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After such a tempestuous year as 2011 has been, it's hard to imagine a more dramatic way for it to go out with a "bang" than with HP's recent announcement about webOS. Yes, for those who missed it, HP finally ended months of indecision by announcing that it plans to open-source the Linux-based...

Christmas is coming in a few days, and many of you are kicking back with some eggnog for a well-deserved rest before the day arrives, and you are looking forward to the annual family who-is-the-biggest-*** competition. Yes, this is the time of year when relatives feel the need to overimbibe and...

Facebook recently began rolling out its Timeline feature, which will replace the social networking site's traditional user profile. Everything ever posted on a user's page will be included in Timeline. Members have seven days to review everything that appears on their Timelines before anyone...

AP - Egypt's ruling military and the revolutionaries who demand they immediately step down battled for a third day in the streets on Sunday — and competed fiercely for the support of a broader public that has grown tired of turmoil since the fall of Hosni Mubarak 10 months ago. More...

AP - Outside it was pitch dark. The six American soldiers couldn't see much of the desert landscape streaming by outside the small windows of their armored vehicle. They were hushed and exhausted from an all-night drive — part of the last convoy of U.S. troops to leave Iraq during the final...

AP - Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69. More...

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AP - Nearly 300 soldiers have arrived at Fort Hood, among the last U.S. combat troops returning from Iraq. More...

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The Galaxy Nexus has finally arrived in the United States after showing up in places like Europe and Hong Kong several weeks ago. This is a Samsung smartphone running the very latest and greatest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. And there are no factory-installed tweaks to the OS either...

A federal judge has dismissed a criminal case against a man accused of using Twitter to conduct a threatening campaign against a religious leader. William Lawrence Cassidy had been jailed for predicting that violence would befall Alyce Zeoli, a Buddhist religious leader, and for urging her to...

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AP - Two former CEOs at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday became the highest-profile individuals to be charged in connection with the 2008 financial crisis. More...

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Google has been awarded a United States patent for what, in legalese, is "transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode" -- essentially a self-driving car. To be more precise, U.S. Patent 8,078,349 covers a car being driven by a human that transitions to being autonomously driven...

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Facebook will be disrupting the online lives of its members in the coming weeks with the redesign of their profile pages. The redesign, called "Timeline," has been available on a limited basis since it was announced in September, but Thursday the social network announced a system-wide rollout of...