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TUF 17: Uriah Hall and the Craziest Spin Kick KOs in MMA History
Bleacher Report - 7 Feb 2013 18:26
As I watched Uriah Hall's heel send Adam Cella's unconscious body crashing to the canvas on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter, I just couldn't help but channel my inner Smokey from the cult-classic stoner flick,...
Rob Gronkowski, Porn Star?
Dead Spin - 7 Feb 2013 22:55
The Summer of Gronk, Part II, might be less than three weeks old, but it's already so far along that Gronkshaming has become a thing. So where can it go from here? Why not porn! A porn company has offered Gronk $3.75 mil...
Japanese Stocks Are Down
Business Insider - 7 Feb 2013 05:27
HONG KONG (AP) -- Asian stock markets mostly held steady on Thursday but Japanese stocks slid as investors took profits following a huge rally the day before. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.8 percent to 11,374.26 as investors...
The Hottest Republican Politician Is Thinking About Switching From Apple To Samsung
Business Insider - 7 Feb 2013 15:03
This can't be comforting for Apple. Marco Rubio is the Republican Party's hottest politician. He's on the cover of Time Magazine as "The Republican Savior." He will deliver the response to President Barack Obama's State ...
Apple's and Android's US Smartphone Market Share Continues to Increase
Forbes - 7 Feb 2013 00:25
comScore released its December results survey and Apple had its eleventh month of increased market share when tabulated on a three month rolling average. Apple had a 36.3% smartphone market share for the last three month...
Isles reinstate Visnovsky from suspension
Fox News - 7 Feb 2013 23:45
Lubomir Visnovsky and the New York Islanders have finally ended an extended standoff, with the team lifting the veteran defenseman's suspension after he reported to the club's facility on Thursday.Visnovsky, acquired by ...
The legend of Dan Kendra: The rise, fall and happy landing of the nation's top recruit
SB Nation - 7 Feb 2013 19:43
Twenty years ago, every wise man in college football cast his regal gaze upon a star rising over in the little town of Bethlehem (Pa.). Share On Facebook Share on Twitter + Comments For it had come to pass that, nestled ...
25 Most Literate U.S. Cities For 2012
The Huffington Post - 7 Feb 2013 17:41
Central Connecticut State University just announced this year's most literate U.S. cities, with Washington DC coming in in first place for the third year in a row. The annual study is conducted by the University's presid...
Va. Woman Sues Ex-Boyfriend for Cyber Torment
ABC News - 7 Feb 2013 22:56
A Virginia woman is suing her ex-boyfriend after he tormented her and her teenage daughter by posting their photos on prostitution sites, sending dozens of men to their home, and distributing nude photos of the woman to ...
George Lucas Files To Sell Off His 2 Percent Stake In Disney For Nearly $2 Billion
TechCrunch - 7 Feb 2013 00:39
Just four months after announcing the sale of Lucasfilm production company to Disney in a $4 billion deal, George Lucas, the screenwriter and director best known for the Star Wars series, has made a move toward cashing o...
Another Reason for Dell's Decline: The Shrinking Importance of PC Customization
Time - 7 Feb 2013 00:30
I'm still thinking about yesterday's news that Dell is going private, a move which is in part a response to the company's long decline as a powerhouse of the PC business. Once upon a time, it was the industry's most reli...
That Skype for BlackBerry 10 app? It'll be an old Android port
GigaOM - 7 Feb 2013 23:59
When the BlackBerry team said Skype was committed to bring its app to BB 10, did you envision the software being a simple Android port? Me neither.
Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham informs school that he's talking with NFL Saints
Fox News - 7 Feb 2013 23:52
Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham has notified the school that he's interviewing with the New Orleans Saints.
LinkedIn stock soars after Q4 blowout
CNET - 7 Feb 2013 23:22
Net income climbs 66 percent in quarter as CEO calls 2012 a "transformative year for LinkedIn."
Online Radio Service TuneIn Launches Its Redesigned Web Presence
TechCrunch - 7 Feb 2013 07:26
TuneIn is a massively popular online radio service with over 40 million monthly active listeners according to its own data. The reason for its success is mostly due to its popular mobile apps and not necessarily because ...
Shrouded in Viral Mystery, Kai the Hitchhiker Gains a Cult Following
Mashable - 7 Feb 2013 05:45
And on the eighth day, to quote a famous speech, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker." So God, to paraphrase said speech, made Kai. That's Kai the hitchhiker. Kai the hatchet-wielding sa...
Ex-Google and Twitter product guys reportedly launching new VC firm
GigaOM - 7 Feb 2013 05:15
Hunter Walk and Satya Patel, formerly of Google and Twitter respectively, are reportedly raising a new fund for a VC firm called Homebrew. The two would bring deep experience as product managers in the Valley to a relati...
From storm shelter to boy's prison
CNN - 7 Feb 2013 05:02
Jimmy Lee Dykes told neighbors he was building a storm shelter, but that bunker 4 feet below the dirt became a prison for a boy named Ethan, surely more terrifying than any storm.
Fan Kisses Soccer God Messi After Rushing Field
Mashable - 7 Feb 2013 02:43
Last month a fan stormed the field to hug Lionel Messi, the world's greatest soccer player. But that fan has nothing on this guy, it seems. More About: soccer, Sports, Watercooler
Porn star hopes to be launched into space
NBC News - 7 Feb 2013 01:21Yahoo! Signs Global, Non-Exclusive Display Ad Deal With Google
TechCrunch - 7 Feb 2013 00:24
As first reported by AllThingsD, Yahoo has announced an advertising partnership with Google, not unlike working relationships it has with other companies. Yahoo in its current form has quite a few pages for advertising d...