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British Cabinet Warns of Possible Internet Outages During Summer Olympics

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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

British Cabinet Warns of Possible Internet Outages During Summer Olympics
12:05:37 AM
The British Cabinet Office has warned businesses in England that the country may not be able to fully accommodate a surge in Internet use during the 2012 Olympics in London this summer. Businesses have been told that Internet providers may be...



XBox-Controlled Military Robot Can Lift 150 Pounds [VIDEO]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 11:20 PM
Meet the Roomba's hardcore sibling. The disc-shaped vacuum's parent company, iRobot, has created a 450-pound military machine called the Warrior. The Warrior gets around on tank-like treads and features an approximately six-and-a-half-foot-long...



'App Economy' Has Created Nearly Half a Million Jobs Since 2007 [STUDY]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:11 PM
That app you use to play Words with Friends on your phone or book a reservation using Open Table might be giving the American economy a nice boost, at least according to a new survey by TechNet. The new "app economy" has created about 466,000...



#Linsanity! Knicks Guard Is Social Media's Newest Athlete Darling
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:39 PM
With the NFL season over and Tim Tebow long since bounced from the playoffs, social media users appear to have found their newest object of sports fascination, at least for now. His name is Jeremy Lin, and he is a career underdog who plays point...



Facebook Timeline: Disliked by the Masses [INFOGRAPHIC]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:06 PM
Facebook layout changes are rarely welcomed with open arms by the majority of users and Timeline has been no exception. A whopping of 70% of people who responded to a SodaHead poll would ditch Timeline if they could. Some 20% like it and 10% of...



12 Pinterest Boards for Valentine's Day Inspiration
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:33 PM
Brush off your pink tie and rustle up some sugar -- Valentine's Day is nearly here. To celebrate the season of love, we found some of the most romantic Pinterest Boards out there. Whether you're single, attached or celebrating with the kids,...



Jason Mraz Launches Instagram Contest: Make Photo Art for This Song
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:02 PM
Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz wants Instagram users to translate his new song, "I Won't Give Up," into one image. The contest asks fans to tag their photograph with #IWONTGIVEUP. "I am grateful for everyone who has heard the love in 'I Won't...



Lady Gaga's New Social Network Resembles Pinterest, Reddit [PICS]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 6:18 PM
Pop megastar Lady Gaga has pierced her powerful, digitally-willing paws deeper into the online world with the closed beta launch of her new social network. LittleMonsters.com -- the first product created by startup Backplane -- gives Gaga's fans...



Zuckerberg to Be Taxed at Lower Rate Than Most Facebook Employees
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:39 PM
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's future tax rate is likely to be in Mitt Romney territory while more recent Facebook employees will be taxed around the rate of Warren Buffett's secretary. While the gulf in rates raises 1% vs. 99% tax...



An Idea for Fixing Education: Skip College, Work at a Startup
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:22 PM
Skip college, work at a startup. That's the idea behind a new two-year program called Enstittue that started accepting applications Tuesday. As newspaper headlines about recent college graduates read along the lines of "educated, unemployed and...



Anonymous Hacks Syrian President's Email. The Password: 12345
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 4:09 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been under fire from world leaders to step down this week. He's also under fire from hacktivist group Anonymous, who leaked hundreds of his office's emails on Monday. While Anonymous is infamous for its...



How Pinterest Is Changing Website Design Forever
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:29 PM
Even if you haven't ever visited popular visual bookmarking site Pinterest, you might recognize its design elements -- which have been popping up everywhere since the startup burst onto the mainstream scene in 2011. The site doesn't use...



Former Zynga Engineer: One Player Spent $100,000 on Mafia Wars
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:14 PM
An anonymous user, claiming to be a former Zynga engineer, has been posting allegedly internal information about the company to Reddit. Among other things, the ex-employee says some customers spent outlandish sums on virtual goods and services in...



How Much Do Tech Companies Make Per Employee? [CHARTS]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:12 PM
As the U.S. limps back from recession, the tech industry has been hailed as a boon for growth and job creation. But upon closer inspection of multi-billion dollar valuations and scrappy startups on their way to profitability, you might notice...



The Rise of the Sharing Economy
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:30 PM
Collaborative consumption, peer-to-peer marketplaces, the sharing economy -- it's been called a few names by now, but no one is denying that the idea of accessing rather than owning is controversial -- and it's taking the Internet by storm....



 
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