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LG Optimus M gets a makeover with the M+ With its slightly better specs and way better design, MetroPCS's recently released LG Optimus M+ is a reboot of the original M. [Read more] ...» Aussie principal threatens to expel underage Facebookers After a British school principal threatened to report parents of underage Facebookers to child protection services, an Australian principal reportedly makes an even more direct threat: expulsion. But can she do it? [Read more] ...» Paralyzed woman moves robotic arm using thought alone Using the BrainGate neural interface system, a woman paralyzed by a brainstem stroke serves herself coffee for the first time in 15 years. [Read more] ...» Buy a DeLorean (of sorts) for a mere $5,500 Go back to the future on two wheels with a DeLorean bicycle made of shining stainless steel mixed with luminescent wheels and a dose of nostalgia. [Read more] ...» Pinterest joins the billion-dollar network club The addiction to Pinterest has the start-up valued at $1.5 billion, Facebook's co-founder is under attack from senators for dropping his citizenship, and Twitter supports the Do-Not-Track browser feature. [Read more] ...» Forget the iTV, Steve Jobs wanted an iCar Apple co-founder Steve Jobs apparently envisioned an Apple-made automobile as a future project ahead of his death. [Read more] ...» RunCore intros hard drive with a kill switch -- a real one This solid-state drive (SSD) will self-destruct in five seconds with just one click. [Read more] ...» Verizon: You can have unlimited data... but no device subsidies After a day of taking heat for its plan to kill off unlimited wireless-data plans entirely, Verizon says users can keep them after all. But there's a catch. [Read more] ...» Samsung aims to up memory to 2GB for phones, tablets Electronics giant announces that an advanced manufacturing process allows it to pack 20 percent thinner memory chips into a 2 gigabyte package. [Read more] ...» Retro 1980s case turns iPhone into 'brick' handset Get your Cyndi Lauper on with ThinkGeek's Retro iPhone Case, an ode to 1980s technology excesses that would look right at home in an episode of "Knight Rider." [Read more] ...»