create a powerful new outlet that offers the world a new venue to spotlight important …

Samuel L Jackson Should Have Played Darth Vader Samuel L Jackson Should Have Played Darth Vader

Every now and then you stumble across a video on YouTube that should have gone viral and seen millions of views. For some reason this one didn’t even though it’s funny and downright genius. It was posted on YouTube about …

Diana DeGarmo: “American Idol” Finale Prompts Proposal Diana DeGarmo: “American Idol” Finale Prompts Proposal

“American Idol” saw more than one winner last night, and although folksy crooner Phillip Phillips took home the title, two of the show’s vets went home an engaged couple. While many fans of the show didn’t realize Diana DeGarmo and …

Google’s New Seven Inch Tablet Coming In July? Google’s New Seven Inch Tablet Coming In July?

There have been rumors for some time that Google might be developing its own Google-branded tablet to compete in the Android tablet market. While some early rumors put the tablet at around 10 inches, to compete with the iPad, more …

Fantasia on American Idol 2012: Twitter Reacts Fantasia on American Idol 2012: Twitter Reacts
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Fantasia on American Idol’s 2012 finale was pretty big news to those who religiously tune in each and every week. On Twitter, anyway. Not only were people chatting away about Phillip Phillips taking home this season’s top spot, they were …

Google Acquires Mike and Maaike Google Acquires Mike and Maaike

Google, on the heels of finally acquiring Motorola for $12.5 billion, has also bought industrial design firm Mike and Maaike, a company that contributed to the design of the G1 smartphone, launched in 2008. Here’s a look at the G1: …

Pandora’s Fiscal 1Q 2013 Financial Report Pandora’s Fiscal 1Q 2013 Financial Report

Pandora’s first quarter fiscal report for 2013 is in and they have surpassed their expectations regarding revenue and listening hours. In fact, total revenue grew almost 60% and reached almost $81 million. Total listening hours grew 92% and reached over …

Zynga Seems Happy With Its Acquisition Of OMGPOP Zynga Seems Happy With Its Acquisition Of OMGPOP

If you think Facebook has had it tough over the past week, you should look at Zynga. The social games developer saw its share price plummet after a weak Facebook IPO. That wasn’t the beginning of their troubles, however, as …

Zachary Quinto Gets Nimoy’s Approval As Spock Zachary Quinto Gets Nimoy’s Approval As Spock
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When Leonard Nimoy does anything, a lot of people take note, beacuse…well, because he’s Spock, for Thor’s sake. And when he visits the set of the upcoming Star Trek sequel–helmed by Nimoy’s good friend J.J. Abrams–speculation begins that he’s going …

Playstation Network Having “Scheduled Maintenance” Playstation Network Having “Scheduled Maintenance”

The Playstation Network (PSN) is free, You never have to pay to play online if you don’t want to. I’m sure that they will take your money if you want. Part of the problem with free is that you have …

New Google+ Android App Lets Users Start a Hangout From Their Phone New Google+ Android App Lets Users Start a Hangout From Their Phone

Google today announced that, finally, its update for the Google+ Android app has arrived. The update has already been released for iOS devices, and now the Android Google+ app has a similarly redesigned interface. Google also revealed why the Android …

iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak Coming Tomorrow? iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak Coming Tomorrow?

On Monday we brought you news that the long-awaited untethered jailbreak of iOS 5.1.1 was “a matter of days” away. Pod2G tweeted that the public jailbreak tool – dubbed Absinthe 2.0 – was nearly ready for release. Now it looks …

Amazon Eliminates Kindle Store Spam Amazon Eliminates Kindle Store Spam

Amazon has announce that they will finally call an end to junk content on the Kindle Store, including things that are available for free on the internet. This includes public domain titles and “fast cash” internet garbage. They have set …

Pandora Q1 2013 Results Show How Mobile Platforms Make the Monies Pandora Q1 2013 Results Show How Mobile Platforms Make the Monies
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Pandora’s financial results for the first quarter of the 2013 fiscal year are out and all signs point to ‘yes’ for the internet radio service. The company’s total revenue of $80.8 million is up 58% from last year with ad …

European Court Rules on Microsoft’s EU Fines European Court Rules on Microsoft’s EU Fines

Back in 2004 European regulators ordered Microsoft to provide market competitors with information critical to fair competition. Microsoft didn’t submit to the request and on March in 2004 they issued a fine for non-compliance. The fine broke a new record …

$114,000 Debt Paid in Cash: Mystery Student Steps Forward $114,000 Debt Paid in Cash: Mystery Student Steps Forward
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A $114,000 debt paid in cash has left a lot of people stumped. Who would do such a thing? they wondered. More importantly, why would someone go through the hassle of paying off their student loan in cash? Was this …

Etan Patz Suspect In Custody, Details To Be Released Etan Patz Suspect In Custody, Details To Be Released

A man who says he was involved in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year old Etan Patz has been taken into custody today, and it is expected that he will be able to provide details about the case that have eluded …