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Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), the large video game maker, beat analysts' expectations as it retained more World of Warcraft subscribers and had massive retail sales for its Call of Duty title.

Most 21-year-old women would dream of fame, fortune, and free lingerie. But for former Victoria’s Secret model Kylie Bisutti, faith comes first. According to Fox the young starlet is hanging up her Angel wings to adhere to her Christian beliefs.

Google is developing a wireless streaming home entertainment system, which it will manufacture and sell under its own brand

Jeremy Lin's amazing plays for the New York Knicks has some sports fans swapping Tebow Mania for Linsanity. But one fan of Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is unwavering in his devotion: Jeremy Lin himself. He's a polarizing figure, but the things he says in interviews, his approach to the game, is just unbelievable, Lin, a fellow devout Christian, said in a recent interview.

The Jemery Lin dunk video that went viral Thursday afternoon has cemented the young guard as the New York Knicks' best hope for a good season.

The former Death Row Records exec was arrested in Las Vegas after marijuana was found in his car during a traffic stop

Craig Silverstein, the first employee at Google after co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, will leave the search giant for Khan Academy, an online education portal based in Mountain View, Calif.

Hollywood Week on American Idol season 11 shocked fans Wednesday night when contestant Symone Black, 16, fell off the stage and hit her head seconds before the credits rolled (watch here). But when executive producer Nigel Lythgoe joked about the cliffhanger ( she didn't hang, she fell) some fan's concerns turned to anger.

Is Knoxville, Tenn. the most romantic city in the U.S.? Online retailer Amazon thinks so.

For over 40 years, the Robert L. Adams Funeral Home has provided grief-stricken families in Compton, Los Angeles, with a rare convenience that does not usually accompany death: the drive-through. The Robert L. Adams parlor is thought to be the only drive-through funeral home in southern California and mourners never have to stop to express their sorrow.

Newly released Federal Bureau of Investigation files regarding Apple Chairman Steve Jobs noted the computer visionary’s use of drugs, abrasive personality but also his fitness for a prospective government appointment.

Lin's rags to riches rise is perfect for the city that has spawned more tales of overcoming the odds than anywhere else.

Taco Bell introduced FirstMeal, a breakfast menu with Mexican-style offerings, in late January. The new Taco Bell breakfast menu offers eleven unique items and is currently offered in ten western states, including California, Arizona and Colorado. While Taco Bell is serving unique Mexican-style breakfast foods, how does the FirstMeal menu compare to McDonalds, Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Burger King and others?

#Linning exploded on Twitter Wednesday and Thursday, after New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin dropped his first dunk for the team and continued to dominate on the court.

Forty-nine states and five major banks reached a $26 billion mortgage settlement that will aid about two million homeowners, government officials announced Thursday.

A Romanian man accused of hacking into NASA computers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles under the online moniker "Iceman" has been indicted on a federal charge, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Apple has reportedly chosen the first week of March 2012 to introduce its next-generation iPad, the iPad 3. Sources said the Cupertino, Calif.-based company will hold its iPad 3 event in San Francisco, presumably at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

A new crop of companies entering the U.S. public markets, including such high-profile offerings as Facebook, are turning the clock back on the way U.S. corporations are run.

Oracle, the world’s biggest database developer, said it plans to acquire human resources software provider Taleo for $1.9 billion. The news sent shares of Taleo up 17 percent.

The announcement caps more than a year of chaotic negotiations among state and federal officials, and the banks, who have been accused of using robosigners and unlawful documentation to deal with a flood of foreclosures.

Katy Perry and Russell Brand have been granted a divorce by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marc Marmaro. Due to California law, the famous couple must wait six months after filing for divorce for it to be finalized. The pair will become legally single again until July.