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Wide receiver Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers made two costly mistakes in Sunday’s NFC Championship game that likely cost his team a spot in Super Bowl XLVI. But the real drama happened after the game, on Twitter. Outraged … Continue reading →

UPDATE: The @javpasquel Twitter account was deleted sometime around 12 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday. Wide receiver Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers made two costly mistakes in Sunday’s NFC Championship game that likely cost his team a spot … Continue reading →

New nano-antenna technology means doctors are on their way to having the medical tools used aboard Star Trek‘s fictional USS Enterprise. Star Trek‘s Dr. Leonard McCoy was the renowned chief medical officer of the Starship Enterprise. The only thing McCoy … Continue reading →

Hacktivist group Anonymous made the rounds over the weekend, attacking sites from CBS.com to (once again) Universal Music. In what looks like hacking-spree retribution following the FBI’s shut down of file-sharing site Megaupload, Anonymous didn’t just take CBS.com offline on … Continue reading →

With the announcement of iBooks Author last week, the world of self-publishing seemed to open up a little wider, especially for authors looking for an easy way to format and distribute their own content. At the same time, people raised … Continue reading →

Aviary’s photo editing tools are embedded in more than 300 partner apps. Now it’s bringing them directly to Facebook through an app of its own. The Facebook app, which launched on Monday, gives users access to basic editing tools, photo … Continue reading →

Everyone knows robots are cool and useful, but they can also be creepy. Part of the reason is, even if the robot has a reasonable facsimile of the human face, they tend to be cool to the touch, sometimes even … Continue reading →

Never one to ignore new social networks, U.S. President Barack Obama will participate Jan. 30 in his first Google+ Hangout in which he’ll respond to questions from YouTube users. Obama — who in 2011 took part in town halls for … Continue reading →

As a writer, you know how important the literary community can be for your work, but you don’t have to shut your creative front door as soon as you’re published. Social networks can become virtual communities that allow you to … Continue reading →

Music-sharing platform SoundCloud has reached 10 million registered users, the company announced. SoundCloud also boasts 5 million downloaded mobile apps and 10,000 apps developed on SoundCloud’s open platform. The service hit the 5 million users landmark back in June 2011, … Continue reading →