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Microsoft Reveals Xbox One Entertainment Console
Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
Homo Tech: Latest High-Tech Must-Have Toys
At the February Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, 1,700 exhibitors tempted 72,000 visitors. Here are the must-haves, from a digital camera (yes, that’s correct) to a pet tracker to a high-tech cane.
Personal Technology
With High-Tech Guns, Users Could Disable Remotely
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.
Athlete-Amputee Becomes Artificial Limb Inventor
CBS News’ Ben Tracy reports on an inventor whose idea for an artificial limb design was borne out of his own experience losing his lower leg in a sporting accident.
Yahoo Takes Big Leap with $1.1B Deal for Tumblr
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.
A Year After IPO, Facebook Aims to be Ad Colossus
Despite its disappointing stock market performance, Facebook has delivered strong financial results. Net income increased 7 percent to $219 million in the most recent quarter, compared with the previous year. Revenue was up 38 percent to $1.46 billion.
Video Games
’Sonic the Hedgehog’ Vid Games Coming to Nintendo
Sega says it will exclusively release the next three "Sonic the Hedgehog" games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms.
Science
Project Aims to Track Big City Carbon Footprints
High-tech sensors have been set up in an effort to track the carbon footprints of megacities, urban hubs with over 10 million people that are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming.
