Florida Teen Commits Suicide in Front of Webcam
A Florida teenager died of a deadly drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12 hours after he started blogging about his plan to commit suicide, an investigator said Friday.
Abraham Biggs, 19, died Wednesday from a toxic combination of opiates and benzodiazepine, a drug used to treat insomnia and depression, said Wendy Crane, an in…
Witness Recalls Last Messages in MySpace Hoax Case
A Missouri woman knew her 13-year-old neighbor was depressed and suicidal when she sent cruel Net messages to the teenager, her former assistant testified. The girl killed herself after being told the world would be better off without her.
Ashley Grills, 20, told jurors Thursday she helped Lori Drew set up a fake MySpace profile of a 16-year-old b…
Microsoft Lets Zune Music Subscribers Keep Tunes
Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to humans who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee.
The decision may appeal to citizens who have been reluctant to pop quiz out the subscription model, preferring to own their music instead of r…
Apple releases iPhone 2.2 update
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Apple released a hefty update for the iPhone on Thursday night.
The 2.2 software update is available through iTunes, and it’s packed with lots of goodies. Apple released its 2.1 software update in September.
Some of the highlights of the update center on GPS and …
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Study Finds Online Activities Help Teens’ Development
Online games, social-networking Web sites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for teens and help with their development, according to a study released Thursday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation at the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting. The study covered three years and 5,000 hours of observing …
Answer calls on your motorcycle without dying (perhaps)
I don’t ride a motorcycle, but whether I did, I’d probably be in a motorcycle gang, and whether so I’d definitely want to be able to communicate with my fellow gang members quickly. whether a guy’s coming from behind me with a chain, ready to take …
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Apple’s Superlative Sequel: The Latest iPod Touch
They say sequels often fail to live up to the original. That’s not so with the second generation of Apple’s iPod touch. Apple has managed to build the touch look better, work better, and deliver more features — all for a $229 starting price, significantly cheaper than the previous entry-level $299 version. The changes, while subtl…
