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Could Microsoft be buying AOL?

Jun 4, 2010
At the D8 conference, AOL chairman Tim Armstrong said that the company, which is currently using Google for search on its sites, is looking for a...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday is coming. Have you done your shopping?

Jun 4, 2010
Me, I like to get back together with all my old friends from the Windows 7 launch parties I went to. Good times. Good. Times.On Tuesday, Microsoft...

Is YouTube about to offer live streaming?

Jun 4, 2010
TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld stumbled across a YouTube help page that offers buttons for things like "moderator" and "live stream". The online...

Cyber Command

Jun 4, 2010
U.S. Cyber Command wants to "operate freely" to protect and defend computer resourcesOn Thursday, General Keith Alexander who heads the U.S. Cyber...

China blocking Foursquare

Jun 4, 2010
China is blocking the mobile social media service Foursquare. People using/playing Foursquare use mobile devices to "check in" wherever they go and...

Google data collection mess gets messier

Jun 4, 2010
New charges in Oregon claim that Google intentionally collected data from unsecured wi-fi networks as it drove around taking pictures of everyone...

Water Powered Calculator

Jun 4, 2010
This calculator that runs on water is really so much more eco-friendly than the traditional gas-powered calculators we all grew up on. And don't...

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Wasn't following him before, probably gonna now

Jun 3, 2010
Gizmodo points out that the Prime Minister of Japan resigned and then headed straight to Twitter where he asked people to keep following him:...

Fake BP Twitterer sort of comes forward

Jun 3, 2010
Boy, there are a lot of wiggly words in that headline. Such are the times we live in. The Twitter account @BPGlobalPR has well over 100,000...

Tech News In Brief - 6/2/10

Jun 3, 2010
The Skype 3G app for iPhone is hugely popular. Free calls! Free calls! Until next year!Umpire's blown call ruins pitcher's perfect game. Call out...