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Jimmy Kimmel, William Shatner and Lisa Kudrow Announce ‘National Unfriend Day’
“These people on Facebook, they’re not your friends,” says William Shatner, addressing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night viewers in a recently aired faux PSA. The comedian has declared this Wednesday, Nov.
DIY ‘Hackers’ Tinker Everyday Things Into Treasure
Enlarge Eagleapex / via Flickr Christopher Thompson — of Philadelphia’s Hive 76 hacker space — builds a BOOMcase boombox out of a suitcase and an amplifier from an old computer speaker system. Eagleapex / via Flickr Christopher Thompson — of Philadelphia’s Hive 76 hacker space — builds a BOOMcase boombox out of a suitcase and an amplifier from an old computer speaker system.
Nokia gets its own WordPress app
Wordpress wants to make it easier for smartphone users to blog remotely. The popular blogging platform has been putting time and energy into making mobile applications to do just that.
5 Stylish iPhone Alarm Clock Apps to Wake You Up On Time
Although the iPhone’s alarm clock is functional, it has limited features. If you use your phone to wake up in the morning instead of a standalone device, then you’ll want to get the most out of it.
Broadcasters keep upper hand in TV disputes (AP)
LOS ANGELES – A recent spate of TV blackouts and the lack of government intervention suggests that for now, broadcasters have the upper hand over TV signal providers when it comes to negotiating fees. That might mean fewer headaches for consumers caught in the middle if cable and satellite TV companies know they won’t get government help, at least until Congress decides to act.
Ivorians flock to polls in landmark election
ABIDJAN (AFP) – Ivorians flocked to the polls in the country’s first presidential election in a decade on Sunday, aiming to close a chapter on years of political turmoil in the divided former West African powerhouse. Long lines of voters snaked around polling stations even before they opened in the main city Abidjan and in Bouake, the northern stronghold of former rebel forces, as people openly relished the opportunity to vote.
Supreme Court to hear violent video game case (AP)
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Before picking up any Wii games or downloading apps on her iPhone for her two daughters, Lillian Quintero does her homework.
Apple Sues Motorola Over Patents in Mobile Phones (PC World)
Apple filed two lawsuits against Motorola and Motorola Mobility late Friday in a US federal court, claiming violations of its patents in multiple Motorola cell phones, including the Droid line. According to the October 29 filings in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin — first reported by the blog PatentlyApple — Apple is accusing Motorola of infringing on six patents, three of them focused on touchscreens.
Republicans top Democrats with Facebook fans (AFP)
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Republicans will have to wait until Tuesday to find out if they make the big gains many expect in the US Congress but they have already beaten the Democrats in another arena — Facebook. Republican candidates are outpolling Democrats on Facebook in the races for the Senate, House of Representatives and state governor, according to the blog AllFacebook.com, which has compiled figures from across the country.
