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Craigslist wins early legal victory against PadMapper, 3Taps

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 23:48

Nearly all of Craigslist's allegations of unlawful activities, including trespass and copyright violations, survive a motion to dismiss before a federal judge in San Francisco. [Read more]

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Watch out, Windows. Here's Chromebooks for kiosks

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 23:35

Chromebook's new Managed Public Sessions hopes to challenge Windows' supremacy as the ubiquitous public computer. [Read more]

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Google releases schedule for 2013 I/O conference

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 23:30

Annual developers conference will feature more than 120 sessions on Android and Chrome, as well as a single three-hour keynote event. [Read more]

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YouTube goes to Washington

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 22:39

YouTube extends a friendly smile and some enhanced features to Congress as it quietly encroaches on C-Span's turf. [Read more]

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Microsoft shares hit five-year high despite Windows 8 flop

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 21:54

With solid earnings and big growth in corporate sales and cloud-computing technology, Microsoft's stock reaches levels not seen since 2007. [Read more]

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Yes, you can tweet from Google Glass

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 21:38

LeWeb founder Loic Le Meur confirms to CNET that he's been using a third-party tool called GlassTweet to tweet photos. [Read more]

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Netflix said to eliminate 100s of classic titles

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 21:02

As of May 1, movies like the James Bond hit "Goldfinger" and Woody Allen's "Stardust Memories" will not be available for streaming. But, 500 new titles, like "Mission: Impossible II", will be added. [Read more]

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Uber taxi-hailing service returns to NYC streets, without payments

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 21:01

Private-car summoning service launches pilot program allowing taxi customers to use a smartphone app to request a cab. But the app won't accept payments, at least at first. [Read more]

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This Single-Pole Treehouse is So Cool, it Deserves its Own Rap

FailBlog - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 20:00

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen's motivation for this porject? "Basically, I was messing around with a concept for inner-city kids who might want a tree house-like experience, fort-wise, but might not have access to trees on their lot, and might additionally be dealing with limited space."

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Intel CEO favors SoftBank over Dish for Sprint takeover

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 19:39

Paul Otellini pens a letter to the FCC in support of SoftBank's bid for Sprint, saying the U.S. needs added competition in the wireless space, reports Reuters. [Read more]

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This Isn't a Feature La-Z-Boy Normally Advertises

FailBlog - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 19:30

This Isn't a Feature La-Z-Boy Normally Advertises

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Apple CEO Tim Cook to speak at D11 conference

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 19:07

All Things Digital adds head of Apple to its roster of conference speakers. [Read more]

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Let's Keep Those Expectations High

FailBlog - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 19:00

Let's Keep Those Expectations High

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Tagged: expectations , skype , girls , dating fails Share on Facebook

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Twaggies greatest hits: Weird tweets get illustrated

Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 18:59

A team of artists takes the funniest Twitter missives they can find and turns them into short comics that up the entertainment value considerably. [Read more]