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Facebook red-faced after PR attack on Google

Facebook was left red-faced on Thursday after acknowledging it had hired a prominent public relations firm to draw attention to privacy practices at Internet rival Google.


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School Technology

 
 
Dozens of preschool and kindergarten teachers are adding iPads to their classroom stocks of pencils and paints in an effort to hook young learners with the newest technology craze at the same time _ or even before _ their parents adopt it.
 
 
 
White House officials Thursday planned to unveil a major legislative proposal aimed at improving U.S. cyber security and protecting the economy, an administration official said.
 
 
 

From the Blogs

 

iPhone outpacing Android among business users

The iPhone is outpacing Android devices in market share among business users according to statistics released today by Intermedia. The stats are based...

 

UBC study finds Canadians trust mainstream news media more than social networks

You don't have to believe me but a University of British Columbia study released today has found Canadians think mainstream news media is more reliable...

 

Facebook leaks access to accounts: Change your password now

Security specialists are warning Facebook users to change their passwords immediately in the wake of news that the social networking site has accidentally...

 

Best of YouTube

 

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Best of YouTube: Week of May 09, 2011

Here's a look at the latest videos making the rounds on YouTube this week.

 
 
 
 
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School Technology

Preschooler uses the iPad

iPads are the newest classroom tools for some preschools

Dozens of preschool and kindergarten teachers are adding iPads to their classroom stocks of pencils and paints in an effort to hook young learners with the newest technology craze at the same time _ or even before _ their parents adopt it.


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Chrome OS

Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome at Google

Google launches Chrome PCs, takes on Microsoft

Laptop computers using Google’s Chrome operating system will go on sale in June, as the world’s No. 1 Internet search engine challenges Microsoft Corp and Apple on their home turf.


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Microsoft

Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse

With bendable mouse, Microsoft adds artistic touch to stable of devices

When people pick up Microsoft’s Arc Touch Mouse, it’s as if they’ve picked up a toy. The pop-up mouse curls and flattens, and they instinctively begin snapping it back and forth.


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Facebook red-faced after PR attack on Google

Facebook was left red-faced on Thursday after acknowledging it had hired a prominent public relations firm to draw attention to privacy practices at Internet rival Google.


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Japan doctors used Twitter to save patient lives after quake

Doctors in Japan used Twitter to reach chronically-ill patients in the wake of the devastating March earthquake and tsunami, telling them where to go to get life-saving treatment after phone networks became unusable.


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Neanderthal Life (file photo)

Neanderthals older than thought

Neanderthal remains dating back 31,000 years -over 6,000 years after man's prehistoric cousin was presumed to have disappeared -have been unearthed in Russia near the Arctic Circle, according to a study in the journal Science.


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Swiss scientist-adventurer Bertrand Piccard (far left) gestures besides pilot and Andre Borschberg prior to Swiss record-setting solar powered aircraft Solar Impulse take off from Payerne airbase on May 13, 2011.

Swiss solar aircraft makes first international flight

Pioneering Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse ambled over Europe into Belgium on Friday on its first international flight, with the pilot reporting that everything was running smoothly.


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Jupiter moon has 'ocean' of molten rock

A moon of Jupiter is the only place other than Earth in our solar system where volcanoes occur, and scientists have found an ocean of magma beneath its surface that feed its potent eruptions.


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Osama bin Laden hideout a videogame battleground

Images of the Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden made his final stand have been turned into a videogame battleground.


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Microsoft Xbox LIVE alert after PlayStation hack

Microsoft has warned users of its Xbox Live online gaming service of possible attempts to steal personal data after the Sony PlayStation Network was hacked.


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Buying a new Nintendo Wii game console will cost $150, a savings of $50, the company says.

Nintendo drops Wii price with new model on horizon

Nintendo is cutting the price of Wii consoles that introduced motion-sensing controls to the video-game industry in 2006.


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Sony Playstation player

Few more days until PlayStation Network restored

Sony said Tuesday it will be at least a few more days before it restores the PlayStation Network, which has been offline since it was targeted by hackers last month.


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