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PS4 update out 4 February only brings support for 7.1 Pulse Wireless Stereo Headset
Pocket-lint - 3 Feb 2014 17:00
Sony has just announced on its Playstation blog that the PS4 will receive its version 1.60 update on 4 February. This will bring a compatibility update that allows the use of the Pulse Wireless Stereo Headset with 7.1 su...
Russia Is Looking Bad
Business Insider - 3 Feb 2014 12:08
A quick note on Russia. We've been saying that it's time to pay more attention again to the country's economic troubles. The Ruble has been getting smoked lately, and the country is suffering from many of the same forces...
Volkswagen's Engineers Sprout Wings And Shoot Rainbows Out Of Their Butts In Super Bowl Ad
Business Insider - 3 Feb 2014 02:50
Volkswagen is pulling the nostalgia card this year with its own spin on a scene from the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life." In VW's 60-second ad, produced by Argonaut, a father tells his jaded teenage daughter th...
Super Bowl Halftime Show 2014: Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Best Moments
Bleacher Report - 3 Feb 2014 03:46
Superstar singer-songwriter Bruno Mars took the stage at Super Bowl XLVIII's halftime show with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Sunday, Feb. 2, at MetLife Stadium. Despite the perceptibly odd pairing of acts, the performanc...
Super Bowl 2014 Highlights: Reliving Top Moments from Seahawks vs. Broncos
Bleacher Report - 3 Feb 2014 09:37
For Denver Broncos fans, Super Bowl XLVIII was one to forget. The Seattle Seahawks went out and rightfully claimed the Lombardi Trophy by trouncing the slim favorites 43-8 on Sunday, Feb. 2, at MetLife Stadium in East Ru...
9/11 Truther Sneaked Into Super Bowl By Telling Security He Was Late
Dead Spin - 3 Feb 2014 16:41
The most memorable quote from the Super Bowl was, unexpectedly, "Investigate 9/11. 9/11 was perpetrated by people within our own government." But how in the hell did that guy make it past so many levels of security to in...
Amy Purdy: Profile of US Snowboarding Paralympian for Sochi 2014
Bleacher Report - 3 Feb 2014 18:31
Crash Course: Amy Purdy started snowboarding as an able-bodied teenager and dreamed of a career in the sport. But when she contracted bacterial meningitis at age 19 and lost her spleen, kidneys and both legs below the kn...
Carlos Vela Won't Play for Mexico in 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Bleacher Report - 3 Feb 2014 18:23
Mexico will be without one of its most talented players for the 2014 World Cup as Carlos Vela has decided not to compete in the international event. Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated provided the news with some de...
UN Secretary-General to Speak to IOC in Sochi
ABC News - 3 Feb 2014 15:53
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to address IOC meeting on eve of Sochi Olympics
Bud Light Super Bowl Commercial 2014: Watch 'Up for Whatever' Ad
Bleacher Report - 3 Feb 2014 01:47
If you drink Bud Light, amazing things are going to happen. How amazing, exactly? Well, that depends on just how amazing you think this sounds: "You somehow find yourself in a limo with Reggie Watts and some bac...
How When Harry Met Sally Explains Inequality
The Atlantic - 3 Feb 2014 15:00
A new study says that educated people marrying each other has increased inequality by 25 percent.
Kenyan runner pulls away for decisive win at Miami Marathon
Miami Herald - 3 Feb 2014 07:20
Samuel Kipkosgei Malakwen wanted to avoid the risks in his one-step win two years ago, so he pulled away at the 21-mile mark to win the Life Time Miami Marathon.
This Simple Tax Error Is Costing You $2,800
Time - 3 Feb 2014 12:45
“Tax” has become a four-letter word in political discourse, but whether you think companies should pay less or rich people should pay more, there’s one thing most Americans can agree on: They’d be happy if their ...
Super Bowl 2014 commercials: Maserati, Sonos, Bud Light and more
Pocket-lint - 3 Feb 2014 02:07
It's Super Bowl weekend. That means it's time for you to grab a bowl of hot chicken wings, a cold brewsky, and pull up a chair to... your computer. Pocket-lint has rounded up one of the things you can't wait to watch mos...
Woody Allen's Daughter Accuses Him Of Sexual Assault
Popdust - 3 Feb 2014 00:58
Dylan Farrow's open letter detailing the sexual assault she suffered at the hands of Woody Allen as a child has
Sign of the times: Super Bowl ads safer and staid
Miami Herald - 3 Feb 2014 23:58
As Super Bowl ads go, so goes America.
Trustees: GE misleads in Hudson dredge report
Boston - 3 Feb 2014 23:28
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The federal trustees who will determine General Electric's liability for harm done to the Hudson River's natural resources are accusing the company of being misleading in its own assessment.
Ex-BBC boss apologizes for $163M digital failure
Boston - 3 Feb 2014 20:11
LONDON (AP) -- The former boss of the BBC has apologized for the failure of its digital media plan, which wasted almost 100 million pounds ($163 million) of taxpayer funds.
NFL to review train station mess after SB
ESPN - 3 Feb 2014 18:56
After all the anticipation of a mass transit Super Bowl, thousands of Super Bowl attendees were stuck waiting for New Jersey Transit trains for hours after Sunday's game ended.
Oklahoma State guard Clark arrested again
ESPN - 3 Feb 2014 18:36
Oklahoma State freshman guard Stevie Clark was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of outraging public decency, a spokesman for the Stillwater jail said.
Super Bowl: Seahawks dominate Broncos
Chicago Tribune - 3 Feb 2014 08:00NPR Labs is Working on Emergency Alerts for the Deaf (Video)
Slashdot - 3 Feb 2014 23:53
When we think about NPR (National Public Radio) most of us think of A Prairie Home Companion or another favorite radio show. But NPR also has a research component, NPR Labs, that they say "is the nation's only not-for-pr...