Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz was found in his seventh-floor Brooklyn apartment in an apparent suicide Friday morning. According to police sources, he was found hanging by a belt and there has been…
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Nintendo Cautions Wii U Buyers Of Possible Console Damage
Addressing numerous Internet complaints about its Wii U consoles, Nintendo warned users not to turn devices off during a mandatory software update before the process was finished. According to the company, it…
Microsoft Faces Lawsuit For False Advertising With Its Surface Device
Microsoft is facing a false advertising lawsuit, which claims its Surface’s storage space has a 32GB storage space but is alleged to only have 16GB. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit…
Twitter Accidentally Resets Too Many Account Passwords
Some folks who logged into Twitter Nov. 8 found that their passwords had been reset due to concerns that their accounts were possibly hacked. According to the San Francisco-based website, it was…
Microsoft To Drop Windows Instant Messenger In 2013
Say ta-ta to long iconic instant messaging chat tool Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft is set to retire it come 2013 and encourages its users to use the voice-over Internet Protocol Skype. According…
Kodak Sets Out To End Line Of Consumer Inkjet Printers
Kodak inkjet printer lovers will soon find themselves out of luck. Kodak, in response to its bankruptcy organization, is ending its line of consumer inkjet printers in 2013. Kodak recently made the…
Google Experiments with New Feature
Google is experimenting with a new features that lets its Gmail users see emails of relevance alongside their regular search results in their search engine. It’s called Gmail in personal search results…
NASA Mars probe, Curiosity makes history
In a nail biting adventure, NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory were cheering and crying with glee as their latest Mars probe, Curiosity landed safely on the red planet. This mission was…
Violent Video Games Can Cause the Macbeth Effect
Inexperienced players of violent games are more likely “to want to wash away their sins.” That is to say that they are faster than the average person to purchase hygienic products. The…
Virgin Galactic to Collaborate with Planetary Resources
Planetary Resources, a start-up that searches and eventually mines precious materials in space has announced a partnership with Virgin Galactic space organization. This cooperation should increase the number of rocket launches. Planetary…