Shauna Wright
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Pope Benedict XVI Sends First Papal Tweet From an iPad [VIDEO]
The technologically-savvy Pope Benedict XVI has already encouraged priests to blog and helmed the launch of the Vatican’s YouTube channel and Pope2You mobile and Facebook apps. So it’s really no surprise that as part of his newly-launched news portal, the pontiff sent his first tweet recently — from the papal iPad.
You can follow the Vatican on Twitter at @news_va_en.
![The Google+ Project Takes Aim at Facebook [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/google.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The Google+ Project Takes Aim at Facebook [VIDEO]
After several prior failed attempts to challenge social media behemoth Facebook, Google introduced a new service on Tuesday that it hopes will finally do the trick.
Called the Google+ project, it’s currently only available to a select group of Google users — they’ll soon be able to invite others — and it will let people share and discuss status updates, photos and links, just like they do on Faceb
![Could Getting Paid Be Harmful to Your Health? [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/payday.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Could Getting Paid Be Harmful to Your Health? [VIDEO]
With the end of the month fast approaching, many people are looking forward to an upcoming payday. But researchers have found getting paid may actually be hazardous to your health.
A study from Notre Dame says people are more likely to die during the week after being paid, citing a temporary but significant spike in traffic fatalities, heart attacks and increased substance abuse during that time p
![New Site Offers Daily Deals to Help You Maintain Healthy Lifestyle](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/zipongo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Site Offers Daily Deals to Help You Maintain Healthy Lifestyle
You know about Groupon — once a day, it offers you a cut-rate deal on everything from massages to restaurant dining. A new daily-deal site in San Francisco is now hoping to use the same method to improve your health.
Zipongo doesn’t just save you money, it encourages you to make better decisions by pairing its deals on natural foods with a lifestyle tracking app to help monitor your eating, exer
![Will American Airlines’ New Boarding Method Save Time or Create Chaos?](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/968841291-e1309289290921.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Will American Airlines’ New Boarding Method Save Time or Create Chaos?
For about a decade, airlines and academics have tried to figure out the fastest way to load passengers onto a plane. The less time spent on boarding, the more revenue-generating flights airlines can squeeze into a day. In fact, according to a 2008 study in the Journal of Transport Management, every minute cut on boarding can save $30 per flight.
Now American Airlines is trying out a new boardi
![Play On! Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Video Game Sales to Minors](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/117510636-e1309202670125.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Play On! Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Video Game Sales to Minors
In a 7-2 vote, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that it’s unconstitutional to ban kids from buying or renting violent video games, saying that despite fears the games may prompt children to emulate what’s seen in them, the government has no right to “restrict the ideas to which may be exposed.”
The decision in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association upholds that of the 9th Circuit federal a
![Can a T-Shirt Charge Your Cell Phone Battery? [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/tshirt.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Can a T-Shirt Charge Your Cell Phone Battery? [VIDEO]
Being out and about and having your cell phone battery die has to be one of the most irritating first-world problems in existence.
What if you could avoid it simply by wearing the right shirt? That’s what UK mobile phone company Orange is striving for.
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Nevada Gives Thumbs-Up To Driverless Cars on the Road [VIDEO]
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A bill has passed in Nevada that makes it legal for Google’s fleet of driverless cars to take to the state’s roads.
The hope is that in the future, these automated cars could avoid the crashes currently caused by distracted driving. Several companies are already hard at work creating the technology necessary to make it happen.
![Nick Charles, CNN’s First Sports Anchor, Dead at 64](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/nickcharles.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Nick Charles, CNN’s First Sports Anchor, Dead at 64
Sportscaster Nick Charles has died of bladder cancer at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 64.
As CNN’s first sports anchor, his work with Fred Hickman on the nightly-roundup show ‘Sports Tonight’ sometimes drew a larger audience than even that of sports network ESPN.
![Hacker Group LulzSec Disbanding](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/hacker.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hacker Group LulzSec Disbanding
The hacker group that in the past two months has breached numerous corporation and government websites has announced that it’s finished.
LulzSec, short for Lulz Security, says it only wanted to operate for 50 days to try to revive the AntiSec movement, which is opposed to the computer security industry.
![Changing Your Name After Marriage Could Cost You $500,000](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/06/bride.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Changing Your Name After Marriage Could Cost You $500,000
The old tradition of a woman taking her husband’s last name after marriage, while still common, is happening less frequently among modern brides. They sometimes eschew the custom for professional or personal reasons, or simply because changing your name can be a flat-out pain.
Now they can add one more reason: it could wind up costing them money.
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Experiment With the Electrical Grid Could Make Your Clocks Wrong
Starting in mid-July, your electric clocks and coffeemakers could be running up to 20 minutes fast, and you probably won’t know why.
For the past 80 years, clocks plugged in to an electrical source have kept time based on the rate of the electrical current that powers them. If this current doesn’t keep its usual rate, clocks run a bit fast or slow. Right now, power companies now take steps to ensu