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Facebook now web’s biggest time hog

CNN.com - Technology — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:34:05 +0000

We already know that Facebook is the web’s biggest time sink. If you look at the average amount of time (according to Nielsen) users spend on the social network, Facebook is a clear winner over sites such as Google or Yahoo.

Webcams for the voyeur in all of us

CNN.com - Technology — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:58:21 +0000

Webcams are everywhere. On the beach, the surf cam is broadcasting your bikini-ready (or not) body to the world. At the amusement park, the scream cam is proving you were, in fact, scared senseless. In the bar, the look-how-much-fun-we’re-having cam is showing your ex exactly how many shots of tequila it took you to get over him.

We’re downloading more apps than songs

CNN.com - Technology — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:14:26 +0000

We’ll soon have downloaded more apps than songs from iTunes, according to app developer Asymco.

Google Instant feeds real-time addiction

CNN.com - Technology — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:23:58 +0000

Google this week released its Instant Search feature, which displays live search results as soon as you begin typing.

Google Instant feeds real-time addiction

CNN.com - Technology — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:23:58 +0000

Google this week released its Instant Search feature, which displays live search results as soon as you begin typing.

Video game piracy: Is it good for business?

CNN.com - Technology — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:01:12 +0000

Although as old as gaming itself, software piracy has been making headlines lately, seen by many as a growing danger to a business just coming to grips with the transition to digital.

5 just-plain-weird video games

CNN.com - Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:56:58 +0000

From turning random household objects into giant balls to stuffing princesses full of cake until they’re morbidly obese, the video game industry has no shortage of strange ideas.

Google launches ‘Instant’ search

CNN.com - Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:26:25 +0000

Another day, another animated Google logo — and with it, a big question: What will Google announce Wednesday to improve the way people use its engine to search the Web?

Call 911? Maybe not from a cell phone

CNN.com - Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:19:03 +0000

In an age when cell phones dominate, calling 911 might not always be the best way to report an emergency.

Stop those boneheaded Facebook comments

CNN.com - Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:31:34 +0000

Facebook gets a lot of attention for being, uh, your space — a handful of entry fields in which to sum up your awesomeness, right down to the bewildering “Write something about yourself” box.