Facebook rumored to be in talks to acquire Opera to create "Facebook Browser"

Source: Hacker News

I promised I wouldn’t write about Facebook this week. Well sorry, I couldn’t help myself. A rumor has been flying this afternoon about a potential Facebook acquisition of Norwegian browser company Opera. Pocket-lint broke the new ...
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Former GOP Congresswoman Blasts New GOP Women’s Caucus: ‘They’re Not Voting In Best Interest Of All Women’

Source: Think Progress

Former Rep. Claudine Schneider (R) was the first — and only — woman to represent Rhode Island in Congress. Over five terms in the House (from 1981 to 1991), she helped pass key environmental, health, and gender-equity laws, incl ...
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Yahoo eliminates digital newsstand 'Livestand' for iPads six months after launch

Source: New Kerala

"We've decided to discontinue or consolidate a number of products across Yahoo's technology platforms over the course of 2012," News24 quoted Yahoo, as stating in its blog. Livestand was among the first products to be targeted for elimination under ...
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Gov bets he'll win on sports wagering

Source: Home News Tribune

Gov. Chris Christie stands to cash a winning bet with his eagerness to force a showdown with the federal government over sports wagering even if the state ultimately loses a legal challenge on the issue, political and ...
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Yahoo Kills Livestand; Focus Shifts to Mobile Products

Source: International Business Times

Just six months after its debut on iPad , Livestand has been killed. Yahoo Inc announced on Friday that it has decided to discontue its personalized digital newsstand app, Livestand for iPad . The latest move from Yahoo came at a tim ...
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Ridley Scott looking at filming in Alicante

Source: Typically Spanish

larger | smaller By h.b. - May 26, 2012 - 1:34 PM The Ciudad de la Luz studios are however subject of a legal dispute. British director, Ridley Scott, is in Alicante looking at the possibility of filming at the Ciudad de la Luz studios. He is int ...
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Hands-on: Yahoo’s Axis browser

Source: ITWorld.com

May 26, 2012, 7:30 AM — Yahoo on Thursday introduced a new browser plugin for desktop computers as well as an iOS browser called Axis. Yahoo’s browser is not meant to be a replacement for Chrome, Firefox or Internet explorer on de ...
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Source: Blackfive

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Coffee and Cigarettes: Seahawks Links for Saturday

Source: Field Gulls

Geno Smith (QB, West Virginia) vs Clemson " Seahawks Draft Blog This was a record breaking performance in last seasons Orange Bowl. Smith shined on the day, but there were other times last season where he wasn ...
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