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Is Facebook Breeding Murderers (and Laptop Killers)?
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In this day and age, people aren’t just being judged by who they are or what they’re really like in real life anymore. They’re also being judged by the number of friends or followers they have on Facebook and Twitter and the kind of reputation they have on these networks.… |
February 11th, 2012
Redbox Gives Warner the Big F.U.
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In my area, one of the only places to rent physical movie discs is at Redbox kiosks, so I’ve been a big fan for a while. I never liked the fact that you couldn’t get some new releases for weeks and weeks after they were available to purchase. I don’t… |
February 1st, 2012
Foxconn Xbox 360 Worker Protest Not Linked to Working Conditions
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Microsoft has apparently closed an investigation into the cause of why approximately 150 Foxconn workers in the factory that builds the Xbox 360 threatened to jump from the roof at the beginning of the month. According to PC World, Microsoft found that the protest had nothing to do with working… |
January 13th, 2012
Russian Space Official Hints Weapon Might Have Caused Phobos-Grunt Failure
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Russia has had some major failures over the last few months in its space program. So far the country has lost a load of supplies that were to go to the ISS, along with a GPS satellite and more. The most recent failure was the Phobos-Grunt probe which was supposed… |
January 12th, 2012
Bang and Olufsen Launches B&O Play Brand, Beolit 12 Portable Music System
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We all know about Bang & Olufsen’s high-end audio and video products. They’re often beautiful, always slick, and consistently more expensive than most mere mortals can afford. In the interest of appealing to a broader audience, they have decided to launch a new brand “B&O Play.” The new product line… |
January 11th, 2012
NASA Says Checklist Jim Lovell Sold Was Not His to Sell
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Back in December, we talked about the checklist that was put up for auction by Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. The checklist was the item that Lovell used to make calculations needed to get his spacecraft home after an explosion ended the trip to the moon. NASA has now contacted… |
January 7th, 2012
Darth Vader Attacks State Trooper, Gets Tasered
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A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was attacked in Orlando early Thursday by the Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. Or at least a man wearing a Darth Vader mask. Had it been the real Vader, it would have ended with the officer being force choked. Instead it ended badly for… |
January 6th, 2012
iPad Used as Passport to Cross US Border
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While the TSA and INS aren’t supposed to let you into the US without a real passport, that didn’t stop a Canadian man from using his iPad as a substitute for his passport, which he had forgotten at home. Border crossings require passports these days, but thanks to a bit… |
January 4th, 2012
Samsung Echo-P and X Series Display Names Surface, New Screens Coming Soon?
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Looks like Samsung has a couple of new display lines in the works, to be sold under the “Echo P” and “X Series” product line names. I just spotted these on the Wi-Fi Alliance certification list.… |
January 3rd, 2012
Nintendo 3DS Passes 4 Million Sales in the US
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Nintendo is ringing in the new year with some numbers and some bragging. The company has just announced that they have sold over 4 million units of the Nintendo 3DS console in the US, since it went on sale in March of 2011.… |
January 3rd, 2012
