Jan
14

E-Ink on a Smartphone? This Android Phone Has 2 Displays

Times UpYou can use the rear of the YotaPhone as a clock, or to display wallpapers.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: Hands On With Pebble, the Internet’s Favorite Smart Watch]LAS VEGAS — What if your phone had two displays? Announced in mid-December, YotaPhone aims to change how people use their smartphones by bringing together a full-color LCD display on one side of the phone and...
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“Struck by Lightning” review: Chris Colfer’s coming-of-age comedy not just for Gleeks

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Want to feel like a layabout and as if you’re already way behind schedule in your life?At just 22 years of age, Chris Colfer has starred in a TV series, “Glee,” for the past four seasons, winning a Golden Globe award and two Emmy nominations for his performance in the breakout role of gay high-school chorister Kurt Hummel.Now Colfer has written a movie and stars in it and...
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Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Psychologist Who Studied Depression in Women, Dies at 53

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, a psychologist and writer whose work helped explain why women are twice as prone to depression as men and why such low moods can be so hard to shake, died on Jan. 2 in New Haven. She was 53. Andrew SacksSusan Nolen-Hoeksema at the University of Michigan in 2003. Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema's research showed that women were more prone to ruminate, or dwell on the sources of...
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Some Illinois coal plants looking to clean up

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Jan
13

Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz dies from suicide

Even as an eighth-grader in Winnetka, Aaron Swartz showed signs of the computer wizardry that would lead to his Internet activism...
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First BlackBerry 10 smartphone may launch on February 28th

Research in Motion (RIMM) is scheduled to formally unveil its BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30th, however it is unclear when we will see the first new BlackBerry smartphones launch. Despite the fact that all four major U.S. carriers — Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T), Sprint (S) and T-Mobile — have confirmed plans to carry new BlackBerry 10 devices in 2013, RIM has remained quiet regarding...
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Britney Spears says quitting

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Britney Spears confirmed on Friday she was leaving “The X Factor” talent show after just one year as a celebrity judge, saying it was time to get back to making music.Calling it a “very difficult decision,” Spears said in a statement: “I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the other judges and I am so proud of my teens but it’s time for me to get back...
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City Room: Cuomo Declares Public Health Emergency Over Flu Outbreak

With the nation in the grip of a severe influenza outbreak that has seen deaths reach epidemic levels, New York State declared a public health emergency on Saturday, making access to vaccines more easily available.There have been nearly 20,000 cases of flu reported across the state so far this season, officials said. Last season, 4,400 positive laboratory tests were reported.“We are experiencing...
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The story behind Tribune's broken deal

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Jan
12

14-year-old boy killed on West Side

Two gunmen shot a 14-year-old boy several times Friday night as he stood on his porch, leaving the him to die in the front hallway...
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