Retro stylin': A cassette tape MP3 player (PIC)

The retro craze is still going strong, especially with gadgets like a flash drive disguised as a mix tape, and devices that will let you transfer tunes from old cassettes to MP3s. But here's something that kicks it up a notch--an MP3 player inside an actual cassette tape.

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The Next-Gen iPod Touch Mock-Up

"Here's the mock-up of the next generation iPod Touch. And when we said touch, we mean touch: the home button doesn't have to be pressed, it could be electrostaticmagickalifragilistic and glow. Call us wild speculators if you want—you will be right—but we are betting/lusting on it: Apple's iPod 100% Touch, no physical buttons whatsoever."

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First Zune 2 and Zune Flash Spy Photos

Confirmed by two sources, the first shots of the 80GB Zune 2 and the Zune Flash (4 and 8GB). What's up with that funky controller?

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Too many iPhone apps? Mod your home screen to fit them all

Using 'Dock', a new app by Nate True, changes the last row of the iPhone's home screen so that it scrolls to the left and right.

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Rowan Atkinson - Invisible Drum Kit (Video)

Rowan Atkinson comes across an invisible drum kit while sweeping.

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MySpace Kills Another Startup - TellThem

"MySpace has put the axe to yet another startup. Last night they sent a letter threatening legal action against freshly launched TellThem.com, a service that lets you message all your friends from your mobile phone. Previous MySpace shutdowns include killed DatingAnyone, and SingleStatus, and they copied RealEditor."

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American Airlines changes Wikipedia; Flights 11 & 77 on 9/11 never flew!

WikiScanner shows just how sick some companies are. American Airlines edits their Wikipedia page clearly stating that Flights 11 & 77 were not scheduled on 9/11/2001. This is just wrong.

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20+ Firefox Plugins For Managing Email

Mashable has compiled over 20 Firefox plugins which enable you to send, receive, check and manage emails from your favorite web browser.

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Porsche Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1

"Black on black has never looked so good. It's no secret that the Porsche Design Studio makes some insanely awesome stuff. And you knew it was only a matter of time before they collaborated with their brothers at the car factory. The Porsche Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 will be limited edition - only 777 are being made."

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Wikirage: See What's Hot Now on Wikipedia

This site lists the pages in Wikipedia which are receiving the most edits per unique editor over various periods of time. Popular people in the news, the latest fads, and the hottest video games can be quickly identified.

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Top 10 Tech Toys You Can Actually Afford

While we spend a great deal of time drooling over expensive toys, you've gotta head back to ground level at some point. While things may not be quite as shiny down here, there are other pleasures — like being able to get an MP3 player, HD-upscaling DVD player and smartphone for less than the cost of a night out.

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BlackBerry-friendly Opera Mini 4 beta released today

Opera, has just released the beta version of Opera Mini 4. BlackBerry-specific features include a new interface as well as new menus. The Norway-based browser and software developer is touting its Opera Mini’s new “Landscape mode” as an option that will offer BlackBerry users a wider view of the Web page they are viewing.

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Top 10 Ways to Clean Up Your PC

Over time it's easy for Windows to accumulate cruft—like programs you never use but that automatically start up anyway, temporary or duplicate files, multiple desktop shortcuts or gigabytes of data you forgot about hogging up your hard drive. Scrub that old PC up all shiny and new again with today's top 10 ways to clean up your PC.

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10 Must Have Online Office Apps

Building your online web office? Take a look at the top 10 must have web applications in the categories of word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, calendar, email, groupware, file storage, RSS, contact management, and to do list.

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Good Charlotte's Agenda: Babies, Production, Touring

Good Charlotte's Benji Madden is so excited about becoming an uncle that he's already "getting ready" -- he's bought a high chair, stroller and crib for his house in anticipation.

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HP's Hot New Desktop, Virtus, Revealed (Pics)

Per Engadget: We don't yet know a lot about this happening new HP desktop, except that it's been dubbed the Virtus and it's got some fairly slick design. We'll hit you up with more as we get it -- for now, bask in our gallery of leaked shots.

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Ford's 'chic' new small car (with pics)

The look of the Verve is inspired by the world of fashion and cosmetics and was created by a team of designers from Ford's studios in Dunton, England, and Cologne, Germany.

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The 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time

"I scoured scientific archives searching for the most bizarre experiments of all time — the kind that are mind-twistingly, jaw-droppingly strange...the kind that make you wonder, "How did anyone ever conceive of doing such a thing?" Listed are twenty of these experiments."

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It's official, Americans are fatter than ever

Americans are fatter than ever, a shocking study has revealed. In just a year, obesity rates have shot up across the country.

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Rumor: Google Phone Confirmed By HTC Insider

JB over at Crunchgear has the exclusive on the "upcoming" Google Phone, supposedly set to launch in Q1 2008. His source is someone inside HTC, the company that Google's working with to pick one of 20 models to finalize their design.

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Vista SP1 to Bring Fixes, Not Features; Due in Early 2008

In response to media coverage and pressure from partners, Microsoft finally opened up about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Wednesday, detailing what customers should expect of the update, and setting a final release date of Q1 2008.

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Will porn determine the winner of the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Format Wars?

Producer Dana Brunetti predicts that porn will determine which format will thrive & which will fail. Also he and Evan Astrowsky discuss Hollywood's investment into Bollywood and get an exclusive insider POV into the 'reality' behind FOX/Spielberg reality film-making show "On the Lot" from two of the shows contestants Andy Hunt and Jason Lausche.

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Forbidden Color Combinations?

Color theorists and designers in fashion or computer graphics have coined phrases based around what colors shouldn’t go together.

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Bush Wants U.S $50 Billion More for Iraq War on top of about U.S $460 Billion

The Washington Post reports that the money would be in addition to a U.S $147 Billion request that already is pending before Congress to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the two requests together are also in addition to the U.S $460 Billion 2008 fiscal year request for defense spending.

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Condi Rice Dresses Down Store Clerk: "I Make Considerably More Than You"

In an upcoming biography, Condoleezza Rice is revealed to have dressed down a jewelry store clerk for making minimum wage. "Let's get one thing straight," said Rice. "You are behind the counter because you have to work for minimum wage. I'm on this side asking to see the good jewelry because I make considerably more."

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Dayam: New DVD-sized disc to hold 1 to 5 Terabytes of data

The optical disc revolution started with CDs and then moved on to DVDs, and we're in the midst of the next-gen battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray. Since the birth of the CD 25 years ago, we've gone from 600 MB to a whopping 50 GB of storage capacity on these little, convenient and versatile discs.

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Nissan's Mixim concept car for Frankfurt wants to be like Batman

Check out the gullwings on Nissan's Mixim concept car headed for the Frankfurt Auto Show! It screams "I'm Batman."

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What If Apple TV Were a Web App?

A web based application that allows users to have the same experience as they would when purchasing a Apple TV device. Features such as a History and Favories list have been implemented plus utilizes RSS feeds from the top web sharing sites such as YouTube, Google, MySpace, Digg, BlipTV, MetaCafe, iFilm, Pornotube, DailyMotion, Break, Grouper, Heavy and Guba.

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Israeli Hackers 100% Unlock the iPhone Yet Again, AT&T Shrugs

Three hackers named Dubbi, Ofir and Eli have claimed to have unlocked the iPhone independently in Israel. If confirmed, this would be the fifth time that someone has unlocked the iPhone with a different method. The hackers say they made more progress in regards to the iPhone's user interface. Meanwhile, AT&T talked with Gizmodo about the unlocking.

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Apple shares up on new iPod anticipation

Shares of Apple Inc. jumped Wednesday as investors anticipated that the computer maker would unveil major updates to its iPod line, including a widescreen design, at an event scheduled for Sept. 5.

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Stay Productive at Home and Work with a Consistent Workspace

"The key to staying productive at all your computers is building a consistent workspace—that is, a computing environment that is the same (where it counts) everywhere you use a computer. Today we'll highlight several methods for creating consistent workspaces so that wherever you are, your bookmarks, files, folders, etc, are all in harmony."

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How A Man Made $56,166,419.02 In 6 Months...Selling Pet Rocks

In 1975, Gary Dahl working as an advertising executive at the time, launched the sale of the pet rock which quickly transformed him into a multi-millionaire. This enormous profit is much more impressive considering it only took him six months to achieve his multi-millionaire status and the extremely low cost of the product.

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1 Tree, 1 Picture, 4 Seasons (Pic)

A beautiful piece of artwork!

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Nokia's iPhone -- no, seriously

Now thats how how you copy an Apple product...

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Top 10 Tech Toys for the Filthy Rich

Here are the 10 most extravagant electronics for the techy bajillionaires on your gift list, and be sure to come back tomorrow for our companion piece, the "10 Gadgets You Can Actually Afford."

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Transformers: Darth Vader!

Every Transformer should be ashamed right now. Darth Vader has rolled onto their turf and made them all look weak in comparison.

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Court Rules Sharing Music is Illegal, Even if Nobody Downloads It

In what will undoubtedly be chalked up as a shutout victory for the recording industry, a federal court in Arizona last week granted summary judgment in favor of the RIAA in one of its many anti-piracy lawsuits against ordinary citizens.

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Easter Egg in Leopard

The 'Think Different' ad text is written on the new jumbo-sized 'TextEdit' icon.

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Actors Who Spend Their Entire Careers Playing the Same Character

Take Sean Connery, for instance. Even when he's playing a Ukrainian submarine captain, he's still playing the same Scottish guy that he played when he was supposed to be Jim Malone in the Untouchables. Other "guilty" parties include Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Bruce Campbell and more.

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The Beat Goes On: Nano, Touch, Beatles, Wireless?

Now that Apple has invited select media to the a press event which will take place on September 5th, 2007, it seems clear that Apple's iPods will finally see updates.

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Vista bug puts a snag in network traffic when music is playing

It looks like Windows Vista users that have noticed a slowdown in network traffic while they were playing music weren't imagining things, as Windows expert Mark Russinovich has reportedly confirmed that such a bug does indeed exist.

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The PlayStation Phone: CONFIRMED

The Sony Ericsson gaming boss, Peter Ahnegard, said that a PlayStation-branded gaming phone would be coming by Christmas.

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Google is working on a mobile OS, and it's due out shortly

Google's mobile device platform is well on its way, and will be announced in the very near future.

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30+ Firefox Add-ons for Web Developers & Designers

Firefox has cool add-ons which make the job of website designers and developers much easier. Here is our list of 30+ excellent Firefox add-ons that every web developer and designer should know about.

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CONFIRMED: Apple invites press for event on September 5th!

Well the rumors have been floating around for a few days, and now we've gotten official word -- in the form of an invite -- that Apple will be holding a "special event" on September 5th. Let the speculation begin!

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World's Most Expensive Book: £3 Million

Russian tycoons are the target readers for a diamond-encrusted book with an estimated value of £3m.

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Video game sheds light on fear

A Pac-Man-like computer game that delivered electric shocks to gamers has been used to shed light on how the brain reacts to imminent danger. Scans showed the different regions of the brain used by volunteers as the level of threat in the game increased.

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New Digg Home Page Live

"Following up on Kevin’s post from last week, we’ve gone live with improvements to our home page that allow you to see both news and videos on a single page. We’ve gotten a lot of feedback that the videos are entertaining but people miss them because they’re isolated. Bringing them back into the stream on the homepage will hopefully bring more life to videos on the site."

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Out-of-body experience recreated

Experts have found a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in volunteers.

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Porsche Panamera 4-door sedan spotted cruising in sunny California!! [PIC]

Loyal FLD viewer 'mcshin' submitted an EXCLUSIVE picture of the 4-door Porsche Panamera sedan cruising the streets of Marina Del Rey, California. This is a first for Porsche as they've never developed a proper 4 door sedan before!

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Acer Agrees to Acquire Gateway

Taiwan's Acer Inc. said it had reached an agreement to acquire Gateway Inc. in a deal that values the U.S. company at about U.S $710 Million and pushes Acer past Lenovo Group Ltd. as the world's No. 3 vendor of personal computers.

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No-Good-Cheating-Girlfriend's iPhone For Sale

According to Paul, he bought his girlfriend an 8GB iPhone because she wanted one. He then found out she was cheating on him with a guy from church and now he is selling her iPhone.

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Yahoo! Mail now offers free text messaging to mobile phone numbers

Yahoo! Mail just launched new features that make it a little easier for contacts to stay in touch. The first is the ability to send instant messages from Yahoo! Mail to mobile phone numbers, the second is the ability to IM contacts in Yahoo Messenger and in MSN Live Messenger from Yahoo! Mail. There are also customizable themes and key shortcuts.

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The Facebook Economy

How to get in on the gold rush.

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Godfather of the Internet Predicts the End of TV

Vint Cerf - one of the handful of researchers who helped build the internet in the 1970s, laid out his vision of where our online future might be, including a time when we download entire TV series in seconds - and even surf the web from Mars.

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Owen Wilson ('You, Me and Dupree') Trys To Commit Suicide

Very sad...

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How Sleep Works

Sleep is one of those funny things about being a human being -- you just have to do it. If you have ever wondered about why people have to sleep or what causes dreams, then read on. In this article, you'll find out all about sleep and what it does for you.

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Deadly explosions hit Indian city!

At least 28 people have been killed in two explosions in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, reports say.

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21 Proven Motivation Tactics

If you want to make things happen the ability to motivate yourself and others is a crucial skill. At work, home, and everywhere in between, people use motivation to get results. Motivation requires a delicate balance of communication, structure, and incentives. These 21 tactics will help you maximize motivation in yourself and others.

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Arm-wrestling game recalled in Japan because it broke 3 arms!

Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm.

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Sleepy Geek? Spend less time on the Internet

People who spend time on the internet or watching television before they go to bed are more likely to FEEL like they don't get enough sleep.

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‘Boyz N The Hood’ director John Singleton Kills Jaywalker

Oscar-nominated director John Singleton was driving a Lexus SUV when it struck and killed a jaywalker who stepped in front of the car.

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Why 1/5 of Americans Can't Locate The U.S

Miss Teen South Carolina educates us!

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How to Spot a Fake Rolex

They say there’s a “sucker born every minute” but you're not a sucker if you intentionally know what you’re getting into. When I returned from my trip, I decided to research the differences between the watch I bought and a real Rolex. Below are some tips on how to distinguish a true Rolex from a forgery.

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Report: Hulk Hogan's Son Injured in Car Crash

Police in Clearwater, Florida say a car crash has injured the son of pro-wrestler Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea, according to local reports. Witnesses say the yellow sports car careened out of control and hit a palm tree in the raised median of the four-lane road.

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The African iPod (Pic)

"I'm impressed with how the battery is balanced as well."

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Printable Chart of First-Aid Procedures [PDF]

Lifehacker: "The guide comes in PDF format and provides emergency care instructions for a bloody nose, eye irritation, burns, sprains, blows to the head, choking, poisoning and open wounds. Since most people haven't thought much about this stuff since high school health class, a brush-up isn't a bad idea."

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World's Highest Escalator [Images]

The Umeda Sky Building is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center.

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Obama Girl Dumps Obama - Amber Lee Ettinger Poses For Sexy Pictures

The Obama Girl made waves a few months ago with her YouTube video, "I Got a Crush for Obama," which was a naughtysexy ballad about Barack Obama. The video has been viewed over 3 million times. Obama girl has finally stepped out of the shadows of the Obama campaign to be featured in a spread in 'Steppin' Out' magazine.

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Windows Genuine Advantage suffers worldwide outage, problems galore

Microsoft is working on the problem, and is telling users who are affect that they should "try again" later, with some support techs telling readers that Microsoft is aiming to have a fix in place by Monday, August 28th.

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20+ Free And Fresh Icon Sets

Let’s take a look at over 20 free, beautiful and fresh icon sets as well as references to further free icon libraries. Some of the sets can be used for free only for private projects, however most of them can also be used in commercial projects.

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Largest Helicopter in the World [PICS]

These are photographs of the worlds largest helicopter which happened to be on the tarmac in Dease Lake , B.C. this week. It is to be used for taking mining equipment and cargo out to a new mine called 'Galore Creek'. It is owned by a Russian company.

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MOTHER TERESA REVEALED: She was an Athiest and had NO Faith?!

"What do I labor for?" she asks. "If there be no God, there can be no soul. If there be no soul then, Jesus, You also are not true."

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13 Freaky Hidden Surveillance Cameras - [photos]

You never know who's watching. Or from where.

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Debunked: UFO Videos

"The two UFOs were spotted in Haiti. As they flew overhead, the palm trees swayed and woman with the camcorder gasped. I watched the video three times. I gasped, too--it looked that real."

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Geek To Live: Partition and Image Your Hard Drive with the System Rescue CD

You've reinstalled Windows from scratch again but this time you want to preserve your sparkling clean setup for instant restoration down the road. Instead of dropping cash on Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image, burn yourself a free, bootable Linux-based System Rescue CD. The System Rescue CD includes open source tools GParted.

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More 'Fat Nano' Rumors: It's Getting Interesting

So today we’re hearing more rumors swirling around the Interwebs about the forthcoming 'Fat iPod Nano', and this thing’s shaping up to be interesting. We already know it exists, as both Gizmodo and CrunchGear have received Cease & Desist orders from Apple’s legal team for showing leaked photos.

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Strangest printer in the world

Strangest printer in the world - it prints on... toasts?

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A Fantastic 6G iPod 'Touch' Concept Design (Pic)

"What do you guys think of this concept design? It's kind of a mix between the new iMac and the iPhone, I like it even though it looks a little too wide."

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Major Apple event on September 5th!

Apple's new line of iPods will indeed be introduced in September, in line with recent speculation and rumors. But contrary to the report provided by AppleInsider yesterday, the announcement will not be happening mid-to-late September.

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Court orders movie pirate to switch to Windows

A pirate who was sentenced to five years in jail for illegally downloading a movie from a Bittorrent site has been told that, under the terms of his probation, he has to switch to Microsoft Windows.

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Colorful LED Keyboard (w/ VIDEO)

This cool looking Korean keyboard from Luxeed is available in two different versions.

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Google phone coming in two weeks?

Talk of a possible Google phone kicked up again Friday with new rumors coming out of India that the phone could be launched within two weeks. Rediff.com reported that Google is in talks with two of the three top mobile providers in India, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, to offer the new "Gphone." The article cites unnamed sources...

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Is there a Military Coup Planned for Iraq?

A rumor is circulating among well-connected and formerly high-level Iraqi bureaucrats in exile in places like Damascus that a military coup is being prepared for Iraq.There is no certitude that this plan can or will be implemented. That it is being discussed at high levels seems highly likely.

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American Gladiators is Back!

NBC is getting into the ring with "American Gladiators," which has been revived by the Peacock for midseason. Could they possibly top the original?

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Jamie Foxx Defends Mike Vick over Dogfighting Charges

Foxx sounded sincere in his belief that the quarterback is not being given a fair shake. “I know that cruelty to animals is bad, but sometimes people shoot people and kill people and don’t get time,” Foxx said.

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Pool Transformed Into Home Theater

An indoor pool is drained and rebuilt as a spacious, stadium-style home theater.

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thumbalizr

With 'thumbalizr' you can take screenshots of any webpage you want. Use it for your presentations, documentations, visualisations or your webpage.

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Apple giving next-gen iPod the OS X touch?

Here are the latest whispers surrounding the up and coming iPod(s).

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Palm responds to Engadget's open letter

Palm's CEO Ed Colligan publicly responded to the Engadget's open letter. He's brief, but he cuts to the quick: "I forwarded it to our entire executive staff and many others at Palm have read it...We are attacking almost every challenge you noted, so stay tuned."

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How to Buy a Cheap Airline Ticket in First Class

A step-by-step guide to finding and purchasing cheap first class seats.

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Scientists found life on Mars back in the 70s

The soil on Mars may indeed be teeming with microbes, according to a new interpretation of data first collected more than 30 years ago. Two researchers' analysis of one of the experiments carried out by the Viking spacecraft that touched down on Mars in 1976 suggests that 0.1 percent of the Martian soil could be of biological origin.

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Creepy Photos from Chernobyl (Pics)

Some you have seen, most you have not...

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Teen Pleads Guilty In "20 Seconds Of Transformers" Piracy Case

The teenager who was arrested for filming 20 seconds of 'Transformers' on her Canon Powershot camera (a still camera that takes short movies) has plead guilty to the charges, says Wired's Threat Level blog. They also report that the prosecutor in the case was pressured by the theater chain to set an example with the 19-year-old.

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President Bush: We Left Vietnam Too Early

The President's "new defense" of the war in Iraq? Pretty much the same as his old defense of the war in Iraq: The war in Iraq is part of a larger war on terrorism, and that war is a lot like World War II, the Korean War and some other wars in which we've fought.

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5 Benefits of a Blog Redesign

With so many blogs getting face lifts lately, here's a look at 5 benefits of almost any redesign.

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Lindsay Lohan Reaches Plea Deal, Will Serve One Day In Jail

Lindsay Lohan reached a plea deal Thursday (August 23) on misdemeanor DUI and drug charges that will find her spending one day in jail, serving 10 days of community service and completing a drug-treatment program, according to The Associated Press. She will not stand trial.

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Sony to Bring TV Programming to PS3, PSP

Sony disclosed more information about its joint venture in the UK and Ireland with British Sky Broadcasting to bring video downloads to its popular handheld system, as well as a DVR device to bring television programming to the PS3 and PSP.

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City of Atlanta Considers Banning Baggy Pants

Baggy pants that show boxer shorts or thongs would be illegal under a proposed amendment to Atlanta's indecency laws. The amendment, sponsored by city councilman C.T. Martin, states that sagging pants are an "epidemic" that is becoming a "major concern" around the country.

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Toshiba unleashes 32-GB SD cards

Storage options for devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, and portable media players are changing. While it used to be that you could buy a small SD card for a bit of storage, deferring to spinning hard disks when you needed more, that's no longer the case.

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Watercooling 101

There are few things in the enthusiast computing world that are as misunderstood and feared as water cooling. When done right, it can be a beautiful addition to a case while keeping temperatures down and noise low.

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15 Web Addresses for Wasting Time...View At Your Own Risk!

"There’s a lot of articles around about how to make your time more productive. But some days I really don’t want to be productive, and while I should get off my chair and go outside instead I find myself killing time online."

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How Apple can stop stolen iPods forever

It happens all too often. You turn your back, and bam! Your iPod is gone. It's been pinched. Jacked. Stolen. If you're one of the victims of this gadget crime spree, how pissed off would you be if you discovered that Apple has the ability to report, disable, or at least help track these stolen goods?

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Hayden Panettiere's Smashing 'Got Milk' Ad

"This picture represents everything that is good and pure in the world."

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Rolling Stones to quit touring after 45 years

The Rolling Stones will reportedly quit touring for good after playing London's O2 Arena this Sunday after 45 years in the music business. The veteran rockers are believed to have declared that their current 'A Bigger Bang Tour' will be their last because frontman Sir Mick Jagger, 64, and guitarist Keith Richards, 63, will be too old...

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Mozilla Set to Release “Campus Edition" of Its Browser For Students

Continuing its string of branded versions of Firefox, Mozilla is set to release a “Campus Edition” aimed at students headed back to school.

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Removing Backgrounds Quickly in Photoshop

A tutorial on using the 'extract filter' for quick and dirty background removal.

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Stan Lee Makes a Move on Paris Hilton

"Famed writer Stan Lee (Spider-Man, X-Men, Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four) is bringing the world another Superhero: Paris Hilton. We’re not making this up."

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Simpsons quotes enter new Oxford dictionary

The brains behind the world's favorite cartoon series has three new entries in the latest volume of quotations from the experts at Oxford University.

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YouTube Implements New Comment System

And it's a hell of a lot like Digg's! Thumbs up and thumbs down system.

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A hasty move to Google Apps a ‘career-limiting move’?

Warning: Spoiler ahead. And it’s especially “spoiling” for those who are counting on Google to finally give Microsoft Office, with its 90-plus percent market share, some serious competition.

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Flying Jump Kick [PIC]

The absolute best jump kick you will ever see.

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Michael Vick's old jerseys put to good use (PIC)

The Atlanta Humane Society is now accepting Michael Vick t-shirts and jerseys. They'll be used as bedding, chew toys and rags for cleaning up - dog poo.

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The Ultimate Portable Media Player

There are a vast number of portable media players on the market. They come in all different sizes, colours and configurations, each hoping to capture the greatest market share. Based on existing technology, here's one take on how the ultimate PMP might pan out.

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Behold: Dell's XPS 420 revealed

The XPS 420 will be appropriately bigger, badder, better equipped, and even have fun features like a hardware MPEG-4 encoder and SideShow display up top.

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MTV, MySpace Team Up For Real-Time, One-On-One Presidential Dialogues

In another sign that the upcoming presidential election is truly the first of the digital age, MTV and MySpace are teaming up to present the first-ever presidential debate to feature real time, one-on-one dialogues between candidates and voters.

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Woot.com Offers Zune for U.S $149.99

Discount site Woot.com has somehow managed to acquire enough white Zune players to sell them at a U.S $100 discount from Microsoft's suggested retail price. For as long as supplies last, a new Zune player can be had for U.S $149.99 plus U.S $5 shipping.

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Jay-Z, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Diddy, T.I., Ciara, Swizz Beatz Make Hip-Hop History At NYC Show

T.I. orchestrated a mammoth hip-hop moment, a piece of history in the form of an onstage party featuring the cream of the crop in hip-hop: T.I., Jay-Z, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Ciara, Kanye West and 50 Cent. They were all onstage performing and partying together...as in, everybody was onstage at the same time.

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George W. Bush's Presidential Advance Manual

This manual was written by the Bush Administration as guidelines of what to do before the President arrived. Includes - how to hide protestors so the president doesn't have to see/hear them, and if that doesn't work, how to send your own people as a counter-protest to drown them out and block their view. This is real. Most of it is redacted.

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We're One Step Closer to Wireless Electricity

"Ugh, what I wouldn't do to rid my house of the snake-like electrical cords coming out of my computer monitor, external drive, laptop, stereo, TV, etc. I'm tired of getting my office chair tangled up with the mess under my desk! Well, my wish for wireless electricity may not be too far off."

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AT&T says "No more 300-page iPhone bills"

The exclusive carrier of Apple's iPhone in the US has begun to send out text messages saying that it would stop itemizing every single detail on its customers' iPhone bills. That is, unless they want it.

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iMirror iPod Dock Shows Content on Remote

Bexy on Wednesday launched the iMirror Wireless Remote Control Docking Station for iPod. The device displays content while it controls and plays music and video from an iPod connected to a home entertainment system. iMirror costs U.S $149.95.

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Steve Jobs' House, SL65 in Driveway, on Google Street View

"We feel a bit stalkerish posting this, but what the hell. As Street View fever sweeps the nation, even the rich can no longer keep their privacy private. We're looking forward to the day we can watch ourselves live blogging on Google Earth."

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Google Earth Heads For The Stars!

Google has launched Sky for Google Earth, new functionality that adds imagery of the stars to Google Earth’s already extensive imagery of our planet.

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Shaggy Teams With Akon, Sizzla On VP Debut

Dancehall superstar Shaggy will inaugurate a new joint venture with Big Yard and VP Records with his next album, "Intoxication." Due Oct. 16, the set is led by the single "Bonafide Girl" featuring "It Wasn't Me" collaborator Rik Rok and Tony Gold. Akon, Collie Budz, Kalonji, Mischieve, Nasha and Sizzla make guest appearances as well.

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Longest lunar eclipse in 7 years expected

People across the western United States will have the best opportunity early Aug. 28 to witness the longest lunar eclipse in seven years.

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Sony unveil PlayStation with video calling

Britain's BT Group and Japan's Sony have unveiled new software that will allow millions of gamers using portable PlayStations to make video and voice calls and send instant messages.

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How do you beat YouTube?

An army of clones hope to topple YouTube as the biggest video site on the web. "But how will they succeed?" asks Casey McKinnon. "The choices for a creator in this wild west of new media can be bewildering. How does somebody break YouTube's grip? What are the things that web video producers want from a website?"

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YouTube Overlaying Ads on Video Clips

Video advertising is coming to YouTube, but it won't be the type common at sites elsewhere. Starting Wednesday, the popular video-sharing site plans to feature semitransparent "overlay" ads at the bottom of selected video clips.

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Apple is becoming the de facto standard laptop supplier

It's the future that truly represents the change. A total of 28% of respondents who plan to purchase a laptop in the next 90 days say they'll get a Mac. An additional 23% say they'll buy a Desktop Mac. This serves as powerful evidence that the 'halo effect' is indeed translating into real world Mac computer sales.

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POLL: Liberals Read More Books Than Conservatives

A new AP-Ipsos poll finds that 34 percent of conservatives have not read a book within the past year, compared with 22 percent of liberals and moderates. Among those who had read at least one book, conservatives “typically read eight” books in the past year. Liberals read nine, moderates five.

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Monster.com Hacked

U.S job website 'Monster.com' has suffered an online attack with the personal data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen, says a security firm.

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What I Do to Live Frugally

For some people living a simple and frugal life comes naturally. But for the rest of us, it takes conscious effort, determination and a fair amount of discipline to incorporate frugality in our lives. And these 20 tips go a long way in helping us stay on track.

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Can Prius top 100 mph? Ask Wozniak; Busted for doing 104 mph

"The Prius, Wozniak said, handled great at 104. And that wasn't the first time he reached the speed that sends shudders down my 'I-like-60-mph' spine."

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How to Get 6,312 Subscribers to Your Blog in One Day

Here's a great 7-step case study on getting a large amount of blog subscribers right at launch.

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Blogger tracks down the guy who hacked him, publishes his name and photo

Justin Watt discovers that his website disappeared from Google search results. He investigates, discovers that he was hacked by a Russian SEO hacker scumbag, then he TRACKS THE GUY DOWN. Vadim Smelyansky, you have been p0wned.

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Twitter goes to the MTV Video Music Awards

Could this finally be what breaks Twitter out of the early-adopter geek set and into the population at large? The microblogging service has partnered with the inarguably mainstream MTV for its upcoming Video Music Awards.

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Dell takes huge hit as Apple laptop sales soar

'Halo effect' generated by demand for iPhones has caused a transformation in Apple's laptop sales.

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Predicting Apple's new iPods: Evolutionary, but borrowing from the iPhone

The iPhone has stolen a lot of the iPod thunder over the last year, while the iPod has not had a significant redesign since 2005. So what does Apple have to do to create iPod excitement this holiday season?

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Apple Releases iPhone 1.0.2 Update

Apple has posted iPhone Update 1.0.2. Available via iTunes.

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Engadget slaps Palm right upside the head

"Engadget just posted an editorial that I think most of us who have used Palm devices in the past have been thinking and writing about titled, 'Dear Palm: It’s time for an intervention.' The article cuts to the chase and clearly lists some excellent considerations for Palm to make."

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30 Mac Apps to Run Your Business

"I’ve been a Mac user for many years now and a business owner for just as many. I’ve needed apps for everything from invoicing and time tracking to contact and money management. I’ve used literally hundreds of applications over the past few years and know how frustrating it can be to find something that works for you."

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Photo Taken With and Without Flash

What a difference!!

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Report: Offline Ads Are Heavy Drivers of Search

Study indicating the importance of integrating on and offline marketing.

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25 Legendary Bands That Should Reunite

2007 is the year of the band reunion. From 'The Police' to 'Van Halen' to 'The Smashing Pumpkins', everybody seems to be getting in on the act. But, who cares about those guys? Here are 25 that should actually get back together, with video goodness.

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Great Scott! The DeLorean will return in 2008!

James Espey, VP of DeLorean Motor Company: "Job one will begin the third quarter of this year, with delivery by Q1 of 2008. We're aiming for U.S $57,500 as the sale price."

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Fed up of Facebook?

Try Arsebook!

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Gmail storage free upgrade phishing email, looks real. Don't fall for it!

If you received an email supposedly sent from Google offering free storage upgrades for your Gmail account, do not enter your Google Account credentials! The embedded link gmailupgrades.com redirects to a website that looks exactly like Gmail. If you entered your account info, change your password immediately.

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2008 Honda Accord officially revealed!

Never mind the silly spy shots -- here's the official word straight from Honda with all the specs, details and photos of the new-for-2008 Honda Accord.

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Your Password Must Be at Least 17,145 Characters

A genuine Microsoft Knowledge Base article about a particularly strange error message some people have received on Windows 2000. Never fear though, SP1 fixes these problems! Well, sort of..."Note that the number of required characters changes from 17,145 to 18,770 with the installation of SP1."

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Michael Bay responds to Paramount's abandonment of Blu-ray: No Transformers 2

Michael Bay -- the director behind "Transformers," "Bad Boys," "Pear Harbor," etc. -- just threw down with Paramount in his personal blog. He states, "I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For them to deny people who have Blu-ray sucks! They were progressive by having two formats. No Transformers 2 for me!"

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Say it ain't so: Is Jenna Bush's engagement of the shotgun variety?

For years, Jenna and her sister Barbara have provided gossip columnists with fodder, thanks to a string of highly publicized run-ins with the law and a fondness for partying till the wee hours in the nightclubs of Manhattan and Georgetown.

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Photos: Aston Martin Factory

A photo tour of the Aston Martin Factory.

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Knight Rider: Past, Present & Future

"So far, all indications seem to point to the "Koenigsegg CCX" as being the new KITT car. The 2008 movie is said to be closely based on the actual series from the 80's - which is great news for Knight Rider fans."

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CONFIRMED: iPhone $100 Cheaper at the Apple Refurb Store

Do you think the iPhone is $100 too expensive? Well, you can get refurbished 4GB and 8GB iPhones for $100 less than their original price-tag at the Apple Store.

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Finally - First Silicon Valley Funded Porn Site

The founders of Cisco-Aquired IronPort started adult/porn site Zivity.com. Funding from Paypal execs. Launches this Fall.

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Phone Number For Life? Not Quite

A few weeks after Google bought GrandCentral for many millions, there are some changes afoot at the service.

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When To Use Email & When Not To

Sometimes email isn’t the right communication tool. Either you’re trying to get too much information from someone - or too many people - or you’re conveying too much information. The author gives a flow chart to help you decide.

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Greatest Mysteries: Where is the Rest of the Universe?

"I call it the dark side of the universe," said Michael Turner, a cosmologist at the University of Chicago, referring to the great mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. In fact, only 4 percent of the matter and energy in the universe has been found. The other 96 percent remains elusive...

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Dr. Dre Sues Death Row Over Album Rights

Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, alleges in the suit that he owns the copyrights to the album, which features hits such as "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang." And he isn't taking kindly to the possibility that Death Row and the court-appointed bankruptcy administrator will try to sell the rights.

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Japan aims to replace the Internet

Japanese communications minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday that Japan will start research and development on technology for a new generation of network that would replace the Internet and aims to bring the technology into commercial use in 2020.

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22 Hurricane Survival Tips

A must-see video to learn what to do before, during, and after a hurricane.

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Corporate Networks Continue to Vandalize Wikipedia

Internet users have spotted plenty of interesting changes to Wikipedia by people at nonprofit groups and government entities like the Central Intelligence Agency. Many of the most obviously self-interested edits have come from corporate networks.

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Steven Seagal says FBI probe ruined career

Seagal, 56, was once a major star of action movies such as 1992’s “Under Siege,” which earned U.S $156 Million at worldwide box offices, but now he makes straight-to-DVD releases such as ”Flight of Fury and “Attack Force.” The Times said Seagal is demanding an apology from the FBI.

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8 Most Successful Movie Franchises of All Time

Star Wars is #2. Can you guess #1?

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How to Become a Ninja

Secretive and silent, the ninja stalks through Japanese history like a shadow, striking fear into the hearts of peasants and emperors alike.

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Hundreds Pose Nude on Glacier

Hundreds of naked people formed a "living sculpture" on Switzerland's Aletsch glacier Saturday, hoping to raise awareness about climate change.

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The secrets of a teen's Internet success

Internet start-ups have a legacy of twenty-something founders. Just look at Microsoft, Yahoo and Google.

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The original Apple iPod - from 1979

Perhaps the oddest item in the museum's collection is another Apple piece. It is a giant briefcase inside of which early Apple employee Daniel Kottke built, what was essentially an early Mac prototype and which also was a portable music player.

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Inches From Disaster [PICTURE]

This crash is hard to believe! Look at the first picture and you will notice the driver managed to crash through the barrier on the right side of the photo where the people are standing. He landed on the left hand side, on all 4 wheels. Now take a look at the second photo. Someone should have told him to buy a lottery ticket!

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Where should we meet today? [PICTURE]

Well this looks like a good place...

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What's a Splatter Zone? Oh...(Pic)

"I'd definitely stay away from one of these."

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Why You Shouldn't Park Here (PIC)

Best private parking sign ever. Anyone know where this is located?

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The Truth About Recycling

As the importance of recycling becomes more apparent, questions about it linger. Is it worth the effort? How does it work? Is recycling waste just going into a landfill in China? Here are some answers.

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Dell Admits Fraud in Financial Reporting, Will Restate Earnings Since 2003

In a historic admission of culpability, Dell Computer announced that its internal review of accounting practices dating back to its 2003 fiscal year turned up evidence of senior executives having adjusted its balance sheets in order for the company to meet specific financial goals.

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5 Reasons Why a ‘Thundercats’ Movie is a Must

"In early June of this year, Variety reported that Warner Bros. studios is currently working on a live-action CGI movie based on the popular 80’s cartoon television series 'Thundercats' in conjunction with producer Paula Weinstein (who most recently produced 'The Astronaut Farmer' and 'Blood Diamond'), action animators Dick Robertson and Lew Korman..."

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Steve Jobs' iGrave [Image]

Must see!

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Jenna Bush is All Grown Up: Bush's Daughter to Be Married

One of the president's daughters is getting married. President Bush and first lady Laura Bush announced Thursday that their daughter, Jenna, is engaged to Henry Hager of Virginia.

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7 Reasons to stop predicting a 'Digg Killer'

It is not only frustratingly inaccurate but the practice of labeling every new socially driven site as a ‘digg killer’ has become incredibly trite. Here are 7 good reasons to stop predicting a 'Digg Killer'.

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Amazon leaks Canon EOS 40D

Amazon just posted the specs and delivery for Canon's EOS 40D. Of course, it's not official 'til it's official but Amazon lists a September 20th availability for the true 30D successor. The specs? They're all there: 10.1 megapixel, APS-C sized, self-cleaning CMOS sensor; 30% faster, 9 point AF; ISO 3200 max sensitivity...

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How would you change Windows Vista?

What do you get when you take a product used by hundreds of millions of people every day, add a few new features / polish up the interface, and then try to get everyone to shell out a grip of money for this delay-and bug-plagued upgrade?

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Teen Girls Play with Technology at IBM Camp

IBM and 30 junior high school girls spend a week crafting "binary code" bracelets, building Second Life projects and, hopefully, falling in love with technology.

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Gmail driving Google Apps adoption at college

Google Apps for Education adoption is driven by a lust for Gmail, not a desire to escape Microsoft's Office, according to several schools that have signed on to test Google's web-based educational suite.

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Blockbuster Continues Copying Netflix

Ever since Netflix got on Blockbuster’s radar, the movie rental giant whose late fees we all loved to hate has been closely tracking its every move.

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2008 Aston Martin DBS: Full specs, 45 photos

Wow.

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Best. Phishing email. Ever. [PIC]

"This is probably the crappiest attempt at phishing ever, but you know that there are idiots out there who are falling for it."

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Walmart CEO: "Customers Are Running Out Of Money"

Also blamed its "poor clothing and home décor products" in trying to explain lower profits.

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Video Catches Cop Breaking the Law -- Twice

A Brooklyn traffic cop became a YouTube star when she was caught on camera parking her patrol car in front of a fire hydrant - and then giving the finger to the cameraman. Then, as he filmed, another woman walked up, told him she was retired NYPD, and ordered him to stop filming the traffic agent because of terrorism.

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World's Oldest Person Celebrates [Pic]

114-year-old Indiana woman who became the world's oldest person this week celebrated the distinction Thursday with a slice of her favorite cake.

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Early iPhone Adopters Extremely Satisfied: Best Rating of any Cell Phone

"Better than three-in-four (77%) owners report they are 'Very Satisfied' with their Apple iPhone and another 15% say they are 'Somewhat Satisfied', for a combined 92% Satisfaction Rating – the best we’ve seen for a cellular phone device."

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Facebook Takes Action Against “Black Hat” Apps

Some of the most popular Facebook applications are using highly questionable tactics to spread themselves virally. Facebook took action against these "black hat" apps today to stop the most egregious behavior - friend spamming.

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Top 20 Most Popular Sites for Bargain Hunters

Smart on line shoppers know that there can be a wide divergence in price between the same products from one e-tailer to the next, so in order to obtain the best deal you need to know where the bargains are. To that end, we provide you with the Top 20 Most Popular Sites for Bargain Hunters ranked by 5 traffic data sources.

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First Apple Ad (1976) - The Apple-1 for Only $666.66

A newspaper ad from 1976 for the original Apple-1 computer, oddly priced at $666.66.

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Is it time to exit from Windows?

According to Dell, up to 30,000 buyers have already asked for pre-installed Linux.

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Man With Fake Heart Claims He's Lost the Ability to Feel Emotions

Peter Houghton is grateful for his artificial heart. After all, it has saved his life. He's just a little wistful about emotions. He wishes he could feel them like he used to. Houghton is the first permanent lifetime recipient of a Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device. Seven years ago, it took over for the heart he was born with.

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Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 Breaks 200 mph [w/ PICS]

This would have made Henry Ford proud! On Wednesday at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, retired Ford employee Rick Byrnes guided the Hydrogen Fusion 999 to a speed of 207.297 mph. That speed establishes a benchmark for fuel cell powered vehicles based (however loosely) on a production body shell.

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No More Hard Drive: 100 Free Apps to Go Online-Only

Why is it that despite the fact that you can do virtually anything from anywhere through the Net, most of us are still tethered to our computer because of the need for access to basic desktop software? In this article, we highlight 100 free webware apps which will help you cut the cord from your computer and its traditional desktop software.

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Kathy Griffin Dating Apple Co-Founder, Steve Wozniak

Pulp Fiction star Griffin, who split from former husband Matt Moline last year, met millionaire Wozniak after he watched her stand-up show last month.

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Great New Hi-Res Images from The Dark Knight!

Here is something to get excited about. A slew of photos from 'The Dark Knight'. There were 18 photos all smashed together, so we decided to cut them up for you and present them in their hi-res glory below.

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The 50 Hottest Women in Music

Countless hours of research were put into these rankings. Thousands of pictures were scanned, hundreds of videos were watched, dozens of Wikipedia entries were combed through, and every woman on the list was thoroughly ogled to ensure a fair and accurate ranking.

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Pictures: Famous People As Kids - Before the Plastic Surgery and Big Egos

Pictures of celebrities before the fame, big egos, plastic surgery and drug addictions.

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Top 5 Most Ridiculous Movie Plots of ALL TIME

What is a ridiculous plot? There are as many ways to define this as there are ridiculous movies themselves. So in order to do this right we have to lay some ground rules for how to judge this, and like a bad fighting movie, there is only but one rule…

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Army suicides highest in 26 years

Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new military report.

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How UPS Delivers When You're Not Watching

Looks like somebody set up some security webcams on their house and managed to catch a UPS truck driver deliver a package...by chucking it against the door from several feet away.

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The software awards scam

This software product has so far won 16 different awards and recommendations from software download sites. Minor issue is it doesn't even run - it is just a text file with the words “this program does nothing at all” repeated a few times and then renamed as an executable.

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Restarting Windows Without Restarting Your PC (Vista or XP)

Sometimes, you need to reboot Windows (e.g. when installing new software), but there is no need to restart BIOS, too. However, the default is to reboot both. (That’s called doing a “cold boot,” rather than a “warm boot.”) There’s a trick that works on both XP and Vista to get it to do a warm boot instead, thus saving you 30 seconds per cycle.

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The Complete List: All 27 iPod Ads (Video + Lyrics)

A complete list of the 27 iPod ads with videos and lyrics. This is the official list of all commercials released on TV.

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iPhone Touch Screen Could Wear Out in 3 to 6 Months

Just when we thought it couldn’t get worse (seriously, we thought it would stay an isolated and rare defect), Nomura International analyst, Richard Windsor released a note to clients indicating that the iPhone’s “dead strip” display problem could become more widespread.

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Facebook DMCA Notices Silence Digg and Google

Facebook Secrets isn’t the only site that’s been served with a DMCA, Digg also received a takedown notice and complied (apparently Digg users aren’t as interested in Facebook code as they are in DVD unlocking codes).

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U.S. gives Israel another $30,000,000,000

U.S Undersecretary of State, Nicholas Burns, has signed a deal that will provide Israel with U.S $30bn (£14.8bn) of military aid over the next 10 years.

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Happy 25th Birthday, compact disc!

Philips was kind enough to inform us that its very first CD rolled off the production lines on August 17th, 1982, which history will forever remember -- perhaps unfortunately -- as a copy of ABBA's 'The Visitors'.

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Pirate's Computer (pic)

Obviously.

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Netflix Lowers Prices for DVD Rentals by $1...Again

This is what competition is all about!

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Don't Buy an iPod Right Now!!!

Sources at retailers are continuing to tell us that Apple is slowing down iPod shipments, strongly suggesting the company is running out its current stock to make room on shelves for new product.

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Skype reports Net phone outage for users

Skype, the popular program that lets its users make long-distance calls using their computers, said Thursday that software problems have left many of its millions of users were without service worldwide.

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The Worst Logo EVER

Yes, this really is the official logo for Check Point security software. It was created by the CEO's 6-year-old daughter. Would you trust your computer's safety to a company with this heinous logo?

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AllofMP3 Exec Cleared of Charges

The former head of Mediaservices has been cleared of any wrongdoing surrounding AllofMP3 after a Russian court threw out charges against him.

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Blu-ray Movies Outselling HD DVD 2-to-1

Although it appears to be outpacing Blu-ray in turns of actual player sales, HD DVD disc sales are struggling to keep up, with Blu-ray outselling its rival by a 2-to-1 margin in the first half of 2007, according to Home Media Research.

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LimeWire to "go legit" with 256Kbps DRM-free music sales

P2P software maker LimeWire announced yesterday that it plans to dive headfirst into digital music sales. Not only that, but the music will be available DRM-free, in the "universally compatible MP3 format." Downloads will be offered at 256Kbps. The company said that upon launch, the store will sell music provided by IRIS Distribution and Nettwerk Productions.

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Australian Fetus Becomes Newest Facebook Star

It already has its own Facebook page and more than 100 people want to be its friend — but Bubba Waring, described by its mother as "the world's most famous fetus," hasn't actually been born yet.

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BREAKING: Massive 7.7 Earthquake Hits Peru

Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Peru 100 miles near Lima, according to the U.S Geological Survey.

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E-mail stress slowing down workers, say researchers

The sheer volume of e-mail that comes in during the day, combined with the pressure to answer quickly, is stressing out employees. Researchers from Glasgow and Paisley Universities say that some employees check their e-mail up to 30 or 40 times an hour, despite reporting that they check it far less often.

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50 Cent Explains Last Week's Blowup, Says 'I Will Be #1 On September 11'

50 says Kanye West is a 'worker bee' while he's a 'boss.' 50 Cent has had much better days than last Thursday, the day he learned that the video, not just the song, of his Robin Thicke collaboration "Follow My Lead" had leaked onto the Internet, two to three months ahead of schedule.

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Hottest Women Of the 80's

These lovely women stoked the hormones of every teenage boy in the 80's, sadly their time in the spotlight ended with hammer pants.

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Britney to kids: You’re both mistakes!

With the custody battle heating up between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, the pop tart’s momma skills are under a huge microscope. And maybe they should be, given an upcoming Star exposé.

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A search engine that "listens" to music to help you find new tunes

Help for those looking for new music may be on the way in the form of a search tool funded by the National Science Foundation that is claimed to identify aesthetic similarities between pieces of music.

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Apple's new iMac Core 2 Extreme, Mac mini benchmarked

Hot on the heels of last week's benchmarking of the 2.4 GHz iMac, the folks over at Primate Labs have updated their iMac performance comparison charts to include scores from Apple's top-of-the line 2.8GHz iMac Core 2 Extreme, as well as the new Mac mini.

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Hotmail receives a big update, all users get 5GB [free] storage

Yes the Hotmail team has been quiet for a while since their v1 launch, however they've just launched a small but feature-packed update. As well as offering free accounts the new storage size of 5GB, paying customers (Hotmail Plus or MSN Premium) now get 10GB. Some other features include auto-away messages, useful for when you go on holiday...

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Extreme sandwich making [pics]

You almost couldn't eat these - they would have taken too long to make.

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OSX 10.5 Leopard hacked to run on your Intel/AMD hackintosh!

Do not confuse this with Tiger. This is a guide to install Leopard build 9A466 on your Windows computer!

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BREAKING: > 30,000 Homes Destroyed by Heavy Rains in N. Korea, 100s Dead

The heavy rains destroyed at least 800 public buildings, over 540 bridges, 70 sections of railroads and at least 1,100 vehicles, pumps and electric motors.

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'Sagging pants' now illegal in Mansfield, Louisiana

Pull 'em up or pay up! That's the word in Mansfield, Louisiana where it's now illegal to wear saggy pants. Those who don't obey the new ordinance face some stiff penalties. Those penalties are U.S $150 plus court costs or up to 15 days behind bars.

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Latest Macs come with 1.3 megapixel iSight camera

Both the new iMac and the Santa Rosa MacBook Pro have built-in iSight cameras that support a maximum resolution of 1280x1024.

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Scientists Create Paper-Thin, Flexible, Biodegradable Battery

Part of the problem with designing flexible batteries and supercapacitors has always been the necessity of layering such devices. Typically, two electrode layers sandwich two charge-holding layers, with an insulating layer in the middle of it all. As the layers build up, flexibility goes out the window.

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41% of Facebook Users Give Personal Data to Green Plastic Frog

In a revealing test of where the true insecurities may lie in the realm of social online networking, security software company Sophos today revealed it set up a kind of sting operation on Facebook. It created a fake identity around a green plastic frog it named "Freddi Staur," and had Freddi invite 200 real Facebook users to be its friend.

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The Five Most Anticipated Shows for the Fall Season

A hit new series or two can make or break a network's ratings. This type of financial pressure often leads to some strange decisions, and this fall is no exception. The crop of new shows is meager at best, but we still thought it prudent to give you a rundown of the 5 most anticipated shows.

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Facebook PHP Leaker Revealed: SlashGear Author

"We got an email a few minutes ago from the guy claiming to be the Facebook PHP code “leaker”: Trae McNeely of the SlashGear blog. Based on the link to the forum thread he provided, we were able to confirm with about 90% accuracy the story below."

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New Study: It doesn't pay to be smart

If you're so smart, then why aren't you rich? Brains may be more hindrance than help when it comes to getting rich.

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China recall toy factory boss hangs himself: report

The boss of a Chinese toy manufacturing company involved in a Mattel recall after its products were found to contain excessive lead levels has hanged himself, Chinese media reported on Monday.

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Toothbrush Concept Brilliantly Simple (Pics)

No longer do you have to use an extra cup or (God forbid), your hand to rinse your mouth while brushing. This great, simple toothbrush has a section that redirects the flow of water from your faucet so that it arcs back up, much like a water fountain. Should be cheap when in production...but a prototype will set you back almost $2K.

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Terabyte hard drive tested against 18 others

With a terabyte of capacity and 32MB of cache, Hitachi's Deskstar 7K1000 should leave its competition in the dust. But does it? The Tech Report takes the latest Deskstar for a spin and tests its performance, noise levels, and power consumption against 18 other drives to find out.

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New York Socialite, Philanthropist Brooke Astor Dies at 105

Brooke Astor, the civic leader, philanthropist and fixture of New York high society who gave away nearly U.S $200 million to support the city's great cultural institutions and a host of humbler projects, died Monday at 105.

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Top 10 money drains

These seemingly small expenses can bleed dry potential savings. Identify and avoid these common money drains.

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Madden '08 Reviews are Out...

Football fans, your wives and girlfriends are about to hate you. Such is the engrossing quality of Madden NFL '08.

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Sony: Full PSP Power Hindered by Wi-Fi

Sony has confirmed to GameDaily BIZ that the PlayStation Portable cannot use its full CPU power at the same time that Wi-Fi is enabled, meaning that games with network gameplay cannot tap into the full 333MHz clock speed.

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Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings of All Time (w/ pics)

Millions and hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every year by the wealthy seeking a highly sought after piece of art. Here's a list of the top ten most expensive paintings of all time and an explanation of what makes them so special and worth the exorbitant price.

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Can the RAZR 2 Bring Motorola Back?

It's no secret that Motorola has been struggling in recent years since demand for its iconic RAZR phone has faded. The company posted a first quarter loss this year, and does not expect to be profitable in 2007. But Motorola is hoping to change its fortunes with the RAZR 2, which goes on sale this month.

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