Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)

AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

Fresh Android Apps for Feb. 7: Draw Something Free, Transparent Screen, The Lost City (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Only a few days left until Valentine’s Day. Draw your sweetie a beautiful picture (Draw Something Free), look for a romantic spot while out and about (Transparent Screen), and plan a getaway to a secret location (The Lost City).

Watch: Baltic Sea Discovery Leads to UFO Chatter
Disc-shaped object resembles Millennium Falcon from 'Star Wars.'

German police use Facebook pictures to nab crooks (Reuters)
Reuters - Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons and hunt out suspected criminals, according to the state's interior minister.

First Earth-Size Planets Found in Space
Scientists using NASA's Kepler space telescope say they have found two planets orbiting a distant star -- and say the planets are the first ever that are the size of Earth or smaller. That could be critical in the search for extraterrestrial life.

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Amazon may open a store in Seattle as a prelude to becoming a chain.