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The outcry over Apple's iBooks Author user agreement prompts the legal eagles in Cupertino to clarify that users of the software own what they create with it.

A new study claims that social media is often harder to resist than controlled substances.

Hacker collective Anonymous this week leaked a phone call between the FBI and U.K. law enforcement where officials are heard discussing the cases of Anonymous members who have been arrested for various hacks.

According to a new study, set to be published in the journal Psychological Science, those with low self-esteem often bombard friends with negative messages about their lives, making themselves less likeable.

According to a report, iTunes Match is inadvertently replacing explicit songs with the censored versions.

A new Pew report said the typical Facebooker puts less into the site than they receive back when it comes to comments, likes, photo tags, and more.

News Web site The Huffington Post, which was acquired by AOL one year ago, announced on Thursday that it plans to launch an online streaming video network.

European regulators have stepped into the controversy surrounding Google's upcoming privacy changes, asking the search giant to "pause" its update until the EU can conduct an investigation.

Facebook again topped headlines again on Thursday, thanks to its lucrative initial public offering (IPO).

Facebook Platform's JavaScript (JS) Software Development Kit (SDK) is not working correctly. This affects many websites that rely on Facebook Connect. Are you experiencing issues too?

The correlations between classic arcade games like Centipede and popular mobile games like Angry Birds are undeniable: they're simple, fun, and addictive. Seamus Blackley has hired a slew of old-school game developers to try to cash in on that fact with his company Innovative Leisure.

Changes are a-foot again for Firefox. The beta channel can now sync add-ons, the Aurora channel completes a smoother update process, and work on the faster native UI for Android continues.

Match.com's data on US singles, Megaupload reviled by Perfect 10, China's sex toy spam industry and more.

The big game is this Sunday and I've put together a collection of games for both iPhone and Android that let you play the role of different players on a football team.

Transportation design firm Motive Industries released sketches of what a pickup made of composite material could look like.

CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors--from the likely to the crazy--that we've heard so far in 2011 and 2012.

CNET tests the 2012 Ford Edge with its Ecoboost engine. With only 2-liters of displacement, this engine produces more than adequate horsepower while getting excellent mileage.

CNN reports that U.S. civilian and military officials are testing the use of secure Android smartphones that could be capable of transmitting confidential documents.

WordPress community site VoodooPress has recently turned one year old. To celebrate, they are giving away VoodooPress branded T-Shirts. They come at the cost of providing the site some social love by clicking on any of the social media icons on the site. Small price to pay for a chance at a T-Shirt. Congrats to the VoodooPress team and I hope the second year is better than the first!

Just imagine how powerful one would be if they wielded a GPL voodoo doll.

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