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Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn increasingly are being used by enterprises to engage with customers, build their brands and communicate information to the rest of the world

It looks like Twitter's recent app expansion effort might just be getting started.
The microblogging site is getting ready to announce its own photo-sharing service this week, according to a TechCrunch report that cited multiple anonymous sources.

Intel will try to mainstream thin laptops that take design cues from tablets, company executives said, as the chipmaker launches the new blueprint at the Computex trade show on Tuesday.

Filtering spam has not solved the problem of unsolicited junk mail, but a look at the data suggests a better solution is to focus on the financial institutions used by underground sellers.

A group of university researchers have analyzed the business of unsolicited email, or spam, and discovered new ways of attacking the market for spam that could make the activity much less profitable.

A Spokane, Washington woman, out for a hike with friends two weekends ago, says she may have captured video of the mythical Bigfoot, the elusive man-ape hybrid who walks upright, has excessive body hair, and seems impervious to in-focus photography.

Analysis: Sony stays on schedule by shipping the PlayStation 4 within the next few years, while supporting the PlayStation 3 until 2016 or later. 

Just a few months ago, the Playstation 4 was not even a thought on Sony's collective mind -- at least according to Sony Computer Entertainment head Kaz Hirai.

By using Web-based applications and storing your files online, you can work from anywhere, on any device, for next to nothing.

By using online databases of malware signatures and performing scans remotely, Trend Micro and Panda antivirus packages attempt to eliminate annoying updates and reduce the impact on PC performance.

A PBS NewsHour blog late Sunday proclaimed that murdered rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls were still alive and living in New Zealand. No, NewsHour did not have an exclusive, but were the targets of malicious hackers who broke into the PBS servers and defaced the site. The group responsible, called Lulz Sec, also posted online what appeared to be more than two thousand PBS passwords and login IDs. 

You can watch 3D videos via HTML5 on YouTube, starting today. The catch? This new feature is limited to Firefox 4, and to people who have a specific kind of Nvidia graphics card.

Who needs a part-time job when you can get paid for seeking out smut, selling your hair, or sending text messages?

You could call it the new American dream: making a living without ever leaving the living room.

Sure, it may sound silly, but there's something inexplicably appealing about earning an honest dollar without putting on pants. (Why do you think I became a writer?) It's no surprise, then, that more and more people are happily moving toward the telecommuting -- aka the "honest, honey, I was going to shower this morning" -- approach.

Who says you can't make money online? Prison guards at a Chinese prison camp are reportedly forcing inmates to smash rocks by day and play World of Warcraft at night. The purpose of the all-night WoW sessions is to obtain virtual gold by completing in-game tasks. The prison bosses then turn around and sell the virtual gold in the real world making as much as $930 a day, according to the Guardian. Called "gold farming," the practice is not uncommon and it's believed as many as 100,000 full-time virtual gold farmers operate in China alone.

But you don't need to supervise a prison to make money online. The Internet is filled with interesting ways to earn a few dollars on the side. If you're not careful, you could also end up losing your shirt. Here are a few of the more unique ways to put some extra dough in your pocket.

Speed up boot times and make Windows a bit more responsive with these Registry tweaks.

The technology press has lumped Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 into a growing category of Macbook Air competitors, but now that I've used one for awhile, I can tell you it doesn't really belong there. Though the X1 is the thinnest ThinkPad ever, it is still considerably thicker and heavier than Apple's razor-thin laptop. This isn't to say that it's thick or heavy (it isn't) or that it is inferior to the Air or other superslim laptops like the Samsung Series 9. It's just a different product for a different market: business travelers who like to travel light.

Asus has posted teaser pics on Facebook for three new devices it will introduce at Computex the week of May 30: a smartphone-tablet mystery device, a revamped Eee PC netbook, and "a tablet that jumps out at you."

Airlines in recent years have taken to technology to help cut costs and long lines. Here's a few tips for staying charged and connected.

Google's announcement last week of its mobile payment system Google Wallet has attracted a fair amount of skepticism and praise from journalists, bloggers and security experts.

The service is available to anyone in the United States with a supported phone (at this point that only includes Sprint's Nexus S 4G). Users can store their credit cards inside the smartphone and use it to make contact-free payments. Google says it will add more devices to the lineup as time goes on.

Google Wallet turns your smartphone into a mobile payment machine. Here's everything you're itching to know about the new mobile service.

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