We’re not even two months into 2012, and the year is turning out to be…
Month: February 2012
European Neanderthals were on the verge of extinction even before the arrival of modern humans
Most Neanderthals in Europe died off around 50,000 years ago, new research suggests. The previously…
Android ‘phablets’ could reign at MWC this year (Appolicious)
Appolicious – It seems phablets are all the rage, with their larger screens and combined…
Study: Facebook gaming declines in 2011, social gaming seeking new growth (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – While Facebook casual gaming has helped to triple the number of gamers…
Ohio man given choice of Facebook apology or jail (AP)
AP – A man who was threatened with jail time for posting comments about his…
Dish Network to close 500 Blockbuster stores (AP)
AP – Dish Network Corp. says in an annual filing with the Securities and Exchange…
Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case (AP)
AP – When AT&T started slowing down the data service for his iPhone, Matt Spaccarelli,…
Medical team livetweets beating-heart surgery for the first time (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News – Subjecting Twitter to a play-by-play account of the contents of your lunch…
Google to sell Clearwire stake at 94 percent loss (AP)
AP – Google Inc. on Friday said it will sell its stake in Clearwire Corp.,…
Anonymous attacks ‘alarming,’ says top security adviser
The vigilante group known as Anonymous has claimed credit for yet another of its weekly…