CBS News
Rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse to dim skies
Reuters
By Jennifer Dobner | KANARRAVILLE, Utah (Reuters) - The sun and moon will align over the earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday - an annular eclipse that will dim the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a ...
Children, young adults suffer most from solar eclipse blindnessLos Angeles Times
Annular solar eclipse -- a 'ring of fire' -- visible in Northern California on ...Alameda Times-Star
Will you be able to see Sunday's annular solar eclipse?Alaska Dispatch
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner -Christian Science Monitor -Patch.com
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Telegraph.co.uk
Pakistan blocks Twitter over Prophet Mohammed references
Telegraph.co.uk
Pakistan blocked access to the microblogging site Twitter on Sunday because of its refusal to remove controversial references to the Prophet Mohammed. By Rob Crilly, Islamabad The move brought instant condemnation from thousands of users and even ...
Pakistan bans Twitter, citing blasphemous contentChristian Science Monitor
Twitter Back Up In Pakistan After An Order From The Prime MinisterTechCrunch
Pakistan blocks Twitter because of 'offensive material'BBC News
msnbc.com -AFP -Washington Post (blog)
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Globe and Mail
Barron's says Facebook shares could fall below IPO price
msnbc.com
By Phil Wahba, Reuters Shares in social media company Facebook Inc could fall below the initial public offering price of $38, Barron's wrote in its May 21 edition. Facebook saw its shares rise a scant 0.6 percent to $38.23 on Friday in the first day of ...
Facebook Debut May Hurt Future Social-Media IPOsWall Street Journal
Facebook stock limps into MondayAFP
After Buildup, a Modest Start for FacebookNew York Times
BusinessWeek -Los Angeles Times
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IBNLive.com
Samsung chief: we're open to a cross-licensing deal with Apple, but 4G chip ...
Engadget
By Jon Fingas posted May 20th 2012 1:02PM The at times very heated legal battle between Apple and Samsung might be softening just a bit ahead of truce talks on May 21st. Samsung's mobile head JK Shin just left Seoul for the mediated discussions saying ...
Apple, Samsung chiefs head to court-ordered play dateNDTV

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Sydney Morning Herald
Priscilla Chan: New doctor turned Mrs. Zuckerberg
CNN
By Ashley Hayes, CNN (CNN) -- She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes. She loves taking pictures of her dog Beast, and admits to checking her phone "every five seconds." Priscilla Chan vaulted into the spotlight on Saturday when it ...
Mark Zuckerberg Masters The Privacy Settings On His WeddingForbes
Facebook's nice-to-have problem: All that moneymsnbc.com
Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg wedsKFMB News 8
SlashGear -BuzzFeed
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ABC News
SpaceX replaces faulty rocket valve for space station flight
msnbc.com
SpaceX engineers have replaced a faulty engine valve on a private rocket carrying the first commercial space capsule bound for the International Space Station following the last-second abort during an attempted liftoff Saturday.
SpaceX To Attempt A Second Launch On Tuesday, May 22TechCrunch
Let The Real Space Age BeginWUSF News
After valve replacement, Falcon 9 on track for Tuesday launchFlorida Today
BusinessWeek -USA TODAY
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msnbc.com
Microsoft Wins Patent Suit Against Motorola Android Handsets
eWeek
The ITC rules Motorola Mobility smartphones running Google's Android OS violate a Microsoft ActiveSync patent. Technology giant Microsoft claimed victory this weekend as the International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its final determination in ...
Microsoft Wins Ruling Forcing Change in Motorola PhonesBloomberg
ITC Bans Motorola Devices That Infringe on Microsoft PatentPC Magazine
Microsoft wins US import ban on Motorola's Android devicesArs Technica
Reuters -Wall Street Journal
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Kansas City Star
Google gets China OK to buy Motorola
USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) – Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: That Google's Android ...
China to Google: Android must remain openCNET
China Approves Google Acquisition of Motorola MobilityPCWorld
China Clears Google's Motorola Mobility DealWall Street Journal

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Mobile & Apps
Sprint Offers $100 Off a New iPhone 4S - All You Need to Know
Mobile & Apps
By Alexandra Burlacu | May 19, 2012 6:19 PM EDT In an effort to boost subscriptions and advertise its unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S, Sprint announced on Friday, May 18, that it will start offering a $100 credit to any customer willing to trade ...
Sprint offers $100 trade-in credit for iPhones from competing carriersApple Insider
Sprint wants your iPhones, will pay $100 even for old modelsmsnbc.com
Sprint Offers $100 Credit for iPhones From Other CarriersThe Mac Observer
Forbes -PopHerald.com -Daily Disruption
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SlashGear
Dust 514 gets beta registration
SlashGear
Publisher CCP Games is now letting numerous other players get in on the beta for the free-to-play massively multiplayer title on the PS3, Dust 514. The company announced that it has plans to massively expand its online beta throughout the summer.
Dust 514 beta registration opensComputerandvideogames.com
DUST 514 beta registration opens up, EVE players get first accessNeoseeker
DUST 514 Beta Registration Is Now OpenZoKnowsGaming
PSX Extreme -The Verge
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The Associated Press
Google gets China OK for Motorola deal
The Associated Press
By AP – 17 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: That ...
China Clears Google's Motorola Mobility DealWall Street Journal
China approves Google's Motorola dealEconomic Times
China to Google: Android must remain openCNET
Reuters -Washington Post -USA TODAY
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CBC.ca
A look at social network history
News24
New York - Facebook may have made social networking a worldwide cultural phenomenon, but it wasn't the first internet company to connect people online. And it won't be the last. Here's a look at how social networking has evolved.
How Facebook IPO Impacts Social Business SpaceInformationWeek
How Facebook quickly took over the WebCNET
Facebook Finds Greatest Number of Friends in America: NielseneWeek
Christian Science Monitor
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TechCrunch
The Free Ride Is Over For Streaming Video
TechCrunch
Comcast's plans to do away with its 250 GB data cap and charge users based upon usage marks the end of an era for cable TV providers, and for the online video industry. No longer will users be able to endlessly stream all the content their hearts ...
Comcast ditches 250GB data cap, tests tiered pricingCNET
Breaking: Comcast boosts “data usage” limits from 250 GB to 300 GB a monthGigaOM
Comcast to Test Charging Heavy Web Users on Data AmountBusinessWeek
Los Angeles Times -Reuters -PC Magazine
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TechRadar UK
HTC Evo 4G LTE Smartphone Delayed in Customs, Sprint Apologizes
eWeek
The ongoing legal wars between Apple and HTC has the phonemaker's new Evo 4G LTE smartphone, which was headed for Sprint, stuck in customs. Not great news for HTC or Sprint. Neither HTC nor Sprint can afford to turn away paying customers, ...
Seidio Releases Accessories For The HTC EVO 4G LTE, Accepting Pre-Orders NowParamusPost.com
Why the One X Holdup Hurts HTCPC Magazine
HTC Smartphone Blockade Racks Up VictimsInformationWeek
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Globe and Mail
Facebook stock debut closes near flat
Great Falls Tribune
Colors? Some of my favorites come in a Montana sunset: ablaze in pink, orange and those...- 10:00 pm Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, applauds at the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market Friday at company headquarters in ...
After flat debut Facebook awaits market verdictOutcome Magazine
Facebook IPO: Top 5 Reason For Smaller-Than-Expected First-Day PopMobile & Apps
Facebook stock finishes flat in debutLas Vegas Sun
Barron's -Moneycontrol.com -Patch.com
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Los Angeles Times
Deep-sea microbes live life in the extremely slow lane
Los Angeles Times
Samples from the depths of the Pacific appear to be almost dead, but scientists say they could help in the search for life on other planets. Danish researcher Hans Roy opens a core sample of mud from the last ice age. He reports deep-sea microbes live ...
Tiny Deep-Sea Life Eats Dinosaur-Era MealsDiscovery News
Tiny deep-sea life eats meals from dinosaur eramsnbc.com
Slow-Motion Microbes Still Living off Dino-era "Lunch Box"National Geographic
NPR -NewsFactor Network -WBUR
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Moneycontrol.com
Facebook buys Karma app
GigaOM
By Om Malik May. 18, 2012, 1:23pm PT 4 Comments The newly public Facebook says it is buying Karma, a mobile social gifting app. The news was released via Karma's blog. As we first posted, Karma was founded by Lee Linden and Ben Lewis who in their past ...
Facebook likes Karma app, buys the whole darn thingEngadget
Facebook Acquires Gift-Giving App KarmaMashable
Facebook's Acquisition of Karma Brings It Experienced Talent At Mobile ...TechCrunch
Los Angeles Times -CNET -Wall Street Journal
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Big Brother? New UK surveillance program would give government access to ...
Fox News
LONDON – British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails." But experts say that its proposed new surveillance program, unveiled last week as part of the government's annual legislative program, will gather so much data that spooks ...
UK surveillance could yield window into livesHouston Chronicle

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BBC News
Apple on Siri complaints: Buy a different phone
Fox News
First you were holding it wrong. Now Apple says, don't hold it at all. Siri is a driving force behind Apple's record-breaking iPhone 4S sales, but not everyone is impressed with the Cupertino, Calif.-based company's virtual assistant.
Nokia accuses Apple of Siri bias over smartphone answerBBC News
Nokia: Apple rigged Siri to name iPhone best phoneCNET
Say what, Siri?Los Angeles Times
Cult of Mac -SlashGear -TG Daily
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E! Online
FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: Reports from all over on a hotly anticipated stock market debut
Washington Post
It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut in years. Here's some of what Associated Press ...
FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes publicThe Associated Press
The Social Network: Where Are They Now? All the Stars (and Real People) From ...E! Online

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