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Have Anger, Will Travel Social Networks

Angry posts spread faster on social networks than those indicative of any other emotion, according to a recent study. ...

Pink Slips on the Way for Thousands of BlackBerry Workers

BlackBerry is preparing to lay off 40 percent of its workforce in an effort to slash costs, according to a Wednesday report in The Wall Street Journal. ...

Adobe to Give Creatives New Gizmos

Adobe will pair hardware devices with its creative software suite next year when it launches a cloud pen and a digital ruler that work with tablets. ...

Valve Chief: All Gaming Roads Lead to Linux

The future of the gaming industry is Linux, Valve CEO and founder Gabe Newell told the crowd during his keynote address at LinuxCon on Monday. ...

Yahoo Rolls the Dice With Tumblr Analytics Deal

Tumblr has teamed up with social analytics company DataSift to provide users with information about consumer engagement and sentiment. ...

Android May Start Doing the Bump

Google has acquired Bump -- a move that could fundamentally change the way people and devices interact, suggested Bump cofounder and CEO David Lieb. Bump's mobile file-sharing app allows users to exchange files such as contact information or photos with a tap, or "bump," of their phones or other devices ...

Voyager’s Intrepid Flight a Reminder of Human Audacity

NASA has confirmed that after 36 years of journeying, Voyager 1 has reached interstellar space ...

Gogo to Bring In-Flight Internet Up to Speed

Gogo on Wednesday announced plans to roll out faster and more reliable in-flight Internet access to passengers, allowing them to stream digital entertainment while cruising miles above Earth ...

Twitter Greases Its Mobile Advertising Gears

Twitter this week announced its acquisition of mobile advertising exchange MoPub, a move to support advertisers' efforts to optimize their ad buys. ...

DNA ‘Glue’ May Someday Repair Damaged Organs

Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University have found a way to trigger the self-assembly of tiny water-filled gel-like cubes into larger structures, a discovery that could lead to practical applications in tissue engineering. ...

Facebook Wants to Be Heard Above the Roar of the Tweets

Facebook on Monday began rolling out new tools designed to help news organizations uncover the real-time conversations people are having across the social network. ...

New PayPal Mobile App Aims to Be Cash, Card Killer

PayPal introduced a new version of its mobile app on Thursday, unveiling features designed to make it easier for users to pay restaurant bills or take advantage of location-based deals while on the go. ...

Video Game Rejuvenates Brains of Older Adults

A multitasking 3D video game that helped some older adults show neurological activity similar to much younger adults could lead researchers to a better understanding of the plasticity of the older brain. ...

Amazon’s MatchBook to Spark Kindle Sales

Amazon on Wednesday introduced a new version of its Kindle Paperwhite dedicated e-reader, on the heels of its Tuesday announcement of Kindle MatchBook, a new service that lets customers buy deeply discounted electronic versions of print books they've purchased from the company. ...

Nymi Wristband Offers Device Security in a Heartbeat

Bionym on Tuesday unveiled the Nymi, a wristband designed to replace the need for passwords and locks by using individuals' unique heartbeats to authenticate a range of devices. ...

Hyperloop Dreams: JumpStarter Thinks It Can, It Thinks It Can

JumpStarter aims to use its new JumpStartFund platform to help Elon Musk's Hyperloop project draw the attention and investments it needs to get off the ground ...

Face Plus Gives Digital Characters Heart and Soul

Mixamo on Wednesday launched Face Plus, a new tool that lets developers and filmmakers convert human facial expressions recorded by a webcam into high-fidelity 3D animation to enliven their digital characters. ...

Twitter Gets Serious About Shopping

Twitter has hired Nathan Hubbard as its first head of commerce, with the goal of adding an online shopping component to its offerings. ...

US Internet Access May Be as Good as It Gets

The number of U.S. households connected to the Internet has risen, but 20 percent of households nationwide still don't have broadband access, according to a study released Monday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. ...

Makerbot Gives 3D Scanning a Whirl

MakerBot last week unveiled its Digitizer desktop 3D scanner, a US$1,400 device that promises to accelerate the growth of 3D printing. ...

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