Obama's support for gay marriage splits US

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Barack Obama has been praised and criticised a day after he became the first sitting US president to publicly support gay marriage.

Social conservatives and religious leaders condemned his remarks.

Baby did not fall from ferry into Belfast Lough say police

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of wasting police time, after reports of a baby falling from a ferry turned out not to be true.

Testosterone supplements may help male weight loss

Older obese men could shift excess weight by taking testosterone supplements, suggest findings announced at the European Congress on Obesity.

In a study, hormone-deficient men were given testosterone supplements in a similar way to HRT for older women.

Men lost an average of 16kg over five years when testosterone levels were increased back to normal.

Sony reports record loss amid disasters and strong yen

Japanese electronics maker Sony has reported a record annual loss as natural disasters last year and a strong yen hurt its earnings.

The firm reported a net loss of 456.7bn yen ($5.7bn; £3.5bn) for the year to the end of March, compared with a 259.6bn yen loss last year.

Facebook app store launches amid mobile revenue worries

Facebook has launched its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network.

The Best Workout to Blast Belly Fat and Lower Blood Sugar

There's a new champ in the fitness ring with a one-two punch that would send Sugar Ray Robinson spinning. It's an exercise combo that helps you burn fat and lower blood sugar better than either exercise alone.

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Are preparing for the Olympics

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Arab Goalkeeper Wastes Time On Purpose!

Hairdresser Gone Wrong

The ‘Fabian’ pit — a 200 ft wide massive Sinkhole opens up in Sweden!

Enormous Sinkhole, the ‘Fabian’ pit.

In the pictures you see a massive Sinkhole in Sweden, the new Fabian pit, which was expanded a short time ago.

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World's Largest Fish!!!

World's Biggest 10-Finger-Touch Display Screen PC by Lenovo!

How on earth can Twitter fight fires, save you from earthquakes, or find help during hurricanes?

From times of national crisis to a fallen tree on your block, Twitcident aims to crowdsource social media information to help you and local authorities get the help everyone needs.

Twitter is no doubt the go-to source when natural disasters strike. It’s weird how social media attracts people to document and announce what they are witnessing, such as people tweeting

Twitcident Demo

Changing Habits, Not Just Diets

With rates of obesity and diabetes at epidemic levels, you’d think it would be enough to simply tell people what they need to do. But the messages about how to eat healthfully — buy local, eat seasonally, shun industrial meat — can be overwhelming and unrealistic for both low-income and time-stressed, middle-class families.

HP ZR2740w: My Love For Pivoting Displays

HP ZR2740w: My Love For Pivoting Displays

I tend to favor different display sizes and configurations depending on the task at hand. If I’m gaming at home, it’s usually on a 23- or 24-inch monitor running at 1920x1080. If I’m working at the office, I want more desktop real estate, so I flank my AMD Eyefinity-enabled HP Envy 14 laptop with two 24-inch displays. HP recently sent a 27-inch ZR2740w monitor to the office, so I replaced one of those 24-inch displays with this 2560x1440 IPS beast.

New Mac OS X Trojan unearthed. Call it SabPub

Here we go again.

Kaspersky Lab security researcher Costin Raiu has discovered another Mac OS X Trojan. Dubbed Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a (or just SabPub, for short), the malware uses Java exploits to infect a Mac, connect to a remote Web site, and wait for instructions that include taking screenshots of the user's Mac and executing commands.

Titanic is real...????

Life after Firefox: Can Mozilla regain its mojo?

Mozilla Foundation president Mitchell Baker is sitting on a ticking time bomb.

The survival of her company, which pledges to make the web a better place, is at the mercy of one of its main competitors, Google.

If you haven't heard of Mozilla, you almost certainly know - and perhaps use - its most famous product: the Firefox browser.

Facebook criticised over data download tool

Facebook has updated a tool that lets users look at some of the data the social network holds on them.

The update gives people an "expanded archive" of their activity on Facebook letting them see friend requests and login locations.

Facebook said other categories of data would be added in the future.

Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman appears in court

George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman accused over the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, has appeared in court.

During the brief hearing, a date of 29 May was set for a formal reading of the charges and a bail hearing.

Madonna album suffers record sales slump in US

Madonna's MDNA has suffered the biggest second-week drop in sales for a number one album in US chart history.

Shift workers 'risking' Type 2 diabetes and obesity

Shift workers getting too little sleep at the wrong time of day may be increasing their risk of diabetes and obesity, according to researchers.

The team is calling for more measures to reduce the impact of shift working following the results of its study.

Icann's internet suffix application deadline looms

Organisations wishing to buy web addresses ending in their brand names have until the end of Thursday to submit applications.

For example, drinks giant Pepsi can apply for .pepsi, .gatorade or .tropicana as an alternative to existing suffixes such as .org or .com.

Parties are able to request up to 50 web address endings.

JK Rowling announces title of first adult novel

Author JK Rowling has announced her first adult novel will be called The Casual Vacancy.

The Harry Potter writer revealed in February that she was working on the book, and said it would be "very different" from her previous material.

Green Anole, Texas

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Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater: Eva Cosplay

Cosplayer girl Precious has turned herself into Eva from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. As a spy, Eva used her feminine charm to infiltrate. Please enjoy the images:

Apple Investigating Wi-Fi Issues with the New iPad

Apple has reportedly acknowledged the Wi-Fi problems with its new iPad (3rd gen), and is investigating the problem.

When the third-generation iPad first hit store shelves, users began to complain about charging and overheating issues. Now Apple is receiving reports that its coveted tablet sporting the spiffy new Retina display is also suffering Wi-Fi problems.

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Most Wanted Games In Japan

Famitsu has released the most wanted games by its readers.
The top ten most wanted video games in Japan:

• PSV Persona 4: The Golden

School Shooting: Hunt For Gunman And Motive

Scores of French police and counter terrorism experts are hunting a gunman who shot dead four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse and appears to have killed three French paratroopers in the last fortnight.

At least two dead in avalanche in Norway

At least two people are confirmed dead and one has been rescued after an avalanche buried six foreign skiers in northern Norway, the Associated Press reports.

Dimitar Berbatov set to leave Manchester United, says agent

Dimitar Berbatov joined Manchester United from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. 

 

Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov is poised to leave Manchester United....

Kate Middleton: A Princess On Her Own

With Prince William on a military mission, the Duchess of Cambridge steps out solo into the royal spotlight

Supernatural Romance, Action Attract All Ages

A movie version of Suzanne Collins' popular series of novels, "The Hunger Games," opens in U.S. theaters this month.  It is expected to provide an even bigger boost to what has become one of the most lucrative segments of the publishing market: Young Adult Fiction.  While book sales overall have dropped by five percent, sales of these novels - many of which feature romance with a supernatural twist - have gone up more than 80 percent.

NetZero "Returns" With Free 4G Wireless Broadband

NetZero's new wireless access may be free, but it still comes with a price.

It's like the late 1990s all over again: PC gamers are hacking away in Sanctuary, Billy Crystal just hosted the 84th Academy Awards, and ...

15 Knockoff Gadgets

The Sony PS Vita has only just debuted, but already knockoffs have been appearing all over the place in China. Here we have a console with the same design as the original version, but that uses ...

Adventurers of the Year Chosen

National Geographic Adventure has chosen their ten Adventurers of the Year. Readers are now encouraged to vote for their favorites for the People's Choice Adventurer of the Year. One of the adventurers, 16-year-old Jessica Watson, circumnavigated the globe solo this May. It took 210 days, but she did it--and became the youngest person to make the journey while she was at it! Raised on sailboats, Jessica had been training her whole life to make this difficult voyage, with the support of her parents.

Lollipop Chainsaw: A Possible Movie

Juliet Starling might be making her way to the movies. Warner Bros has expressed an early interest in a film version of Lollipop Chainsaw, but it depends on the success of the video game.  

Exclusive: Bethesda to Announce Elder Scrolls MMO in May

Bethesda and ZeniMax are hard at work on a new MMO, and it's taking you back to the world of Skyrim, Oblivion and Morrowind.

You might as well face it you're addicted to coal

IN A world increasingly turning away from fossil fuels, Australia is now less prepared to prosper than it was 25 years ago, a new report says. 

 

The left-leaning Climate Institute says Australia is the only G20 country to score lower on its low-carbon competitiveness index for 2012 compared with 1995.

Change is coming to China – but will Beijing lead a social revolution?

It was the greatest political upheaval in years, but it may not be the last. China's dramatic ousting of the leadership contender Bo Xilai on Friday may have been an anomaly – or it may be a sign of trouble ahead as the world's second largest economy prepares for a once in a decade power transition.

Bomb Explodes in Aleppo One Day After Deadly Damascus Attacks

A bomb has exploded in Syria's second-largest city of Aleppo, one day after a double car bombing in the capital, Damascus, killed 27 people and wounded more than 100.

Syria's state news agency says that Sunday's explosion in Aleppo

Mike Daisey took aim at Apple, now challenges Chinese translator

NEW YORK--Mike Daisey made a name for himself by taking on mighty Apple but is now challenging the credibility of a little-known Chinese translator. 

The actor and Apple critic is putting his word against hers. The woman who assisted him during a trip to China in 2010 disputes many of his claims about witnessing inhumane working conditions at factories where iPads and iPhones are assembled.

Lávut, Scandinavia

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Moammar Ghadafi's former intelligence chief arrested

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – Mauritania on Saturday arrested Moammar Ghadafi's former intelligence chief, accused of attacking civilians during the uprising in Libya last year and the 1989 bombing of a French airliner. The International Criminal Court, France and Libya all said they want to prosecute Abdullah al-Senoussi.