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Estonia operetta lyricizes economic austerity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

By JARI TANNERAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Tired of grumbling about economic austerity? Maybe it's time to sing about it. So say two Americans living in Estonia. Inspired by a lively social media exchange between Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Nobel Prize-

Texas inmates back in jail after capture in barn

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas (AP) - Two inmates in an East Texas jail took advantage of a guard distracted by other duties in his office when they pulled open part of a chain-link fence in a recreation yard and slipped through, triggering a two-day manhunt, a local sheriff's office spokesman said

Facebook tweaks Android phones to build new 'Home'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writers MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook is trying to prove that a company doesn't have to make a smartphone or operating system to define how people interact with mobile technology. The audacious move

Facebook barges into Google turf with Home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook Home, the new application that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor

Authorities: Escaped Texas inmates captured

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

COOPER, Texas (AP) - A foiled try to pawn stolen jewelry Thursday led officials to the hideout of two inmates who escaped from an East Texas jail, a sheriff said. Capital murder suspect Brian Allen Tucker and convicted drug offender John Marlin King were returned Thursday to the Hopkins County Jail

Eyes on Facebook mobile event as company evolves

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook is unveiling a new Android product Thursday, a move that comes as a fast-growing number of its 1.06 billion users access it on smartphones and tablet computers. Advertisers are not far behind. Though mobile ads have been a big concern

Eyes on Facebook mobile event as company evolves

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

Spanish horror director Jesus Franco dies at 82

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By Kate Stanhope, Spanish director Jesus "Jess" Franco died Tuesday in Malaga, Spain due to complications from a stroke, Variety reports. He was 82. Before entering filmmaking, the Madrid native began composing music at age 6 and studied piano and harmony before penning a novel and later enrolling

EMarketer: Facebook US mobile ad revenue soaring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A research firm says it expects Facebook's mobile ad revenue to soar this year, hitting nearly $1 billion a year after the company started to splice ads into its users' mobile phones and tablet computers. Wednesday's forecast comes

Music service Rdio launches Vdio for TV, movies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video. New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music plan from Rdio (AR-dee-oh) will get $25 to spend in the new digital store for video, called