| Microsoft to Offer Windows 8 Pro Upgrade to Students for $70 | | Microsoft has announced the details of a new special offer for students, which will be able to purchase the Windows 8 Pro upgrade edition online for $69.99. The offer starts Feb. 1 in the U.S., and will also become available in 49 additional countries by March 19. On Feb 21, the offer will become available in 22 new countries, including Canada, the UK, France, Germany and Spain.
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| Tell Time With This Slick Clock Made of LEGOs | | Leave it to LEGOs to make telling time cool. The guy who created this LEGO brick contraption is no short of a civic engineer who is probably our best bet at one day creating a time machine (which would also probably be made from LEGOs). SEE ALSO: LEGO PancakeBot Is Deliciously Nerdy Innovation The device uses a system of balls, levers and pulleys to tick away the minutes.
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| Lady Gaga Loses 156 Million YouTube Views on Official Account | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 9:39 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Lady Gaga has joined the list of musicians to lose millions of video views on YouTube. Her official account lost some 156 million views, NME reports. According to a YouTube spokesperson, VEVO reduced the play counts on many major artist's videos by up to 2 million views in December 2012 due to articially inflation of view counts. Gaga's account survived that initial sweep.
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| Wristwatch to Combat Sexual Violence in India | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 9:06 PM | Discovery News |
| In the wake of a brutal string of gang-rapes of female bus passengers — one in New Delhi and one in Gurdaspur — Indian officials have unveiled a new weapon they’re hoping can help combat violence against women.
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| 'World of Warcraft' Players Raise $2.3M for Sandy Relief | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:56 PM | Anita Li |
| World of Warcraft players have raised more than $2.3 million for Hurricane Sandy victims, after embarking on a real-life quest to help with relief efforts last month. Blizzard, the company behind WoW, announced that the funds will go toward supporting the American Red Cross' Sandy relief initiative. Throughout December, players contributed by virtually adopting the "Cinder Kitten," available in Blizzard's pet store, for $10.
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| Why a Microsoft Office 2013 Subscription Makes Sense for Families | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:46 PM | Andrea Smith |
| When you think of things you regularly pay a yearly subscription for, office software probably isn't high on that list. Microsoft wants to change that. With the launch of Office 2013, Microsoft is introducing a new way for you to buy its software. No need to go to the store for a shrink-wrapped boxed version, it's moved to a subscription-based model. For $99 you get what's called Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium.
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| 10 Pin-Worthy Connected Living Rooms | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:20 PM | Jeremy Cabalona |
| For our first Pinterest contest, we asked you to pin your connected living room to win a high tech prize from LG. We received more than 475 entries, and you pinned nearly 3,700 contest pins! While the minimum number of pins to enter the contest was five, most people pinned many more than that — one board even had 62 pins! The winners of the contest were chosen at random.
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| The BlackBerry Z10 Gets Unboxed | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:05 PM | Christina Warren |
| The company formerly known as Research In Motion unveiled its newest handset today, the BlackBerry Z10, which runs on the brand new BlackBerry 10 platform. Attendees at the launch event were given Z10 devices to take home to review, which means we had to spend some time unboxing the device for the camera. The phone itself is quite beautiful. It's sleek, understated and modern.
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| Anne Hathaway Makes Last-Ditch Plea for Oscar Win | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 7:55 PM | Neha Prakash |
| One does not simply walk away with an Oscar. Much like politics, it takes campaigning to win over the treasured Academy. Yes, there is all that acting and looking beautiful to achieve, but Oscar winners go above and beyond — they rally. Anne Hathaway is no stranger to the inner workings of the Academy and she isn't letting all the hard work (and lost weight) of playing Fantine in Les Miserables go to waste.
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| Experience Human Trafficking Through MTV's Digital 'Backstory' | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 7:33 PM | Zoe Fox |
| MTV's college station, mtvU, launched a digital experience Wednesday, created to teach students about the harsh realities of human trafficking. "The Backstory," the video experience, is the latest component of mtvU's Against Our Will campaign, which unites students in the growing movement to end modern-day slavery.
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| Look at These 10 GIFs and You Might Actually Learn Something | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 7:19 PM | Christine Erickson |
| GIFs are more than just entertaining animated loops; they can actually teach us tons of quick and interesting facts. Think about the old textbooks most of us grew up with in the classroom. Each chapter's stock photos helped a little, but visual learners would benefit even more from quick animations. In other words, GIFs could be especially useful in scientific and medical fields.
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| BlackBerry 10: What You Need to Know | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 7:02 PM | Emily Price |
| Blackberry 10 was officially launched at an event in New York City on Wednesday. Along with the official debut of the mobile operating system, the company behind it also made some huge announcements about its future. Curious what all the hype is about? Here's a quick look back at the event, what the company announced, and what we can expect in the future.
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| Pranksters 'Review' North Korea on Google Maps | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:49 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| When Google unveiled a detailed map of secretive North Korea, online pranksters and trolls began "reviewing" hotels, stadiums and even gulags. Most of the Google Map "reviews" won't prove too useful for the few outsiders who get to visit North Korea as tourists.
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| Giffords Facebook Memo Actually Penned by Therapist | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:44 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| A picture of shooting victim and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords' "handwritten testimony" on gun control which was posted to Facebook by Giffords' Political Action Committee following her Wednesday testimony to Congress on gun reform was written by Giffords' therapist and not Giffords herself.
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| Facebook's Q4: By the Numbers | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:31 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Facebook's fourth-quarter earnings was a bonanza for anyone looking for updated stats on the company. The one that caught a lot of analysts' attention was 23% — the proportion of ad revenues that the company derives from mobile. Facebook's perceived lack of progress in mobile was a major reason the company's stock slid precipitously after its May 2012 IPO.
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| Dish Hopper DVR Lets You Watch Satellite TV From Anywhere | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:19 PM | Charlie White |
| Now there's an improved Dish Hopper satellite video DVR on the market, adding attractive new features that might make it worth a second look. The big news is the Hopper's built-in Slingbox that lets you watch anything on your DVR wherever you have an Internet connection. We tested the new Dish Hopper with Sling, viewing video at home and on the go.
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| Fall in Love With This Oscar-Nominated Disney Short | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:05 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Need a quick hit of romance and Mad Men-style glamor to get you through the rest of your work day? Take six minutes and watch this Oscar-nominated short from Disney: Paperman. A blend of hand-drawn animation and computer graphics, Paperman is set in a stylized mid-century Manhattan. It deals with the star-crossed love of two office workers, and how a pile of papers brings them together.
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| Can the Z10 Save BlackBerry? | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:36 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| BlackBerry, or the company formerly known as RIM, did all it could today in its bid for relevance. It delivered a cutting-edge smartphone, the Z10, a solid, old-school QWERTY Q10, and an intriguing and in some ways innovative mobile platform. I just wish I could tell you if it's enough. RIM ... er ... BlackBerry's CEO Thorsten Heins deftly played the role of affable showman.
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| South Korea Launches Rocket in First Space Success | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:25 PM | Space.com |
| South Korea launched its first homegrown rocket into space Wednesday after a series of delays and two earlier failures, marking a spaceflight leap for the country's space program, according to press reports. The Korean Space Launch Vehicle-1, also known as the Naro booster, soared into space from South Korea's Naro Space Center 300 miles (482 kilometers) south of Seoul.
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| Watch People Try to Use BlackBerry 10 for the First Time | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:16 PM | Pete Pachal |
| The BlackBerry Z10 is a powerful smartphone. It consolidates all messaging into a single, united interface called the Hub, it can run up to eight apps in the background, and it has an extremely high-res screen at 356 pixels per inch. But it also works in some starkly different ways than other smartphones. For starters, there's no home button, so unlocking the phone works differently than on the iPhone and most Android phones.
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| This Collapsible Bike Helmet Fits in Your Hand | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:03 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Bike helmets are hardly anyone's favorite, albeit necessary, accessory. Though it's a safety essential, some cyclists prefer to ride sans headgear to avoid the bulk. One French designer and engineer duo want to bring safety back to the streets with the Overade, a foldable bicycle helmet that protects just as well as it saves space. When not in use, the helmet can be folded into to a small enough size to fit into a purse or backpack.
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| 10 Key Takeaways From Bill Gates' Annual Letter | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:53 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Bill Gates' 2013 Annual Letter highlighted the power of data and measurement to help lift the world's most needy up from poverty. This year's letter was presented through an interactive experience fit with shareable quotations, embedded films and infographics. You can also view photos of Gates and his wife Melinda's work around the world, from meeting with high school students in Denver to visiting agricultural facilities in Ethiopia.
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| 7 Products That Make Tooth Brushing Fun for Kids | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:48 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Parental success requires more than love, patience and understanding. Sometimes you need to break out your bag of tricks. If your little angels refuse to brush their teeth for the recommended two minutes — or to brush at all — we have a few tools to help. SEE ALSO: App Game for Kids Encourages Healthy Eating Take a look through the gallery above for our stealth solutions to get your kids to get excited about dental hygiene.
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| Facebook Has Its First $5 Billion Year, Stock Drops 9% | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:34 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Facebook's fourth quarter earnings results beat estimates, but Wall Street initially responded by sending the stock down by as much as 9% in after hours trading. Facebook reported revenues of $1.59 billion in the December quarter, an increase of 40% from the same quarter in 2011 and beating Wall Street's estimates for revenue of $1.53 billion.
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