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1. Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Earthquake and Tsunami This Mar. 15 New York Times interactive graphic compares satellite images of the damages of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. Click here to view this gallery. Facebook has … Continue reading →

Elvis Costello really doesn’t want you to buy his reissued boxset of “The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook,” due out Dec. 6. This isn’t a marketing gimmick; Costello is genuinely advising fans to avoid buying his boxset because of … Continue reading →

The original founding documents of Apple Computer Company from 1976 are up for auction at Sotheby’s, for an estimated $100,000 to $150,000. The papers include two typed documents signed by “Stephen G. Wozniak”, “steven p. jobs”, together with amendments. The … Continue reading →

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been having one heck of a week. Rumors about the next-generation console and Kinect peripheral are building serious buzz, and the console experienced its best sales week ever over Thanksgiving with more than 960,000 sold. Now, … Continue reading →

In what is fast becoming the most unusual acquisition attempt in recent years, AT&T is officially no longer asking the FCC for approval for a $39 billion deal that would have handed T-Mobile over to the nation’s largest wireless carrier. … Continue reading →

Gonzalo E. Mon is a partner in the Advertising Law practice at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Read more on Kelley Drye’s advertising blog, Ad Law Access, or keep up with the group on Facebook or Twitter. Social media has … Continue reading →

Navigating the outdoor world has been made extra easy over the years thanks to GPS and services such as Google Maps, but finding your way throughout malls, buildings and airports hasn’t been optimal until now. Google introduced on Tuesday a … Continue reading →

The new Mario Kart 7 ad looks like it’s probably CGI, right? It might look like it, but it’s not. The ad for the latest title to hit the Nintendo 3DS is bright, shiny, and fun, just like the game … Continue reading →

While recuperating after having his jaw wired shut, Joe Fernandez had to rely on Twitter and Facebook to communicate. Unable to speak to anyone, he noticed how online communication influenced his personal network and set out to create a website … Continue reading →

Apple pulled the iTether app from iTunes on Tuesday because it placed too great a burden on the wireless carriers’ networks, according to the maker of the app. Tether, which created iTether, wrote on its blog that Apple called the … Continue reading →