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Google Changes Again, Launches One Privacy Policy to Rule Them AllOffering users what it calls less “legal gloop to wade through,” Google announced a new master privacy policy and terms of service on Tuesday via the company’s blog. Google began notifying users of the change coming to its terms of service and privacy policies, which will take ... NFL Will Allow Players to Tweet Inside the Pro BowlThe NFL is going to allow players to tweet during the game from this Sunday’s Pro Bowl. As first reported by CNBC’s Darren Rovell, players will be allowed to tweet from a designated area on the sidelines. The NFL, often called the “No Fun League,” famously disallowed in-ga... Solar Storm Puts Beautiful Northern Lights on Display [VIDEO]The solar storm that showered the Earth on Tuesday, Jan. 24, was one of the strongest such occurrences in recent years. It was only a minor nuisance for people on Earth, but for some, it was a great chance to catch northern lights or aurora borealis, a natural light effect caused by the collisio... Google’s Privacy Update: What You Need to KnowGoogle’s new privacy update that will allow the company to eventually integrate its products will kick in March 1. Tuesday’s news that Google condensed its 70 privacy settings into one easier-to-understand and more transparent document, paves the way for the company to meld its produ... New Scanners Will Virtually Frisk People for Guns [VIDEO]The New York Police Department is currently testing scanners that can search passers-by for concealed firearms without an officer needing to perform a physical pat down. The terahertz wave-technology makes it possible for the devices to detect concealed weapons and explosives from more t... Fifth Megaupload Arrest; No Bail for Kim DotcomAuthorities appear to be giving no quarter in their case against file-sharing website Megaupload. A New Zealand judge denied bail to the website’s founder, Kim Dotcom, on Wednesday. Authorities in the Netherlands also arrested a fifth suspect in the case. Multiple news reports have identif... Google Offers Expands to Five New CitiesGoogle’s daily deals service, Google Offers, is coming to five new locales: Charlotte, Kansas City, Milwaukee, San Antonio and Tampa. These five cities bring the total number of locales where Google Offers is available to 38. Furthermore, this number will soon be 40, as two more cities ... Netflix Rebounds: Adds 220,000 Streaming Subscribers, Beats StreetNetflix on Wednesday announced it added 220,000 streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter and posted earnings of $0.73 per share and revenues of $876 million, beating Wall Street forecasts. The figures, which come in the first full quarter in which Netflix’s price increase took effect. T... iPhone 5 Will Have 4-Inch Screen, Launch in Summer [RUMOR]We know. We know. Everyone still hasn’t stopped talking about how many iPhone 4Ses Apple sold last quarter, and here we are reporting on new rumors about the next one. But this most recent iPhone 5 rumor has piqued our interest more than usual. 9to5 Mac reports that a Foxconn worker told th... 10 Simple Google Calendar Tips and Tricks to Boost Your Productivity1. Use Keyboard Shortcuts An entire list of Google Calendar keyboard shortcuts will help you get around the service more quickly. For example, "S" goes to the "Settings" menu, "D," "W" and "M" produce day, week and month displays, "/" pulls up the search box, and ... |