The TUAW TV Live chat room regulars are a rowdy bunch. Whether it's urikelman, drallgood, harumph, benroethig, docrock, lvreefkpr, macmommy, verso, ericasadun or any of a constantly changing group of participants who is chatting, there's always a lot of back and forth talk about whatever the topic happens to be. The discussion often goes off the show topic, which is great -- it keeps me on my toes. Well, today I've got a few topics to chat about, but most of the discussion is going to be ...

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Investors hammered shares of ailing retailer J.C. Penney (NYS: JCP) today, falling as much as 20% in intraday trading after the company released its first-quarter earnings report. So what: Twitter positively lit up with tongue-in-cheek comments on Penney's quarter. Some of our own Fools ...

If 38 Studios does shutter, beyond Rhode Island taxpayers having to pay off the $75 million bond (plus interest) through 2020, it appears the state will also own the intellectual property of the developer as a parting gift. Reviewing updated documentation released by the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) today, it appears 38 Studios put up all present and future IP by the company as collateral. According to the documentation, 38 Studios' intellectual property rights and ...

Are you ready for the largest IPO of all time? Well, you better be. It's coming tomorrow. After a seemingly endless parade of analysts, expectations, and grand proclamations, Facebook is finally making its grand debut. It's been eight years in the making -- 99 months to be exact -- but investors everywhere can finally own a piece of the world's largest social network. No matter what you choose to do with the decade's hottest IPO, you deserve as much information as possible. In that spirit, ...

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which energy editor/analyst Joel South and technology editor/analyst Brenton Flynn discuss topics around the investing world.In today's edition, Joel talks about the Seaway Pipeline reversal set for action on Thursday. The reversal of the pipeline, which will now go from Cushing, Okla., to Freeport, Texas, is significant because it allows Gulf Coast refiners access to cheaper West Texas Intermediate oil. Will WTI ...

It's been over a year since we heard anything from Gravity Interactive's long-running title Ragnarok Online, but today, the silence has been broken. The studio has announced the game's newest content update, which will allow players to visit the paradisiacal Port Malaya, where "the water's always warm and the monsters are always dangerous." Players level 100 and up will find plenty to do in the new port town, such as "dozens of new quests, including an entire suite of daily tasks to ...

The Fisker Atlantic extended-range plug-in vehicle will start production about a year after its previously estimated mid-2013 date, Inside EVs blog reports, citing leaked company documents that were dated "a few weeks ago." The Atlantic, formerly known as Project Nina, will compete pricewise against the BMW 3 Series and 5 Series sedans, as well as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class, Jaguar XF and Audi A4 and A6. That would put the model in the $50,000 to $60,000 range, according to the ...

Good news ahoy if you've liked Time Warner Cable's TWC TV streaming app but were frustrated with content providers pulling channels over licensing rights: the cable giant and Viacom have reached a settlement that will see Viacom's channels return to your Android or iOS gear. Comedy Central, CMT, MTV and other channels will be back in the next several weeks, and the two sides even managed to bury the hatched over "unrelated business matters," according to a joint statement. Just what led to the ...

Up until now, the Boost Mobile crowd's been missing out on those fancy visual voicemail creations, but that's about to change starting on May 31st. Earlier today, Smith Micro announced it's delivering its Visual Voicemail features to the prepaid-friendly carrier, with the upcoming Boost-branded HTC EVO Design 4G being the first slab to offer said tidbits. Smith Micro is also adding an optional service dubbed "Voicemail-to-Text," which -- for an extra $1.99 per month -- will essentially turn ...

The Loop spotted a new book over at Amazon called "Who Was Steve Jobs?" that appears to be a children's book, of all things. It's part of a series of books designed to tell kids about famous historical figures and why they're so admired or well-known. Looking inside the book shows that it talks about Steve's life and times, all the way from the garage in California, up through the NeXT days, and to "Think Different" and "Insanely Great." There's also a detailed timeline included, and even ...

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker and consumer-goods editor and analyst Austin Smith discuss topics around the investing world.Investors might not realize how skewed the Dow is toward certain components. Thanks to the Dow's price-weighted methodology, IBM has the highest weighting of any stock. Its price changes move the Dow almost double the next highest company. In fact, IBM is weighted in the Dow more ...

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which industrials editor/analyst Brendan Byrnes discusses topics around the investing world.In today's edition, Brendan discusses earnings from agricultural-equipment giant Deere. The company posted earnings of $2.61 per share, beating expectations of $2.53. Deere also raised its full-year earnings outlook because of higher improving global demand for farm equipment. It did, however, lower its forecast for corn, ...

The latest in the parade of EA employees marching off to social gaming powerhouse Zynga is Soren Johnson, GamesIndustry International reports. Most recently a resident of EA working on famed designer Will Wright's ambitious Spore game, Johnson joined the social game company way back in September 2011 to begin work as a design director on his first project. He's been working on that secret project ever since. But before even joining EA, Johnson was one of the main men behind Civilization 4, ...

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which technology editor/analyst Brenton Flynn and technology and media editor/analyst Andrew Tonner discuss topics across the investing world.In today's edition, Brenton and Andrew discuss a growing trend in the technology arena. The battle for mobile supremacy continues at a precipitous pace, and the behemoths of consumer technology are waging war in the courtroom to protect their intellectual properties through ...

There's one thing that Facebook's IPO on Friday is all about: Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook's young founder and CEO has naturally garnered no shortage of attention in the recent weeks and years as the social network has ballooned to encompass nearly 13% of the world's 7 billion people. That's 901 million monthly active users, or MAUs, in the eight years since Facebook was founded in 2004. Public companies have wildly different expectations than private ones, including much more ...

Since peaking on May 1, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) has closed down every day except one, losing about 5% of its value in the process. But as the blue chips have slid, oil prices have slipped even further, down more than 10% since closing near $106 per barrel on May 1, and shares of United States Oil (ASE: USO) , an ETF tracking the West Texas crude price, have dropped from more than $40 all the way down to $35. News today that U.S. oil demand had increased 2.2 uptick ...

The world may just have gotten its head around the existence of Bronies, but following the successful revival of My Little Pony, the next ironic-gender-appropriation-of-a-nostalgic-toy-brand is already being dreamt up by Hasbro and its television subsidiary, the Hub. Care Bears fans, are you ready for... "Belly-Bros?" ...

TERA isn't just about killing enormous beasts in active combat. That's certainly a big part of it, yes, but it's also about political maneuvering and gathering support. And once you get in office, you've got policies to enact, economies to stimulate, and re-election to consider in three weeks. If the whole thing seems a bit overwhelming, you'll be happy to know that the new official guide to the political system outlines the whole system from start to finish, giving a clear picture of how ...

Method, one of World of Warcraft's top raiding guilds, has decided to take their thirst for world firsts into the world of Diablo. A three-man team from Method scored the world-first Skeleton King kill on Inferno. For those wholly unfamiliar with Diablo, that means they killed the first boss of the game on the most challenging difficulty level available. A WoW raiding team moving into competitive Diablo is something we found surprising. Dedicated gaming is in the blood of these players, so ...

It's now even easier to buy too many games from Steam. Valve has implemented remote downloading, allowing you to manage your PC's Steam collection remotely, from anywhere you can access the website or mobile app. Remote downloading lets you start a download on your computer from any of these other sources, and have them "installed and ready to play on your arrival." In other words, you can buy a game from the mobile app and have it download automatically to your home PC, or reinstall something ...

Most of us think of Commodore's pre-C64 computing history in terms of the still-legendary PET-2001, but an eBay auction run by Lawrence Bezuska shows just how far back the tradition really goes. He's selling a KIM-1, the stripped-down hobbyist computer from Chuck Peddle that was the foundation for what the PET became. It's so old that it was originally made by MOS Technologies in 1976 -- Commodore bought the company and kept making the KIM-1 until 1981. Inside, you're still looking at a 6502 ...

If there's one thing about iPhoto for iPad and iPhone that I've never been too happy with, it's that the apps aren't exactly self-explanatory and Apple doesn't provide much in terms of an onboard guided tour. Long-time Apple developer and publisher Saied Ghaffari has just published a new iBook titled Hello iPhoto for iPad & iPhone (US$1.99) that provides a unique way of learning the tricks of iPhoto for your iOS device. I had the opportunity to talk with Saied recently about the book, ...

Last week, Klout announced "Klout for iPhone," and this week, the influx of app-based perks begins. Their first partnership is one we'd actually enjoy - if we were traveling internationally from SFO. The company that pioneered social media influence measurement has partnered with Cathay Pacific Airways to allow anyone with a score of 40 or over to show their Klout score at the door to enter the airline's First and Business Class Lounge. This applies to any visitor traveling ...

Stability control was made mandatory on passenger vehicles for this current model year, but it's still not a requirement for semis and busses. But that could soon be changing, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed requiring the technology on all new large commercial trucks, motorcoaches, and other large buses. While big rigs and their brethren are often available with stability control, the rule would make the feature standard, with manufacturers given between ...

If you're high-end footwear company Christian Louboutin, you have the flexibility to pass raw material costs on to your consumers. At around $2,000 a pair, very few interested buyers are going to notice a $25 price increase. On the other hand, if you're functional-if-not-fashionable Hanesbrands (NYS: HBI) , it can be more difficult to pass on an increase in cotton prices. Hanes' first quarter reflected that hardship. Threadbare margins Hanes reported a net loss of $27 million in ...