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Time Names 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013

Time Names 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013

For the third year running, Time magazine released its list of the best 140 Twitter feeds. Time... Read »

Mar 25, 2013
7 Digital Tools Discovered at SXSW to Make Your Startup Rock

7 Digital Tools Discovered at SXSW to Make Your Startup Rock

SXSW, one of the largest interactive, film, and music fests in the world is a hot bed for new, exciting Read »

Mar 25, 2013
Naughty Dog Wants You to Feel “The Last of Us”

Naughty Dog Wants You to Feel “The Last of Us”

Naughty Dog’s upcoming Playstation 3 title “The Last of Us” is a step in a darker and grittier direction for... Read »

Mar 24, 2013
Comcast Offer Attracts 16,000 Cook County Residents

Comcast Offer Attracts 16,000 Cook County Residents

"Internet Essentials" connects eligible families to the Internet for $10 per month. Read »

Mar 22, 2013
Apps Replacing Cash Registers

Apps Replacing Cash Registers

The cash register, a century-old iconic fixture in retailing, is starting to go the way of typewriters and... Watch »

Mar 22, 2013
Hackers Now Targeting Smart TVs

Hackers Now Targeting Smart TVs

We've heard about security attacks through computers and smartphones, but the next frontier for cyber fraud... Watch »

Mar 22, 2013
You Are Here: NASA Releases

You Are Here: NASA Releases "Best Map Ever of the Universe"

Thanks to what scientists have dubbed the "best map ever of the universe," NASA now believes the universe... Read »

Mar 22, 2013
YouTube, Twitter Celebrate Big Milestones

YouTube, Twitter Celebrate Big Milestones

Seven years ago on Thursday, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sent his first tweet into the Read »

Mar 21, 2013
How to be a Healthcare Entrepreneur

How to be a Healthcare Entrepreneur

Home to a thriving startup scene, a competitive provider landscape and some of the largest healthcare corporations... Read »

Mar 21, 2013
Drones at Home Controversy

Drones at Home Controversy

The Senate is looking into the growing controversy over domestic use of aerial Watch »

Mar 21, 2013
Teen Reaches for the Stars

Teen Reaches for the Stars

Minneapolis student Abby Harrison, 15, also known as Astronaut Abby, will get a chance to witness a... Watch »

Mar 21, 2013
Supreme Court: It's Yours to Resell

Supreme Court: It's Yours to Resell

Court rules that copyrighted items made overseas can be resold after purchase in the United Watch »

Mar 20, 2013
Cyber Attacks Pose High Threat

Cyber Attacks Pose High Threat

Top national intelligence officials now rank cyber-attacks higher than Al Qaeda as a threat to national security. NB Watch »

Mar 18, 2013
Hashtag May Be Coming to Facebook: Report

Hashtag May Be Coming to Facebook: Report

Facebook may soon be taking another page from Twitter's playbook by incorporating the hashtag into... Read »

Mar 15, 2013
Social Media Editor Charged with Conspiring in

Social Media Editor Charged with Conspiring in "Anonymous" Hack

Reuters social media editor, Matthew Keys, has been charged with sharing login information to the Tribune Company's... Read »

Mar 15, 2013
Review: Tech in Galaxy S 4 Doesn't Come Together

Review: Tech in Galaxy S 4 Doesn't Come Together

The Galaxy S 4, Samsung's latest and greatest, has a cute feature we'll probably see in a lot of phones soon: You ca... Read »

Mar 15, 2013
Former Tribune Journalist Charged in Hacking Conspiracy

Former Tribune Journalist Charged in Hacking Conspiracy

Federal authorities on Thursday charged a journalist with conspiring with the notorious hacking... Read »

Mar 14, 2013
Fun Ways to Get Into the Pi Day Holiday Spirit

Fun Ways to Get Into the Pi Day Holiday Spirit

Thursday is Pi Day and it is a celebration of the number Pi (or π) — the ratio of a circle's circumference to... Read »

Mar 14, 2013
It's Lights Out for Google Reader RSS Service

It's Lights Out for Google Reader RSS Service

Google announced on Wednesday that it is shutting down its RSS service Google Reader on July 1. The reader,... Read »

Mar 14, 2013
Family Reunited Via Facebook

Family Reunited Via Facebook

Friends for years, Iowa women discover they're actually aunt and long-lost niece thanks to a Facebook Watch »

Mar 16, 2013
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