James Holmes' missing Facebook account
People who knew suspect James Holmes in deadly movie theater attack when he was growing up in San Diego are shocked.
/ CBS NewsHolmes is a Denver man who shares first and last names with the suspect in the deadly shooting that took place at a midnight screening of the latest Batman movie just hours before, James Eagan Holmes.
Full coverage of Aurora, Colo. shooting
"Dark Knight Rises" shooting witnesses spread news on Twitter
"Gchat" down, Google working on fix
Google
Updated 11:08 a.m
(CBS News) Google Talk, the popular chat client also knowns as "Gtalk" or "Gchat," went down Thursday morning.
At 6:40 a.m. ET Thursday morning, the Google Apps Status Dashboard stated: "We're investigating reports of an issue with Google Talk. We will provide more information shortly."
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London 2012 gives Airbnb a boost in bookings
British Royal Marine Martyn Williams, right, rappels down from a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter into the Tower of London with the Olympic torch, Friday, July 20, 2012, in London. The Olympic Torch arrived in London after it was carried around England in a relay of torchbearers to make its way to the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 27, 2012.
/ AP Photo/Jae C. Hong(CBS News) Need a room for the London 2012 Olympics? Perhaps, like thousands of visitors, you should try Airbnb - the match-making service for vacation rentals.
According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the service has booked 4,500 vacation rentals in London over the next three weeks, which is three times the average for the city.
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Apple's OS X Mountain Lion launches, should you upgrade?
People walk by a poster for the new OSX Mountain Lion operating system at the Apple's World Wide Developers Conference on June 11, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif.
/ Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMac OS X Mountain Lion retails for $19.99 at the App Store. And while the price is right, it may not be the best choice for everyone.
What you need to know about Apple's new OS X
Apple OS X Mountain Lion may drop support for older Macs
WWDC 2012: OS X Mountain Lion, iCloud, iOS 6 updates
Apple iPad mini, 13-inch MacBook Pro coming in fall
Apple
Apple announces next generation MacBook Pro with Retina Display
WWDC 2012: OS X Mountain Lion, iCloud, iOS 6 updates
Full coverage of Apple at Tech Talk
Hotel doors may be vulnerable to hackers
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Facebook's facial recognition system, why it's scary
Black hat hacker can remotely attack insulin pumps and kill people
New forensics tool can expose encrypted online activity
Hipmunk lets users make agonizing travel plans
Online travel site Hipmunk lets users quietly torture superiors by sorting for most inconvenient plans.
/ Hipmunk(CBS News) Hate your boss? Assistants across the Internet can now quietly torture their superiors by booking the most agonizing trip itineraries using a feature called "spite" on the online travel service Hipmunk.
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iPhone 5 rumors: New dock, fall release date
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Apple's next iPhone may have thinner screen
iPhone 5 will reportedly launch in the fall
Lenovo CEO gives his $3 million bonus to lower-paid workers
Lenovo
Yang gave away his $3 million bonus to about 10,000 of Lenovo's lower-paid workers, many in manufacturing, according to a report by China.org. Divvied up, the cash amounts to about 2,000 yuan ($317 USD).
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"Dark Knight Rises" shooting news on social media
(CBS News) Before ambulance lights and reporters descended on an AMC Theater in Aurora, Colo., excited fans of "The Dark Knight Rises" bore witness to a gruesome event that would blur the lines between fiction and reality.
Mass shooting at Batman screening in Aurora, Colo.
James Holmes, 24, identified as suspect in deadly mass shooting
Aurora witnesses describe shooter's entrance, chaos
Internet Defense League to be online watchdogs
The Internet Defense League plans to shoot a "cat signal" into the sky over New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C. to celebrate the launch of the organization.
/ Internet Defense LeagueThe Internet Defense League (IDL) is a group of companies, groups and people who have joined forces to mobilize against future proposed laws, like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills that were struck down following a massive Internet strike in January.
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Tina Fey gives advice to women in tech
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Ouya Kickstarter game console gets $5 million
Kickstarter/Ouya
(CBS News) Ouya, a Kickstarter video game console project, has garnered over $5 million in pledges, surpassing its initial goal of $950,000.
Kickstarter works by letting anyone propose a project on the site, setting a monetary goal. If the goal is met, the project gets funded. Everything from independent films to garden projects has been funding from Kickstarter campaigns.
What makes it different?
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Internet: Dear Marissa Mayer, fix Flickr
An Internet message to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer that's gone viral.
/ DearMarissaMayer.com(CBS News) Yahoo's new chief executive officer Marissa Mayer has a lot of challenges ahead of her. One of those, the Internet hopes, is to fix the once beloved photo-sharing site Flickr.
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Apple's next iPhone may have thinner screen
Apple
The next iPhone screen will be made by three companies - Sharp, Japan Display and LG Display - the Journal said, citing sources close to the matter.
Using technology that reportedly integrates sensors into liquid crystal displays (LCD), the need for a separate touch-screen layer may be eliminated, shaving off about half a millimeter of thickness.
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