E-book lending: Libraries' best kept secret?

Many Americans don't know whether their public library has e-books, a new Pew report says Those who use e-books read 30% more books per year than those who don't If e-books encourage people to read more, that's good for public libraries However, library e-book acquisition has been complicated by higher publisher prices Editor's note: Amy Gahran writes about mobile tech for CNN.com. She is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and media consultant whose blog, Contentious.com, explores how people commu

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First peek at Google's Nexus 7 tablet

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BlackBerry's slide: From CrackBerry to 'depressing'

After CrackBerry heyday, Research In Motion has seen hard times Maker of BlackBerry reported big losses and layoffs Apple's iPhone release in 2007 helped start the decline RIM still has billions on hand and 78 million subscribers (CNN) -- Remember the CrackBerry? Five years ago, the buzzing gadget was all the rage -- the rock star of mobile communication and seemingly every office drone's high-tech status symbol. Sober-minded professionals talked about BlackBerry addiction and "phantom vibratio

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Floating turbine buoys offshore wind potential

A floating wind turbine has been inaugurated off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal The 54-meter tall structure can produce enough energy to power 1,300 households The consortium behind the turbine hope to install five more devices to create the world's first ever floating wind farm (CNN) -- Floating wind farms could soon be powering thousands of European homes after a prototype seaborne turbine sailed through technological trials off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal. The 54-meter tall renewabl

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Google's Nexus Q: Made in the U.S.

Google's new Nexus Q media device is manufactured in the United States Report says plant is in California and employs hundreds of people Vast majority of electronic gadgets are built in China or other countries with cheap labor The Nexus Q streams music and video using an Android mobile device (CNN) -- Forget the applications like video and audio streaming, or the built-in speakers. The most noteworthy feature of Google's new Nexus Q device may be this: It's made in the United States. When Goog

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In 5 years, 5 ways the iPhone changed our lives

iPhone went on sale June 29, 2007, when Nokia and BlackBerry ruled the phone world Despite its hefty price tag ($600 for the basic model), the iPhone was an immediate hit The phone helped pioneer touchscreen interfaces, mobile apps, smartphone addiction (CNN) -- On June 28, 2007, Nokia was the top selling mobile-phone company in the world, people stopped working when they left their computers, Android phones didn't exist, and high-powered executives were addicted to thumbing on their BlackBerry

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What's really up with Facebook?

Two incidents this week cause backlash against Facebook The company changes users' e-mail addresses, tests "Find Friends" feature But what concerns underlie the discontent with Facebook? (CNN) -- Every week, there's a new Facebook thing to gripe about. This week, there have been two -- and it's only Tuesday. On Sunday, it was discovered that the 900 million-person social network was "testing" a feature that would let people see a digital list of the people who were nearby in real life. Called "

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Dueling online over 'Call Me Maybe'

Your Facebook Timeline is your canvas, our Netiquette columnists say For overzealous relatives on Facebook, limit ability to see your posts Calling can be better than a Facebook message for conflict Editor's note: Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich are the sarcastic brains behind humor blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." Got a question about etiquette in the digital world? Contact them at netiquette@cnn.com. (CNN) -- You have burning questions, and we have burning answers (we really need to stop

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Google unveils media-player 'globe'

Google unveiled a new home server called Nexus Q on its Google Play store Google bills the globe-like device as "the first social streaming player" Nexus Q can be used to power speakers or be connected to a TV The device is priced at $299 and will ship in July (Ars Technica) -- Google unveiled a new home server called Nexus Q on its Google Play store in the minutes before the company's Google I/O conference in San Francisco began. Google bills the globe-like device as "the first social streamin

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Pinterest not manly enough for you?

One recent survey found that 83% of Pinterest users are women That's created a niche for new "manly" visual bookmarking sites These sites cater to interests such as cars, sports, tech toys and bachelor living (CNN) -- Manliness, metaphorically embodied these days by facial hair, grilling meat and building domestic "man caves," is now carving its own space online. Look around. The line of what is and isn't masculine is blurring, whether it is through manscaping, as shown in Morgan Spurlock's new

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Facebook lets you edit comments

As of Thursday, Facebook allows users to edit comments rather than retype them. Each comment will show its editing history in a drop-down menu to give users context. Editing will be rolled out to users gradually over the next few days. (Mashable) -- We've all done it. Your friend uploads a picture of their new puppy to Facebook, and you somehow manage to leave a comment congratulating them instead on their "new pappy." So what do you do? Until now, the only thing Facebook would let you do to co

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Judge halts U.S. sales of Samsung tablet

A U.S. judge has approved Apple's request for a preliminary injunction against Samsung Apple claims Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringes on an iPad-related patent This ruling does not affect the updated Tab 10.1 II, which was unveiled in May 2012 (Mashable) -- U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has approved Apple's request for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1. "Although Samsung has a right to compete, it does not have a right to compete unfairly, by flooding the m

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Surprise! Most teens hide Web behavior

Teens hiding online behavior from parents has risen from 45% in 2010, survey says The report was funded by McAfee, an online security company Clearing browser history is the most common way teens hide activity (CNN) -- Here's a real shocker: Teens are better than their parents at using the Internet, and are likely to hide some of their online behaviors from them. That news comes from a 2,017-person survey funded by the online security software maker McAfee, which is pushing a product that helps

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What's really, truly going on with Facebook?

Two incidents this week cause backlash against Facebook The company changes users' e-mail addresses, tests "Find Friends" feature But what concerns underlie the discontent with Facebook? (CNN) -- Every week, there's a new Facebook thing to gripe about. This week, there have been two -- and it's only Tuesday. On Sunday, it was discovered that the 900 million-person social network was "testing" a feature that would let people see a digital list of the people who were nearby in real life. Called "

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Facebook just switched your e-mail

Facebook has replaced default e-mail addresses with its own @Facebook.com addresses Users have been slow to embrace Facebook e-mail; Facebook might be urging them to Facebook users can easily access settings to reset their original default e-mails (Mashable) -- Whether you've noticed or not, you have a new primary e-mail address listed as your Facebook contact, and most likely it's an address you've never used. The social-networking site has quietly replaced your default e-mail addresses such a

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Facebook pulls location-tracking feature

Facebook pulls 'Find Friends Nearby' feature The feature, called a "stalking app" by one site, let Facebook users see a list of people nearby Facebook users had to be logged in to the site to appear on the lists Internet users blasted the feature as an invasion of privacy (CNN) -- Following a period of freak-out on the Internet on Monday, Facebook appears to have pulled a controversial feature that let the social network's users get a digital list of other Facebookers nearby. The "Find Friends

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What's wrong with Google's CEO?

Google CEO Larry Page "lost his voice," won't be speaking at company's conference this week But Google has offered few details, leading to speculation about "mystery illness" Some analysts and tech reporters have criticized the company's silence on the matter (CNN) -- Google will kick off its annual I/O developers' conference Wednesday in San Francisco, but CEO Larry Page won't be speaking there. He also was a no-show at Thursday's annual stockholders meeting and is expected to miss the company

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Facebook quietly unveils 'stalking app'

Facebook has quietly launched a mobile feature called "Find Friends Nearby" The feature uses phones' GPS to show which of your friends are near your location Blog ReadWriteWeb already has dubbed the feature a "stalking app" It appears Facebook users must opt in to the feature, which may allay privacy concerns (CNN) -- Facebook appears to have quietly unveiled a new feature designed to let people see which Facebook users are nearby at any given time. The company calls the feature "Find Friends N

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Paging Dr. Mario

"Apparently This Matters" takes a closer, off-kilter look at topics getting traction on social media This week, a photo of "Dr. Mario" graffiti leads Jarrett on a trek through New York Even the most pointless discoveries online can lead to an entertaining real-world outing Jarrett's parents didn't let him have a Nintendo -- not that he's bitter Editor's note: Each week in "Apparently This Matters," CNN's Jarrett Bellini applies his warped sensibilities to trending topics in social media. New Yo

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Bigger screens on Nintendo 3DS XL

Nintendo announces 3DS XL, a new version of its handheld device Screens will be 90% bigger on devic

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Facebook now lets you edit comments

As of Thursday, Facebook allows users to edit comments rather than retype them. Each comment will show its editing history in a drop-down menu to give users context. Editing will be rolled out to users gradually over the next few days. (Mashable) -- We've all done it. Your friend uploads a picture of their new puppy to Facebook, and you somehow manage to leave a comment congratulating them instead on their "new pappy." So what do you do? Until now, the only thing Facebook would let you do to correct the error was delete the comment and start again. But starting Thursday the site is also now offering the ability to edit your comment — and change that pappy back to the puppy you intended in the first place. The edit option appears in the form of a small pencil icon on the right side of your comment. Clicking on the pencil will bring up a drop-down menu with the option to edit your comment as well as the option to delete it entirely. Facebook told Mashable the site will also be "showing the editing history for a comment so that subsequent commenters or likers have the full context of the conversation." That way if someone responds to a comment that gets edited commenters in the future can see the history of the conversation and not get lost. The editing ability went live on Thursday evening, and will be gradually rolling out to all users over the next few days. Has the comment editing system kicked in for you yet? Let us know in the comments. if(typeof CNN.expElements==='object'){CNN.expElements.init();}

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Listeners streaming, not buying, music

More young people would rather stream music than own it Music streaming sites such as Pandora and 8tracks are popular The idea of what is music ownership is changing, observers note But some music lovers will always want to have a physical memento (CNN) -- For Camille Kim, music is life. On a typical day, the Emory University student spends hours on her laptop, scouring the Internet for the latest music. She uses a site that aggregates music recommendations from blogs to discover new artists and songs, streams them online and then shares her finds with her friends through a Facebook group. But she rarely buys songs or albums. "If I really love an artist and I want to support them, I will buy their music," said Kim, 21. "You can find [music] on the radio and TV, but those songs are chosen for you. The Internet allows you to find your own music. It's more personal." Young listeners like Kim represent a looming sea change for the music industry, which has been in upheaval since the Napster era of the late 1990s. Five years ago, music consumers had to choose between buying a CD or downloading the album. Nowadays, thanks to the rise of music-streaming services like Pandora and Spotify, that choice is becoming whether to download music or just stream it online. Interviews with college-age music fans suggest that more and more are cho

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Listeners streaming, not buying, music

More young people would rather stream music than own it Music streaming sites such as Pandora and 8tracks are popular The idea of what is music ownership is changing, observers note But some music lovers will always want to have a physical memento (CNN) -- For Camille Kim, music is life. On a typical day, the Emory University student spends hours on her laptop, scouring the Internet for the latest music. She uses a site that aggregates music recommendations from blogs to discover new artists and songs, streams them online and then shares her finds with her friends through a Facebook group. But she rarely buys songs or albums. "If I really love an artist and I want to support them, I will buy their music," said Kim, 21. "You can find [music] on the radio and TV, but those songs are chosen for you. The Internet allows you to find your own music. It's more personal." Young listeners like Kim represent a looming sea change for the music industry, which has been in upheaval since the Napster era of the late 1990s. Five years ago, music consumers had to choose between buying a CD or downloading the album. Nowadays, thanks to the rise of music-streaming services like Pandora and Spotify, that choice is becoming whether to download music or just stream it online. Interviews with college-age music fans suggest that more and m

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U.S. tech czar: Let's unleash the power of data

Todd Park is the White House's new chief technology officer Park: My job is to "unleash the power of data, tech, and innovation" to help people Park wants entrepreneurs to tap into fields of data sitting in federal government vaults On Obama: "Probably the highest compliment I can pay him is that his geek quotient is very high" Editor's note: Gregory Ferenstein is an author and educator. His writings on technology, education and politics have appeared on CNN.com, on The Huffington Post and in The Washington Post. (CNN) -- With his frequent use of Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram, Barack Obama has often been called the most tech-savvy of U.S. presidents. So it makes sense that he was also the first president in 2009 to appoint a federal technology officer, a high-level adviser who helps guide government initiatives on tech, entrepreneurship and innovation. That appointee, Aneesh Chopra, stepped down in January. Now his successor, Todd Park, is continuing the effort. A Harvard graduate, health-tech entrepreneur and former chief tech officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Park took office in March and has only recently begun speaking publicly on his goals for his new job. We spoke to Park recently about Obama's high-tech agenda, the power of big data and how technology can help drive job growth. Here is an edited transcript of our conversation. CNN: Tell me a little bit about your position as you understand it. Park: My job is to be tech

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The tiny island with a huge Web presence

Tokelau is only 4 square miles, but 9 million websites have the country's domain No planes fly to Tokelau, and the islands have four phone lines and one satellite Only about 1,300 people live in Tokelau, which has the smallest economy in the world (CNN) -- If you're among the companies vying for one of the nearly 2,000 new generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, you've got big pockets. The application alone costs about $185,000. But if you're just an average Joe building your own website or blog, there are much cheaper options out there. One of the most popular is .tk. It's a country code top-level domain, similar to .ca for Canada or .fr for France. But .tk stands for a country you've probably never heard of. It's called Tokelau. Places don''t get much more remote than Tokelau. It would make a great backdrop for a desert-island television series. The only problem would be getting the crew there. What appears on a map as three tiny pinpoints in the midst of the Pacific Ocean are the country's tiny atolls, bringing the total

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Apple: high-res laptops, smarter Siri

Apple on Monday unveiled a new MacBook Pro laptop with a high-resolution screen The company also announced improvements to its Siri voice "assistant" CEO Tim Cook led the keynote at Apple's annual developers' conference Apple also unveiled upgraded MacBook Airs plus operating systems with new features San Francisco (CNN) -- Faster, thinner laptops with hi-res screens. FaceTime video chatting over cellular networks. And a smarter Siri. But no upgrades to Apple TV -- at least, not yet. That, in brief, is what Apple will be rolling out to its users over the next six months. The company announced these updates, and a bunch of other significant if not surprising news, during a keynote presentation Monday kicking off its annual developers' conference. Here are the highlights: Refreshed MacBooks The most impressive new product announced Monday may be a new MacBook laptop with a high-resolution display that Apple says will contain 5 million pixels -- 3 million more than an HD television. var currExpandable="expand17"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.sourc

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Apple announces high-res laptops, smarter Siri

Apple on Monday unveiled a new MacBook Pro laptop with a high-resolution screen The company also announced improvements to its Siri voice "assistant" CEO Tim Cook led the keynote at Apple's annual developers' conference Apple also unveiled upgraded MacBook Airs plus operating systems with new features San Francisco (CNN) -- Faster, thinner laptops with hi-res screens. FaceTime video chatting over cellular networks. And a smarter Siri. But no upgrades to Apple TV -- at least, not yet. That, in brief, is what Apple will be rolling out to its users over the next six months. The company announced these updates, and a bunch of other significant if not surprising news, during a keynote presentation Monday kicking off its annual developers' conference. Here are the highlights: Refreshed MacBooks The most impressive new product announced Monday may be a new MacBook laptop with a high-resolution display that Apple says will contain 5 million pixels -- 3 million more than an HD television. var currExpandable

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What to expect from Apple's WWDC event

An update to Macs will likely come at Apple's developers conference on Monday Reports say high-res screens and a 15-inch MacBook Pro are on the way Apple could also unveil its replacement for Google Maps on iPhone, iPad Sorry, folks -- this probably won't be where the next iPhone is unveiled (CNN) -- Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the annual gathering where the secretive company hosts folks who make a living writing software for its products, kicks off Monday. And while the event is designed around presentations to help developers, its keynote address has also become an opportunity for Apple to roll out new products not just to developers, but to the world. Two iPhones and several Macs have had their coming-out parties at WWDC, along wi

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What to expect from Apple's WWDC event

An update to Macs will likely come at Apple's developers conference on Monday Reports say high-res screens and a 15-inch MacBook Pro are on the way Apple could also unveil its replacement for Google Maps on iPhone, iPad Sorry, folks -- this probably won't be where the next iPhone is unveiled (CNN) -- Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the annual gathering where the secretive company hosts folks who make a living writing software for its products, kicks off Monday. And while the event is designed around presentations to help developers, its keynote address has also become an opportunity for Apple to roll out new products not just to developers, but to the world. Two iPhones and several Macs have had their coming-out parties at WWDC, along wi

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What to expect from Apple's WWDC event

An update to Macs will likely come at Apple's developers conference on Monday Reports say high-res screens and a 15-inch MacBook Pro are on the way Apple could also unveil its replacement for Google Maps on iPhone, iPad Sorry, folks -- this probably won't be where the next iPhone is unveiled (CNN) -- Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the annual gathering where the secretive company hosts folks who make a living writing software for its products, kicks off Monday. And while the event is designed around presentations to help developers, its keynote address has also become an opportunity for Apple to roll out new products not just to developers, but to the world. Two iPhones and several Macs have had their coming-out parties at WWDC, along wi

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An Apple TV reboot could be a game-changer

A major reboot of Apple's TV device could be a game changer The computer company could take an Xbox Kinect-like approach with Apple TV Apple could allow devs to create dedicated TV apps, and leverage the AirPlay feature Apple is expected to make news at its developer's conference Monday (Wired) -- Even six months ago, Apple TV was the big snoozer in Apple's consumer hardware line-up. The device is a simple set-top media puck — not much more than a passive conduit for piping iTunes, Netflix and iPad content to one's TV. But, oh, how times have changed. On the eve of WWDC 2012 -- Apple's annual developers' conference -- speculation swirls around Apple's positioning as a television manufacturer, and how Apple TV might play into a greater television hardware strategy. Indeed, an Apple TV reboot could be a game changer. And it would also be the WWDC highlight for users of the set-top puck, for app developers, and even for the TV entertainment industry at large. Now, granted, Apple just reva

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Google to offer 3-D, offline maps

Google to offer Android users use of Google maps with no Internet connection Google to do more 3-D mapping of cities, Street View imaging of wilderness areas San Francisco (CNN) -- Google unveiled some upgrades to its mapping software on Wednesday ahead of Apple's expected announcement t

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Is Airtime video chat destined to fail?

Napster co-founders Sean Parker, Shawn Fanning launch social video venture called Airtime The network is built on top of Facebook It allows users to chat with friends or people with shared interests It's unclear, however, if people want to video chat with strangers (CNN) -- It sounds like a name-dropping marketer's dream: Sean Parker -- the Napster co-creator who was played by Justin Timberlake in "The Social Network" -- creates a Facebook-connected app and gets celebrities like actress Olivia Munn, the rapper Snoop Dogg (they've got to be Facebook friends, right?) and Joel McHale, the guy from "Community," to video chat on it. That was the scene in New York on Tuesday as Parker and Napster co-founder Shawn Fanning announced their new venture, a live video-chatting platform called Airtime. The problem? In the middle of this rich-rapper-plus-rich-Internet-tycoon gabfest, Airtime crashed. A lot. "Glitch after glitch marred Airtime's first public showing, leaving the event's collection of celebrities riffing and improvising onstage while engineers tried

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Xbox SmartGlass seeks to enhance games, TV

Xbox SmartGlass joins Microsoft's game console with phones, tablets, TVs App is for Windows 8 but also works with Apple and Android devices Biggest cheers Monday were for "Halo 4" trailer E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is the year's biggest gaming event Los Angeles (CNN) -- What if your video-game console, TV, tablet and smartphone all worked together to enhance gaming, movies and TV shows for you? That's what Microsoft envisions with Xbox SmartGlass, a system introduced Monday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. The system is the most visible iteration yet of the future Microsoft hopes to build around Windows 8, its new operating system that pr

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What's so addictive about 'Angry Birds'?

CNN visits Rovio's headquarters in Finland The company created hit game "Angry Birds" and is working on something new A non-"Angry Birds" game should be out later this year, the company says Espoo, Finland (CNN) -- First, in 2009, there was "Angry Birds." Then came "Angry Birds Seasons," which put the birds in Christmas and other holiday scenes. Next was "Angry Birds Rio," set in South America. Finally, "Angry Birds Space" -- set, well, in space. You get the point. Minus a few changes in scenery, all these wildly popular games from the Finnish company Rovio are essentially the same: Players slingshot disgruntled, wingless birds across a screen, hoping to take down the cartoon pigs that stole their eggs. Meanwhile, Rovio has marketed "Angry Birds" cookbooks, theme parks, sweatshirts, plush toys, soda brands and a soon-to-be TV show based on this bird-pig drama. In a business sense, it has worked. The apps have been downloaded 1 billion times, and 30% of the company's revenue comes from toys and other items. In 2011, Rovio reported earnings of $106 million, which impressed some financial analysts. But when will it finally decide to invent something new? Maybe quite soon, Ville Heijari, Rovio's vice president of franchise development, said in a recent interview at the company's waterside headquarters in a suburb of Helsinki. Photos: Inside the Finnish company that makes "Angry Birds" Heijari said Rovio has exhausted nearly all its options for marketing those now-ubiquitous ticked-off avians. Now the company has a team of designers working to create new prototype games that could be the company's sophomore franchise hit. That will be no easy task. Rovio produced 51 failed apps and nearly went out of business before coming up with "Angry Birds" in 2009. The company was founded in 2003. Rovio's Ville Heijari, outside the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Defectors aim to create next 'Angry Birds' Heijari wore a red "Angry Birds" sweatshirt to the interview, which took place in a room where cartoon birds and pigs were plastered on nearly every available surface. He spoke with CNN about the company's troubled history, its future and what makes "Angry Birds"

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Wii U, 'Halo 4' boost anticipation for E3

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo kicks off Monday in Los Angeles Nintendo will demonstrate its forthcoming Wii U gaming system On the software front for the Xbox 360, "Halo 4" will be showcased in a four-hour event (CNN) -- For a preview of the next big thing in video gaming, look no further than the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the splashy industry showcase that kicks off Monday in Los Angeles. Will it be the oddly named Wii U, Nintendo's attempt to update its aging Wii console for a new wave of gamers? Or "Halo 4," the next chapter in the massively popular sci-fi action series? Or maybe a surprise device or game that comes out of nowhere to captivate attendees? This year's E3, as the annual trade show is better known, arrives during a time of upheaval for the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, which is scrambling to adapt to changing consumer habits. While home console gaming remains huge, more and more people are playing casual or social games on touchscreen phones and tablets. "I think we may be seeing the last generation of dedicated handheld gaming systems with the PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS," said Blair Herter, co-host G4TV's "X-Play." "What we've seen is the mobile gaming space really take over what used to be considered the h

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Wii U, 'Halo 4' boost anticipation for E3

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo kicks off Monday in Los Angeles Nintendo will demonstrate its forthcoming Wii U gaming system On the software front for the Xbox 360, "Halo 4" will be showcased in a four-hour event (CNN) -- For a preview of the next big thing in video gaming, look no further than the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the splashy industry showcase that kicks off Monday in Los Angeles. Will it be the oddly named Wii U, Nintendo's attempt to update its aging Wii console for a new wave of gamers? Or "Halo 4," the next chapter in the massively popular sci-fi action series? Or maybe a surprise device or game that comes out of nowhere to captivate attendees? This year's E3, as the annual trade show is better known, arrives during a time of upheaval for the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, which is scrambling to adapt to changing consumer habits. While home console gaming remains huge, more and more people are playing casual or social games on touchscreen phones and tablets. "I think we may be seeing the last generation of dedicated handheld gaming systems with the PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS," said Blair Herter, co-host G4TV's "X-Play." "What we've seen is the mobile gaming space really take over what used to be considered the h

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Is Twitter slowing down?

Pew survey finds 8% of American Internet users go on Twitter daily Forbes writer says Twitter "might be in a bit of a lull" (CNN) -- With all the Facebook news lately -- the flat IPO, the regulatory interest, the Chan-Zuckerberg wedding -- it's highly possibly you've forgotten all about Twitter. If so, you'd be like most Americans. Only 8% of online Americans check their Twitter feeds on an average day, according to survey results released Thursday by the Pew Center for Internet & American Life. That's up from 2% in November 2010 and 5% in August, the group says, but it's nowhere near the numbers Pew tallies when it asks about online social networks in general. In February, the group asked Americans if they "use social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn or Google Plus." Sixty-six percent said yes. var currExpandable="expand15"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj

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