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  • 5 Official Websites You Wont Believe Are This Bad
    Every once in a while a website for a famous, successful actor, (or popular film, or service), will show up, and even though the subject is worth lots of money and has a whole team of people to worry about its image, the website is shockingly terrible.
  • Pirate To Join European Parliament As Youngest Member
    In a few weeks Amelia Andersdotter will be the second Pirate Party member to take a seat at the European Parliament in Brussels. The 24-year-old Swede was voted in more than two years ago, but due to bureaucratic quibbles her official appointment was delayed. TorrentFreak catches up with the soon-to-be youngest MEP to hear about her plans and expectations.
  • Silicon Valley’s airline faces social media backlash as it switches technology
    Since its launch, Virgin America has become the unofficial airline of Silicon Valley. With new airplanes, Wi-Fi on all flights, a Linux-based entertainment system, power outlets at every seat and a...
  • FCC to set standards for mass disconnection of Americans’ communications
    Following an investigation into a public transit authority that cut off mobile phone service amid a protest earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said recently that it would attempt to outline the circumstances under which officials may legally disrupt wireless communications in the U.S.
  • Microsoft Previews The Upcoming Windows App Store
    What's this? It's the Windows Store, and no, we're not talking retail. The company just took the wraps off of the official Windows Store preview, a few months after teasing us with the name as part of Windows 8 and the distribution point for Metro style apps.
  • Apples Grand Central Store Opens (PHOTOS)
    Apple on Friday treated New Yorkers to the official opening of its Grand Central mega-store.
  • University of Kansas Spends $3,000 on Naughty Domain Names
    You know exactly the kind of content you're likely to find at www.KUgirls.xxx and www.KUnurses.xxx, and so do officials at Kansas University, which is why they're making a mad dash to grab illicit web domains. No, KU isn't going to cash in on the adult entertainment industry, it's just trying to prevent pornographic webmasters from being able...
  • Google Wallet hack works on Verizon Galaxy Nexus
    Google Wallet has found a way to get on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus unofficially.
  • Geo-Tag Technology Used to Track Down Drugs Tossed by Suspect, L.A. Sheriffs Officials Say
    Remember the good old days when you'd watch Cops and the bad guys would be leading officers on a chase and dumping bags of white powder out the window and at some point you'd be at the edge of your seat rooting for them? Just a little? Well stop. That game is over.
  • US wages Twitter war against Taliban
    The U.S. military launched its Twitter campaign during a September assault on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. It’s hard to say who is winning the war of words. If the number of followers is the benchmark, @isafmedia is far ahead. Over the past year, the number of users following the coalition has swelled from 736 to nearly 18,000. The two Taliban accounts — @alemarahweb, which mainly links to press releases and official statements, and the more pugnacious @ABalkhi — have just over 9,000 combined.