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Breaking News Tue, 07 Feb 2012
In this Dec. 7, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama speaks at a White House news conference in Washington. The president's plan to cut payroll taxes for a year would provide big savings for many workers, but has Social Security advocates nervous it could jeopardize the massive retirement program's finances. Payroll tax cut talks adrift on Capitol Hill Tue 7 Feb 2012
WASHINGTON — Prospects for extending President Barack Obama's signature payroll tax cut, once considered a slam dunk on Capitol Hill, now seem far less certain as... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite. File) Austin American Statesman
Hill   Payroll   Photos   Talks   Wikipedia/Barack Obama
Google Chrome, Google Inc.'s new Web browser, is shown during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Google Inc. is releasing Chrome in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search eng Google Chrome Is Now Available For Android (And It’s Fantastic) Tue 7 Feb 2012
Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO news Comment Google Chrome Is Now Available For Android (And It’s Fantastic)... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma) Crunch
Android   Google Chrome   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Google Chrome
110512-F-CU844-220       Army Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Silvernale yells commands to his troops during air assault training in Alaskaís Chugach Mountain Range on May 12, 2011.  Silvernale is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment.  DoD photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force.  (Released) Admiral: Special ops to streamline in Afghan war Tue 7 Feb 2012
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name tool goes here By PAULINE JELINEK - Associated Press By PAULINE JELINEK Tags:... (photo: US DoD / enior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force) The News & Observer
Police   Mideast   Photos   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
President Barack Obama wipes away rain after participating in a wreath laying with French President Nicholas Sarkozy, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, during an event at City Hall in Cannes, France. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Obama to host White House Science Fair Tue 7 Feb 2012
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will stress the importance of science and technology education Tuesday when he hosts the second White House Science Fair. The... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) Austin American Statesman
America   Governemnt   Politics   Wikipedia: Americas   photo
Stephen Wolfram and his wife. Wolfram, on being shown the Wikipedia page on Wolfram Research, stated, "It's not horrible." New search engine Wolfram Alpha: Unlike google or Bing, Wolfram culls its own painstakingly curated database Tue 7 Feb 2012
Stephen Wolfram, a 52-year-old scientist, software designer and entrepreneur, tends to go his own way - often with noteworthy results. He published his first physics... (photo: Creative Commons / Pingswept) The Times of India
Google   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Wolfram Alpha   Wolfram Alpha
A general view of a parliament session as Greek Prime minister speaks, about the next year's state budget, in Athens, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Tuesday Papers: Greece to face curbs on new bailout Tue 7 Feb 2012
Top stories Financial Times: European officials are insisting any new Greek bail-out programme specifically earmark funds to pay off remaining holders of Greek debt,... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Citywire
Bailout   EU   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Bailout
Google is the search engine in many countries in the world. Have pulled some pages, Google tells court Mon 6 Feb 2012
Of the 22 companies summoned by a Delhi civil court over objectionable content on their websites, only Google India submitted today that it had removed certain... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) Indian Express
Business   Economy   Market   Photo   Wikipedia: Google
Zynga website - Video games Zynga’s First Super Bowl Commercial … Kind Of Mon 6 Feb 2012
Zynga’s popular puzzle game Words With Friends was featured in Best Buy’s Super Bowl commercial yesterday, calling attention to the game’s founders as... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) All Things Digital
Friends   Game   Innovators   Photos   Wikipedia/Zynga
U.S. performer Lady Gaga shops at the Dilli Haat handicrafts market in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) Lady Gaga To Launch Social Networking Site Mon 6 Feb 2012
Lady Gaga is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans. The pop superstar has used online forums to boost her worldwide appeal... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi) Starpulse
Million   Online   Photos   Social   Wikipedia/Lady Gaga
A Samsung electric shop located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Samsung surges ahead as Japanese trio falter Mon 6 Feb 2012
Japan's biggest makers of TVs, phones, and chips say they'll lose about US$19 billion ($22.8 billion) this year - about three-quarters of what Samsung will spend on... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) NZ Herald
Business   Economy   Market   Wikipedia: Samsung   photo
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Samsung confirms Galaxy Nexus White arriving in UK mid-February, misses the snow Mon 6 Feb 2012
CES 2012 Galaxy Nexus and ICS Galaxy Tabs Birth of a Smart Phone Engadget Distro News Hubs Galleries Videos Podcasts The Recap Authors Store FOLLOW US ON TWITTER... (photo: Creative Commons / Julien Houbrechts) Crunch
Cellphones   Galaxy   News   Photos   Wikipedia/Samsung
Facebook - Mobile phone Useful - or annoying screen clutter? Facebook to show ads on mobile phones Mon 6 Feb 2012
Social network giant Facebook is set to begin showing advertisements to users on mobile devices in March, before its $5billion (£3.2billion) initial public offering,... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Daily Mail
Advertisements   Facebook   Industry   Photos   Wikipedia: Mobile phone
The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shri Sachin Pilot . Govt not blocking, censoring websites: Sachin Pilot Mon 6 Feb 2012
The government on Monday said there is no question of blocking or censoring social networking and other websites hosting content but maintained that they should operate... (photo: PIB of India) DNA India
Government   India   Photos   Technology
Making Over the Mall in Rough Economic Times Making Over the Mall in Rough Economic Times Sun 5 Feb 2012
Cleveland’s Galleria at Erieview, like many malls across the country, is suffering. Closed on weekends because there are so few visitors, it is down to eight retail... (photo: WN / Marzena) The New York Times
Business   Cleveland   Economy   Photos   Vendors   Wikipedia: Economy
INDIA-BOLLYWOOD-ACTOR-SANJAY-DUTT-ELECTION-CAMPAIGN Amar Singh asked me to return to Congress: Sanjay Dutt Sun 5 Feb 2012
Defending his parting of ways with old friend Amar Singh, Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt today claimed that his "return" to Congress came after "advice" to this effect from... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Indian Express
Bollywood   Congress   Photos   Star   Wikipedia: Sanjay Dutt
IPad 2 on newspaper Apple eyes workplace with iPad tablet Sun 5 Feb 2012
Apple Inc., without much effort on its part, is making rapid headway in selling to corporations. After years of being the also-ran to Microsoft Corp. in the workplace,... (photo: Creative Commons / inuse pictures) Ohio
Apple   Microsoft   Photos   Wikipedia: IPad 2   iPad
 The U.S. is what percent of the world economy? Quiz: The U.S. is what percent of the world economy? Sat 4 Feb 2012
How much do you know about the world? Test yourself. For more quizzes, click here. Topics: Quiz We recommend From around the web Next entry »Listen Up, America!... (photo: WN / Marzena) CNN
America   Business   Economy   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy
A screen shot of Microsoft Windows logo displayed on a computer screen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft. Microsoft's Search Head: Google 'Realized We Were Ahead And They Overextended' With Social Search Sat 4 Feb 2012
Microsoft thinks it's done a pretty good job with social search so far, according to Bing Search director Stefan Weitz — so much so that it prompted... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) Business Insider
Business   Economy   Market   Photo   Wikipedia: Microsoft
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the tenth edition of "To Walk the Earth in Safety" at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Clinton presses Ukraine on former PM's legal case Sat 4 Feb 2012
MUNICH — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressing Ukrainian authorities to quickly resolve the criminal case brought against former Prime Minister... (photo: AP / Luis M. Alvarez) Austin American Statesman
Legal   Munich   Photos   Ukraine   Wikipedia/Hillary Rodham Clinton
Nokia N8 - Smartphone Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy Sat 4 Feb 2012
CES 2012 Galaxy Nexus and ICS Galaxy Tabs Birth of a Smart Phone Engadget Distro News Hubs Galleries Videos Podcasts The Recap Authors Store FOLLOW US ON TWITTER... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Crunch
Cellphones   Consumers   Nokia   Photos   Wikipedia: Conflict minerals