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Jerkin -- the dance, the sound, the scene -- is all the rage

Born in high schools of Los Angeles and bred via MySpace, jerkin is the latest grass-roots phenomenon to take seed in hip-hop. What began as a dance evolved into a scene and a sound, complete with its own dress codes and Web sites like jusjerk.com that chronicle its evolution. The first group from the scene to go national, teen duo New Boyz, whose hit "You're a Jerk" was the first jerk single to get airplay and attention, is on tour with Chris Brown and plays Chicago on Thursday.... (more)

Gameloft to cut back on Android development

Yahoo! | 25 minutes ago

Though you may think us to be iPhone fans all the time, we really do want to root for the underdog. Whether it's Google's Android or Palm's webOS, the smartphone industry could really use a David to the iPhone's Goliath to promote competition and better products all around.... (more)

Google's Chrome OS to be ready for 2010 holidays

Yahoo! | 26 minutes ago

Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.... (more)

Ubuntu Developers Agree to Help with Chrome OS

Yahoo! | 29 minutes ago

Google has an important ally in its newly revealed Chrome OS. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu--one of the more user-friendly versions of Linux around--has agreed to contribute engineering to the project, under contract.... (more)

Chrome OS Lands on BitTorrent Sites

Yahoo! | 29 minutes ago

Not surprisingly, developers have already snapped up the code to Google Chrome OS, compiled it, and put it on the Web for users to download.... (more)

Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle

Yahoo! | 31 minutes ago

A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.... (more)

Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos

Yahoo! | 33 minutes ago

Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world.... (more)

Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

Yahoo! | 33 minutes ago

Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.... (more)

Crossing the digital divide to Grandma's house

St. Petersburg Times (Fla.) | 1 hour 39 minutes ago

Michael Hayes is planning a trip to New Orleans. The 51-year-old could have Googled his directions, or used Mapquest. Maybe Yahoo.... (more)

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