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Did Microsoft Leave the Social Media Space? (86 diggs) Microsoft on its part is not in talks. People feel the software giant has run away from this space and is a big time failure. But wait a min. If you think, MS has actually left the space you are wrong.

Magical Street Graffiti – 35 Breathtaking Illusions!! (111 diggs) Graffiti, by nature, is a very controversial subject as it represents a type of art which is mostly unauthorized and one that is in contrast to traditional forms of artwork. The ever growing street culture and graffiti are mostly provocative, appealing, bold and audacious.

Pot Meet Kettle: Greenpeace Data Centers Dirty as Facebook's (270 diggs) After calling out the social network for using electricity generated with coal for its new green data center, it turns out that at least some of Greenpeace's servers are powered by coal as well as nuclear power.

Nokia Files Patent for Self-Charging Phone (373 diggs) Kinetically powered cell phones have been relegated to futuristic concepts..or have they? Nokia files a patent that could lead to the first real piezoelectric mobile phone.

Apple's Long History of Lousy First Reviews (282 diggs) Though the iPad has drawn some harsh reviews, it's hardly the first Apple product to get trashed (at first). A look back at 25 years of "flops"

Cisco's New Router To Delivers 322 Terabits per Second (502 diggs) Cisco Systems, has announced the launch of a super-fast and effeciency-focused router technology which will be at the heart of "the next generation of the Internet".

Apple's Secret iPhone Developer Agreement Goes Public (354 diggs) The first rule of the iPhone developer program is: You do not talk about the iPhone developer program...

The Rise of Netbooks (Infographic) (269 diggs) 2009 saw dramatic growth in the popularity of netbooks. This trend is expected to continue in 2010 as they become increasingly affordable.

10 awesome yet forgotten CD-ROMs from the 90's [Slideshow] (450 diggs) Before the Internet provided instant access to vast stores of reference information, news, entertainment, and the like, there were CD-ROMs.

Jen-Hsun Huang is 'looking forward' to court date with Intel (219 diggs) Sometimes companies spar out their differences behind closed doors, and sometimes they have guys like Jen-Hsun Huang at their helms and the whole world gets to know how they feel and what they intend to do about it. He has taken a recent interview with Fortune magazine as an opportunity to eloquently lay out his side's case.

Bump Technologies closes in on 10 million downloads! (256 diggs) Sequoia-backed Bump Technologies Inc. is closing in on 10 million downloads for its nifty contact and data-sharing app.

Facebook killer's monitoring referred to IPCC (244 diggs) The police force monitoring serial sex attacker Peter Chapman before he fled to kidnap, rape and murder Ashleigh Hall has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

25 Weird Ways to Enjoy National Umbrella Month (PICS) (371 diggs) Usually, we just hope they don't break or we don't leave them on the bus. But there's more to umbrellas. Lots more.

Crowd-sourced Toshiba Satellite Notebook = Thin & Sexy (344 diggs) If you could design a perfect laptop, what features would you include or leave out? Best Buy asked its customers, then channeled the info back to laptop manufacturers. The Satellite E205 is Toshiba's offering and it weighs in at a decent price, with solid performance and Intel WiDi wireless display to TV technology on board.

The World's First Commercial Brain-Computer Interface (303 diggs) The world's first commercial effort at a patient-ready brain computer interface is on display over at CeBIT 2010, but don't go throwing out your keyboard and mouse just yet.

US softens Internet export rules for Iran, Sudan & Cuba | (285 diggs) Looking to facilitate what it calls free speech rights in countries that don't look favorably at such liberties, the US government Monday said it would ease the regulations around exporting Internet-based applications such as e-mail, blogging and social networking software to Iran, Sudan and Cuba

Dutch Pirate Party Joins Election Race (391 diggs) Following in the footsteps of the Swedes and Germans, the Dutch Pirate Party has decided to join the national elections being held this spring. The Pirate Party booked a surprising victory by scooping two seats in the European Parliament last year, but has yet to score its first elected seat in a national Parliament.

Energizer Duo battery charger hides a Trojan (1,037 diggs) The Energizer Duo USB battery charger has been hiding a backdoor Trojan in its software that affects computers using Windows. According to Symantec the Trojan has probably been there since 10th May 2007.

EFF: All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple (987 diggs) The entire family of devices built on the iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) have been designed to run only software that is approved by Apple..Software developers who want Apple's approval must first agree to the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement.

Apple axes iPhone apps that simply reproduce (288 diggs) Following reports that Apple began rejecting App Store software with "minimum user functionality," the iPhone maker has now set its sights on applications that employ a "cookie cutter" formula.

HP Windows 7 Slate Strikes at the iPad With Flash Demo (VID) (581 diggs) The Apple iPad's Oscar debut on millions of TVs may have been the talk of the town Monday morning, but not for long. Rival PC maker HP has launched a sneak

Court Maintains Ban on DVD Backup Software (311 diggs) Judge sides with MPAA in case against Real Network's RealDVD software that would allow consumers to make backup copies of purchased DVDs for personal use.

Comcast's Latest iPhone App Manages Your DVR From Anywhere (235 diggs) Comcast is fairly evil, to be sure. But if they're doing one thing right, it's the latest version of their free iPhone app, Comcast Mobile App 2.0.

Feds Move to Break Voting-Machine Monopoly (416 diggs) Citing anti-competitive concerns, the Justice Department sued Election Systems & Software in order to force the company to divest itself of the voting machine assets it obtained from Premier Election Solutions last year.

Why Google Scares Us: Say Bye Privacy, Say Hi Hungry Beast (793 diggs) Meet Google. The noun that became a verb. The world's favorite search engine, and the company whose motto is "Don't be evil"...Meet Google the beast, the hungry beast.