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A portrait of the late Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., is seen at the Macworld iWorld expo Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in San Francisco. Apple's phenomenal success comes from a deep understanding, 'grok-like,' fostered by Mr. Jobs, of the user experience married to an integrated tech ecosystem.

Why Apple’s success is out of this world

Commentary and Features

iWatchLife differentiates itself from its competition by offering what it calls “smart event detection,” a fancy way of saying that it tries to keep false alarms at a minimum. Their engineers have developed an image analysis algorithm designed to ignore the sorts of things that might set alarm bells ringing on other systems, like a big leaf blowing across the yard seen through a patio door.
Gadget Review

Remote monitoring leaps ahead with smart cameras

Controller Freak

Minecraft gets physical via new Lego sets

Facebook, the world's most popular social network, is ready to go ahead with an IPO as early as Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Hot Button Blog

Your Facebook past is coming back: Timeline mandatory

Underground 'earth tubes' bring fresh outdoor air into the head offices of Earth Rangers, a Woodbridge, Ont.-based non-profit group for children. Director Andy Schonberger says the centre’s many energy-saving amenities 'add up to a much healthier work environment.'
Workplace

The office gets a blast of fresh air

Tech News  »
The sun sets in London January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

Switch off the lights, here comes the sun

Digital Culture  »
Google said Monday that it will now allow nicknames and pseudonyms, as well as maiden names and names in non-Latin scripts. A man walks past a Google logo drawn with chalk on a wall at the Google campus near Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California in this January 13, 2012 file photo.

Google social network relents, to allow pseudonyms

Screengrab from 'S*** Girls Say'

Stuff ‘Girls Say’ meme airs our culture’s hilarious grievances

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A woman uses her mobile telephone as she passes a Nokia advert in London, in this file picture.

Nokia profit sinks 73%, less than feared

Gaming News  »
The new Nintendo Wii U gaming console is displayed on a video screen during a news conference at the E3 Gaming Convention in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

Nintendo says Wii U to launch before 2012 holiday season

Game Reviews  »

Nintendo game apps offer big fun without the big prices

Science  »
This handout image provided by NASA, taken Jan. 22, 2012, shows a solar flare erupting on the Sun's northeastern hemisphere.

Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth

Small Business Technology  »

Is it time to proclaim the death of the desktop computer?

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow celebrates his 80-yard overtime touchdown pass, giving the Broncos a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers . It landed a spot on Twitter’s most-tweets-per-second list.

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