Facebook And Twitter Land New Words In Dictionary

Facebook users will be familiar with the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year, "unfriend." Oxford says the term unfriend is a verb. Its definition of the word is "To remove someone as a friend on a social networking site such as Facebook."

YouTube, Univision Announce Partnership

YouTube's struck another content-sharing partnership, and it's a big one.  Univision, which is the top Spanish-language broadcast network in America, has agreed to supply the video-sharing site with both short clips and full shows.

Egypt Applies For First International Domain Name

Egypt said Monday it is applying to use Arabic characters for the first time in its entire Internet domain name. The move by Egypt comes as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) formally opens the process allowing countries to apply for "internationalized" domain names or IDNs, where scripts such as Arabic or Chinese will be used in the last part of an…

Wii Video Games Offer Real Exercise

Active Wii sports video games and some Wii fit activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions.

Link Signaling Google Chrome Extensions Surfaces

Google Chrome might be compared to a racecar; both are fast, but lacking in amenities.  It looks like Google's about to give Chrome users the option of adding air conditioning, stereo system, and cup holder equivalents, though, as extensions may become available in the very near future.