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Halo 4 Gets Release Date

Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Halo 4, Multiplayer Games, Video, UK News, UK Tech News, Microsoft Xbox, Tech News, Halo 4 Multiplayer, UK Tech, Gaming, The Master Chief, Halo 4 Winter 2012, Technology News

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the fourth installment of its Halo series will be available for Xbox 360 on November 6, 2012 -- otherwise known as...

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The World's Richest Company Pays a Lower Tax Rate Than You Do

Preeti Vissa | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Google, Taxes, Tax Shelters, Apple, Corporate Taxes, Tech News, Buffett Rule, Federal Income Tax Rate, Business News
Preeti Vissa

That's more than the gross domestic product of Saudi Arabia, the world's richest oil economy, not to mention a bunch of other countries. And Apple paid a lower federal income tax rate last year than the average California schoolteacher.

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Maz Nadjm On The Power Of Twitter

Yasamin Beitollahi | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Social Media, Googleplus, Education, Linkedin, Twitter, Tech News, Maz Nadjm, Iran's Presidential Election 2009, Iran Protests, Dublin Web Summit, TSL Education, Facebook, Technology, Iranian Freedom Fighters, Technology News
Yasamin Beitollahi

When the State Department asked Twitter to delay a planned network upgrade to help safeguard the rights of Iranians voicing their dissatisfaction over the 2009 presidential election in Iran, it was the beginning of what many had envisioned.

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Yahoo Wins Judgment Worth Hundreds Of Millions In Alleged Lottery Scam

AP | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Business News, Video, Yahoo!, Lottery Scams, Internet Privacy, Internet Security, Tech News, Yahoo Lottery Scam, Yahoo Lottery, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo has won a $610 million court judgment in a scam that tried to dupe people into believing they had won prizes in a lottery the I...

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Top Ten Best Techy Christmas Gifts For Kids

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: UK Tech, Gadgets, UK Christmas, Tech News, UK Technology News, Home News

Teach your children well, or so the song goes. But why leave that to school alone? You can school them over Christmas too with a range of gifts to sub...

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Apple's Greatest Ads: The First Thirty Five Years (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Iphone, Steve Jobs, Ipod, Macintosh, Apple, Tech News, Apple's Best Ad Campaigns, Business News, Steve Jobs Dead, Technology, Steve Jobs Death, Business News

Hours after Apple announced Steve Jobs’ death on Wednesday, fans clamored to Apple stores around the world to mourn one of America's all-time CEOs. ...

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Twitter Reacts To Steve Jobs's Death

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs Deat Twitter, Video, Apple, Tech News, Steve Jobs Dead Reactions, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs Dead, Steve Jobs Died, Apple News, Steve Jobs Twitter, Steve Jobs Death, Technology News

This post has been updated. On October 5, when Apple announced on their website that Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of the company, had died, mourn...

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Federal Appeals Court Considers Wiretapping Lawsuits

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Politics News, Congress, Tech News, Lawsuits, Wiretapping, Appeals Court, 9/11, Telecommunications, National Security Agency, Seattle, Telecoms, Wire Tapping, September 11th, September 11 Anniversary, Politics News

SEATTLE — Lawyers for civil liberties groups asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive two groups of lawsuits claiming the government ha...

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WATCH: Dunkin' Donuts, Netflix Highlight The Week On Wall Street

DailyFinance | Regina Lewis | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Food News, Netflix Earnings, Wall Street Week in Review, Wall Street, Tech News, Dunkin Donuts Ipo, Business News, Dunkin Donuts, Netflix, Business, Business News

We connected with Chris Hill of Motley Fool regarding the week on Wall Street to get his take on a few big names. If you haven't been paying close att...

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The Social Media Vision of Jessica Northey

2morrowknight | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Digital Marketing, Influence, Entertainment, Tech News, Social Media, Twitter, Trends, Technology, Music, Facebook, Googleplus, Blogging, Technology News
2morrowknight

Jessica Northey's story is fantastic by any standard: from her humble beginnings on a dirt racetrack in Tucson to being a major player at the highest levels of digital media.

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NASA Finds New, Tiny Moon Circling Pluto

AP | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Dwarf Planet, New York Daily News, Astronomy, Tech News, Space, Hubble Space Telescope, Pluto, Solar System, Earth, New Pluto Moon, Pluto Moon, Technology News

HOUSTON -- Distant and tiny Pluto has been hiding something from Earth: another moon. NASA announced Wednesday that the Hubble Space Telescope has fo...

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Google Shuts Down Invites To Social Network Due To 'Insane Demand'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Google, Invite, Tech News, Google Plus, Google+, Google+ Blocked, Social Network, Invites, Shutdown, Facebook, Technology, Vic Gundotra, Technology News

If you were among the lucky people given a Google+ invite, treasure it. Though users were previously allowed to invite friends to try out Google's new...

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WATCH: Luddites Don't Get Robbed

Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Jazzie Show, Mugging, Tech News, Phone Robbery, BBC Comedy, Robbery, Nokia Phone, Old School Phone, Old School Phone Mugging Video, Phone Mugging, Iphone, Smartphone, Video, Retro Phone, Funny Videos, Retro Phone Mugging Video, Snake Game, Comedy News, Comedy News

We've all heard rumors that walking around with an iPhone makes you more likely to get mugged, so The Jazzie Show at BBC Comedy came up with a solutio...

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My First Catholic Confession In 40 Years Was On The iPhone

Susie Bright | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholics, Religion News, Tech News, Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Confession, Confession App, iPhone Apps, Iphone Confession App, Catholic Satire, Catholic Church, Religion News
Susie Bright

Hells' Bells! A new app for the iPhone allows sinners to make an instant confession. The *official* Catholic Church asks the hard questions, you spill the beans.

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AOL's 'Dirty Little Secret': 60% Of AOL's Profits Come From Misinformed Customers

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Aol's Dirty Little Secret, Aol Subscribers, Aol, Tech News, Aol Profit, Ken Auletta, Technology News

UPDATE: This post originally assumed that all of AOL's subscribers received dial-up. According to AOL's corporate communication office, there are var...

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Chris Hughes' Jumo: A Social Network for the Social Sector

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Jav on Tech, Tech-News, Mark Zuckerberg, Slideshow, Chris Hughes, Jumo, Barack Obama Internet Campaign, Facebook, Obama Campaign, Small Business America, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Jumo offers an unprecedented hub for non-profit groups and organizations and announces the arrival of a major player, and possibly a game changer, in an industry that in the past has struggled to innovate and collaborate.

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Tell Off Cancer With One Click

Yael Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Social Media, Twitter, Tech-News, Charity, Health, Non-Profits, Fuck Cancer, Letsfcancer, Cancer, Facebook, Generation Y, Yael Cohen, Fcancer, Impact News
Yael Cohen

Before marking our one year anniversary next month, FCancer is turning September into "F-tember," launching a month-long campaign during which you can help raise awareness through your social networks.

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"Thank You" Redefined... Online

Gil Laroya | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Thank You, Tech-News, Facebook, Technology, Appreciation, Browsing, Communication, Healthy Living News
Gil Laroya

The online "e-card" is probably the closest to an actual "thank you" while still being virtual. Yet in my mind, how close does a real greeting card even get to being sincere?

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Techmeme's Media Spinoff Hits100K Monthly Uniques Since March Launch

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Techmeme, Beet.TV, Andy Plesser, Tech-News, Technology, Technology News
Andy Plesser

Techmeme, considered by many as the most authoritative tech news aggregator, spun off a media news site called Mediagazer in early March.  ...

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Woxy.com's Failure Is Ours Too

Mark R. Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tech-News, U2, Online-Radio, Ash, Radio, The Soft Pack, Woxy.com, Music, Sxsw 2010, Lastfm, Pandora, Lala, Entertainment News
Mark R. Collins

Angsty words spun by disc jockeys who never met an inside joke they didn't like; throughout Woxy's troubled past it has become tradition to tell the station's history through clever playlists.

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Animated Tattoo Makes Skin 'Come Alive' With Augment Reality (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Augmented Reality, Augmented Reality Tattoo, Animated Tattoo, Tattoo, Crazy Tattoos, Tech News, Tech Tattoos, Video, Technology News

Back in December, HuffPost Tech compiled the geekiest tattoos of all time (PHOTOS), but this leaves them in the dust: an "augmented reality" tattoo. ...

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