Facebook has gotten a makeover, with new features like a �top story� function, larger photos, as well as a Twitter-like live news feed that appears on the side of the homepage.
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Bears Could Be Causing All of Your Internet Problems
Residents of Idaho have the slowest internet speeds in the entire country. According to an article in the New York Times, bears could be to blame.
Read More »People Terrified of Wi-Fi Live in Area that Bans Wireless Signals for 13,000 Square Miles
Did you know that 5% of Americans believe that they're "allergic" to Wi-Fi? Thankfully, they can all move to a crazy town in West Virginia, where wireless signals (even cell phones) are banned for 13,000 square miles.
Read More »According to Angry Birds, Male Gamers more Likely to Spend Money
In a study involving Angry Birds, it was proven that male gamers are 35% more likely to buy the full version of a game after playing the trial version.
Read More »Facebook App Teaches You a New Language — For a Price
PlaySay takes the addictiveness of Facebook and actually turns it into something productive -- learning a new language. However, actual 'learning' does come with a price.
Read More »Amazon May Now Offer “Book Rental” Library System
Amazon is currently in negotiations with book publishers, trying to work out the details for a "book rental" program. Unlike the library, renting books from Amazon would cost money.
Read More »Facebook More Important than Toilets, According to Survey
Researchers conducted a survey of 3,000 adults, asking them to rank things that "they couldn't live without". Facebook ranked fifth, while having a toilet ranked ninth.
Read More »Twitter Now Has 100 Million Active Users
Remember when Twitter was launched in 2006, many analysts predicted that it would be "a passing fad"? Well, looks like they were very, very wrong. Twitter has just passed 100 million active users.
Read More »Sony Hires Former DHS Employee as New Security Officer
Sony is hiring a new chief information security officer, who formerly worked for the Department of Homeland Security. Hopefully making some personnel changes will help Sony repair their reputation following that whole hacking... thing.
Read More »Comcast — ‘We’ll Still Charge You if You Lost Internet, and it’s God’s Fault’
If you were unlucky enough to lose internet (or cable) during hurricane Irene, and you're also a Comcast customer, there's a nasty surprise coming your way in your next bill.
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