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- Facebook Home sees 500K Google Play downloads in five days
But Facebook Home has racked up a dismal user review average on Google Play.
- Earth Day 2013: 5 gadgets that help make going green easy With Earth Day 2013, here are five ways to head down a greener path. Sometimes, setting goals to shrink your carbon footprint are like New Year's resolutions. They don't last, and you move on. However, if you're serious about leading an eco-friendly lifestyle, there are some green gadgets that can help make the transition easier.
- Provo, the city of 'Silicon Slopes,' named as third Google fiber site
Google will acquire an existing network called iProvo in order to build out Google Fiber in the Utah city.
- How long does Apple keep Siri user data? Two years.
But Apple says that six months after a Siri request or command is made, the phone number of the user is 'disassociated' with the audio clip in question.
- Reddit slammed by massive online attack
Reddit, the 'front page of the Internet,' is under a heavy distributed denial-of-service attack today.
- Google's Eric Schmidt talks WikiLeaks with founder Julian Assange
Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, who runs Google Ideas, met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in June 2011, according to a transcript released by WikiLeaks.
- Twitter #Music launched for iOS and Web (but not Android)
Twitter #Music is designed to help users find and share tracks from top artists. For now, however, the app is only available on the Web and iOS devices.
- Google Glass tester? Don't dare try to sell your new toy.
Google Glass test units are rolling 'off the production line,' Google has announced. But there are lots of rules attached.
- House passes CISPA bill
The US House of Representatives voted to approve CISPA, the much criticized legislation that aims to protect businesses from cyber attacks.
- Verizon continues to grow, despite complaints from some customers
Verizon has shown strong earnings in its first-quarter report, but it is also facing criticism from a growing number of customers who want their contracts eliminated.
- Google Glass guidelines: No ads, for now. No charging money, for now.
Google lays out privacy guidelines to protect Google Glass users.
- New Legend of Zelda game to hit Nintendo 3DS by end of year
The 3DS Zelda game, which does not yet have a title, will be set in the same world as Super Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
- Gmail, Google apps hit by service disruption
Google has restored service to a number of key apps, including Gmail and Google Drive.
- NASA Space Apps Challenge aims for worldwide collaboration
NASA is bringing together scientists, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers from all over the world for its second annual International Space Apps Challenge on April 20 and 21. Thousands are expected to meet up in person or virtually to collaborate on open-source solutions for Earth and space.
- Leonhard Euler: Prolific writer, pioneering mathematician, and theorist nonpareil
The Google homepage today honors the mathematician Leonhard Euler, who was born 306 years ago today.