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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:31:08 -0800

Apple Not Liable For Plagued iMac Screens, Updates Firmware Anyway
Apple just dodged a bullet. A New York federal judge dismissed a potential class action lawsuit which alleged that Apple...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:48:46 -0800

Opera Reports Massive Growth For Mobile Web Usage, Particularly In Asia And Africa
Browser maker Opera Software has released its latest 'State of the Mobile Web' report this morning, which is based on the...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:28:31 -0800

Raptr Loses Director Of Product Strategy To Twitter
Whether Twitter is at some point going to launch (or buy) a desktop client is subject to speculation, but it's clear that...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:40:00 -0800

I Was a Print Club Sticker Junkie [Y2k10]
Print Club sticker booths, which still exist in some malls and big box stores, spawned a generation of Japanese young people...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800

What Is This? [What Is This]
This is a tricky one. What's on that flag our little Android friend is waving? Turns out it's a QR code that leads to the...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:43:09 -0800

Are Trackpads Making Our Hands Mutate? [Mutation]
Former industrial designer Hemmant Jha recently noticed something odd. Two fingers on his dominant hand are somehow more rigid...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:20:00 -0800

Moby Gives a Tour of His Incredible Drum Machine Collection [Collections]
In this really fascinating interview, electronic musician Moby reveals his cache of vintage drum machines and keyboards. Get...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:42:50 -0800

Oceanic: Virgin Submarines Will Dive Deep [Submarines]
What's next for Virgin? After nightclubs, record labels, gadgets, cellphone carriers, airlines and space ships, Sir Richard...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:41:57 -0800

Jailbroken iPhones Get Support for Bluetooth Keyboards [IPhone]
Good news for those wanting to use a physical Bluetooth keyboard with their iPhones: Now you can. The catch is that you'll...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:38:30 -0800

Apple May Be On The Verge Of Kneecapping The Cable Industry. Finally.
The cable companies suck. All of them. Some suck less than others. But they all suck. We need someone to whip them into shape....
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:46:19 -0800

YouTube Gets Its Own Short URLs. Except They’re Still Pretty Long.
Looks like Google is really going full steam ahead with its shortened URLs. Only a week after the search giant launched its...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:57:57 -0800

Backed By Google Ventures, EnglishCentral Raises $3.5 Million For Video Language Learning
Video language learning website EnglishCentral recently raised a total of $3.5 million, according to an SEC filing. Part of...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:50:55 -0800

Twitter Captures A Nexus One Unboxing And Another Video
A number of pictures have hit the web now showing the Nexus One, aka the Google Phone, in the flesh. But there haven't been...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:25:49 -0800

James May's Lego House Finally Shown Being Lived In [Lego]
Remember the all-Lego house that James May had built (and then destroyed)? Well, here's a preview for the show it was for,...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:20:00 -0800

How James Cameron Would Fake Titanic Today [Movies]
James Cameron interviews Peter Jackson. Peter Jackson interviews James Cameron. And while the scene devolves into one big...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:40:00 -0800

This Musical Liquor Cabinet Puts Your Vices in Stereo [Geek School Project]
I'm surprised something like the Swig & Jig hadn't been invented yet, but so glad that someone finally got around to making a...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:28:07 -0800

Blotto, a column [Blotto]
A SCOTTISH NERD named Charlie Stross opined on the FUTURE OF PHONES on his text blog, joining the overly washed millions of...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:05:31 -0800

KPN Acquires Rest Of iBasis For $93.3 Million In Cash
Dutch telecom group KPN has agreed to acquire the 44% of U.S.-based operator iBasis that it doesn't already own for $3 a...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:08:26 -0800

TC50 Star Tonchidot Releases Its Augmented Reality Sekai Camera Worldwide
The wait is finally over. Over a year after its memorable (and zany) debut at TechCrunch 50 2008, Tonchidot's Sekai Camera...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:03:37 -0800

Limelight Networks Shells Out $110 Million For Ad Platform EyeWonder
Content delivery platform Limelight Networks has acquired ad platform EyeWonder for $110 million. The deal is expected to...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:39:23 -0800

The Anti-Ad Network Contenture Shuts Its Doors
Contenture, a startup that aimed to be the “anti-ad network,” is shutting its doors after only a few months of business....
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:54:16 -0800

Mobile Roadie And Random House Partner To Launch iPhone Apps For Authors
As the way consumers read books evolves, there is an opportunity for mobile technologies to connect consumers with their...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:53:14 -0800

World Map Of Social Networks Shows Rise Of Facebook
Italian writer, blogger and photographer Vincenzo Cosenza has for the second time put together a visualization that shows the...
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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:27:24 -0800

Yelp Walks Away From Google Deal, And Half A Billion Dollars
Jeremy Stoppleman, the CEO of Yelp, has walked away from an all-but-signed deal to be acquired by Google for more than half a...
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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:27:41 -0800

After A Few Fits And Starts, Hunch Begins To Sprint In The Right Direction
Sometimes it takes a while for a site to find its legs. Hunch, which launched last March to much fanfare, is only now in the...
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