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Twitter has begun rolling out a major redesign of user profile pages on the Web version of its social network, and the new look has drawn many comparisons to that of profile pages on Facebook. The new design for Twitter profile pages displays a larger profile picture and a larger header image, and showcases users' most popular tweets. Twitter said the new profile pages will highlight users' tweets that have received high numbers of retweets and favorites. Users can now also pin their favorite tweets to the top of their profile pages. “Pin one of your tweets to the top of your page,' so it's easy for your followers to see what you're all about,” Twitter said in a blog. On the new design, users will also be able to…

Three years ago, doctors reported that zapping a paralyzed man's spinal cord with electricity allowed him to stand and move his legs. Now they've done the same with three other patients, suggesting their original success was no fluke. Experts say it's a promising development but warn that the experimental treatment-isn't a cure. When the implanted device is activated, the men can wiggle their toes, lift their legs and stand briefly. But they aren't able to walk and still use wheelchairs to get around. “There is no miracle cure on the way,” said Peter Ellaway, an emeritus professor of physiology at Imperial College London, who had no role in the study. “Butthis could certainly give paralyzed people more independence and it could still be a life-changer for them.” In a new…

IT'S EASY TO OVERLOOK EVEN SEEMINGLY BASIC FEATURES You think you know your iPhone or iPad fairly well, yes? There it sits, in your lap or on your pocket, giving you access to a whole world of productivity, information and entertainment... or perhaps just telling you whose phone call you recently missed. But what features of this venerable software - seven years young this year - might you have overlooked? Indeed, it's arguable that Apple is its own worst enemy in having successfully made iOS so darned slick, intuitive and easy to use, that we all think we know it well after just a few minutes, hours or days of use. Even if you've been on board with iOS since the beginning, every time an update arrives, it's easy not…

A newly discovered bug in widely used Web encryption technology has made data on many of the world's major websites vulnerable to theft by hackers in what experts say is one of the most serious security flaws uncovered in recent years. The finding of the so-called “Heartbleed” vulnerability, by researchers with Google Inc and a small security firm Codenomicon, prompted the U.S. government's Department of Homeland Security to advise businesses on Tuesday to review their servers to see if they were using vulnerable versions a type of software known as OpenSSL. It said updates are already available to address the vulnerability in OpenSSL, which could enable remote attackers to access sensitive data including passwords and secret keys that can decode traffic as it travels across the Internet. “We have tested…

It didn't take long for the M3D Micro, a 3-D printer, to reach its crowdfunding goal of $50,000 when it launched Monday on Kickstarter. It only took 11 minutes, to be exact. The new Kickstarter project has only been on the website for a few hours but already it seems well on its way to raising much more than M3D was hoping for. The Micro has already raised more than $400,000, and it will continue to collect pledges on Kickstarter until May 7. The Micro is a 3-D printer designed with the general consumer in mind. The Micro is a cube small enough to sit on users' desks, comes in several playful colors and it is currently available for Kickstarter users who pledge at least $299. That's the opposite of…

CUPERTINO FIRM'S CONTRIBUTIONS SMASH $70 MILLION BARRIER With 700 babies every day continuing to be born with HIV, it's clear that the battle against the HIV/AIDS epidemic is far from won, despite the considerable progress that has been made in that particular arena over the decades. Still, any complacency at this stage could prove extremely damaging, and it is to the end of continuing to fight and eventually win the battle against HIV/AIDS that Apple has pursued a proud association with (PRODUCT)RED. What is (PRODUCT)RED? It's a charity and brand fronted by U2 lead vocalist and activist Bono, with the aim of bringing an end to AIDS once and for all. Bono joined forces with Bobby Shriver of the multinational non-government organization DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) and the ONE…

#01 – 2048 By By Ketchapp Category: Games Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #02 – What’s the Difference? By Candywriter, LLC Category: Games Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #03 – Don’t step the white tile By Ayumu Kinoshita Category: Games Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #04 – Fairway Solitaire Blast By Big Fish Games, Inc Category: Games Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #05 – Field…

Philomena This British-French-American drama film, based on journalist Martin Sixsmith's book The Lost Child of Philomena and starring Dame Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, made a big impression on audiences and critics alike, claiming four Oscar nominations. It charts the compelling true story of Sixsmith's (Coogan) quest to help the elderly Philomena Lee (Dench) to find her long-lost son, taken from her at a convent 50 years ago. FIVE FACTS: 1. The four Academy Award categories in which Philomena was nominated were Best Picture, Best Actress for Dame Judi Dench, Best Adapted Screenplay for Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope and Best Original Score for Alexandre Desplat. 2. The film also received four BAFTA Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations. 3. It was directed by Englishman Stephen Frears. 4. Of…

Chipmaker Intel Corp said on Monday it was adjusting its financial reporting structure to better reflect its focus on two key areas: mobile and the growing field of linking up electronic devices. Beginning with its first-quarter report, due on April 15, Intel said it will provide revenues from its recently created Internet of Things Group, which focuses on the emerging trend of connecting everything from bathroom scales to skyscraper ventilation systems via the Internet, and a new Mobile and Communications segment. Revenue from Intel's phone and tablet chip businesses was previously included under the Other Intel Architecture segment. In addition, results from the gateway and set-top box business will be included as part of the PC Client Group instead of Other Intel Architecture, Intel said in a statement. The Data…

Microsoft will end support for the persistently popular Windows XP on Tuesday, and with an estimated 30 percent of businesses and consumers still using the 12-year-old operating system, the move could put everything from the operations of heavy industry to the identities of everyday people in danger. “What once was considered low-hanging fruit by hackers now has a big neon bull's eye on it,” says Patrick Thomas, a security consultant at the San Jose, Calif-based firm Neohapsis. Microsoft has released a handful of Windows operating systems since 2001, but XP's popularity and the durability of the computers it was installed on kept it around longer than expected. Analysts say that if a PC is more than five years old, chances are it's running XP. While users can still run XP…

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival regularly draws a throng of 90,000 for each of its weekends — making it a Super Bowl of sorts for tweets, Instagrams and videos. As a result of all the cellular traffic, attendees often find it nearly impossible to get a steady, reliable smartphone connection. That's why Coachella — which kicks off its first weekend of festivities on Friday — may be the perfect testing ground for a new app called FireChat. Created by San Francisco startup Open Garden, FireChat allows Coachella attendees to talk to one another without having cellular service or Internet connection. This is possible thanks to FireChat's ability to create an off-the-grid connection among nearby mobile devices. The app creates a “mesh network” in which one phone latches to…

#01– Monument Valley By ustwo™ Category: Games / Price: $3.99 Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #02 – Sleep Cycle alarm clock By Northcube AB Category: Health & Fitness / Price: $0.99 Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #03 – Sometimes You Die By Philipp Stollenmayer Category: Games / Price: $1.99 Requires iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #04 – AfterLight By Simon Filip Category: Photo & Video / Price: $0.99 Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.…

Head or Heart Christina Perri Philadelphia native Christina Perri has already made a big impression on the pop world with her mature songwriting and knack for a memorable hook. That was in evidence on her debut album Lovestrong in 2011, and much the same could be said for her second studio album, which has already produced the top 20 US Adult Pop hit “Human”. FIVE FACTS: 1. Christina Perri's debut single was the emotional ballad and US top 20 pop hit “Jar of Hearts” in 2010. 2. Perri then enjoyed multiplatinum success with “A Thousand Years”, which she wrote and recorded for the 2011 film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. 3. Perri has said of Head or Heart: “I took a lot of risks with the album and stepped outside…

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Apple chief designer Jony Ive is reportedly leading a significant interface redesign of Mac OS X, the software used for the company's desktop and laptop computers. The redesign is expected to be unveiled in June at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where Apple typically makes its software announcements. The redesign is a top priority at Apple right now, according to the report Monday by 9to5Mac. Last year, Ive led a similar redesign for iOS, the company's iPhone and iPad software. Ive's iOS 7 introduced the use of flat design and many vibrant colors. 9to5Mac said the Mac OS X overhaul won't be as drastic as what users saw in iOS 7, but that many of the elements that were introduced into the iPhone and iPad software interface last year…