Life + Leisure
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Amtrak promotes gay family travel with groundbreaking ads
J.C. Penney did it and now so has Amtrak. It has launched a promotional campaign that includes gay families. As part of an effort to market its...
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Rumor has it Apple will announce iPhone 5 on Sept. 12
Sources are claiming that Apple will release its newest phone — the iPhone 5 — at a Cupertino event on Sept. 12. Bloomberg Businessweek is...
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There’s a new Microsoft mouse in town, one with a wedge
Microsoft announced several accessories for its upcoming Windows 8 and Surface tablet launch in October — the Sculpt Mobile Keyboard, the Sculpt Touch Mouse, the...
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Halifax Pride receives strong citywide support
“It is not ’us’ and ‘them’ anymore,” said Krista Snow, the volunteer chair of Halifax Pride and former Halifax City Council member. “We have gone...
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Is this the future of augmented reality? Check out Sight, an Israeli sci-fi short.
Sight is a well-done Israeli student short that takes a look at what augmented reality may one day become for us. The storyline is relatively...
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Twitter blocks “Find Your Friends” feature on Instagram
Techcrunch is reporting that the latest version of Instagram is missing a previously popular feature — the “Find Your Friends” component for Twitter. The feature...
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Acknowledging, Treating HIV Among MSM Essential to Success
In keeping with the overall theme of AIDS 2012, Thursday morning’s plenary session focused on “turning the tide” of HIV among vulnerable popularions, including men...
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Twitter, Google Talk suffer massive outages
Both Twitter and Google Talk are having a spot of trouble today. Starting with the Twittering Blue Bird, USA Today’s Technology live has been following...
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Netflix Q2 profits up, shares down, subscribers go both ways
It’s been an odd time for Netflix. After raising prices 60 percent last year, the company suffered public outcry at plans to separate its DVD...
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Update: OS X Mountain Lion available today
Version 10.8 of Apple’s home-grown OS, Mountain Lion, will be available to download today, according to Apple. The company made the announcement in its Q3...
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Mexico to Hong Kong: Set sail with Atlantis
For more than two decades, Atlantis Events has been producing all-gay cruise and resort vacations all over the world. While a number of its upcoming...
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Want to spy on your network? Try the Power Pwn power strip.
Forbes reports today about a new power strip that allows one backdoor access to an entire network. It’s from Pwnie Epxress and is called the...
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Google purchases iPhone Gmail client Sparrow
The New York Times is reporting that Google is purchasing Sparrow, an app that allows people to use Gmail on the iPhone. There was no...
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Samsung didn’t copy iPad, Apple forced to agree
A UK judge has ruled that Apple must publicly declare on its website and in British publications that Samsung did not copy the iPad’s design for...
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Windows 8 arriving on October 26
After months of teasing and speculation, Microsoft has finally come clean and given Windows 8 an official launch date. At the company’s annual sales meeting,...
