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Project glasses by Google: Next big hit or fail? [Analysis]

This spectacle is a revolutionary invention by Google to bring a new change in human’s ordinary life. It is basically said to be a hands-free computer. But after all, will it be a big hit or fail?

 

Google CEO reflects on past year in rare dispatch

Google co-founder Larry Page has ruminated about his past year as CEO and mused about the challenges ahead in an unusual dispatch that he shared Thursday.

 

Beyonce shares personal photos on Tumblr, joins Twitter

Over the past year or so, Beyonce has opened the door to her heavily guarded private life and invited her adoring public in.

 

Facebook, Ceglia suit advances

Facebook’s attorneys squared off Wednesday with the legal team of Paul Ceglia, a New York man who says that a 2003 contract proves he should own at least half of Facebook. Ceglia, for whom Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg did some work while at Harvard University, says he has a contract granting him at least half the ownership of Facebook. Facebook has denied the claim, saying that the contract and several other documents Ceglia provided are faked. The company subsequently filed to dismiss the suit last month.

 

Google Project Glass: Cool or creepy?

Google Project Glass

Google’s Project Glass — a pair of augmented-reality glasses that allows you to navigate the Web through your field of vision — has made its online debut, and the overall reaction is: Awesome. I think.

 

YouTube copyright lawsuit back on

A lawsuit by media giant Viacom against Google over copyrighted videos on YouTube can be heard in court again.

 

Sequel to 'Kony 2012' set for release Thursday

Joseph Kony

A sequel to the record-breaking viral video 'Kony 2012' has been rescheduled for release Thursday, the non-profit Invisible Children says.

 

Angry Birds, Farmville and Other Hyperaddictive ‘Stupid Games’

How time-wasting video games escaped the arcade, jumped into our pockets and took over our lives.

 

Yahoo to lay off 2,000 employees

Yahoo

Yahoo is laying off 2,000 employees as new CEO Scott Thompson sweeps out jobs that don't fit into his plans for turning around the beleaguered Internet company. The cuts announced Wednesday represent about 14 percent of the 14,100 workers employed by Yahoo.

 

Paramount to add 500 films to YouTube rentals

YouTube

YouTube and Paramount Pictures have reached a deal to make nearly 500 films available to rent online, even while their parent companies continue to feud over a $1 billion lawsuit.

 

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