Top 10 Most Popular Brands on Digg

What brands are the most popular with the Digg audience? Here is an analysis from the last year on what brand names are mentioned the most on the Digg homepage.



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Microsoft makes copying Vista a monster task

With Windows XP, antipiracy measures were a bit of an afterthought. But with Windows Vista, Microsoft had pirates in its sights from the get-go.



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JOHN DVORAK: Apple Should Pull the Plug on the iPhone

The hype over the unreleased iPhone has actually increased over the past month despite the fact that nobody has seen or used the device. This, if nothing else, proves the power of branding and especially the power of brand loyalty.



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Michael Jackson Hospitalized in Las Vegas

During his recent trip to Japan, the singer had been battling a severe flu, which he apparently caught from his two young children, Paris and Prince, his publicist Raymone Bain confirmed.



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First Screen Shots Of Google Pay Per Action In Action - don't miss it

Finally found some screen captures of Google Pay Per Action in action from the AdWords (advertiser) side. A public photo at Flickr by webkidsan reveals the "conversion tracking setup" page.



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How President Eisenhower solved illegal border crossings from Mexico

George W. Bush isn't the first Republican president to face a full-blown immigration crisis on the US-Mexican border.



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Mogul Sentenced to 9 Years For Failing to Pay U.S $200 Million in Taxes

"Eccentric Washington telecommunications mogul Walter C. Anderson was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison for failing to pay U.S $200 million in taxes. Anderson, the biggest convicted tax cheat in U.S. history, received the longest punishment ever given in a tax crime case for his admitted effort to hide U.S $365 million in personal income."



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Audi R8 Supercar US Pricing to Start at U.S $109,000

Audi's mid-engined flagship, the R8, now has a price associated with it. Those who opt for the version equipped with a six-speed manual will need to pony up U.S $109,000 at minimum. Upgrading to the slick DSG transmission raises the entry fee to U.S $118,000.



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Top 10 Child Actresses from 80s TV Shows Who Grew Up To Be Hotties

Just as the title says!



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Custom Rolls-Royce Phantom "Gaines Wood" goes old-school...and succeeds

We've seen seen customized Rolls-Royce Phantoms before...some of them are tragic. This one is not. It's called the "Gaines Wood" and is offered for sale by a UK RR dealer. The Phantom's imposing front end is eschewed in favor of a more traditional look, and it works surprisingly well on the modern Roller.



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Dell: We're Going Linux, and It's All Because of YOU

Dell, oddly enough, is listening to the many thousands of direct requests its customers made during its big public brainstorm (aka IdeaStorm) not so far back. The result of nearly 70% of participants requesting Linux on Dell machines? Linux will soon be pre-installed on consumer desktops and laptops outside their server and Precision desktop lineup.



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Intelligent gun law actually passed

A new Texas law will protect you from being sued if you shoot someone for breaking into your house or attempting rape/murder. About time.FTA: "The law also provides civil immunity for a person who lawfully slays an intruder or attacker".



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Simpsons Movie promotion: 7-Elevens to be converted to Kwik-E-Marts

A deal is pending between the world's largest gas station company and Fox to temporarily convert eleven 7-Elevens across the United States into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the upcoming Simpsons Movie.



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New Mobile Web Browser - Deepfish

There’s a new web browser in town for Windows Mobile fans that goes by the name "Deepfish". It runs technology borrowed from Sea Dragon, the awesome imaging engine behind Photosynth. It’s free and you won’t have to wait for an update to be pushed out through your cellular carrier to get it - you can download it now.



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New iTunes Features: "My Alerts" and "Complete My Album"

Apple introduced two new features in iTunes today. "My Alerts" is a custom page on iTunes which lists "recent releases from artists whose work you've purchased on iTunes." and "Complete My Album" allows customers to purchase the remainder of an album for a discounted price.



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Sony to release an 80GB Playstation 3!

"In a filing Sony made to the FCC, they mentioned a new, 80GB PS3 model that they have in the works. 80GB? At least make it 120GB like Microsoft!"



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National Treasure 2 Cast Discovered

In "National Treasure: Book of Secrets", this time Nicolas Cage's character Ben Gates has a connection to John Wilkes Booth and the mysterious Knights of the Gold Circle. Jeb Wilkinson, played by Ed Harris, has some information about Gates’ father and initially sets himself as an ally, but eventually becomes the villain, much like the first film.



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How Much Is Photobucket Worth?

Silicon Valley/Colorado based photo and video sharing site Photobucket has 36 million registered users and adds another 85,000 per day. If the growth rate continues, they’ll have 60 million users by the end of the year. Basically, Photobucket is kicking butt. So the question is, how much are they worth?



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Apple puts page up for Adobe Photoshop CS3

Apple has put up a page just for Photoshop CS3. It includes all of the features of the new release and options to order the new software.



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Top 10 Concept Phones!

A captivating list of TOP TEN concept phones with pictures and videos.



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U.S 'no longer technology king'

The U.S has lost its position as the world's primary engine of technology innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum.



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How MySpace Integrates Google AdSense Into Their Network

MySpace brings in an estimated U.S $30 Million a month in ad revenue. Here is a rundown with screenshots of where and how MySpace is serving Google AdSense ads.



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Smashing Pumpkins Announce first show since 2000

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS are excited to announce their first live performance since December 2, 2000 - a very special and intimate theater show to take place May 22 in Paris, France at the historic and elegantly appointed Grand Rex. This marks the first time The Smashing Pumpkins will unveil songs from the upcoming ZEITGEIST.



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Trump's hair on the line in WWE wager

Imagine The Donald — without the hair. It could become reality, thanks to World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon.



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What to do if you spill liquid on your laptop

"Losing a laptop to a spilt glass of wine can be a very frustrating experience, particularly when said wine is of the cheap Rosé variant, as was the embarrasing case with this writer's late laptop. Well, one group of kindly DIY technology authors have assigned their noggins to the problem, and have created a post with an accompanying video".



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Microsoft Sends Secret Dossier on Reporter, to Reporter

"As journalistic windfalls go this is about as good as it gets. There I was writing a story about how Microsoft is on the cutting edge of using the Internet to become more transparent, and there in front of me are the briefing documents they are using to manage the story. The timing was so fortuitous that I wondered whether it was intentional."



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Have video wallpaper for any version of Windows

Dream Scene is only available for Windows Vista Ultimate users, but with this method, it can be made available for anyone with a copy of Windows and Mac OS X Tiger.



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Smart Sunglasses Change Into Virtually Any Color on Demand

The lenses that the researchers have developed are made of a kind of electrochromic polymer, a material that can alter its levels of darkness and color in response to an electric current. The glasses only require power when they change hue.



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Breaking: Senate signals support for Iraq timeline

"Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March. Republican attempts to scuttle the non-binding timeline failed on a vote of 50-48, largely along party lines..."



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The Moto Lazr?

Could this be the next big Motorola phone?



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10 Tips for Improving your Wireless Network

Some interesting tips from microsoft on improving your wireless network, including trying multiple wireless channels to get find the clearest one and picking equipment from a single vendor.



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VIDEO: Governor admits Arizona UFO was real

The governor comes clean, the videos were not spoofs, he saw the UFO himself.



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The Best Exercise You're Not Doing

"One simple (and grueling) movement will revolutionize your leg workout."



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Supermodel Vida Guerra: I bared all to prove nude pics were fakes

Supermodel Vida Guerra has decided to pose nude for men's magazine, Playboy, to demonstrate that her naked photographs on the internet are fake.



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PICTURES: The Scary of Evolution of Michael Jackson

These pics show how MJ has become one of the scariest and creepiest people in the world.



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Hacking PBX: 20 Tips and Tricks to Optimize your Business Phone System

This article serves as the first step to maximizing your company's productivity with PBX. These 20 tips and tricks will help PBX beginners optimize their business phone setup as well as make users familiar with some PBX functionalities they might have overlooked or underutilized.



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Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite

First official look at the new Xbox 360 Elite - video and all.



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YouTube To Launch Mobile Site

YouTube will launch its mobile website in June 2007 for U.S. users.



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Adobe Photoshop CS3: Top 5 Standout New Features

"Upon first digging into Adobe Photoshop CS3, a few features have really popped out at me as incredibly useful. I would like to offer a brief overview of some of these new ways of attacking your creative challenges using the latest version of Adobe's flagship app."



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Yahoo! Mail Announces Unlimited Storage

Yahoo! is announcing that all Yahoo! Mail users will have unlimited storage starting in May 2007. The current storage limit is 1 GB per account (2 GB for $20/year premium users). With this change, Yahoo! leapfrogs Gmail (2.8 GB and growing) and Live.com Mail (2 GB).



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'Casino Royale' Blu-ray Breaks 100,000 Unit Milestone

Not only has Blu-ray hit the 100,000 unit mark faster than rival format HD DVD, it hits the milestone two months faster than standard-def DVD did back in 1998 (with 'Air Force One'), when DVD was eleven months old.



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iPhone makes rare appearance at CTIA

Apple's iPhone has surfaced in the public eye after a long absence, photographers noted Tuesday at the CTIA phone expo.



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Microsoft to announce Xbox 360 Elite tomorrow?

The folks at GameDaily BIZ have an anonymous "industry source" who claims Microsoft is going to go all official on us in regards to its super secret Xbox 360 Elite tomorrow.



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iPods Help Doctors Recognize Heart Problems

Doctors can greatly improve their stethoscope skills and therefore their ability to diagnose heart problems by listening repeatedly to heartbeats on their iPods.



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John McCain’s MySpace Page Hacked

Someone on Presidential hopeful John McCain’s staff is going to be in trouble today. They used a well known template to create his Myspace page. The template was designed by NewsVine Founder and CEO Mike Davidson.Davidson gave the template code away to anyone who wanted to use it, but asked that he be given credit when it was used.



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Steve Jobs gets upgrade: now features 20 billion dollars

Looks like that $1 salary has finally started to pay off for Stevie J.; either he's actually immortal and has been working since before the Earth was fused together in the solar forges of the heavens, or all those backdated stock options and Apple perks really came through.



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Top 20 "How To" Windows Vista Tips Most People Don't Know

From dual boot tips to hiding messages, a must have list for any Windows Vista owner.



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Actor Eddie Griffin crashes a $1 MILLION Ferrari Enzo (caught on tape!)

Actor Eddie Griffin crashed a Ferrari Enzo while driving it at a charity event "Race for the Cure" on Monday, March 26th at the Irwindale Speedway.



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Hotties with High IQ's

This is not a list of geeks who happen to be beautiful. There are a lot of those, and they've been documented on other websites and publications. No, this is a list of gorgeous celebrities, models and actresses who have also got some educational pedigree behind them.



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10 Strange Facts About Einstein

So you think you know Albert Einstein: the absent-minded genius who gave us the theory of relativity (two of them, in fact, special theory and general theory of relativity), but did you know that Einstein was born with an especially large head that his mother thought he was deformed? Or that Einstein had a secret child before he was married?...



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Two New "Transformers" Posters: Optimus Prime and Megatron

Say what you want about the "Orifice Face" otherwise known as Megatron, these posters look truly awesome. It's more or less impossible to look at these beauties and not get a nerdgasm -- even if the final product turns out to be lame, at least we'll have these posters.



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2008 Presidential Candidates by Number of MySpace Friends

All of the Presidential Candidates now have MySpace profiles. In fact, Ron Paul is a MySpace blogger and Dennis Kucinich has a video blog.Barack Obama has 81,623 MySpace friends... Is this a predictor of success?



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PS3 or beer? Microsoft poses the ultimate question (Picture)

Which would you prefer?



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Crazy building places too much trust in physics

Due to the highly regulated building environment in Singapore, developers are forced to get creative when they want to cram as many apartments as possible into a building. Case in point: check this insane apartment building out, due to be built in the near future.



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5 mobile start pages

Mobile browsing is still a very different experience from sitting at your computer and entering URLs with a keyboard and mouse. That's why mobile start pages can be so important. Here are a few of our favorite mobile start pages.



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The RGX Girl

We've all seen her, that steamy brunette from the RGX commercial. But who the hell is she? Well, luckily we managed to discern that the anonymous hottie is none other than Rachel Specter, budding model/actress, soon to be a part of Comedy Central's "Not Another High School Show".



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Microsoft developing virtual headphone algorithm

Essentially, the speakers would create a "sweet spot" so that computer users could hear the audio perfectly, while individuals just inches away from the sound zone wouldn't hear much more than a peep.



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Wireless LAN security myths that won’t die

"It's been two years since I've wrote 'The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN' and it's probably been one of my more successful blog entries ever."



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Rare Semi-Identical Twins Discovered

Twins can be identical, fraternal and apparently semi-identical, scientists now report. Researchers discovered twins who are identical on their mom's side of the equation but share only half their genes from dad.



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Busta Rhymes To Stand Trial For Assault After Judge Revokes Plea Deal

There's more bad news for Busta Rhymes. On Monday (March 26), a Manhattan criminal court judge quashed a plea deal she had offered the rapper late last month that would have kept Rhymes out of jail on two assault charges...



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50 Cent 'Not In New York State' At Time Of Tony Yayo Incident, Lawyer Says

While some unconfirmed reports placed 50 Cent (G-Unit) at the scene of the incident, his lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, said that 50 was not in the state at the time. .



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Turtle Power! "300" Loses Box-Office Battle To "TMNT"

Audiences turned from one CGI-dominated spectacle to another this weekend as the famed quartet of turtles that power "TMNT" overtook the Spartan soldiers of "300," earning an impressive U.S $25.4 million...



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BREAKING NEWS: Anna Nicole Smith's Death Due to Accidental Overdose

Anna Nicole Smith's death was due to an accidental drug overdose, Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said Monday.



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Teen is killed at exact spot friend died hours earlier

While playing his guitar at a makeshift memorial for his friend who died in a car crash earlier, a teen was fatally struck in a hit-and-run incident.



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Digg Clone in Malaysia

Look at that. Digg has opened its doors in Malaysia? Kevin Rose must have Malaysian heritage.



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Spider Man 3: Final Trailer

The final trailer for the upcoming Spider Man 3 movie.



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Special Effects Tutorials in Photoshop

These are some tricks you might not know.



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USB drive helps find lost child

Find out how a simple script and a USB drive can save a child.



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Indian star Amitabh Bachchan denies ceremony to rid Aishwarya Rai of curse

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has denied reports that his family performed Hindu religious ceremonies to lift a curse from Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai who is engaged to marry his son.



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Gibson, professor trade barbs over film

Mel Gibson exchanged angry words with a university professor who challenged the accuracy of his film "Apocalypto" at an on-campus screening. Gibson directed an expletive at the woman, who was removed from the crowd.



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Houdini's Body To Be Exhumed

For all of his death-defying stunts, Harry Houdini couldn't escape the Grim Reaper: the unparalleled performer, age 52, expired on Halloween day, 1926. Many of his trade secrets went with him to the grave - but rumors that Houdini was murdered soon took on a life of their own.



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Top 10 iTunes Add-Ons

We selected a list of 10 of the best iTunes add-ons for Mac and PC that we found on the Internet. Included in this list are great programs that shouldn't be missing from the computer of an iTunes user.



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Rock Your Google Calendar in 18 Ways

Google Calendar is a pretty cool web app, especially if you learn the ins and outs and use it collaboratively with colleagues, friends, or family. We have a list of 18-tips and tricks that make Gcal really sizzle and boost your productivity.



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13-year-old boy charged with soliciting a prostitute

A 13-year-old boy was among those arrested in a prostitution sting in Fort Walton Beach. Also caught in the sting was a retired military officer. “These jokers who know to go to Sylvania Heights will think twice about it,” said Lt. Arnold Brown. “But I promise you, we could go back there tonight and catch more of them.”



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Ingrid Bergman bio recounts 'Casablanca'

A new biography of Ingrid Bergman casts fresh light on the making of the 1942 classic "Casablanca," in which none of its three stars wanted to appear. They never suspected that their roles would become the best-remembered of their careers.



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Top 10 Mysteries of the Mind

Much of what we don't understand about being human is simply in our heads. The brain is a befuddling organ, as are the very questions of life and death, consciousness, sleep, and much more. Here's a heads-up on what's known and what's not understood about your noggin.



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Dragons do exist (coolest slug EVER)

"Found floating in a rockpool, looking for all the world like a little blue chinese dragon. I'd never seen anything like it and I had absolutely no idea what it was at first. Turns out it's a pelagic sea slug which floats about the ocean on its back".



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Tiny rare owl spotted in Peru reserve

An extremely rare species of tiny owl has been seen in the wild for the first time. The long-whiskered owlet, one of the world's smallest owls, was discovered in 1976. Researchers have caught a few specimens in nets after dark but had not seen it in nature.



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A boyfriend's public revenge on cheating girlfriend

This is almost painful to listen to: DJ calls cheating girlfriend and tricks her into thinking boyfriend is going to marry her, then reveals she is being dumped.



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Best Buy to carry Apple TV at all locations

Best Buy said Wednesday that Apple's just-released Apple TV will be available at all of its retail locations nationwide beginning next week.



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It's official - News Corp. and NBC create YouTube competitor

News Corp. and NBC announced this morning a partnership that will allow the two to create a video site to compete with YouTube. The companies have also formed partnerships with a number of big players, including Yahoo!, Microsoft, and Time Warner/AOL to supply content and provide distribution channels.



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Apple TV: first impressions

The Apple TV is a bigger, stationery networked iPod that you hook up to your TV, and its degree of desirability is directly proportional to how much iTunes is the center of your digital media universe. If you've got all your music in iTunes and you frequently purchase TV shows and movies from Apple's service, Apple TV is enticing indeed.



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Google puts an "Easter Egg" in the Personalized Homepage

There's an easter egg related to the new themes added in Google Personalized Homepage, but only if you visit the homepage at 3:14am (your local time). Being Google, there is a reason they chose 3:14am of course.



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Digg.com Founder Kevin Rose Talks User-Controlled News, TV

Since its inception, Digg has ventured beyond traditional news, allowing users to "digg" or "bury" online videos and podcasts. Kevin Rose, Digg's founder, is also the young, beer-guzzling co-host of a weekly podcast and Web show called "Diggnation."



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Windows Vista is less secure than XP: Kaspersky

Security company Kaspersky has said that Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC), the system of user privileges that can be used to restrict users' administrative rights, will be so annoying that users will disable it. "There's a question mark if Vista security has improved, or has really dropped down," said Kaspersky's chief executive.



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Chicago Cop Beats Up Female Bartender

Video showing disgraceful cop shoving a much smaller woman to the floor and repeatedly punching her.



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5 things Microsoft needs to do to fix the Zune

In month four it's not cool for the Zune to still have bugs causing skipping in (DRMed) content, nor any of the other severe issues, bugs, and limitations that keep the product from approaching likability by a larger audience than the handful of thousands of Zune users out there today.



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US wants all 10 fingerprints on entry

Currently foreign travelers must have their index fingers scanned into a database when they enter the US by agents of the Department of Homeland Security. Those prints can then be checked against a database of fingerprints held by police forces or the FBI. That number will increase to all 10 fingerprints.



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Social Bookmarking Sites Review

Review of social bookmarking sites...useful.



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First Video: Setting Up Apple TV

A video that demonstrates the setup processes of the Apple TV.



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Gmail Craze: 30 + Tools and Hacks for Gmail

All for Gmail: handy Firefox extensions, best Greasemonkey scripts, some desktop tools and lots of useful tips. Enjoy



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How To Configure ZoneAlarm Free Edition For Use With A Network

ZoneAlarm Free Edition works well on a stand-alone PC and is an excellent personal firewall. However, if you connect that same PC to a network (with another PC or laptop) you'll soon realise that ZoneAlarm will not let you see or access your network.



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L.A Times Uses 22 Different Fonts on Front Page

Just scroll down a bit and you'll see the front page and the disasterous, ransom-note mix of fonts, all itemized....



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Paul McCartney dumps long-time record label for coffee chain

Former Beatle Paul McCartney will be the first artist signed to coffee chain Starbucks new record label since splitting from Capitol Records after a 43-year relationship.



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Police deaths in Mexico jump 50%

The number of police deaths in Mexico in incidents involving organised crime has jumped 50% this year, according to official statistics.



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Bush advisers ordered to testify

A Congressional committee has voted to order key White House aides to testify under oath about the controversial firing of eight federal prosecutors.



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Passport dilemmas beset Iraqis

The desire to get out of Iraq increases in line with the violence. The UN estimates that two million Iraqis have already left the country.



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First Video of Grand Canyon's Glass Skywalk

It doesn't officially open till the 28th of March, but a few lucky visitors got an early glimpse of the Grand Canyon's Glass Skywalk.



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PC Lets You Swap Internal Drives With Ease

If you're constantly opening your computer to swap out internal hard drives — and who isn't? — this PC has your name written all over it. Made by the familiar-sounding yet unfamiliar Logitec, the LC-74T can easily pop its 3.5-inch SATA drives in and out.



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Google Phone Rumors Shot Down

We were afraid the fun couldn't last long, and indeed a Google bossman has come forward in an attempt to quell rumors of a Google phone. Richard Kimber, Google's South-East Asia managing director of sales and operations, says that Google no interest in entering the crowded phone market.



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Google's Out to Remake the Ad World Again

The search giant is rolling out a broad trial for advertisers, where they pay only if they get what they want.



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Justin Timberlake a Gentleman When It Comes to Britney

When it comes to talking about his exes, Justin Timberlake is a model of diplomacy. Asked what he thinks about Britney Spears's recent ups and downs, the singer, 26, demurs, telling Details in its April issue, "We had our thing, and it's over."



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Scientists study "mind-wandering": 40% of the time, we're distracted

Most of us let our mind wander, sometimes the results can be tragic. A college professor drove to work in Irvine, Calif., one hot August day, parked and went to his office. He'd lost track of the fact that his 10-month-old son was in the back seat. The boy died in the heat. Now scientists are studying the "phenomenon".



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Some of the best wallpapers ever

40 pieces of art. All great. Previous exhibitions available (for a total of 75 pieces).



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Take Infrared Pictures With Your Digital Camera

"In this video instructable, I will show you how to make an infrared filter for your digital camera out of bits and pieces such as cardboard rolls, electrical tape, and some black processed photographic film (old negatives)."



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Adobe says no way to Vista updates

Adobe says you'll have to upgrade to new versions of popular (and really expensive) software like Photoshop, InDesign and DreamWeaver if you want them to run well under Windows Vista.



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A solar-powered Wii? Yes, a solar-powered Wii!

"With the TV and speakers requiring around 130 watts to operate and the Wii needing a smaller 40-45 watts, in direct sunlight, during a normal sunny day, they can get from 6 to 8 hours of game time out of this bad boy."



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Pearl Jam - Jeremy [The Story]

These are newspaper articles and people from the school who tell the story of the myth behind Jeremy Wade Delle, the inspiration for the song "Jeremy."



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Remember the kid from 'Terminator 2'? What the hell happened?!

It seems that "Terminator" star Eddie Furlong has been doing some terminating of his own. Since we last spotted him, he looks like he's demolished a few thousand double cheeseburgers... with fries and beer.



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40 Things That Only Happen In The Movies

Did you ever notice that certain things only happen in the movies, but never happen in real life? For example:



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U.S. Postal Rates Set to Go Up on May 14

The cost of mailing a letter will go up on May 14, but you'll be able to lock in that price --no matter how rates rise in the future -- by buying the new "forever" stamp.



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Corpse On A Plane: Dead Woman Moved To First Class

Ever wonder what happens to the 10 people a year who die mid-flight? Well, if you're flying British Airways you get the final upgrade. Corpses fly first class.



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Watch live TV on your Google homepage

Do you use your Google personalized homepage as much as you could? There are plenty of great gadgets that have been developed, including gadgets for weather, to do lists, gas prices, Pacman, and even Live TV.



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Google adding "themes" to the personalized homepage

The personalized homepage has added a new feature. Most of them will change dynamically depending on your location. Another fun little add-on.



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Windows Vista: More Than Just A Pretty Face

The first time you see Windows Vista in action, it's readily apparent how much different it looks compared with Windows XP. But the differences are more than skin deep. Take a look under the hood.



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Amazing (unofficial) Obama Ad: Apple's "1984" with Hillary Clinton as Big Brother (Video)

Terrific mash-up of Apple's 1984 ad, supporting Obama (apparently made by supporters unaffiliated with his campaign). Best 2008 ad yet, by a mile. If Hillary is a PC, Obama's definitely a Mac. The spot's name: "Vote Different."



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Bruce Lee's famous one-inch punch explained (Video)

A short documentary explaining the mechanics and effect of Bruce Lee's renowned one-inch punch. Amazing footage of him from his famous exhibition on Jeet Kune Do in Long Beach.



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IE7 still creating problems for developers?

This seems like a never ending story. After allegedly fixing and improving their market leading browser, IE7 hasn't even solved the PNG issue completely. Developers are still complaining about dozens of bugs, even after IE7 coming out of beta and being distributed to everyone.



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Google ads coming to a video game near you as "Adscape" deal closes

Google has purchased Adscape, a small in-game advertising company that has developed interactive ad technology. Prepare to order pizzas without ever taking your eyes from the soothing blue glow of the TV.



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Fabulous Water Drop Photography (Pics)

Pretty cool water drop pictures that you should see.



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'Cave entrances' spotted on Mars

Scientists studying pictures from Nasa's Odyssey spacecraft have spotted what they think may be 7 caves on the surface of Mars.



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Marilyn Monroe - Before & After She Put Her Make-up On (Pics)

Side-by-side comparisons of Marilyn, with and without make-up.



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30 Funniest Jerry Seinfeld Quotes

"Dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them's making a poop, the other one's carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge?"



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Alcohol and tobacco are deadlier than ecstasy, report warns

The U.S Government is to be urged to consider a controversial plan to reclassify drugs according to the harm they do. The new ranking system would see alcohol placed high on the scale because of its links to violence and car accidents. Tobacco, would also come before cannabis and the now class-A drug, ecstasy.



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10 Photos Taken at the Right Moment

Some lucky photographers often catch unexpected moments - sometimes appropriate, sometimes inappropriate, and often hysterical. Other times photographers catch moments just before something happens, or as it happens. Here's a collection of 10 such photos...



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1 BILLION people lack access to clean drinking water

Every eight seconds, a young child dies from lack of water or a waterborne disease. That's the same as a 747 jetliner full of kids going down every hour.



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How Police Interrogation Works

Getting someone to confess to a crime is not a simple task and the fact that detectives sometimes end up with confessions from the innocent testifies to their expertise in psychological manipulation. No two interrogations are alike, but most exploit certain weaknesses in human nature.



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Mr. Bean's guide to a perfect date! (Video)

Some useful tips for your first date - from the comedy genius, Mr. Bean.



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Study: Does Money Make You Happy?

The relationship between money and happiness turns out to be complex. People with higher incomes today report higher levels of happiness than their poorer contemporaries. At the same time, people today are far richer than earlier generations, but they're not happier than those who came before them.



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Netflix Keeps Your DVD If You Send It In By Mistake

What happens if you accidentally send the wrong disc back to Netflix? Netflix keeps your disc. Hacking Netflix reader Cheesemold accidentally sent in a game disc, and Netflix is keeping it. This was their response...



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10-year-old found unconscious with a blood-alcohol level of .181 percent

A 10-year-old boy was found passed out at a friend's home after drinking alcohol and being tossed into the snow, police and his mother say.



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How Sacha Baron Cohen Made U.S $42.5 Million Selling The "Bruno" Film

The Bruno deal raises a good question: Has Endeavor, the agency that represents Cohen, invented the perfect crime? Or did it simply come up with a clever way of striking a very favorable deal that infuriates the studios?



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Introducing the 205-inch Technovision Luxio LCD HDTV

Technovision is showing off their 205-inch LCD at CeBit, that makes the formerly buff Sharp 108-inch LCD feel downright pathetic. That's enough space to park two mini coopers on, side by side.



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Gmail Accounts to hit 3.47 GB Storage Space

Google has updated the Gmail code to calculate 5 years into the future, stopping at 3.47 GB.



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5 Most Common Business Startup Mistakes

Startups always make mistakes, it's part of the process. But here's a list of the 5 most common ones that you should be able to avoid.



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iPhone Touchscreen Technology to spread to iPods, iMacs, Tablet Notebooks

Among his expectations are touch-screen iMacs, as well as "tablet-like" notebook devices that provide basic computing without the need for a keyboard or stylus if the user desires to keep the device closed. "We also expect new touchscreen video iPods, more phones and possibly even TVs in the future.



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Best 7 Must Have iPod Applications

This is a list of 7 applications that are designed to make up the ground that iTunes hasn't kept pace with.



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Microsoft Exec Admits That Company Still Benefits From Piracy

A company executive was quoted as saying, "If you're going to steal software, steal it from us." That pretty much says it all.



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Bracelet Phone: Awsome Concept

"Now here's a gadget concept I can get behind. It's a phone in the shape of a bracelet, unfolding so you can hold it up to your face when you get a call and going back into bracelet form when you're done."



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20 social networking sites, ranked by traffic

According to Hitwise, social networking accounted for 6.5 percent of all U.S. Internet traffic in February 2007. MySpace still dominates with an 80% market share. Here are the top 20 sites.



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Huge Reservoir of Frozen Water Found on Mars

Mars is unlikely to sport beachfront property any time soon, but the planet has enough water ice at its south pole to blanket the entire planet in more than 30 feet of water if everything thawed out.



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Girl finds missing dog's head in box on doorstep!

How sick is this world? A 17-year-old girl who spent weeks looking for her missing dog unwrapped a box left on her doorstep and found the pet's severed head inside, authorities said. The box had batteries on top, and a note that said "Congratulations Crystal. This side up. Batteries included."



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Google Phone is in development. No more rumors - Google going mobile.

So it seems that the oft-rumored handset from Google has taken that final leap into the "confirmed" column, though it may not be quite the be-all, end-all device we were expecting.



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How Liquid Body Armor Works

The basic idea behind body armor hasn't changed very much in the past few thousand years. First, armor stops weapons or projectiles from reaching a person's body. Second, it diffuses the weapon's energy so that the final impact causes less damage.



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Microsoft probes possible IE 7 phishing hole

Microsoft is investigating a possible vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 that could help cybercrooks launch phishing scams, the company said Wednesday.



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