World AIDS Day & Giving (RED)

By Sonya Davidson

You may have heard some of the buzz around the recent (RED) Auction at Sotheby's in New York -- a collaboration between Sir Jonathan Ive, designer Marc Newson and Bono. On the auction block were high-end, one-of-a-kind items with design and innovation in mind. An incredible amount of over $12.8 million was raised from the event with all proceeds going to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Africa. 

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Google brings back embed feature for Google Maps, soon to include ads

Google is bringing back the embed feature for those using the new version of the mapping service. You just need to zoom in on the area you want to embed and locate the gear so you can select the “embed map” option. According to TechCrunch, Google also plans to include ads with the embedded maps.

Facebook reportedly introducing “Save for later” feature for articles

Tech blog MyTechSkool was able to photos of a new Facebook feature that allows you to bookmark articles from your newsfeed to read later. It will supposedly save the article in a Saved Links tab and show on your timeline which articles you’ve saved (if your privacy settings allow it).

Holiday Gift Guide: Home entertainment goodies

If you are planning on giving your loved ones with new home entertainment finds, then we have a few items you should take into consideration in the price point that you can afford.

Western Digital TV Live Hub

Price: $189.99 (1TB at Best Buy)

Have all your music, videos, photos, and online videos in one hub with the WD TV Live Hub.  You can connect to your wired network via Ethernet and stream movies, online videos and other popular shows as well as enjoy Full HD playback on your HD television.

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