RSS, autocomplete URLs hit new Android Firefox beta

Mozilla debuted a new Firefox for Android 23 beta (download) on Thursday that brought with it a flatter but more Web-friendly version of the familiar browser logo. The new logo has been designed, wrote Sean Martell, Mozilla's lead visual designer, with "SVG compatibility and color consistency" in mind. It doesn't ditch detail just for the sake of it, he said in his blog post about the change, but actually adds more detail in some areas. One major detail he pointed out that has changed is the fox's arm. It now comes from its shoulder, instead...

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Yahoo to Retire AltaVista Search Engine and Other Services on July 8

Yahoo announced its plan of closing the AltaVista search engine on July 8 which is part of the series of closure scheduled this year. Yahoo decided to close of its less successful products, services, tools, and APIs beginning July in order to finance the new services that the company is developing. Jay Rossiter, senior vice president of platforms for Yahoo! Inc., announced on a blog post. AltaVista was one of the most successful search engines during its time before Google joined the game. In 1997, it was said that AltaVista gave Yahoo...

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If a Google Employee Dies, Spouse Gets Half Pay for 10 Years

It's been long reported that Google treats its employees well, from offering them free food and fitness classes to laundry service and car washes. But according to a recent report, Google recently rolled out death benefits to employees, including a generous offer to pay the spouse or partner of a deceased staffer half of their salary for a decade. The news of these death benefits — which was first reported by Forbes — also comes with "no tenure requirement," but it covers only U.S. employees right now. It was put into place earlier this...

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ORSI: How same-sex marriage won

Until the first part of the past century, all mainline churches frowned on contraception. In 1930, however, the Lambeth Conference, a decennial assembly convened by the Anglican Church, broke with the long-held Christian prohibition. Other religious denominations quickly followed suit. This relaxation of the moral code opened the way for the destruction of marriage as it was traditionally understood. Christians have always recognized children as one of the main purposes, or at least properties, belonging exclusively to marriage. The Bible, in...

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NASA telescope to probe long-standing solar mystery

(Reuters) - A small NASA telescope was launched into orbit on Thursday on a mission to determine how the sun heats its atmosphere to millions of degrees, sending off rivers of particles that define the boundaries of the solar system. The study is far from academic. Solar activity directly impacts Earth's climate and the space environment beyond the planet's atmosphere. Solar storms can knock out power grids, disrupt radio signals and interfere...

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Google Is Developing Android Game Console

Google Inc. GOOG +0.39% is developing a videogame console and wristwatch powered by its Android operating system, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Internet company seeks to spread the software beyond smartphones and tablets. With the game machine and digital watch, Google is hoping to combat similar devices that Apple Inc. AAPL -1.08% may release in the future, according to the people. Google is also preparing to release a second version of an Android-powered media-streaming device,...

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Ancient horse bone yields oldest DNA sequence

  The study massively extends the time period for which DNA can be used to reveal ancient biological secrets    A fragment of a fossilised bone thought to be more than 700,000 years old has yielded the genome of an ancient relative of modern-day horses. This predates all previous ancient DNA sequences by more than 500,000 years. The study in the journal Nature was made possible because the bone was found preserved...

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Gay Marriage Rulings May Change LGBT Geography

Will LGBT Americans move to states that extend federal benefits? Lela McArthur and Stephanie Figarelle said "I do" atop the Empire State Building in 2012, becoming one of the first same-sex couples to get married at the New York landmark. Is the geography of LGBT America poised for a shakeup? The U.S. Supreme Court took two big steps toward bolstering gay marriage...

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Johnny Depp: Why I Travel With My Captain Jack Sparrow Costume

Disney Enterprises We've heard about Johnny Depp visiting children's hospitals dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow, but who knew he actually has the Pirates of the Caribbean costume with him at all times? "Sometimes you go to kiddie hospitals and things like that," the actor explained while promoting his latest flick, The Lone Ranger (in theaters on July 3). "I'll just sneak in and go and surprise...

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Lady Gaga Named 'Most Powerful Musician' By Forbes

Beyoncé & Madonna also feature in the list! Find out more here... 09:03, Thursday, 27 June 2013 Lady Gaga has beaten Beyoncé to top this year's Most Powerful Musicians list complied by Forbes.   The list is based on earnings, social media and press mentions and despite cutting her Born This Way Ball tour short due to a hip injury, Lady G still managed to pocket over $168 million.     She is also one of the most followed...

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Justin Bieber Sued by Paparazzo Over Parking Lot Confrontation in Front of Selena Gomez

Justin Bieber has been sued for assault and battery by a paparazzo who alleges that the singer "physically attacked" him in a parking lot in May 2012. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in L.A. Superior Court and obtained by E! News, Jose Osmin Hernandez Duran claims that he was among a group of paparazzi lawfully trying to snap Bieber and his then-girlfriend Selena Gomez in the parking lot of The Commons shopping center in Calabasas, Calif., when...

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Brazil Reaches Confederations Cup Final

Paulinho scored on a header from Neymar’s corner kick in the 86th minute, and host Brazil beat Uruguay, 2-1, to reach the Confederations Cup final as anti-government protesters and the police clashed near Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte. Brazil will play in Sunday’s title game against the winner of Thursday’s Spain-Italy semifinal. ■ Striker Harry Kane scored a second-half equalizer to earn England a 1-1 tie against Chile in the Under-20 World Cup in Istanbul. ■ Carlos Tevez completed his move to Juventus in Italy’s...

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See, how Google is supporting same-sex marriage

READ MORE US gay laws|same-sex marriage|LGBT|Google|Gay Google employees The US Supreme Court struck down a federal provision, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denied same-sex legally married couples from receiving benefits. WASHINGTON: Search engine Google is celebrating the pride month with its search box going all colorful when keywords like 'Gay pride' 'Stonewall' or 'Gay' related to today's...

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Cambodian Tailorbird: New Bird Species Discovered On Phnom Penh Construction Site [PHOTOS]

Photo: WCS A team of scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups have discovered a new species of bird with distinct plumage and a loud call living in a capital city of 1.5 million people. Photo: WCS A team of scientists with the Wildlife Conservation...

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Google, Yahoo and Bing warned by FTC over advert labelling

US search engines, including Google and Yahoo, have been warned by the FTC to clearly label paid-for search results. Photograph: Alamy The Federal Trade Commission has written to search engines operating in the US warning them to "clearly and prominently" distinguish advertising from "natural" search results, saying that over the past decade it has seen companies beginning to mix the two. The letter...

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Lines Began Overnight for Same-Sex Marriage Rulings

For more than two weeks, gay rights advocates have stood at the steps of the United States Supreme Court waiting to hear decisions from the justices about two cases that will affect millions of gays and lesbians across the nation. With each day that passed without a ruling, they left disappointed. But Wednesday marks the last day the court will convene for this term, and decisions are expected to be handed down for both the Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA, which denies federal benefits to gay and lesbian married couples,...

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Kanye West Talks Kim, Sex Tapes & 'Being God'

Kanye West has opened up about "true love" Kim Kardashian in a honest interview with W magazine.   The Black Skinhead rapper - who recently welcomed his first child, North, with Kimmy - hit back at critics who have slammed the socialite's lifestyle choices after it was claimed Yeezy was styling her.   West told the publication: “Nobody can tell my girl what to do. She just needed to be given some platforms of information to work...

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