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14 -Year-Old Invents Game That Unseats ‘Angry Birds’ as No. 1 Game App on iTunes

A free game–"Bubble Ball"–invented by 14-year-old Robert Nay, "has been downloaded more than 2 million times. Last week, it nabbed the #1 spot on the list of free games in Apple’s iTunes store, knocking the ever-popular "Angry Birds" game to #2," reports ABC…

Report: TV Show Based on Hit Mobile Game ‘Angry Birds’ Coming to Screen Near You

An animated series based on the popular mobile game "Angry Birds" will soon be coming to television or the Web, reports the New York Post, citing an article in the British technology site C21media.net, which is only available to subscribers….

Facebook Eases Access by App Developers to Users’ Contact Info

Facebook has quietly implemented changes that make it easier for developers of applications to gain access to user addresses and mobile phone numbers, the Los Angeles Times reported. The changes are likely to reinvigorate long-running criticism of the social media…

Steve Jobs Takes Another Medical Leave From Apple

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking another leave of absence from the company due to health concerns, the company said today. The New York Times report of the story says, "Mr. Jobs suffers from immune system issues common with people who…

SAG, AFTRA Overwhelmingly Vote to Support Three-Year Contract

 The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Friday night that their members overwhelmingly voted to approve a new three-year contract with modest pay raises, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The…

Friend of Alleged Arizona Gunman Reveals Reasons Behind Grudge Against Congresswoman

A close friend of the suspect in the Arizona shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, told the publication Mother Jones that Jared Lee Loughner had held a grudge against Giffords for years. Bryce…

Verizon Sneaks Some Bad News in With the Good News About the iPhone

Verizon has been getting a lot of attention this week, with its official announcement Tuesday that it will offer the iPhone. But a quieter development on the Verizon front, The Wall Street Journal reports, is its less-publicized news that it…

News Corp. Considering Sale, Merger or Spinoff of MySpace

 A day after cutting about half of MySpace’s workforce, News Corp. is considering a spinoff, a sale or a merger of the social-networking Website, reports Bloomberg. Mike Jones, the chief executive of the Internet unit, told employees about the plans…

Dr. Phil Sends Golden-Voiced Homeless Man to Rehab

The homeless man whose golden voice made him an Internet sensation and recently landed him some broadcasting work revealed on “Dr. Phil” that he has fallen off the wagon, Entertainment Weekly reports. Ted Williams told Dr. Phil McGraw that he…

While Leno Draws More Live Viewers Than O’Brien, Team Coco Wins in Young Viewers Once DVR Viewing Is Added

After Jay Leno took back his "Tonight Show" job last year and since Conan O’Brien moved to TBS, Leno has been drawing a much larger audience among late-night viewers, notes the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. But when it…