Dustin Moore of Portland, Ore., took some time to browse Google Street View the other day, he found something completely unexpected: a photograph of his recently deceased grandmother.
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Man finds his late grandmother on Google Street View
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Dustin Moore of Portland, Ore., took some time to browse Google Street View the other day, he found something completely unexpected: a photograph of his recently deceased grandmother.Google celebrates 15 years with doodle, throwback Easter egg
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Google is celebrating its 15th anniversary an interactive doodle - a simple game lets you whack a virtual pinata - and an Easter egg that takes your browser all the way back to 1998. LIVE CHAT REPLAY: The death of Blackberry?
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In a move that shocked many, and vindicated some, the Canadian
smartphone giant Blackberry announced Monday that it had signed a
provisional agreement to be bought by a consortium led by Fairfax
Financial Holdings Limited. Our panelists and audience members give us their take on the future of
Blackberry.
iPhone users fooled by fake iOS7 waterproof ad
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Some iPhone users were in for a shock after they fell for a scam aimed at getting people to ruin their own smartphones. Highway 'texting zones' unveiled in New York
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In an attempt to keep drivers focused on the road and not on their digital devices, the State of New York is rolling out a novel plan to incorporate designated "texting zones" into its roads and highways.Science explains why women want to 'eat' babies
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Have you ever heard someone refer to an adorable infant as "cute enough to eat"? According to researchers at the University of Montreal, it's not
simply a figure of speech -- that person may actually want to eat that
baby, just a little bit.
BlackBerry sale to Fairfax Financial fails to surprise Canadians
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Many Canadians urged BlackBerry to hurry up and confirm the sale before Fairfax changed its mind, suggesting the $4.7-billion deal is the best it will ever get.
Eager iPhone fans flocked to Apple stores around the world today, some lining up for more than a week just for the privelege of purchasing a new smartphone.iPhone 5S fingerprint hacking contest offers $20K bounty
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A group of hackers in the U.K. is determined to crack the Touch ID fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5S, and are putting up cash, bitcoins and hard liquor to anyone who can prove they can do it. iOS7: What iPhone users don't like about it
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Although most of the reaction to iOS7 so far has been positive, there have also been many other iPhone users conflicted about the new operating system and many of the new features.Meet the Community Team
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