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7 smart toys for today's connected kids
Wed,11 Apr 2012 08:04 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - The price of admission to this year's hottest toys list is a touch of tech. Not that old double-A battery and an on-switch kind — today's toys come equipped with capacitive screens, augmented reality, and the assumption that you already have an iPad, … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Just Show Me: How to use your iPhone as a stopwatch
Wed,11 Apr 2012 07:54 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to use your iPhone as a stopwatch. You can time your … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Mourdock, Lugar share common ground at Indiana Senate debate amid fiery primary
Wed,11 Apr 2012 06:50 PM PDT
The Ticket - Instead of creating fireworks at Wednesday night's Indiana Republican Senate debate, Sen. Dick Lugar, a longtime incumbent first elected in 1976, and challenger Richard Mourdock found themselves agreeing on many issues, cordially referring to one another as "friend" and veiling their most virulent attacks as they met for their only debate prior to the May [...] Full Story 		Top

Why is Charles Manson back in the news?
Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:35 PM PDT
The Upshot - Charles Manson, the cult leader from the 1960s who instructed his followers to murder actress Sharon Tate and six others, is a gruesome reminder of a horrific event in American history. The 77-year-old was just denied parole for the 12th time and did not attend the hearing. It is unlikely he will ever get out [...] Full Story 		Top

Mike Tyson on sex, drugs and Trayvon Martin
Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:28 PM PDT
The Upshot - Mike Tyson is singing to me—poorly—his version of "Cocaine," the J.J. Cale song popularized by Eric Clapton in 1980. "It's alright, it's alright, it's alright … cocaine!" Tyson sings, unprompted, in a recent interview from his home in Las Vegas, where he's rehearsing for his new one-man show, "The Undisputed Truth: Live on Stage." It [...] Full Story 		Top

Mike Tyson on George Zimmerman: 'It's a disgrace he hasn't been shot yet'
Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:11 PM PDT
The Lookout - Mike Tyson thinks that George Zimmerman deserves violent retribution for the shooting of Trayvon Martin. In an interview with Yahoo News about his upcoming one-man show in Las Vegas, the former heavyweight champion sounded off on the polarizing case: "My personal feeling is that, as a young kid that was beat on by a bully, [...] Full Story 		Top

Zimmerman charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting
Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:03 PM PDT
The Lookout - Click here to view more photos George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., has been charged with second-degree murder in the 17-year-old's death. Zimmerman has been transferred to Seminole County jail, according to news reports, and is being held without bail. "Just moments ago [...] Full Story 		Top

Wikipedia and the Republican primary: How the candidates' pages changed during the nomination fight
Wed,11 Apr 2012 03:00 PM PDT
The Ticket - Search for the name of any politician—or almost anything else for that matter—and odds are one of the top results will be from Wikipedia. The mammoth user-generated online encyclopedia includes extensive biographies of the candidates for the Republican nomination. Millions of Americans use Wikipedia as their primary source of information about politicians, and in most [...] Full Story 		Top

'Texts From Hillary Clinton' founders call it quits
Wed,11 Apr 2012 02:49 PM PDT
The Ticket - We'll always have the "LOLZ": Like experienced party-goers who take their leave while they're still having fun, "Texts From Hillary" founders Stacy Lambe and Adam Smith announced Wednesday that they were pulling the plug on their popular Tumblr homage to Hillary Clinton one day after meeting the secretary of state. "It's been an overwhelming -- and [...] Full Story 		Top

GSA spending scandal will be dissected by lawmakers during next week's hearings
Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:57 PM PDT
The Ticket - The scandal over the General Services Administration's (GSA) lavish conference spending using the taxpayers' dime hits the congressional outrage phase next week as members return from recess to multiple congressional hearings on the scandal. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, the House Oversight Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have all scheduled [...] Full Story 		Top

Play retro Nintendo games with this $3,500 wooden table that doubles as a controller
Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:43 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Do you still have a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) from gaming days of yore? If you've gone through your stack of NES games more times than you can count, then you're probably looking for new ways to enhance your retro gaming … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

5 fresh new games you absolutely have to play this Spring
Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:31 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - While the video game industry is just beginning to wrap up this home console generation — and rumors of new systems from Sony and Microsoft begin to pile up — a steady flow of quality titles continues to populate store shelves. If you're … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Anti-diamond graffiti in South Africa's 'Jewel City'
Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:30 PM PDT
The Sideshow - California street artist ABOVE managed to get away with spray painting an anti-diamond industry message outside one of the world's largest diamond trading centers. First, ABOVE obtained formal permission to paint the first half of his message, the familiar slogan, "Diamonds are a woman's best friend," outside the walls of Johannesburg's largest diamond exporter, known [...] Full Story 		Top

Obama done talking about Trayvon Martin case: White House
Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:29 PM PDT
The Ticket - President Barack Obama will not be commenting further on the Trayvon Martin case, the White House said Wednesday as the Associated Press reported that charges were being filed against the teenager's killer, George Zimmerman. "I certainly don't expect you'll hear from him about an ongoing investigation both at the state and federal level. The comments [...] Full Story 		Top

GOP admits to 'overzealous graphics' in fake Miami Herald headline for Rick Scott ad
Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:22 PM PDT
The Ticket - A spokesman for the Republican Party of Florida blamed "overzealous graphics" for an ad—posted on Florida Gov. Rick Scott's Facebook page—that included an altered Miami Herald front page. The ad, which has since been removed, replaced the Herald's original headline "Murders highlight rise in crime in Guatemala" with one touting Scott's record on the economy [...] Full Story 		Top

Gawker's 'Fox News mole' identified, Fox News says
Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:13 PM PDT
The Cutline - A day after Gawker media published a post purportedly written by a current, anonymous Fox News employee, the cable channel said on Wednesday that it knows who the secret "mole" is. "We found the person and we're exploring legal options at this time," a Fox News spokeswoman told Yahoo News, reiterating a statement the network [...] Full Story 		Top

George Zimmerman expected to be charged in Trayvon Martin's death
Wed,11 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT
The Lookout - Angela Corey, the special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, is scheduled to hold a 6 p.m. EDT press conference in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday, where she is expected to charge George Zimmerman in the 17-year-old's killing. According to the Associated Press, Zimmerman will be charged with 2nd-degree murder. Corey's office confirmed the [...] Full Story 		Top

Charles Manson's 'son' wants DNA test
Wed,11 Apr 2012 12:29 PM PDT
The Sideshow - Charles Manson, 77, will likely never step foot outside of prison. But he may have fathered a son before being put behind bars. Matthew Roberts, 44, says he believes Manson fathered him during a sexual orgy. Roberts was born in Chicago in 1968 and adopted as an infant. He also bears a striking resemblance to [...] Full Story 		Top

Newborn baby found alive in morgue 12 hours after being declared dead
Wed,11 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT
The Sideshow - A newborn in Argentina was found very much alive in a morgue by her mother 12 hours after hospital staff had declared the baby dead. The mother, Analia Bouguet, tells TeleNoticias TV that the hospital still has issued her only a death certificate for the infant rather than a birth certificate. Bouguet said she is [...] Full Story 		Top

6 things job recruiters pay attention to, as determined by science
Wed,11 Apr 2012 10:29 AM PDT
Technology News Blog - If you're looking for a job or know someone who is, you know that it's a far from easy task. There are stressful interviews to go on, and the salary negotiation process can be nerve-wracking. But before all that, you need … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

How to Set Up Your Phone as a Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wed,11 Apr 2012 10:07 AM PDT
Upgrade Your Life - It's great to have access to the Internet on your phone, but sometimes you'd really like to share that connection with a laptop or tablet. You can!  It's called tethering; turning your phone into a personal Wi-Fi hotspot. But which phones can tether, how do you do it, what will it cost — and is [...] Full Story 		Top

Apple working on software to remove the Flashback trojan
Wed,11 Apr 2012 09:59 AM PDT
Technology News Blog - A week after the Flashback trojan hit Mac users, Apple is announcing that it's "developing software that will detect and remove the Flashback malware." And, going one step further, the company is working with ISPs to find and disable the trojan creator's … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Apple, major publishers hit with federal antitrust lawsuit over e-book pricing
Wed,11 Apr 2012 09:28 AM PDT
The Cutline - Apple and several of the nation's largest book publishers were hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday for allegedly colluding to fix e-book prices. According to the complaint, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, at least five publishers—Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin and Macmillan—conspired with Apple to fix prices for e-books ahead [...] Full Story 		Top

Obama on Reagan: a 'wild-eyed, socialist, tax-hiking class warrior'
Wed,11 Apr 2012 09:20 AM PDT
The Ticket - Today's Republicans might view Ronald Reagan as a "wild-eyed, socialist, tax-hiking class warrior," and the late conservative icon's views on taxes might have disqualified him from the party's nomination in 2012, President Barack Obama said Wednesday. Obama, defending his "Buffett Rule" call for higher taxes on the very rich, said in a speech that he [...] Full Story 		Top

'Buffett Rule' is not a campaign 'gimmick,' Obama says
Wed,11 Apr 2012 08:42 AM PDT
The Ticket - President Barack Obama defended his "Buffett Rule" proposal for higher taxes on the very rich Wednesday, denying it was a re-election campaign "gimmick" that will do little to close the deficit or spur job growth. "This is not simply an issue of redistributing wealth," Obama said. "This is not just about fairness. This is also [...] Full Story 		Top

With Santorum out, it's Ron Paul, not Newt Gingrich, who benefits (a little)
Wed,11 Apr 2012 08:41 AM PDT
The Signal - Although he had vowed to stay in the race through the Pennsylvania primary, Rick Santorum dropped out of the Republican nominating contest Tuesday, effectively clearing the way for Mitt Romney to secure the nod. While Santorum was still running, there was a lot of speculation as to whether Newt Gingrich's supporters would go to the former [...] Full Story 		Top

New Obama campaign video attacks Romney as 'severely conservative'
Wed,11 Apr 2012 07:08 AM PDT
The Ticket - Using Mitt Romney's own words against him, President Barack Obama's re-election campaign released a new video on Wednesday that paints the all-but-certain Republican nominee as a "severely conservative" politician who's uncaring about middle-class economic suffering and who's determined to outlaw abortion. The 1:55 spot, titled "Mitt Romney: Memories to Last a Lifetime," mines some of [...] Full Story 		Top

Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami warnings lifted after 8.6 magnitude quake strikes off coast
Wed,11 Apr 2012 06:16 AM PDT
The Envoy - A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering immediate tsunami warnings for the region—and fears for an area devastated by an earthquake almost eight years ago. The tsunami warnings were later lifted. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck 270 miles southwest of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, at [...] Full Story 		Top

ATW Named Webby Award Honoree
Wed,11 Apr 2012 05:31 AM PDT
Around the World - "Around the World with Christiane Amanpour" has been named an honoree for the 2012 Webby Award for 'News and Politics' coverage. Congratulations to our fellow honorees in this important category. Full Story 		Top

Romney certain to shift to general election strategy, Gingrich and Paul still campaigning, plus more to watch for Wednesday in politics
Wed,11 Apr 2012 04:04 AM PDT
The Ticket - Then there were three — sort of. Rick Santorum called it quits Tuesday, leaving Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul still in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. But Romney is so far out front in the delegate tally and momentum that it's hard to count Gingrich and Paul. So, the campaigning goes [...] Full Story 		Top

Don't buy a new MacBook Pro right now, slimmer 15″ notebook on deck
Tue,10 Apr 2012 07:18 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Apple is a company that launches products like clockwork, so it's safe to assume we aren't exactly reading the rumor-steeped tea leaves when it comes to its regular hardware updates. According to reliable Apple blog AppleInsider, some major authorized resellers have found … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Santorum surrenders, but can Romney capitalize?
Tue,10 Apr 2012 06:22 PM PDT
The Ticket - The polls in Pennsylvania were not looking pretty for Rick Santorum. Already familiar with the unpleasant feeling of being on the losing end of an advertising onslaught from Mitt Romney and his allies, Santorum faced more of the same as the contest turned to his home state. As one Romney adviser made clear to me [...] Full Story 		Top

Romney discusses family's horses in behind-the-scenes video
Tue,10 Apr 2012 05:54 PM PDT
The Ticket - In a video released as part of a new column debuted on Tuesday by news and gossip website Gawker, Mitt Romney discusses his family's horses, saying his wife Ann has Austrian Warmbloods for dressage but that he prefers his Missouri Fox Trotter. The behind-the-scenes video of pre-interview footage features Fox News host Sean Hannity chatting [...] Full Story 		Top

Man allegedly commits 10 felonies in 9 hours
Tue,10 Apr 2012 04:17 PM PDT
The Sideshow - One man traveling through Tennessee completed a crime spree with such urgency that even local police say they'd never seen anything like it. William Todd, 24, is accused of committing 10 felonies in just nine hours while going on a "terror" through Nashville. "He was just on a terror. I've never seen anything like this [...] Full Story 		Top

5 real-life weapons straight out of a sci-fi movie
Tue,10 Apr 2012 02:55 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Forget the light saber; the flashy sword is but a part of the fictional Star Wars universe. These five crazy, futuristic, and veritably frightening weapons may sound like they come from epic sci-fi flicks, but they're no mere figments of the imagination … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Obama stumps for 'Buffett Rule,' slams Republicans
Tue,10 Apr 2012 02:51 PM PDT
The Ticket - Rallying supporters at a campaign-style event in Florida, President Barack Obama stumped on Tuesday for the so-called "Buffett Rule," which seeks to hike taxes on the very rich and accused Republicans of "doubling down" on economic policies he blamed for the 2008 meltdown. On the day that Rick Santorum stepped aside and the fall match [...] Full Story 		Top

Comedian Jon Lovitz says anti-Semitic prank no laughing matter
Tue,10 Apr 2012 02:08 PM PDT
The Lookout - Comedian Jon Lovitz is known for making people laugh, but he has expressed outrage at an anti-Semitic school prank involving maple syrup. Swastikas and the word "Jew" were drawn and written in syrup in front of the home of Lovitz's childhood friend in Northridge, California, reports CBS Los Angeles. Three girls from Nobel Middle School [...] Full Story 		Top

George Zimmerman attorneys quit as counsel
Tue,10 Apr 2012 01:34 PM PDT
The Lookout - Update [5:50pm ET]: This story will be updated as new events unfold Zimmerman's attorneys announced they have "lost contact" with Zimmerman and are withdrawing as counsel Attorneys say they still believe former client is innocent and acted in self-defense Engage in heated discussion with the press, say Zimmerman is "victim" of press attacks In a [...] Full Story 		Top

Saving the planet, one crashed Ferrari at a time
Tue,10 Apr 2012 01:19 PM PDT
The Upshot - When news breaks that yet another wealthy Ferrari driver has destroyed his ride, the public usually responds with a collective eye roll. After all, supercars and trees/guardrails seem to go together like fish and chips. But in the case of one German driver, his automotive sacrifice is being commended. The Daily Mail reports 53-year-old Joerg  [...] Full Story 		Top

British man allegedly fathered up to 600 children through sperm bank donations
Tue,10 Apr 2012 01:01 PM PDT
The Sideshow - New DNA tests suggest the owner of a British fertility clinic may have fathered as many as 600 children, while keeping his donations a secret. And in an even stranger twist, one of his newly discovered offspring says the man's belief in eugenics may have been behind the decision. The Telegraph reports that Bertold Wiesner [...] Full Story 		Top


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