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Google introduces ‘Instant’ search

Google introduced “Instant” search Wednesday with results given to users as they type the letters of words — not even the words themselves.

Coming to OnStar: Facebook & Trapster

OnStar will offer a new service to subscribers that will read their Facebook and text messages to them.

Xbox Live gamer suspended for saying he lives in Fort Gay

Microsoft says it will apologize to a small West Virginia town as well as a 26-year-old gamer it booted from Xbox Live. The player was suspended from the online gaming service after he announced he lived in the city of Fort Gay. A customer service rep thought the name was an offensive slur. Turns out, […]

Justin Bieber takes up 3 percent of Twitter servers

There’s a hot new Internet rumor about that Justin Bieber kid — and unlike the syphillis and unlikely dating matches, this one is probably accurate.

Google calls for pressure on Internet censors

Google’s legal chief called for pressure on governments that censor the Internet, such as China and Turkey, arguing that their blocking access to websites not only violates human rights but unfairly restrains U.S. trade.

Extinction ‘tipping points’ possibly predictable

Thousands of plants and animals worldwide are listed as threatened or endangered, but the point of no return for these diminishing populations has been impossible to predict. A new study suggests a way to determine when extinction becomes inevitable.

Hunchbacked dinosaur strengthens bird-dino link

Scientists say a large new carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Spain sported a very unusual pointed humplike structure on its back, muscular legs and evidence for some of the world’s first feathers.

Hack attack hits home for AP writer

The Twitterverse is full of far more mysterious forces than indecipherable trending topics and Lady Gaga.

Dear Valve, ‘Portal 2′ better be awesome. But no pressure

Developers at Valve say they’ve never seen players respond to one of their games quite like they have ‘Portal.’ The space-manipulating puzzle game was loved and lauded the world over when it launched in 2007. Now the developers are hard at work on the sequel. And they know they’ve got a lot to live up […]

Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success

The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is winding down.

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