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Statsheet Automated Sports Reports: Blogger 2.0

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Until I came across the StatSheet Network, I thought that robots were the only man-made automatons that are taking over human jobs. But just last week,  a network of websites with no human writers was launched. The StatSheet Network currently has a whopping 345 websites, one for each Division I…

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November 15th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Useful Apps Someone Should Make

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There are a million apps out there, but none of the do exactly what you want. Take a look at these ideas from College Humor and tell us what you think. All in all, the ex-girlfriend finder looks pretty promising!

Apps have become so commonplace, that Apple is even starting…

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November 11th, 2010 by: Range

Fps Trainer: if You Really Really Really… Really Want to be Good at Fps Games

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Back in the old days, I used to be a mediocre Counter-Strike player. I could like, take down a bunch of enemies before I myself was taken down. Sometimes I took down two in a 5-on-5 match; on a good day, I could kill two enemies and… make it to

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November 10th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Skyfire Browser for iPhone Lets You View Flash Videos

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iOS owners now have the option to view Flash videos on websites despite Apple’s refusal to support Flash in their mobile devices, thanks to Skyfire Labs’ Skyfire browser. The browser doesn’t actually play Flash videos straight off – videos are first transcoded on Skyfire Labs’ servers, then sent back to…

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November 7th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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Linux Foundation Credit Card: Help Nerds Out Every Time You Shop

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The moderately powerful PC you yourself put together: $600. Your choice of Linux distro: Free. Having the geekiest credit card: Priceless.

The Linux Foundation credit card has no annual fee, low starting APR (although as Forever Geek’s Noemi Twigg pointed out, the APR inflates from 0% on the first month…

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November 4th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Diamond Gamer Starcraft 2 Strategy Add-on Lets You Play and Learn at the Same Time

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It’s so easy to find tips and strategies on the Internet, even for mediocre video games, and it’s even easier to find help online for popular games like StarCraft II. So why would anyone pay for Diamond Gamer’s StarCraft II… guide? Two things – the company promises a very

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October 7th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Flud: Best iPad News Reader Yet

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I’ve played with a bunch of different news readers for my iPad, and while most of them seem to get the job done, I’ve only come across a couple which really take advantage of the iPad’s native capabilities. FLUD is one of the few out there which really do the…

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October 3rd, 2010 by: Technabob

Chromium Os Hacked to Run on iPad

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Chrome OS hasn’t officially been released yet, but Chromium OS, its open-source sibling has been going places, thanks in part to people like Hexxeh. Hexxeh is the one who makes Flow, which is based on Chromium OS and can be run on Windows, Mac and Linux. Now, Hexxeh has posted…

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October 1st, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Google Adds Latin Translation: Now You Can Swear in a Dead Language!

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While I did have to take Latin in 7th and 8th grade, most of it has either been stashed away deep in the recesses of my brain or forgotten. Probably the latter. However, I really like the fact that Google Translate can now translate into Latin, which is considered a…

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September 30th, 2010 by: Range

SNES Emulator Now on PS3, Psp Says Meh

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Ah, SNES emulation. It’s like a rite of passage for any jailbroken system powerful enough to run it. I’m sure that when the PS6 is hacked in 2040, people will still install an SNES emulator on it. It’s human nature. Actually this isn’t the first time for SNES emulators to…

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September 24th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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