Iowa City Owl

Zynga, once the darling of the tech-IPO world and an early adopter of the social media gaming world, is now left to rethink its strategy. It's most popular initial games including Mafia Wars, Farmville and Chefville will still be available to Facebook users.

Tired of eating non-fat foods that taste like cardboard, but too afraid to indulge in full fat foods. The latest trend in the diet and lifestyle industry is the introduction of mid-calorie foods.[ads]These foods are not non-fat, but they either have fewer calories or less sugar than their original counterparts.

When zero-day vulnerabilities are discovered in programs, the first to discover and promote them are often Internet hackers out to steal credit cards and make advertising money by installing spyware on unwitting users's systems.

That time has come again: the time to make a New Year's Resolution. Yes, it is time again to make that promise that most people will forget by the end of February, but they have every intention of keeping at the beginning of the year.

An Iowa City store owner faces charges after he has been accused of selling tobacco to an underage customer without asking for identification, according to a post on kcrg.com. An investigation led to discover that the owner himself did not even have a valid license to be selling tobacco in the state of Iowa in the first place.

A Baptist Church in Iowa City has become the first Iowa Church to openly take part in the same sex marriage movement. They have joined advocates for same sex marriage and will allow them to marry.[ads]The First Baptist Church in Iowa City has always called itself a very inclusive place, and this has been kept in mind as the church decided on their place in the fight for same sex marriages in Iowa.

2012 has been dubbed the "Year of the Tablet" with sales exceeding $120 million and expected to grow. The Apple iPad, as predicted, outpaced all of its competitors, which include the Google Nexus 7 and 10, the Samsung Galaxy, Microsoft Surface and even the Amazon Kindle.

Online shopping offers the convenience of getting what you want, when you want it, without having to drive to a physical store. However, there can be shipping costs involved that may dissuade your purchase, and you can't always predict when you'll receive the product or if extreme weather might mess up your delivery.

An Iowa City man faces charges after he was arrested on suspicion of keeping drugs and drug paraphernalia  in his home with his wife and children, according to an article released on kcrg.com[ads]40-year-old Michael Robert Uhler was arrested Thursday morning on charges that spurred from a drug investigation.

This new year will being in a new anticipation for the entire country as President Barack Obama faces inauguration for his second term as President of the United States, and some of the youth in Iowa City plan to attend.