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Both sides agree: the NSA must be curbed

In a political environment so divided along partisan lines, there's one topic that seems to be bringing both sides to the same conclusion: the NSA. Given that surprising new allegations...

Google+ brings custom URLs to the masses

You don't have to be "special" anymore to get a custom Google+ URL for your profile or pages. Now, it's pretty darn easy to get one. If you’re like many...

Tiger is out at EA after 15 years

It was a long run, one that saw the gaming company stand by their top golfing star through his personal battles, but it's finally over. The funny part is that...

UN to take on asteroids

They may have challenges bringing peace to the world or keeping Iran from building nuclear weapons, but that won't stop the United Nations from trying to stop any impending asteroid...

Oversight over reform for NSA

Does the NSA need to be overhauled or would more watchful eyes be enough to keep it in line? What should we do about the NSA? Should we do anything...

Reddit, interactive

The "front page of the internet" has been scrutinized many times and many different ways over the past couple of years. Here's one comprehensive look at the social news giant....

Battlefield 4 gets pretty decent reviews

It's not as good as last year's Battlefield 3, but this year's offering is still impressing many reviewers. Developer DICE is moving the series towards bigger, well, battlefields — more...

#Video: How hackers get into iOS devices through hotspots

It's already dangerous enough to surf the internet on public internet, but here's another way in the long line of methods that hackers get into your iOS devices.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X8ovx9vMZM...

Tips for online marketing in 2014

The various "best of 2013" lists will be coming out soon across the web, but the precursors have already started. Expect to see a lot of "preparing for 2014" articles...

Custom Google+ URLs opens to most

If you meet a very simple set of minimum criteria, you can get your own custom Google+ URL just like on Facebook and Twitter. Now, you just have to wait...

Hide your friends on Vine without them knowing about it

There's an insult associated with unfollowing people on social media, but what if you could stop following them without knowing it? Most social sites have a solution for this. Now,...

Spying on leaders is okay, right?

The hot water keeps getting hotter for the US intelligence community. They have gone on the defensive about their recent actions to track world leaders. U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday...

Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate gets reviewed

It hasn't been getting the raving reviews that its predecessors got. Some downright hated it. Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is the latest in the excellent Arkham series, and its first...

Twitter beefs up mobile aps

Prior to their IPO, Twitter is adding to their mobile technology. Twitter today shipped an updatethat adds in-stream video and image previews to the main feed in its iOS, Android and...

Samsung differentiates its version of Android even more

Amazon has already paved the way for a completely different experience on the Android platform with their tablets. Now, Samsung is heading in the same direction by getting more third...

The evolution of Google+ Hangouts continues with new features

Google has made the mistake in the past of not doing enough to make their social media efforts stand out. They have proven over the last two+ years that Google+...

Motorola has an ambitious modular smartphone coming

It's going to be big. It sounds pretty darn brilliant. Are we going to finally see what Motorola can do under the new regime? Over the last six months, our...

Google smartwatch moves closer to production

It's almost here. Whether people will buy it or not is a different story, but Google is trying to lay down the plans to build smartwatches. Google Inc.'s smartwatch is...

Portland has a barge similar to the one in San Francisco

The plot thickens, the mystery takes a turn, and Google is still not saying much about it all. Since it was towed into Portland Harbor on a barge earlier this...

Nearly 2 in 5 children under 2 have used mobile devices

Forget the stuffed animals. iPads will work just fine. Nearly two in five children have used a tablet or smartphone before they could speak in full sentences, according to a...