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Smart Car tweets turn into movie
Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:38 PM EDT
From time to time on Twitter, we see some creative imagery — not just in language, but in images, mostly of the ASCII variety. But Smart Car Argentina takes it up a notch with its movie that incorporates the stop-motion animation technique to depict the happy go-lucky …
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Now on Reddit: 'My house got destroyed by the F-18'
Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:14 PM EDT
After a Navy F-18 crashed into her house Friday, 21-year-old Virginia Beach resident Devin Smith did what came naturally to her to try to make sense of the surreal experience: she went on Reddit and posted an Ask Me Anything Q&A that has candidly revealed not only the chaos …
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Chatroulette leads to a wedding
Mon Apr 9, 2012 11:13 AM EDT
Technology has helped people find love in the most unlikely of places. They put themselves in the line of fire on reality TV shows, online dating sites and even location-matching apps hoping to find The One.
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Order clothes through videos
Thu Apr 5, 2012 3:12 PM EDT
Have you ever watched a video or a show and liked an outfit so much, you wished you could click on it and buy it? A new campaign merges spontaneous shopping with a music video, so now it's possible to do just that. Tag-able video tool makers wireWAX and SSENSE, the latter a Cana …
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Soldier makes surprise return to sons ... as Captain America
Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:43 AM EDT
Military homecomings are the kinds of moments families will always hold dear. And when a soldier returns from Afghanistan and transforms into Captain America to surprise his two young sons, we are all reminded of how precious and moving such reunions can be. The video is a …
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Same sex marriage proposal during hockey game goes viral
Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:13 PM EDT
Hey, you know where it's not a big deal when one woman proposes to another during a hockey game? Canada, that's where. A video shot by the Ottawa Senators during a St. Patrick's Day game Saturday has ignited awwwws across that country and ours, and beyond, with the footage of tw …
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Thieves steal security cameras, but forget to take recording
Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:43 PM EDT
Note to thieves: Getting away with stealing security cameras might be easier if you don't show your face to those lenses, and if you don't forget to take any evidence of such crimes with you, such as video recordings.
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Pregnancy to birth in 95 seconds -- at least on YouTube
Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:08 PM EDT
For one couple, documenting their growing family didn't begin with the birth of their daughter, but months before, when they found out they were expecting.
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Will Romney's Facebook fans help win Super Tuesday?
Mon Mar 5, 2012 11:38 AM EST
On the eve of Super Tuesday, Republicans are still on the hunt for coveted primary votes. One site that specializes in social media analytics is trying to read the Facebook tea leaves in order to pick a big winner.
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Justin Bieber fans break social media world record?
Fri Mar 2, 2012 11:24 AM EST
Justin Bieber's fans marked his 18th birthday on March 1 by raising money for charity.
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Facebook disaster board lets loved ones know you're safe
Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:59 PM EST
Someday soon, in addition to the familiar refrain heard on radios and TVs — "This is a test of the emergency broadcast system" — you may also see this on Facebook: "This is a test of the Disaster Message Board." Recently in Japan, Facebook tested the new feature, aim …
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Google doodle twofer: Leap year, cartoon opera composer
Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:47 AM EST
For those born on Feb.
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Pope to debut personal Twitter account
Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:07 AM EST
Pope Benedict XVI will once again make Holy See history with the imminent launch of his own Twitter account, and will also be sending a tweet a day during the 40 days of Lent through another account, according to reports from the Vatican. Through Father Claudio Maria Celli, the …
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Tumblr's 'Babies with iPads' eye-catching
Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:23 PM EST
For some of my friends, the iPad is a must-have distraction (and educational tool) for their kids, who embraced it from the get-go.
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iPhone 'antennagate' settlement: free bumper or $15
Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:03 PM EST
If you were one of about 21 million people who bought an iPhone 4 in the first half of 2010, you may now claim one of two choices in a recent settlement of a class action lawsuit against Apple for its flawed smartphone antenna: a free bumper case (which was offered in 2010 …
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Teens react to 'Toddlers & Tiaras': 'This may ruin your child's life'
Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:52 AM EST
Thank you, Fine Brothers, for giving us hope for the future.
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Hooah! US Army strong on Pinterest
Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:58 PM EST
It's not enough that Pinterest's traffic has grown 40-fold in 2011's last six months — now it's so irresistible even the U.S.
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Netflix gives new customers DVD-only option again
Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:21 PM EST
Despite its commitment to streaming movies and TV, Netflix is offering its DVD-only service option to new customers again, but will it tempt those who have converted to Redbox? When Netflix implemented in September its highly unpopular plan to separate its DVD and streaming plan …
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Kindle Fire jumps to No. 2 in tablet wars
Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:17 AM EST
Kindle Fire has barely reached the toddler stage of its young life, but it's already shot up in tablet sales, second only to Apple's iPad — at least for the last quarter of 2011. Research by IHS iSuppli Display Materials & Systems Service&nbs …
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Cheap Android phones to dominate developing world
Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:13 PM EST
A new report reveals that Android's global takeover may reach a fever pitch by 2015, when it may account for 80 percent of developing markets, in countries such as Africa, India and China. The lower-costing Android smartphones will be the ones with the most potential for landing …
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Most Motorola devices won't get Android 4.0 update anytime soon
Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:26 PM EST
If you own a Motorola phone and are waiting for the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, get ready for disappointment: A handful of tablets and phones will be upgraded by this summer, while the hottest models, such as the Droid Bionic or Droid Razr and Razr Maxx, have …
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Apple must improve iOS user data protection: developers
Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:00 PM EST
The dust up over users' contacts ending up on Path servers has spurred congressmen to get up into Apple's grill, and now developers are also holding the company's feet to the fire to be better about protecting such sensitive information. Apple continues to squirm in the midst of …
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It's a man's world on Google+: report
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:21 PM EST
A new report shows that Google+ is a man's world, with two-thirds of the social network's population falling into the XY chromosome camp. G-plusers also tend to be students, single and residents of the U.S.
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iPhone flaw allows apps access to your contacts
Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:24 PM EST
A recent flap over a social network's app that surreptitiously siphoned contact information from iPhone users' Address Books has exposed a much deeper, wider flaw in iOS that allows other apps to pilfer that information onto their own servers, without needing any permissions. Wh …
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Sony apologizes for Whitney Houston album price hike
Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:44 AM EST
After negative backlash from fans outraged about Sony Music raising prices on Whitney Houston's digital albums within hours of her death Saturday, the music label has now apologized for what it says was a "mistake" on its part. The New York Times reported on a statement issued b …
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