Saturday, December 25, 2010

Facebook, PayPal tycoon embraces sci-fi future (AP)

Facebook, PayPal tycoon embraces sci-fi future (AP)

Facebook, PayPal tycoon embraces sci-fi future (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:00 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2000 file photo, PayPal Chief Executive Officer Peter Thiel, left, and founder Elon Musk, right, pose with the PayPal logo at corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Thiel who who co-founded PayPal and gave Facebook its first big investment now wants Silicon Valley to buy into a bigger idea: the future. Thiel is backing groups that see a future when computers will communicate directly with the human brain. Seafaring pioneers will found new floating nations in the middle of the ocean. Science will conquer aging, and death will become a curable disease. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - In the movie The Social Network, the character of Peter Thiel is played as a slick Master of the Universe, a tech industry king and kingmaker with the savvy to see that a $500,000 investment in Facebook could mint millions later.

Father's app lets disabled son 'speak' thru iPad (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:35 AM PST

AP - Victor Pauca will have plenty of presents to unwrap on Christmas, but the 5-year-old Winston-Salem boy has already received the best gift he'll get this year: the ability to communicate.

Assange says signed 1.1 million pounds in book deals (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:09 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak to the media in the grounds of Ellingham Hall in Norfolk, eastern England, on December 17, 2010. WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange said in an interview published Sunday he had signed deals for his autobiography worth more than one million pounds (1.2 million euros, 1.5 million dollars).(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange said in an interview published Sunday he had signed deals for his autobiography worth more than one million pounds (1.2 million euros, 1.5 million dollars).

Kids Tell Santa: What I Really Want Is an iPad (NewsFactor)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:41 AM PST

NewsFactor - A recent survey conducted by Nielsen suggests that this year's holiday season is shaping up to be a boom period for electronic-gear vendors -- with Apple's iPad at the top of many wish lists. Among American kids between six and 12 years old, for example, the iPad led the pack with a 31 percent interest score, followed by a new computer and Apple's iPod.

Best Celebrity Twitter Pictures (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:52 PM PST

The Daily Beast - Larry King poses with his staff one final time, Ashton and Demi jump for joy in Egypt, and John Stamos remembers Uncle Jesse. See pictures of stars' Twitter photos.

Geekmas Greetings From the GeekTech Crew! (PC World)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:15 AM PST

PC World - Happy Geekmas to all! It was only last night that not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the TiVo awaiting St. Geek and the children nestled all snug in their beds with visions of Dominion warriors masquerading in their heads.

Free Kindle Books: A Guide (Mashable)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:46 AM PST

Mashable - If Google Trends are anything to go by, a fair number of you were fortunate enough to unwrap a Kindle 3 this Christmas (currently, "free kindle books" is trending at number 9).

Police in China enlist Internet users for help (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:32 AM PST

Policemen patrol in Beijing on December 10. Police in China are offering cash and other rewards to encourage the country's millions of Internet users to help solve criminal investigations, state media said Saturday.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Police in China are offering cash and other rewards to encourage the country's millions of Internet users to help solve criminal investigations, state media said Saturday.
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