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Wired Bride: Planning Your Wedding on the Web
Bride-to-be Ysolt Usigan is using Internet sites like Pinterest and Etsy to save time in planning her wedding. Chenda Ngak reports.
Homo Tech: Latest High-Tech Must-Have Toys
At the February Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, 1,700 exhibitors tempted 72,000 visitors. Here are the must-haves, from a digital camera (yes, that’s correct) to a pet tracker to a high-tech cane.
Personal Technology
With High-Tech Guns, Users Could Disable Remotely
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.
Athlete-Amputee Becomes Artificial Limb Inventor
CBS News’ Ben Tracy reports on an inventor whose idea for an artificial limb design was borne out of his own experience losing his lower leg in a sporting accident.
Yahoo Takes Big Leap with $1.1B Deal for Tumblr
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.
A Year After IPO, Facebook Aims to be Ad Colossus
Despite its disappointing stock market performance, Facebook has delivered strong financial results. Net income increased 7 percent to $219 million in the most recent quarter, compared with the previous year. Revenue was up 38 percent to $1.46 billion.
Video Games
’Sonic the Hedgehog’ Vid Games Coming to Nintendo
Sega says it will exclusively release the next three "Sonic the Hedgehog" games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms.
Science
Young Innovators: Teen Tackles Cancer Diagnosis
16-year-old Jack Andraka unleashed his hyper-drive intellect on preventing more cancer deaths. And as Jim Axelrod reports, the teen created a much faster and far cheaper detection method for pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer.
Inside EDGE
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The Skin He’s In :: Broderick Fox on ’Body Media’ and Big Tattoos
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Revisiting Fassbinder, This Time on Stage
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Dragonette :: ’Daylight and smiles and stuff’ on new CD & tour
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Diversity Rules at 15th Miami LGBT Film Fest
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Ana Matronic has a Kiki (sans Scissor Sisters)
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Max Thieriot Makes the Right Connections
