Leaked Memo Reveals Nokia Will Rebrand as Microsoft Mobile
A recently leaked memo indicates that as part of its acquisition of Nokia, Microsoft plans to rename Nokia Oyj to Microsoft Mobile Oy The memo, discovered by a site called NokiaPowerUser, appears to...
View ArticleReddit in Turmoil Over Censored Posts
One of the most popular sections on the user-driven news site Reddit was downgraded Monday after users discovered that moderators were removing stories that included popular terms such as "Bitcoin,"...
View ArticleResearchers Determine Home of Chili Pepper Farming
Chili peppers reign as the world's most widely cultivated spice crop; farmers grow them in bulk, and self-described chili-heads breed ever-spicier varieties of the fruit. But before they conquered...
View ArticleGitHub Cofounder Resigns After Investigation Into Gender Harassment Allegations
Tom Preston-Werner, cofounder and president of programming network GitHub, has resigned from the company following an investigation into gender harassment allegations GitHub launched an independent...
View Article'Low-Cost' Folding Telescope Under Development at DARPA
The United States military's advanced research arm is working on a foldable space telescope that could image Earth in high resolution at a relatively low cost. The Defense Advanced Research Projects...
View ArticleBryan Singer Accuser Names 3 More, Alleges Widespread 'Hollywood Sex Ring'
The man who accused X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer of sexually assaulting him as a teen on Monday raised a fresh round of allegations against a trio of powerful Hollywood executives...
View ArticleHBO Knows How Awkward It Is to Watch HBO With Your Parents
We've all experienced it — the moment when you're devouring a movie or TV show on HBO and your parents wander in at the moment something awkward, like an explicit sex scene, pops up on the screen....
View ArticleNike Is Positioning Fuelband Software for Wearables Like the iWatch
When news broke late Friday that Nike had laid off part of its Fuelband fitness tracker team and had plans to abandon the corresponding hardware, some considered the announcement a failure in the...
View ArticleGoogle Glass Update Adds iPhone SMS Messaging and Calendar App
Just a week after Google made Glass available for purchase to the entire public for one day, it unveiled a new software update for the wearable computer The latest software update adds SMS messaging...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Runners Carry Collapsed Racer Across Finish Line
This is what it means to be Boston Strong. A runner participating in the Boston Marathon on Monday collapsed at the 26-mile marker, but that didn't stop him from finishing the race. Four other runners...
View ArticleGoogle Kills Real Estate Listings on Maps
Just under two years ago, in July 2009, Google announced the ability to sell or rent property through Google Maps. Why is the real estate feature being removed? Lack of use. The feature just didn’t...
View ArticleGoogle Shopper for the iPhone
Finally! It’s here! Announced just recently, the Google Shopper app – which has been out for Android since November – is finally out for the iPhone! < You can get it from the App Store today!
View ArticleGoogle and Bing Go Head to Head
In case you haven’t been following all the news reports lately, there have been a ton of news stories covering the theory that Bing has been copying Google’s search results. Here’s the official Google...
View ArticleGmail Motion
This morning, Google announced the launch of Gmail Motion. An app that will let you use your computer’s camera to open, reply, reply all, or send an email, using your body motion instead of a click of...
View Article‘Space Life’ by Doodle 4 Google Contest Winner Matteo Lopez
Doodles are known as the decorative changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and scientists. Whether it is the beginning of Spring,...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the Google-Motorola Deal
As with any tech industry merger, Google’s recent acquisition of smartphone-producer Motorola Mobility came to fruition for a number of reasons benefiting the participants. The deal also should not be...
View ArticleGoogle TV vs. Apple TV
Apple TV is reportedly preparing itself for battle with Google TV by chasing the subscription model. This will be one of the biggest tests that Apple’s new CEO, Tim Cook will face in upcoming months as...
View ArticleGumby on the Google homepage
Todays Google Doodle honors the late late clay-animation artist Art Clokey with an interactive Google Doodle of Gumby & Friends. Art Clokey was a early pioneer in stop motion clay animation. This...
View ArticleAttribution module coming for Google Analytics Premium
Google has created a new attribution modeling module for its Google Premium Analytics package. The module is in alpha now and will be coming to customers who pay the $150,000 annual pricetage for the...
View ArticlePubCon 2012 Notes
Link building Disavow link tool announced at PubCon Plain text file using popular modifiers (site: domain:) Use site: to disavow an entire domain otherwise list full path of each URL In general SEOs...
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