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Microsoft releases Kinect software for developers

Microsoft Corp made available on Thursday a Windows 7-compatible test version of the software behind its hit Kinect motion-sensing game device, in the hope that developers will invent a host of hands-free features for standard PCs.

Jim Carrey Steals Story from Tom Hanks [VIDEO]

Actor Jim Carrey shared a story about his dogs while appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday. Host David Letterman quickly responded with a clip of actor Tom Hanks sharing the same story on the Late Show two years earlier, Monsters and Critics reports.

Apple snubs Facebook for its own social network

Just because Apple couldn't cozy up to Facebook last year doesn't mean that they have no back-up plan for their social network venture. Apple applied for a new patent for what some are calling iDating or iDate.

Russia, China edge closer to strategic gas deal

Russia edged closer on Thursday to an elusive 30-year gas supply deal with China that could be worth up to $1 trillion to help power Beijing's booming economy and allow Moscow to diversify its exports away from Europe.

Wealthy sour on economy but advisers hopeful

Millionaires are less optimistic about the U.S. economy's prospects than their wealth advisers and are taking a cautious approach in their investments, according to a new data analysis released on Thursday from Fidelity Investments.

Wealthy are less bullish than their advisers

Millionaires are less optimistic about the U.S. economy than their financial advisers and are taking a more cautious approach in their investments, Fidelity Investments said on Thursday.

Facebook may be good for friendships, politics

Contrary to popular fears that cultivating Facebook friends will harm people's ability to make friends offline, research suggests that users of social networking sites have higher measures of social well-being.

Fun can be free in NYC

SummerStage provides free concerts, classes, shows, and poetry readings across New York city throughout the summer.

JK Rowling launches new Harry Potter website

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has launched a new website called Pottermore, but fans of the boy wizard will have to wait to see what it entails as the entry page says simply Coming Soon....

RIM faces tough sell on earnings, outlook

Research In Motion will struggle to give investors good news when it reports results after markets close on Thursday, but details on when new BlackBerry devices will hit shelves might help.

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