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• newPakistan bans Twitter, citing blasphemous content - Christian Science Monitor

  

  Globe and MailPakistan bans Twitter, citing blasphemous contentChristian Science MonitorActivists see the government's claims of blasphemy as a convenient excuse to rein in free-wheeling conversations on the social media site ahead of elections. By T…
  - 26 mins ago, 20 May 12, 5:38pm -
• newHow Zuckerberg's wedding reveals Facebook's problem - CNET

  

  Sydney Morning HeraldHow Zuckerberg's wedding reveals Facebook's problemCNETOn visiting the Facebook announcement of its CEO's wedding, I was served ads for insurance and heart attack prevention. Slightly inappropriate? by Chris Matyszczyk May 20, 20…
  - 49 mins ago, 20 May 12, 5:15pm -
• newSamsung chief: we're open to a cross-licensing deal with Apple, but 4G chip ... - Engadget

  

  IBNLive.comSamsung chief: we're open to a cross-licensing deal with Apple, but 4G chip ...EngadgetBy Jon Fingas posted May 20th 2012 1:02PM The at times very heated legal battle between Apple and Samsung might be softening just a bit ahead of truce t…
  - 59 mins ago, 20 May 12, 5:05pm -
• newSpaceX replaces faulty rocket valve for space station flight - msnbc.com

  

  ABC NewsSpaceX replaces faulty rocket valve for space station flightmsnbc.comSpaceX engineers have replaced a faulty engine valve on a private rocket carrying the first commercial space capsule bound for the International Space Station following the…
  - 2 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:16pm -
• Microsoft Wins Patent Suit Against Motorola Android Handsets - eWeek

  

  msnbc.comMicrosoft Wins Patent Suit Against Motorola Android HandsetseWeekThe ITC rules Motorola Mobility smartphones running Google's Android OS violate a Microsoft ActiveSync patent. Technology giant Microsoft claimed victory this weekend as the In…
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• Children, young adults suffer most from solar eclipse blindness - Los Angeles Times

  

  ABC NewsChildren, young adults suffer most from solar eclipse blindnessLos Angeles TimesChildren and young adults are most likely of all age groups to suffer from blindness when they look at the sun during a solar eclipse, according to NASA. "Eclipse…
  - 2 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:00pm -
• Facebook Debut May Hurt Future Social-Media IPOs - Wall Street Journal

  

  Globe and MailFacebook Debut May Hurt Future Social-Media IPOsWall Street JournalBy LYNN COWAN Facebook Inc.'s disappointing public trading debut could have a ripple effect on everything from IPO valuations to venture-capital funding in the months ah…
  - 3 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:14pm -
• Google gets China OK for Motorola deal - The Associated Press

  

  The Associated PressGoogle gets China OK for Motorola dealThe Associated PressBy AP – 17 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion d…
  - 22 hours ago, 19 May 12, 8:12pm -
• A look at social network history - News24

  

  CBC.caA look at social network historyNews24New York - Facebook may have made social networking a worldwide cultural phenomenon, but it wasn't the first internet company to connect people online. And it won't be the last. Here's a look at how social…
  - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 6:04pm -
• Facebook stock debut closes near flat - Great Falls Tribune

  

  Globe and MailFacebook stock debut closes near flatGreat Falls TribuneColors? Some of my favorites come in a Montana sunset: ablaze in pink, orange and those...- 10:00 pm Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, applauds at the ope…
  - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 11:01am -