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Your Desk Job Makes You Fat, Sick and Dead [INFOGRAPHIC]The productivity of the average worker has skyrocketed thanks to technology, but it comes at the price of a sedentary lifestyle. And mounting research suggests that sitting at your desk for eight hours a day can have a dramatic impact on your health. Don’t get me wrong. I burn plenty of calori... Have You Been SmartphOWNED? 13 Humorous Viral TextsBatman Click here to view this gallery.Texts gone awry have taken center stage in the viral humor arena as sites such as Damn You Auto Correct and When Parents Text take off. This time, we’re taking a look at SmartphOWNED, a humor blog launched in January 20... Why Is Twitter’s Logo Named After Larry Bird?You know that blue Twitter bird that’s always popping up these days? Well, the little guy’s got a name. It’s Larry. Larry the Bird. As in, Larry Bird, the Hall of Fame basketball player. This tidbit most recently came to light earlier this week, thanks to a tweet from Ryan Sarv... Yelp Stock Soars on First Trading DayYelp’s stock was up 64% to $24.58 per share midday Friday during the consumer-review site’s first day on the New York Stock Exchange. Yelp had targeted its initial public offering in the range of $12 to $14 per share, valuing the company at nearly $900 million on the high end. Shares ... Toshiba to Launch World’s Thinnest Tablet Next WeekToshiba is bringing the world’s thinnest 10-inch tablet to stores on Tuesday. The company recently announced that its ultra-sleek and sexy Excite 10 LE tablet — which is just 0.3 inches thick and weighs in at 1.18 lbs. — will launch in the U.S. on Tuesday, March 6. The device... Can You Survive Without Social Media for Two Weeks? [CHALLENGE]With over 845 million active users on Facebook alone, it’s safe to say that social media has become integrated into our daily lives. The social media explosion over the past few years has changed the way people and communities interact. Communication among individuals has become more dynam... Hackers Will Replace Terrorists as Top Threat, Says FBICould Anonymous be the next al-Qaeda? FBI Director Robert Mueller warned a group of cybersecurity experts on Thursday that online attacks will replace terrorism as the most serious threat facing the U.S., according to The Associated Press. Mueller pressed private businesses and Internet security... Apple Struggling to Sign Media Companies for Streaming TV Service [REPORT]Reports indicate that Apple is struggling to get media companies to sign on to its rumored streaming TV service. Speculation surrounding the service and its TV hardware component kicked off in December. Citing unnamed sources, The New York Post says that media companies are unwilling to agree to... iPad App Combines Your Child’s Artwork and VoiceAn iPad app released Wednesday makes it easy to combine a drawing on the tablet with an audio memory — such as your child’s description of his or her artwork. The app, Draw and Tell, features a standard coloring palette of 27 crayons, pencils or brushes. But in addition to the color ... ‘iPad 3′ Video Preview Reveals Magical CapabilitiesThe iPad 3 will soon be rolled out into the international spotlight, but somehow, magician and performance artist Simon Pierro gets his hands on the “iPad 3″ earlier than anyone else. He’s been kind enough to give us the honor of premiering his latest video, and it’s magic... |