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Microsoft was a little too exuberant in its attempt to relate to youth culture when it debuted its new ad for the Kin social networking mobile...

Businessweek has a cool feature on the world's most expensive stuff 2010. While most of us scaled back on spending because of the recession, it...

An interesting piece in Politico discusses the debate over whether it's wrong for journalists to leave out bits and pieces of news from their...

The Library Of Congress isn't lauded as the keeper of tech trends or pop culture, but the knowledge trove says it will archive the collected works...

Personal computer sales globally are up sharply in the first quarter. Research firm Gartner said worldwide PC shipments rose by 27.4 percent in the...

Things might get uglier in the battle between Apple and Adobe. There are rumblings that Adobe may sue Apple because the tech giant doesn't support...

Wawa is planning to celebrate its billionth surcharge-free ATM withdrawal by staging a parade in Philadelphia. The convenience store, with chains...

New restrictions on herring fishing are forcing the former Stinson Seafood plant in Prospect Harbor, Maine, owned by Bumble Bee Foods and the last...

In case you ever wondered how the fortunes of Beverly Hillbilly Jed Clampett sized up to Batman's, Forbes has done the ground work with "The Forbes...

You might have heard Stacey Vanek-Smith's report on how fast-food chains are stepping up their games when it comes to providing breakfast. NPD...