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The Color Red Makes Us Quicker, Psychologists Say

The Color Red Makes Us Quicker, Psychologists Say

Red can enhance aggression and boost performance—but it can also cause us to be more easily distracted More »

Chinese Teenager Reportedly Sells Kidney for iPad 2

Chinese Teenager Reportedly Sells Kidney for iPad 2

Before anybody knew what he was up to, the teenager found an advertisement online and had his kidney removed in exchange for cash More »

China Denies Involvement in Google Email Hacking

China Denies Involvement in Google Email Hacking

On Wednesday, Google said the accounts of more than 100 influentials in the U.S. and several Asian countries were broken into More »

Did Schmidt Step Down Because He 'Screwed Up' on Social Media?

Did Schmidt Step Down Because He 'Screwed Up' on Social Media?

The former Google CEO made headlines after blaming himself for missing the social media boom, but he had other things to say, too More »

Apple's New OS X Lion Will Make Macs Look Like iPads

Apple's New OS X Lion Will Make Macs Look Like iPads

Steve Jobs himself will make an appearance next week to explain how your laptop might soon work a lot more like your mobile devices More »

Rep. Anthony Weiner's Underwear/Twitter Drama

Rep. Anthony Weiner's Underwear/Twitter Drama

The latest online mini-scandal: A congressman says someone hacked his account to post a salacious photo More »

The Pros and Cons of Twitter's Foray Into Photo-Sharing

The Pros and Cons of Twitter's Foray Into Photo-Sharing

Many tech bloggers are supporting Twitter's decision to keep things in-house instead of acquiring an existing photo-sharing service More »

A Guide to the Big Three Cloud Music Services

A Guide to the Big Three Cloud Music Services

With details continuing to leak out about Apple's new music service, this promises to be the summer that the cloud actually takes off More »

Unveiled: The Most Complete Map of the Universe Ever

Unveiled: The Most Complete Map of the Universe Ever

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has created an unprecedented 3-D map of distant galaxies More »

The Mobile Payment Wars Are Underway

The Mobile Payment Wars Are Underway

Google is launching a mobile payment system to compete with Twitter co-founder's start-up More »

Is Facebook Acting Like a Sovereign Nation?

Is Facebook Acting Like a Sovereign Nation?

The social network is deeply interested in building a rapport with the world's most influential governments More »

Prius Drivers Will Get Their Own Social Network

Prius Drivers Will Get Their Own Social Network

Toyota plans to develop a private social network for vehicle owners to stay connected with their cars, their local dealers, and each other. More »

The Rationale for Twitter's $40 Million TweetDeck Purchase

The Rationale for Twitter's $40 Million TweetDeck Purchase

Twitter has acquired the ubiquitous third party platform for a mix of cash and stock More »

The Swift Rise of Dominique Strauss-Kahn Tourism

The Swift Rise of Dominique Strauss-Kahn Tourism

The ex-IMF chief will be at 71 Broadway for only a few days—but that hasn't stopped it from becoming a destination More »

The Fallout from Foxconn's Deadly Explosion

The Fallout from Foxconn's Deadly Explosion

What last week's explosion an iPad 2 plant in Southwestern China means for Apple More »

Sony Hit with New Cyber Attacks

Sony Hit with New Cyber Attacks

Months after a massive security breach, the gaming company was subject to another round of cyber attacks More »

Paralyzed Man Stands Thanks to Experimental Spine Implant

Paralyzed Man Stands Thanks to Experimental Spine Implant

Electrical stimulation research at the University of Louisville could help spinal cord injury victims walk again More »

'Social Network' Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin Stays Off the Web

'Social Network' Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin Stays Off the Web

The award-winning writer doesn't use Twitter or Facebook and still hasn't gotten around to changing his browser's homepage from Yahoo More »

Another New Planet Just Might Be Hospitable for Life

Another New Planet Just Might Be Hospitable for Life

BBC News relays that Gliese 581d, six times the size of Earth, "hints" that it has an atmosphere warm enough to have liquid water More »

Climate Change Scientists Face Inconvenient Truths

Climate Change Scientists Face Inconvenient Truths

Two major climate scientists have lost credibility recently, indicating a shift in the information the public can accept More »

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