The dog days of summer have arrived. June 21st marked the first official day of summer, when the Earth’s semi-axis in the Northern Hemisphere reached its maximum incline tilt of 23° 26′ towards the sun – the Summer Solstice. With the basketball season more »
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Is Google+ the Next Facebook?
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Facebook has caused a worldwide revolution in social media, and Google may have finally developed a similar product that can rival their nemesis. Google’s response to Facebook, Google+, was launched on Tuesday to a select number of people as a more »
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Supreme Court: Violent Video Games = Free Speech
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 7-to-2 majority opinion against a California law that banned the sale of violent video games to children in the case Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association. The majority opinion, written by Justice Antonin Scalia, says that video more »
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The 4G Hoax
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Last year, Sprint was the first wireless carrier to announce a fourth generation (4G) wireless network. T-Mobile came next with what it proclaimed as “America’s largest 4G network.” Then Verizon entered the picture with its own 4G network which they more »
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Alleged LulzSec Leader Arrested
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British police announced that they arrested a 19-year-old in Essex, outside London, in possible connection with the hacking of Sony, the CIA, and the UK’s Serious Organized Crime Agency. The joint operation between the Scotland Yard and the FBI “follows an investigation more »
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The Downfall of Research in Motion
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We may soon be saying R-I-P to R-I-M, the maker of the once beloved BlackBerry smartphone. After reducing their initial profit forecast roughly two months ago, Research in Motion announced its first quarter financial earnings results yesterday which were almost more »