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LAS VEGAS, May 1 (UPI) -- Nevada has become the first U.S. state to allow people to play poker online for money legally, as long as they are at least 21 and a resident of the state.
LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- Researchers at IBM say their stop-motion animation film, the world's smallest, uses individual atoms to tell of a boy named Atom and his friend, an atom.
REDMOND, Wash., May 1 (UPI) -- Mozilla says it has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a British company it alleges sells spyware disguised as its Firefox browser to governments.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 1 (UPI) -- As people become used to computers and smartphones, they may be more inclined to accept more "smart" objects in the home and workplace, U.S. researchers report.
Camera lens inspired by bug eyes captures full 180-degree view
EVANSTON, Ill., May 1 (UPI) -- Inspired by an insect eye, U.S. scientists say they've developed a hemispherical digital camera with an exceptional wide-angle field of view and sharp images.
CHICAGO, May 1 (UPI) -- High-speed computer users can take advantage of lag times at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to make trades ahead of the pack, a company spokeswoman confirmed.
Outlook users to be able to make Skype calls from their in-box
REDMOND, Wash., May 1 (UPI) -- Skype audio- and video-calling will come to Outlook.com in-boxes across Britain Monday and in the United States and Germany in the coming weeks, Microsoft says.
HERNDON, Va., May 1 (UPI) -- A U.S.-developed system that intercepts rocket-propelled grenades and other threats close to a targeted vehicle has proved 100 percent effective.
Reform supporters confident illegal crossings can be stopped
SAN DIEGO, May 1 (UPI) -- Supporters of the bipartisan immigration bill the U.S. Senate is debating said they are confident the Border Patrol can stop the flow of illegal immigrants.
Re-creation of the world's first webpage to celebrate 20 years of Web
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 30 (UPI) -- A team at the European Organization for Nuclear Research says it has launched a project to re-create the world's first webpage.
Zoomable keyboard could allow typing on a 'smart watch'
PITTSBURGH, April 30 (UPI) -- With rumors of so-called smart watches coming to market, U.S. researchers say they're trying to figure a way to type on the tiny screens of such devices.
DURHAM, N.C., April 30 (UPI) -- Environmental labeling that touts a product's "green" benefit may actually discourage politically conservative shoppers, U.S. researchers say.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 29 (UPI) -- Google says self-updating Android apps are being banned from its Google Play Store as potentially dangerous hotbeds of malware and hacks.
'Curling' smartphone changes shape to notify of calls, texts, emails
KINGSTON, Ontario, April 29 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists say they've developed a smartphone that can change its shape to give users a silent but visible cue of incoming call, text or email.
South Korea's LG offering $13,500 curved-screen television
SEOUL, April 29 (UPI) -- South Korea's LG Electronics says it is taking orders for the world's first curved-screen television to be available to the public.
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Rihanna signs an autograph when the Chicago Bulls play the Brooklyn Nets in game seven of the First Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Barclays Center in New York City on May 4, 2013. The Bulls defeated the Nets 99-93 and advance to the second round of the playoffs. UPI/John Angelillo