Iowa City Owl

A lot of questions have recently come up about the death of a 23-year-old Chinese woman who allegedly died when she answered a call on her iPhone 5 - so many, in fact, that Apple has been driven to take part in the investigation on the incident.

The new Microsoft Surface RT was a very anticipated device, but the anticipation is over after the release, and the result seems to be an extensive amount of disappointment all the way around. According to pcmag.

The nation has literally erupted after the July 15 verdict of "not guilty" was given to George Zimmerman on the trail of the shooting of Trayvon Martin in February of last year. Cities held rallies and people outraged on various social media sites, either for or against the verdict.

The man who invented the computer mouse, and developed the early form of e-mail and word processing software, Dr. Douglas Engelbart, died last Wednesday in his home in Atherton, California at the age of 88.

Recently, Iowa initiated a program that would help text messages sent to the emergency services to be recognized and answered, potentially saving more lives. Now, 911 will accept text messages as well as picture and video messages.

Thank your city is smart enough.Well, Iowa City has proof that it is in fact smart enough, according to a recent Luminosity survey. In fact, the survey named Iowa City and the surrounding area as one of the smartest in the nation.

Good news for Facebook and Instagram users. It's not just pictures anymore. Now, you can upload short videos to Instagram and to Facebook through Instagram. [ads]Yes, Instagram has recently announced that it will now allow users to upload video clips to their accounts for other Instagram users to view and enjoy.

The Iowa City Police arrested a man yesterday after a 13-hour standoff with him, according to a recent article. [ads]Police originally responded to a call for a domestic dispute at the home of 52-year-old Troy Perkins.

Police recently interrupted an online sale of a coffin to question the man who was selling it. The coffin had an entire human skeleton inside it.

If you ebook lovers out there thought that Barnes and Noble’s Mother’s Day sale on the Nook HD and HD+ was amazing, get ready for the Father’s Day sale.Last month, Barnes and Noble cut down the price of Nook HD and Nook HD+ the week leading to Mother’s day and this month, it’s as if they’re giving the tablets away for a lot more cheaper.