A collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York. (www.bbc.co.uk)

Social network wants permission to inspect the contents of four previously undisclosed accounts, allegedly in use since 2003. [Read more] (feedproxy.google.com)

President Obama sang again on Tuesday night, carrying on a tradition of chief executives who dabble in music. (feeds.nytimes.com)

Man found great uncle's collection, including first appearance of Superman, while cleaning deceased relative's house (feeds.cbsnews.com)

First time accepted submitter benrothke writes "It is said that the song Wipe Out launched a generation of drummers. In the world of information security, the classic Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C by Bruce Schneier may have been the book that launched a generation of new cryptographers. Schneier's latest work of... (rss.slashdot.org)

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc.'s display-advertising business is growing faster than anticipated and is on track to surpass that of Facebook Inc. next year, according to research published Wednesday. According to data from eMarketer, Facebook's US display-ad revenue should reach $2.58 billion this year, and is... (www.nypost.com)

The NBA's latest star has been in the public eye for just days, and already there are seven books about him. It just goes to show what's possible in the new world of book publishing. [Read more] (feedproxy.google.com)

Alt-kun writes "On February 21st, The Blackberry Playbook finally received its long-promised overhaul. Called Playbook OS 2.0, this major upgrade provides native email and calendaring apps, limited support for Android applications (the developer has to repackage the app for the Playbook), and a bunch of other features. There are some fairly positi... (rss.slashdot.org)

New submitter Marillion writes "Photographer Mark Byron was so bothered by his pending divorce and child visitation issues that he blasted his soon-to-be ex-wife on his personal Facebook page. That touched off a battle that resulted in a Hamilton County judge ordering Byron jailed for his Facebook rant — and to post on his page an apology to... (rss.slashdot.org)

When big companies fight, it's rarely the big companies themselves that take the biggest hit. [Read more] (feedproxy.google.com)

Malaysia has banned a nearly 40-year-old sex education book written by a British author following complaints by Muslim activists that it is obscene. (www.newsvine.com)

The new devices could appear later this year, with hybrid disk drives helping keep costs low, according to a report. [Read more] (feedproxy.google.com)

Leaked document shows ad upgrade presentation apparently targeting the friends of advertisers' fans. [Read more] (feedproxy.google.com)