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Yahoo Takes Big Leap with $1.1B Deal for Tumblr
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.
Homo Tech: Latest High-Tech Must-Have Toys
At the February Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, 1,700 exhibitors tempted 72,000 visitors. Here are the must-haves, from a digital camera (yes, that’s correct) to a pet tracker to a high-tech cane.
Personal Technology
Athlete-Amputee Becomes Artificial Limb Inventor
CBS News’ Ben Tracy reports on an inventor whose idea for an artificial limb design was borne out of his own experience losing his lower leg in a sporting accident.
A Year After IPO, Facebook Aims to be Ad Colossus
Despite its disappointing stock market performance, Facebook has delivered strong financial results. Net income increased 7 percent to $219 million in the most recent quarter, compared with the previous year. Revenue was up 38 percent to $1.46 billion.
Review: Toshiba Brings High-Res Screen to Windows
Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display that can compete with Apple.
Google’s Products Dig Deeper Into People’s Lives
In the latest display of Google’s technological sweeping ambition, the company is rolling out another wave of products and services that will test how much more people want computers to control their lives and enhance their perceptions of reality.
Video Games
Nintendo ’Debugs’ Gay Marriage Glitch in Popular Video Game
It looks like Nintendo is going to debug a glitch in a popular Japanese life simulation video game that allows male characters to marry other male characters.
Science
Project Aims to Track Big City Carbon Footprints
High-tech sensors have been set up in an effort to track the carbon footprints of megacities, urban hubs with over 10 million people that are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming.
Inside EDGE
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What’s Up, ’Go Doc?’ :: Cory Krueckeberg on His Sexy New ’Project’
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Digging Denver: A Quickie Cultural Tour
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Killing His Darlings :: ’Boystown’ Scribe Marshall Thornton on ’Murder Book’
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Dragonette :: ’Daylight and smiles and stuff’ on new CD & tour
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The Skin He’s In :: Broderick Fox on ’Body Media’ and Big Tattoos
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Mark Nadler Connects With Gay History with ’Weimar’ Show
