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Logitech cuts 5 percent of core staff as part of its shift to mobile

Logitech made clear in January that it was jettisoning weight in a bid to stem losses and focus on more successful technologies like mobile peripherals. Sadly, we're learning today that this also includes cutting jobs. The company is shedding 140 positions, or about 5 percent of its non-manufacturi Full story

UK kids turn to Google instead of grandparents for advice

LONDON (Reuters) - British grandparents are in danger of being overlooked for advice by their grandchildren, who are more accustomed to searching for answers on the internet, a survey showed on Thursday. Full story

Wikipedia expects to offer SMS-based access within months

Wikipedia has long been pushing for access to its communal knowledge among those who can't afford the latest technology, going so far as to strike deals with carriers to deliver free mobile web viewing. It's set to expand that reach to those for whom any advanced cellphone is out of the question. I Full story

Wikipedia adds watchlists to mobile web app, plans to release more features soon

With over three billion mobile pageviews last month, Wikipedia certainly has the consumption side of information down. Mobile content creation, on the other hand, has been severely limited. Beginning with updates released today, the Wikimedia mobile web team aims to change that. This latest web app Full story

'Wikipedia' is in space — as an asteroid

Wikipedia is loaded with articles on space. And now Wikipedia is in space, too — specifically, as an asteroid newly named "Wikipedia." The Committee for Small Body Nomenclature has renamed a main belt asteroid, previously labeled number 274301, with an official moniker: Henceforth, it's known as Wik Full story

'Thingle' is a Cross Between Pinterest and Wikipedia

When you want to collect and share cool gadgets or pictures from the Web, Pinterest is the place to be. But Pinterest has limits — it's mainly about the pictures, not the details. Full story

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  Wikipedia locks pages after Colbert makes edits

Stephen Colbert got in some trouble with Wikipedia after editing pages on-air and recommending his audience do the same. Wikipedia has now locked the editing option for top veepstakes contenders!

  Very Last Word: Can Wikipedia predict the VP?

The New York Times' Nate Silver discusses the likelihood multiple Wikipedia updates predicting who Mitt Romney will pick for vice president.

  Betting on the Veepstakes

Could updates to candidates' Wikipedia pages be a clue to who Mitt Romney will choose as his VP? MSNBC's Alex Wagner and New York Times' blogger and number cruncher guru Nate Silver discuss which candidates' stocks are up.

  Veepstakes clue: Wikipedia?

Want another clue as to who Mitt Romney will choose for his vice presidential running mate? Check Wikipedia.

  New article finds members of Congress are scrubbing their Wikipedia pages

Hardball guest host Michael Smerconish talks with BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski about his latest article that looked into embarrassing edits made by members of Congress to their own Wikipedia pages. Political analyst Ron Reagan also joins in the discussion.

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Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in this photo illustration taken in Washington

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