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Watch the planets dance in a triple conjunction
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 19:40
In just a few days, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus will come together in the night sky in what is known as the "Dance of the Planets." [Read more]
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Foursquare partners with Gnip to sell check-in stream
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 18:40
The arrangement lets marketers and researchers buy access to each and every check-in as it happens. [Read more]
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Xbox One's unexpected pitch: It's the Dad Box
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 18:34
Microsoft takes a narrow demographic view of its new game console, which may be a smart move. [Read more]
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Watch a brain surgery over Twitter, Instagram, and Vine
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 18:33
UCLA Health welcomed the world to watch a brain surgery through live Vine videos and Instagram photos posted on Twitter. [Read more]
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Google may face antitrust inquiry over display ads -- again
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 18:13
An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission is in the "preliminary stages," according to Bloomberg. Sources say it might not turn into a bigger probe. [Read more]
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Meet the 23-ton X-Wing, the world's largest Lego model
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 17:54
Lego and Cartoon Network dazzle New York's iconic Times Square with a "Star Wars" X-Wing model that took 32 builders about four months to construct. [Read more]
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Lambda Labs readying Google Glass face-recognition API
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 17:44
Are you bad at remembering faces? Let Glass do it for you. This API will reportedly be available to developers within a week. [Read more]
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Twitter attempts to beef up security
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 17:25
Twitter lets users add a second layer of password protection, Jennifer Lopez has a new mobile brand, and Nextdoor brings text alerts to the neighborhood. [Read more]
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The 404 1,274: Where Microsoft makes the same mistakes (podcast)
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 17:00
On today's show, Jeff and Polygon's Russ Frushtick will speak the unsaid about the Xbox One and predict this year's hellish Black Friday, then Justin will read an excerpt from the worst fan fiction ever written. [Read more]
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Is protecting intellectual property from cyberthieves futile?
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 16:30
Experts gathering to discuss intellectual-property theft say that a fix will require the application of economic sanctions, not just more technology. [Read more]
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Google surfaces your photos in search
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 16:28
The company is using computer vision and machine learning technologies to return you and your friends' G+ photos in search. [Read more]
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Could storm-chasing UAVs help predict tornadoes?
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 16:23
Gathering vital data from tornado-spawning storms, these aircraft could keep more people out of harm's way. [Read more]
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Facebook users share 1 billion stories through outside apps
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 15:49
The social network showcases its latest purchase -- a developer platform -- to remind developers that it values outside apps. [Read more]
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Pad this, Apple! Microsoft blasts iPad yet again in new ad
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 15:21
After getting Siri to do its critical work, Microsoft releases another ad comparing the iPad and Windows 8 tablet. Guess which comes out looking better? [Read more]
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Missing the Xserve? Sonnet has a rack-mounted answer
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 15:15
If you're missing Apple's Xserve line of computers, then Sonnet's xMac Mini Server is one way to get your Mac back into the rack. [Read more]
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Apple's WWDC keynote scheduled for June 10
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 15:13
Apple's annual developers conference will have its keynote address on the very first day of the weeklong event. [Read more]
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Search is on for lost first draft of first Web page
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 15:10
Someone out there could have a missing copy of the world's first Web site from 1990. Have you checked your old floppies lately? [Read more]
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Ashton Kutcher on why Twitter is messed up and more
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 15:04
Kutcher weighs in on a wide variety of topics in his keynote "fireside chat" on the last day of the CTIA Wireless show. [Read more]
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EU plans $6.4 billion effort to boost chip manufacturing
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 14:47
The European Commission is spending 5 billion euros to coordinate and advance the processor industry in Europe. The goal: a fifth of worldwide manufacturing. [Read more]
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Cute 4-year-old Marvel trivia whiz shows off her skills
Yahoo Pipes - Geeky - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 14:44
It's doesn't get much more geek-adorable than watching a 4-year-old girl casually toss out answers to Marvel trivia questions while cruising in a car. [Read more]
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