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Trekkie king bringing Star Trek ride to Jordan’s coastal theme park

Trekkie King Abdullah II of is bringing a Star Trek ride to the country's planned theme park in 2014.

Twitter acquires gear listing social network startup Bagcheck

Twitter's acquistion of gear listing social network Bagcheck may be what the microblogger needs for brand interaction.

Huge rare earth minerals deposit springs from tiny Nebraska hamlet

A new deposit of rare earth minerals found in Nebraska may reduce the US' dependence on foreign supply of these metals used in many modern gadgets.

Apple patent: Inductive device chargers using earphones

A new Apple patent has surfaced, showing the company is looking at induction charging using earphones for Apple devices

Microsoft announces $250,000 ‘BlueHat Prize’ contest for security innovation.

Microsoft ditches bug bounties and goes after the bigger security picture with a $250,000 BlueHat prize contest

Anonymous attacks PasteBin to test new DDoS attack tool

Anonymous sharpens their claws on PasteBin, testing a new DDoS tool to replace the current Low Orbit Ion Cannon

Facebook nabs interactive digital book publisher Push Pop Press

Facebook purchases digital book publisher Push Pop Press as a talent acquisition for the iPad app project.

Google acquires The Dealmap to aid in Groupon chase

Google adds The Dealmap to its mass in order to aid in the daily deal Groupon rivalry.

Norway retailers pulling WoW, CoD and other games in response to terrorist attacks

Some Norway retailers are stripping their shelves of violent video games, including CoD and Wow, in response to the recent terrorist attacks.

Hulu being sued by Rovi for patent infringement

Hulu was sued yesterday by Rovi over patent infringement. Is this legit or a push by Rovi to do business?

Anonymous steals 390MB from U.S. cybersecurity contractor ManTech

Anonymous strikes again, hitting cybersecurity contractor ManTech in order to embarrass the FBI

U.S. House Judiciary Committee approves new ISP data retention bill

A new ISP data retention bill has been approved by a House Judiciary committee which will require data to be stored for longer periods of time.

Gig.U to bring 1Gbps broadband to 29 college communities

A band of 29 universities is hoping to bring ultra high speed broadband to their communities through the new Gig.U project

New Apple Patent: Flat Keyless Keyboard for Desktops & More

Apple shows of its new virtual keyboard invention plans with "Flat Keyless Keyboard for Desktops & More".

Chinese couple sells three of their kids to fund online gaming habit

A couple in southern China has apparently sold their three children for less than $10,000 to support an online gaming obsession.
arizona getting colossal solar updraft tower in 2015

Arizona getting colossal solar updraft tower in 2015

By 2015, an Australian company plans to erect a colossal solar updraft tower in Arizona able to produce clean energy with a top output of 200 MW.

Italian Cyber Police Hit by Anonymous Hackers, 8GB stolen

Italy's cyber police get owned by Anonymous' Italian branch Legion of Anonymous Doom. 8GB stolen.

GoldenEye 007:Reloaded confirmed for Xbox and PS3, now with trailer

Fans of the legendary GoldenEye game will be able to play an upgrade version on Xbox 360 and the PS3 this fall.

Macbook battery firmware vulnerable to hijacking or worse

Charlie Miller's found a way to easily hijack an Apple Macbook through a vulnerability in the batteries.

20th Century Fox bringing movie downloads to Android in October

Android is getting some new movie watching features with Fox bringing legal movie downloads to the OS in October.

Google and Facebook splurge on lobbying in Q2

Internet companies such as Google and Facebook are splurging on their presence in Washington according to Q2 lobbying expenditure reports.

Apple selling Mac OS X Lion thumb drive version in August

Apple aims to make sure all their customers are content with a physical thumb drive version for $69 available in August.

Google dips into vendor financing with new AdWords MasterCard Credit Card

Google steps into the vendor financing arena and introduces an AdWords credit card to stimulate spending.

Sony using 3D headset to experiment with Virtual Reality gaming

Sony's 3D headset from CES may be used for virtual reality gaming in the future.

Activist Swartz indicted for massive MIT and JSTOR data theft

Programmer, activist and former Wired writer Aaron Swartz has been indicted for stealing millions of documents from JSTOR using MIT's networks.

Microsoft paying out $250k for info on Rustock botnet operators

Microsoft is putting a bounty on the heads of the Rustock botnet. $250,000 goes to anyone with info leading to the operator's arrests.

Facebook launching news platform Facebook Editions in September

Facebook is planning to launch a new service called Facebook Editions which will create app versions of your favorite news outlets.

New trailer for Garth Ennis’ zombie film Stitched

Garth Ennis setting foot into films next week at Sand Diego's Comic-Con with a new zombie/mummy short called Stitched. Check out the trailer.

Microsoft introduces two new Hotmail security features

Banning common passwords and implementing a new alert system, Microsoft's new Hotmail security features are making hacking harder

Researchers breeding Canadian super bee to save world’s food supply

They're rebuilding them better...stronger...faster...more mite resistant. Researchers are breeding Canadian super bees in hopes of circumventing world food crises
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U.S. law enforcement adopting new smartphone criminal recognition tech

law enforcement agencies all over the U.S. are planning on adopting new smartphone attached tech called MORIS to streamline identifying the bad guys.
new evil dead movie revving up for production

New Evil Dead movie revving up for production

The latest film in Raimi's cult horror franchise is revving up production with confirmation by Campbell and a director already picked out as well.

Minnesota Wi-Fi hacker gets 18 years in prison for terrorizing neighbors

A man from Blaine, Minnesota has been given an 18-year sentence for waging a war against his neighbors using Wi-Fi hacking skills.

Anonymous hits the Booz, 90K military emails compromised

Anonymous' latest attack "Military Meltdown Monday" has cost the U.S. Department of Defense 90,000 emails and passwords.