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(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has proposed a revised $20 million settlement in a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating the rights of users through its "Sponsored Stories" advertising feature after a U.S. judge rejecte...

Social networking giant agrees to pay $10 apiece to impacted consumers and set up an "easily accessible mechanism" for users to view their Sponsored Stories interactions. [Read more]

The Austrian daredevil will fly faster than the speed of sound during the freefall.

As this industry quickly grows, hundreds of apps, tools and platforms are popping up and brands are eager to get involved. How will we avoid the potentially fatal equation of: interesting opportunity + eager marketers - ...

Apple, Microsoft, and Google will make big tech announcements this month.

Dish and Gannett said Monday that they have reached an agreement in a fee dispute that had threatened to leave more than 2 million Dish subscribers in 19 cities without access to local television stations owned by Gannet...

A Neil Armstrong-inspired petition to change the controversial holiday to a celebration of American exploration and innovation is prepared for liftoff. [Read more]

In early 2011, Chinese telecom-equipment giant Huawei made an unusual request to the U.S. Congress. In an open letter, it asked lawmakers who had raised questions about Huawei's strategic mission to consider a full inves...

The social network will let users 'collect' images of products that they can buy. For now, though, Facebook isn't taking a cut. [Read more]

Crashing on your bike, motorcycle, or skateboard doesn't have to be lonely. The ICEdot crash sensor will message for help when you need it after an accident. [Read more]

Sprint is now offering customers the option to purchase a personalized name to use in addition to their traditional 10-digit phone number. More About: cellphones, sprint

EPPic rulebook on Monopoly-money token scheme pops out VMware wants to leverage its dominance in server virtualization inside of corporate data centers into juggernaut status for enterprise private clouds, and to help th...

As more solar manufacturers stumble into bankruptcy, solar installers have been booming thanks to plunging prices for photovoltaic panels and the availability of cash to finance leases that allow homeowners to go green w...

I do believe that we will have tablets in many price ranges and sizes that will still carry up-front costs for many years to come. But I also think that the 7-inch tablet form factor, serving as a window into a set of se...

Watch how an unusual pattern can emerge while shaking a tray of silicone oil

Any extraterrestrial beings hanging out near Earth last month got a surprising look at stratospheric street art: pioneering Parisian artist Invader launched one of his...

So you went on a date with an awesome guy last Friday. But then a week later, all you get from that awesome guy is...

Review aggregate website Yelp.com serves over 78 million unique people monthly, who use the site to sift through over 40 million reviews. These are monstrous stats, as the now ubiquitous review system serves as ...

Hell hath no fury like a vengeful digital personal assistant application. A new parody video from YouTube sketch comedy outfit MATTHIAS imagines what would happen...

Everyone has distinct talents that make them great at something. Whether you’re blessed with extraordinary intellect, physical prowess or virtually anything else, your area of...

In an attempt to revamp its online audio services, the BBC has launched iPlayer Radio.

OMG, OMGPOP went pop Zynga's shares took a dive after the social gamer announced that it was writing off half the value of OMGPOP, the developer of Draw Something acquired earlier this year.…