Washington state becomes first to allow voter registration by Facebook

Everyone in the country should vote. It’s a civic duty, and more importantly, you never have any right to complain about the government unless you took the time to actually cast a vote. But do you even know how to register to vote? If you happen to live in Washington state, that is no longer Read

Electronic Arts Comes Out Against Defense Of Marriage Act

Electronic Arts today announced that they are joining a group of businesses opposing DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act).

In case you aren’t familiar with it, the Defense of Marriage Act is a federal law that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The law also states that no U.S. state

LG 84-inch ‘ultra definition’ 4K HDTV going on sale in limited quantities

It looks like LG is actually going to sell that sweet 84-inch ultra-definition TV we saw at CES. With a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 it will maintain a full 1080p picture for 3D movies even with LG’s FPR Cinema 3D passive glasses technology, and also includes the standard suite of Smart TV features. Of

International Olympic Committee enhances online social presence

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London are going to be the most online-connected Olympics ever. That’s a fact, and it’s nothing worth writing an essay about because that doesn’t surprise anyone. What’s perhaps most interesting, though, is to see whether or not the organization that

Chick-Fil-A Faces Gay Marriage Backlash on Twitter, Facebook

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Borderlands 2 officially finished, now on the way to certification

Gearbox gave all of the Borderlands fans out there something to get excited about today: it announced that work on Borderlands 2 has officially wrapped up. The studio is getting ready to send the game out for certification, which means that all of the on-disc content has been finished and can no longer

Visualized: a look inside iRobot’s gadget-filled ‘cool stuff room’ (video)

We’ve all seen a Roomba at one point or another, be it picking up debris around our feet in a friend’s living room or chauffeuring a courageous kitty for an entertaining clip on YouTube. Likely far less familiar, however, is iRobot’s gadget-filled Massachusetts headquarters, including the museum-like

Apps popular among smart TV owners, unknown by everyone else

Among people who own an Internet-connected TV, the overwhelmingly favorite apps are ones like Netflix and YouTube. But surprisingly, Facebook is also near the top of the list. 35% of those with a smart TV say that the social networking platform is a “must-have” app for the device. Internet

Portable Solar Power Kits for Africa: Now in the U.S., via Kickstarter [VIDEO]

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4 Ways Dell Is Becoming An Open Source Company

Is Dell becoming an open source company?

Yes, but it is not exactly being planned that way. It is bubbling up like most open source projects do. But in many respects the move to open source is also by design. Dell does not want to be a box maker anymore. That makes open source a desirable option. With