Apple, Zynga and Facebook Among Top 'Trademark Bullies'
You've heard about the iPod. But what about the BrainPod, the MixPod and the GoPod? Probably not, because Apple opposed their names when they applied to be trademarked.

Facebook Targets Google+ With 'Don't Be Evil' Tool
Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have ganged up on Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) controversial personal search results feature with Focus on the User, an effort to show what Google's search results would be like if they retrieved results from other Web services.

After the wreck, cruise ship crew hanker for the sea
ROME (Reuters) - Hours after the Costa Concordia's captain had abandoned ship, and after helping dozens of passengers to safety, Carlos Garrone stripped off his clothes and plunged into the freezing waters off Giglio island and rescued a drowning fellow crew member. As the operation to salvage the massive cruise liner moves forward, its pace governed by the vagaries of the winter weather ...

Wrecked Italian liner will not be moved for months
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Italian island of Giglio until the end of the year or longer before it can be broken up or salvaged, the official in charge of the recovery operation said on Sunday.

Cruise ship crew hanker for the sea
Hours after the Costa Concordia's captain had abandoned ship, and after helping dozens of passengers to safety, Carlos Garrone stripped off his clothes and plunged into the freezing waters off Giglio island and rescued a drowning fellow crew member.