Tech
Microsoft snooping into Skype URLs
If you think your Skype communication is free from third-party snooping, think again. ... Full story
New video game releases: 'Fast & Furious Showdown'
The following games are among those scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com: ... Full story
Adventures with Facebook’s take on ‘Plants Vs. Zombies’
Video game “Plants Vs. Zombies,” master of smartphones, tablets and computers, makes a leap to Facebook this week with an intriguing twist on the game’s winning formula. ... Full story
Microsoft unveils Xbox One: New voice control
Microsoft Corp. unveiled its new Xbox One, an all-in-one gaming and home entertainment system at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Tuesday morning. ... Full story
Eminem publisher sues Facebook, says tech giant appropriated rapper's song
Eminem’s song publisher is suing Facebook and its ad agency, claiming they infringed the Detroit rapper’s copyright. ... Full story
Xbox rumors ramp up before unveiling: Microsoft
Microsoft will soon release details about the next Xbox console, preorders begin for the Nvidia Shield game system, and the Buycott app helps shoppers vote with their wallet. ... Full story
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer getting in the Tumblr spirit
No one can say Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer doesn’t have a sense of humor. ... Full story
Facial recognition technology moving toward identifying almost anyone
The Tsarnaev brothers, like anyone in a crowd of strangers, might have expected to be anonymous. ... Full story
Yahoo board reportedly agrees to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Yahoo’s board of directors has reportedly approved a $1.1 billion purchase of the popular blogging site Tumblr, Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer’s boldest move to date to revitalize the struggling Internet giant. ... Full story
Canada comes to Silicon Valley: High-tech workers struggling with immigration problems
Canada has landed in Silicon Valley with a brazen message: Give us your smart, your restless, your huddled Googleplex workers yearning to breathe life into the high-tech economy up north. ... Full story
'Fast & Furious 6': Michelle Rodriguez, Gina Carano can kick your rear
If Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano share a single regret, it's having not risked spinal injury together to film a key sequence for the thriller "Fast & Furious 6" last year. ... Full story


