Sony Unveils Successor to Xperia S Smartphone: The Xperia SL

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• Sony Unveils Successor to Xperia S Smartphone: The Xperia SL
• Food Network On The Road tops iOS Apps of the Week
• Samsung Electronics shares fall 3 percent, cooling after 23 percent surge
• McDonald's Tests PayPal Hot on Heels of Starbucks-Square Deal
• Sony Unveils Successor to Xperia S Smartphone: The Xperia SL
• Fifty Shades Generator Spices Up Dummy Text
• Assange urges US to end Wikileaks 'witch hunt'
• Apple v. Samsung Case Decided by Verdict-O-Matic [SUNDAY COMICS]
• Pin it! Pinterest mostly rules on iPad
• World's Tallest Ferris Wheel Proposed for New York
• Top 10 Pinterest Pins This Week
• Assange makes 1st public appearance in 2 months
• Congressman's Remarks About Rape and Pregnancy Rebuked on Twitter
• The 35 Fittest People in Tech
• Baseball Star Created Fake Website to Dodge Drug Suspension [REPORT]
• Stride Mintacular Ad 'Redefines Chewing' in Apple Parody [VIDEO]
• Facebook Trumps Yahoo as Second Most-Popular Video Site
• These Telecommuting Jobs Will Surprise You
• $20 Million Facebook Privacy Settlement Rejected by Judge
• Fukushima Radiation Damages Butterflies, But Not People, Yet
• Assange to make 1st public appearance in 2 months
• This is Where NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity is Headed [PICS]
• Shark Week Gets Autotuned in Hilarious and Catchy Video
• Assange: U.S. 'Must Renounce Witch Hunt Against WikiLeaks'
• L.A. Restaurant Gives Discount for Staying Off Your Phone
• Beyoncé Debuts 'I Was Here' for World Humanitarian Day [VIDEO]
• The Scienceblogging Weekly (August 18th, 2012)

Sony Unveils Successor to Xperia S Smartphone: The Xperia SL Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:59 PM PDT [More from Mashable: Sony's Microsoft Surface Rival Revealed in Leaked Slideshow]

Food Network On The Road tops iOS Apps of the Week Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT This week's best iOS apps cover all corners of the entertainment spectrum. Our top app helps you eat at the places featured on your favorite Food Network shows, while our other top apps include an official WWE app, a note-taking app, a very large dining guide, and an app for streaming movies and TV shows.

Samsung Electronics shares fall 3 percent, cooling after 23 percent surge Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:37 PM PDT (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics, South Korea's most valuable firm, fell 3 percent in early trade on Monday, extending falls into a second day as investors took profits following a one-month surge. Samsung shares soared 23 percent from its most recent trough registered on July 12, outpacing gains in the main board by nearly three-fold. (Reporting by Joonhee Yu; Editing by Richard Pullin)

McDonald's Tests PayPal Hot on Heels of Starbucks-Square Deal Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:46 PM PDT McDonald's is testing a new payments system in which customers use the fast food chain's mobile app to order and pay for meals. PayPal, eBay's mobile payments platform, would power the transactions.

Sony Unveils Successor to Xperia S Smartphone: The Xperia SL Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:59 PM PDT [More from Mashable: Sony's Microsoft Surface Rival Revealed in Leaked Slideshow]

Fifty Shades Generator Spices Up Dummy Text Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:18 PM PDT A new play on Lorem Ipsum -- that is, placeholder text for publishing and design -- is getting the interwebz all hot and bothered.

Assange urges US to end Wikileaks 'witch hunt' Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:18 PM PDT Wikileaks founder Julian Assange portrayed himself Sunday as a victim of an American "witch hunt" over his secret-spilling website in a defiant address from the balcony of an embassy where he has holed up to avoid extradition to face sex assault allegations.

Apple v. Samsung Case Decided by Verdict-O-Matic [SUNDAY COMICS] Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:22 PM PDT Wondering what the verdict will be in the Apple V. Samsung lawsuit? There's no need to dive into all those complicated legalities when you have the Verdict-O-Matic, a magical chart created by our good friends Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech.

Pin it! Pinterest mostly rules on iPad Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT The official app of popular photo sharing site Pinterest just received its first major updated, adding universal support and bringing lots of neat features for iPad owners who use the app. These new features were much wanted, but some of the other changes aren't being met with much praise. This review will focus on the iPad user experience, however, which is quite nice overall.

World's Tallest Ferris Wheel Proposed for New York Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:37 PM PDT New York City's Staten Island may soon be home to the world's tallest ferris wheel.

Top 10 Pinterest Pins This Week Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT 1. One Comfortable Nap

Assange makes 1st public appearance in 2 months Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:04 AM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged President Barack Obama to end a so-called "witch hunt" against his secret-spilling website, appearing in public Sunday for the first time since he took refuge two months ago inside Ecuador's Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden on sex crimes allegations.

Congressman's Remarks About Rape and Pregnancy Rebuked on Twitter Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:23 AM PDT Missouri Republican Rep. and Senate nominee Todd Akin said in an interview Sunday that in the case of what he called "legitimate rape," the "female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."

The 35 Fittest People in Tech Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:50 AM PDT Years ago, few people conflated technical prowess with physical fitness. The archetypical techie of the early 90s, for instance, was Dennis Nedry, the portly computer programmer in Jurassic Park played by Wayne Knight, a.k.a. Seinfeld's Newman. In real life, tech titans like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would never be mistaken for underwear models.

Baseball Star Created Fake Website to Dodge Drug Suspension [REPORT] Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:30 AM PDT San Francisco Giants star outfielder Melky Cabrera created a fake website as part of a faux digital trail to dodge a drug suspension, according to a new report.

Stride Mintacular Ad 'Redefines Chewing' in Apple Parody [VIDEO] Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:13 AM PDT Stride Gum is the latest company to mimic Apple in its recent ad campaign for its just-launched Mintacular flavor. The brand released the above online video, featuring gold medal-winning snowboarder Shaun White, in the latest "celebrity-endorsed chewing experience."

Facebook Trumps Yahoo as Second Most-Popular Video Site Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:29 AM PDT Facebook has overtaken Yahoo as the Internet's most popular site for viewing video last month, according to report from comScore.

These Telecommuting Jobs Will Surprise You Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:45 AM PDT Sara Sutton Fell is the Founder & CEO of FlexJobs, an award-winning service that helps job-seekers find professional opportunities that also offer work flexibility, such as telecommuting, freelance, part-time or alternative schedules.

$20 Million Facebook Privacy Settlement Rejected by Judge Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:07 AM PDT A federal judge has rejected Facebook's settlement offer in a class-action privacy lawsuit over the use of users' names and faces in "Sponsored Stories" advertisements.

Fukushima Radiation Damages Butterflies, But Not People, Yet Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT Scientific analyses are beginning to unravel the biological consequences of the radioactive particles released during the Fukushima meltdowns. David Biello reports

Assange to make 1st public appearance in 2 months Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:26 AM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange planned to make his first public appearance Sunday since he took refuge inside Ecuador's Embassy in London two months ago, seeking to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sexual misconduct allegations.

This is Where NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity is Headed [PICS] Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:14 AM PDT NASA's Curiosity Rover landed on Mars a couple of weeks ago, and has since spent its time upgrading its software and making sure its instruments are in tip-top shape. But with a name like Curiosity, it's not going to be satisfied hanging out in one spot for long.

Shark Week Gets Autotuned in Hilarious and Catchy Video Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:57 AM PDT If sharks could smell viral video hits like they can smell blood in the water, they'd come swimming for this Shark Week send-off.

Assange: U.S. 'Must Renounce Witch Hunt Against WikiLeaks' Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:17 AM PDT Julian Assange said on Sunday that the United States "must renounce its witch hunt against WikiLeaks" in his first public appearance since taking refuge at Ecuador's embassy in London two months ago.

L.A. Restaurant Gives Discount for Staying Off Your Phone Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:37 AM PDT What would it take to keep you off your phone for the duration of a meal? Would a discount help?

Beyoncé Debuts 'I Was Here' for World Humanitarian Day [VIDEO] Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:36 AM PDT Mega-star Beyoncé debuted the music video for her latest single "I Was Here," filmed in New York's U.N. General Assembly, in honor of World Humanitarian Day, Aug. 19.

The Scienceblogging Weekly (August 18th, 2012) Posted: 18 Aug 2012 07:54 PM PDT The Scienceblogging Weekly (August 18th, 2012)

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