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    Yahoo! Buys Tumblr As David Karp Stays As CEO

    Yahoo! Buys Tumblr As David Karp Stays As CEO

    Internet giant Yahoo! has bought micro-blogging site Tumblr in a deal thought to be worth around $1.1bn (£723m).

    Gran Turismo 6

    Gran Turismo 6: PlayStation 3's iconic racer returns in September

    Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi revealed Gran Turismo 6 at Northampton’s Silverstone race tra…

    Rita Ora has been used as bait in a phishing scam

    Rita Ora used as bait in new Facebook cyber scam

    Rita Ora's famous "wardrobe malfunction" has come back to haunt her - it's now being used as bait by…

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    Sony Xperia Z review: the best Android smartphone yet

    I’m no Xperia fan. I dislike the name (any product name that begins with an “X” in it reeks of nineties shame), I’ve never wa…

    • Normal or Not? New Psychiatric Manual Stirs Controversy Wynne Parry, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - 21 hours ago

      As of May 22, many mental disorders will never be the same. The full nature of the changes — some quite controversial —will become apparent with the publication of the latest edition of the mental health manual that classifies these disorders.

    • HTC J One packs in microSD card support, leaves us wanting Chris Hall - Pocket-lint - Mon, May 20, 2013
      HTC J One packs in microSD card support, leaves us wanting

      The HTC One is one of the top Android phones out there, the pinnacle of HTC's smartphone story so far. But things have been bettered by the HTC J One, a variant of the handset coming to KDDI, the Japanese network.

    • Your online reputation is worth gold if you manage it correctly Anton Koekemoer - Memeburn - Mon, May 20, 2013
      Your online reputation is worth gold if you manage it correctly

      If you are interested in finding out what people are saying about your services and products online, have you considered starting an online reputation management strategy? Online reputation management, better known as ORM, involves so much more than just checking for links online. It’s about monitoring (listening) to your …

    • Toshiba Satellite U920t review: middle of the road Wiehan Diedrichs - Memeburn - Mon, May 20, 2013
      Toshiba Satellite U920t review: middle of the road

      The Satellite U920t is an Ultrabook that was released by Toshiba earlier this year. Currently, it is the only product in its laptop/tablet combo range that boasts Windows 8 Pro. It is admittedly a good and reasonably affordable device (R10 999) but its user friendliness and practicality is a problem.Feels greatThe Satellite …

    • 5 Salary Negotiation Mistakes to Avoid Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily Contributor - LiveScience.com - Sat, May 18, 2013

      Job seekers shouldn’t be so quick to accept the first job offer that comes their way, new research shows.

    • In one point in time, Nokia was the top-selling smartphone vendor in the world by a wide margin. It wasn’t even that long ago, in fact. But when Nokia failed to respond quickly enough to the industry’s shift toward touch, the Finnish giant lost its footing and toppled spectacularly. Just how bad have things gotten for Nokia? …

    • Are the new messaging apps from Facebook and Google a sign of fear? Tero Kuittinen - BGR.com - Fri, May 17, 2013

      It’s pretty fascinating that Facebook and Google debuted new messaging paradigms within six weeks of each other. Facebook Home’s one key feature is the prominent placement of its “chat heads” messaging alerts on the home screen. Google is launching a new messaging app particularly focused on group messaging. The debuts …

    • What We Don't Know About Fracking J.K. Trotter - The Atlantic Wire - Fri, May 17, 2013
      What We Don't Know About Fracking

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    • It has been widely reported that Apple will debut a new streaming radio service at its Worldwide Developers Conference next month. The company was said to be close to striking a deal with Warner Music and Sony Music to launch its iRadio service, however recent reports suggest negotiations may have hit a roadblock that could …

    • Bloomberg appoints former IBM chief to advise on data issues Jennifer Saba - Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
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      By Jennifer Saba NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bloomberg LP appointed former IBM Chairman and CEO Samuel Palmisano as an independent adviser on security and data issues, as the company seeks to address customers' concerns about possible breaches in the confidentiality of their usage data. The news and financial data company said …

    • Earlier this week, BlackBerry announced the arrival of BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS. A new report suggests that the messaging service will have some limitations, however. According to TrustedReviews, BBM will not be available for the iPad or for Android tablets at launch. Vivek Bhardwaj, head of the BlackBerry …

    • Nokia Lumia 928 review: Third time’s the charm? Zach Epstein - BGR.com - Fri, May 17, 2013

      After a handful of dismal quarters during which Nokia lost billions, the vendor has recently shown signs of life. But not in the United States. Nokia’s first big attempt at a comeback in the U.S. was the Lumia 900, and the company returned later in 2012 with the Lumia 920. Neither phone was received with much enthusiasm …

    • Google Glass might not be the next iPad, but future versions of wearable computing devices like Glass are widely expected to be the next major consumer electronics revolution. There are still several technology hurdles preventing the proliferation of wearables, such as awful battery life and relatively poor display visibility, …

    • Review: ASUS Fonepad, a phone-tablet hybrid Alora Uy Guerrero - Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom - Fri, May 17, 2013

      We tell you whether or not the device is worth your P14,995.

    • Samsung Galaxy S4 performing better than Galaxy S3, to surpass 10 million sales next week

      Samsung CEO JK Shin has revealed that the Galaxy S4 Android phone is performing even better worldwide than its predecessor, the Galaxy S3. He also expects it to go past the 10 million sales target next week, just over three weeks since it first hit stores.

     

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      Help! I’ve been hacked: My Twitter nightmare

      In the 21st century, social networking has becoming more important to the daily lives of Briton's than breakfast in the morning - and with over 10million active More »

      Yahoo! Contributor Network - Fri, May 10, 2013
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      UFOs in the Welsh Valleys

      When my husband was in his teens, he was out walking along the beach one night when he saw a red light speeding along just above ground level. Suddenly it shot up More »

      Yahoo! Contributor Network - Thu, May 9, 2013
    • Samsung Galaxy S4: My verdict

      Samsung Galaxy S4: My verdict

      The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been flying out of British shops for a few days now. The major competitor to Apple's iPhone, the Galaxy has been hotly anticipated. As a More »

      Yahoo! Contributor Network - Wed, May 8, 2013