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Anti-Gay Stance Proves Costly for Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich
Proponents of same-sex marriage have taken up arms against Mozilla for promoting co-founder Brendan Eich as the company's CEO last week. Eich reportedly supported an anti-gay proposition half a decade ago.
New Google Camera to Have Improved Features
Reports suggest a new Google Android camera app in the offing with background blur, improved framing and panorama features.
Loophole in iPad Microsoft Office 365 Allows Access without Subscription
Microsoft announced Office for iPad through a subscription that costs $100, but a loophole allows users access to the popular app without a subscription.
Amazon Workers in Germany Demand Pay Hike, go on Protest
Hundreds of Amazon's workers in Germany boycotted work and protested outside some of the company's logistics centers to demand pay hike.
Blackberry to End Losing Streak by End of 2016 Fiscal Year
An analyst has estimated that Blackberry's recent cost cutting measures will yield results only by end of Fiscal 2016.
Rear Cameras in Vehicles by 2018
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruled on Monday that all new vehicles will be fitted with rear view cameras by 2018 to lower fatalities caused during vehicle backing accidents.
14-Year Old Shows Government How to Save $400 million in Ink
Survir Mirchandani, a middle school student in Pittsburgh, has shown how using Garmond Font can save the government $400 million in ink.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Auctions 151 Luxury Cars on eBay
To cut government costs, Italian PM Matteo Renzi put up luxury cars including Jaguars and Maseratis on ebay.
125000 Toyota Cars to be Recalled
After discovering a fault in the electric circuit deploying airbags in its Avalon Sedans made in 2003-2004, Toyota announced the recall.
Pinterest Comes Under Attack from Butts
Pinterest users on Friday reported being spammed by butt image pins on their boards.
US Judge Dismisses Suit Against Baidu
Upholding searches on the Chinese search engine, Baidu, a US district judge dismissed a lawsuit against it alleging it censored pro-democracy content at China's behest.
Indian Fair Trade Authority Penalizes Google
The Competition Commission of India ordered Google to pay $165,810 for not cooperating in an anti-trust probe against it.
Minnesota Teen Wins $ 70,000 After School Accesses her Facebook
A school in Minnesota has agreed to pay a former student $ 70,000 for accessing her Facebook without permission.
Microsoft Office Suite Launches on the iPad--Finally
Microsoft on Thursday announced the launch of Office on iPad. Users can use Office applications through a subscription.
Coin Mining Code in Android Apps
Virtual currency miners are embedding mining code in Android application code, which experts point out could damage devices.