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published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:10:21 GMT
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Netanyahu and Abbas to Begin Direct Mideast Peace Talks
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:10:21 GMT

The Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace talks on Thursday after gathering at the White House for a moment of diplomatic theater on Wednesday night.

Child’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:02 GMT

Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.

Feud With Palin in Background of Alaska Upset
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:10:02 GMT

Sarah Palin reveled in the primary upset of Senator Lisa Murkowski, but tensions began well before.

Tabloid Hack Attack on Royals, and Beyond
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:24 GMT

A London paper listened in on the private messages of the rich and famous, including Britain’s Prince Harry and Prince William.

Roddick Loses, and Foot Faults Take Center Stage
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:20 GMT

For the second consecutive year, a popular highly ranked American player was ousted from the United States Open in a match marred by a foot-fault controversy.

In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:01:45 GMT

After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia’s pirate gangs are taking sides — both sides.

Suicide Bombers in Pakistan Kill Dozens of Shiites
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:38:05 GMT

A blast touched off clashes between local police forces and mourners and protesters infuriated by the attack.

Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:02 GMT

Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox for unapproved uses.

Hurricane Earl Nears Atlantic Coast
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:29:04 GMT

On the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the approaching storm caused many to flee, and others to head for the waves.

California Senate Debate Turns on Economy
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:43:07 GMT

A heated forum between Senator Barbara Boxer and her opponent, Carly Fiorina, in what might be their only debate.

Maryland Hostages Safe as Police Kill Gunman
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:31:15 GMT

Officials say a gunman with a history of protesting against the Discovery Channel was killed after a four-hour standoff at the company’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.

Fashion Diary: The Tribes of San Francisco
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:50:06 GMT

San Francisco has historically been an also-ran in fashion, but members of its varied style tribes sport an off-hand cool manner.


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Earl Threatens East Coast from N.C. to Maine
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:30:02 EDT

Meteorologists Unsure Whether N.C. Will Get a Close Shave or a Direct Hit; President Declares State of Emergency   2010 Storm Tracker

Coast Guard: No Oil Sheen from Platform Blast
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:13:25 EDT

Agency Backing Off Report of Mile-Long Sheen Spreading from Platform that Exploded off La. Coast; All 13 Aboard Rig Rescued

Police Find 4 Devices at Residence Linked to Lee
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:01 EDT

Montgomery County Police Safely Detonate 4 Additional Devices Discovered

Bench-Clearing Brawl in Marlins-Nationals Game
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:01 EDT

Nyjer Morgan Charges Mound after Pitch Sails Behind Him, Triggering Huge Melee   Watch the Brawl

Asimo the Robot Makes New Friends in Austria
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:02 EDT

Researchers Seek Feedback from Technology Fair Visitors to Help Make Honda's Battery-Operated Robot More Communicative

Chicago Gang Members Blast City, Police Policies
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:02 EDT

Self-Identified Gang Members Hold Press Conference, Tout Need for "Jobs, Opportunities and Contracts" to Curb Violence

Justice Dept. Sues Controversial Ariz. Sheriff
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:27:26 EDT

Feds Say Joe Arpaio withheld Records in Investigation of Discrimination against Hispanics

Jan Brewer's Cringe-Worthy Opening Statement
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:41:38 EDT

Arizona Governor Has Moment Showcasing Either "Lack of Preparation, or Sheer Panic" in Faceoff With Terry Goddard

Day Care Worker Convicted of Spiking Kids' Candy
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:37:53 EDT

Prosecutors Say 42-Year-Old Laced Treats with Dietary Supplement to Make Kids Sleep

Mideast Peace Talks "Productive"; 2nd Round Set
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:21:20 EDT

Israeli, Palestinian leaders Will Meet Again Sept. 14-15 in the Middle East with Further Talks Likely

Police: Discovery Hostages Planned Escape
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:01 EDT

Officers Heard "Pop" Just Before SWAT Team Moved in on Suspect; Captives Looked Ready to Run, Authorities Say

Ann Coulter: Obama Is Atheist, Not Muslim
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:21:21 EDT

Conservative Commentator Says "Nonsene" About Obama Being Muslim "Has Got to Stop" But then Adds that "All Liberals are Atheists"

NASA Planning Mission to Visit the Sun
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:34:04 EDT

By 2018, a Solar Probe Will Approach a Star for the First Time

Letterman Extortionist Freed from NY Jail
published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:30:02 EDT

Robert "Joe" Halderman, Who Tried to Blackmail Letterman over his Romantic Affairs, Served 4 Months

Track Hurricane Earl
published: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:00:06 EDT


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Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:14:07 GMT

Crew membersfloat in the water, huddled together in survival outfits.The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.




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Earl weakens but rain, waves hit N.C. islands
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:48:22 GMT

Hurricane Earl has weakened further but it's still a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds bearing down on North Carolina's coast, the National Hurricane Center warned Thursday afternoon.

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Are you in the hurricane zone? Send images, stories
published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:51:49 GMT

Send your images and stories from breaking news scenes.

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Run on Afghan bank's deposits reported
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:07:33 GMT

Kabul Bank Chairman Sherkhan Farnood, left, andCEO Khalilullah Ferozi listen during a news conference in Kabul on Wednesday. Afghanistan's Central Bank said the directors of one of the country's top private banks resigned to meet new regulations but denied it had taken over the bank following media allegations of corruption.The Afghan president's brother confirms to NBC News that Kabul Bank funds were used to buy villas in Dubai but urges the U.S. to step in to prevent a financial panic.




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More bombs found in Discovery standoff case
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:52:50 GMT

Four more explosive devices tied to the suspect in the Discovery Channel standoff were found at a residence in Montgomery County, Md., authorities told NBC News on Thursday.

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Woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:29:32 GMT

Bethany Storro, who was a victim of a random attack near Esther Short Park earlier in the week, is flanked by her parents Nancy and Joe Neuwelt, during a news conference at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Ore. on Thursday. Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"




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Stocks close higher after jobs, housing reports
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:18:42 GMT

Stocks ended higher for the third consecutive session after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow.

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Manufacturing - United States - Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds

Paris' not-my-bag claim undone by her Twitpic?
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:29:41 GMT

When the heiress was arrested in Las Vegas, she claimed the Chanel purse containing a bindle of cocaine wasn't hers, and a Twitpic she posted in July may be proof she's not telling the truth.




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Israelis, Palestinians to meet every two weeks
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:38:57 GMT

Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday and agreed to meet every two weeks to try to forge a deal within a year.

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Middle East - Israel - Palestinian people - Warfare and Conflict - Israel-Palestine

Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:21:39 GMT

The first Army chaplain to be killed in action since Vietnam, died this week in Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.

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Earth's animals face grim future
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:34:41 GMT

Two of the most important and plentiful groups of marine animals 250 million years ago were corals and brachiopods, also called lamp shells. After the Great Dying, corals were almost wiped outCorals, big mammals and many tropical species could all go extinct in the not too distant future, predict scientists who are attempting to forecast the fate of today's animals by studying what happened to those in the distant past.




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1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:16:25 GMT

Would you pay to eat here?A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants.




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United States - Inspection - Business and Economy - Real Estate - Business

Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:47:54 GMT

Cory Freeman looks at two stranded goats near Roundup, Mont. The goats were rescuedafter nearly two days and are in good condition. Two young goats that wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent two days high above a highway were hungry but safe when they were plucked to safety with a towering cherry picker.




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Rail transport - Goat - Business - Cherry picker - Livestock

Low interest rates squeeze pension funds
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:29:40 GMT

The plunge in interest rates has put the nation’s public and private pension funds badly underfunded, leaving pension fund managers with a giant hole to fill.

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Pension - Business - Investing - Financial Services - Business and Economy

When animal rescuers become animal hoarders
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:44:07 GMT

Betsey Webster checks on the welfare of the animals and the condition of the emergency shelter set up at Banning Animal Shelter in Banning, Calif. Seized animals from Best Buddies Rescue in Aguanga, Calif., were temporarily housed at Banning Animal Shelter. Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away — unaware it was a death camp for cats.




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Double hand transplant patient can 'wiggle fingers'
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:07:49 GMT

Dr. Warren Breidenbach of Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center, left, asks Richard Edwards to move his fingers during a news conferenceon Sept. 2. Edwards'his hands where severely burned in a fire in 2006. The transplant recipient made his first appearance on Thursday, about a week after he underwent a nearly 18-hour transplant procedure at a hospital.




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Going paperless: Tech-savvy travelers on board
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:05:38 GMT

The Transportation Security Administration is conducting a pilot program it hopes will streamline the boarding process, in part by eliminating the need for paper boarding passes.Don't disconnect your printer just yet. While some tech-savvy passengers may be ready for it, experts say paperless boarding won’t be successful until it is both reliable and universal.




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United States - Peripherals - Hardware - Printers - Education

Another U.S. teen sensation advances at Open
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:41:33 GMT

Beatrice Capra, who is ranked No. 371 in the world, upset Aravane Rezai 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 on Thursday.18-year-old Beatrice Capra, a wild-card entry ranked 371st, upset 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 on Thursday to keep her Grand Slam debut on track.




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Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from jail
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:18:34 GMT

Robert "Joe" Halderman still has to complete 1,000 hours of community service, and he'll be on probation for five years.Robert "Joe" Halderman admitted he demanded $2 million in hush money last fall to keep from revealing personal information about Letterman.




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Acai berry scam: You'll lose money, not weight
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:55:04 GMT

Using bogus claims, fake testimonials and slick marketing tricks, companies have sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of acai berry supplements. The exotic acai berry has been the superstar in the world of diet supplements. But the federal government is cracking down on false advertising claims and unlawful payment practices.




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Health care credit cards may add to your pain
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:55:22 GMT

These days, you may leave your dentist's office with more than a toothbrush and dental floss in your bag. Thousands of dentists are offering patients health-care credit cards to cover the work that needs to be done, with seemingly hard-to-resist repayment terms. If you need care and don't have insurance to cover it or cash in hand, it's tempting to sign up.

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Dentistry - Toothbrush - Dental floss - Health care - Insurance

DOJ sues Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:50:07 GMT

In an atmosphere of tension between the federal government and Arizona, the Justice Department today dialed it up some more, filing a lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- accusing him, the county, and his office with failing to cooperate with a civil rights investigation of his office.

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NYT: Designers, pundits rate Oval Office redo
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:11:48 GMT

NYT: Ho-hum Oval Office? Arianna Huffington, Ann Coulter and top designers react to the makeover unveiled this week.

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T.I., wife arrested on meth possession charge
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:36:15 GMT

T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr.,has a key role in the current top box office movie "Takers." He served seven months in an Arkansas federal prison and three months in a Georgia halfway house on federal weapons charges and was released in March.Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges.




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Hip hop - TI - Grammy Award - Tameka Cottle - Music

Newsweek: How airlines are ratcheting up fees
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:52:16 GMT

It seemed so reasonable at first—just a fee, no more than $40, for checking more than the standard two bags. But like a slowly expanding epidemic, the fees gradually started to creep. Here are the main fees to watch out for.

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Report: Aide to U.K. PM linked to royal phone taps
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:03:24 GMT

Britain's government came under pressure Thursday amid allegations that a top prime ministerial aide was involved with a newspaper investigation into the royal family that involved illegally tapping cell phones.

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Mobile phone - Newspaper - Government - Science and Technology - Cell Phones

On anniversary of her death, Diana shown in undies
published: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:40:40 GMT

An ad by a Chinese lingerie company portrays Princess Diana playing a cello in her underwear and a tiara. (Look at the hair color on that little boy — is that supposed to be a young Prince Harry?)Oh, Diana. Will you ever be allowed to rest in peace? Apparently not. On the 13th anniversary of the Princess of Wales’ death, a Chinese lingerie company launched a new line of ... wait for it ... “Diana underwear.”




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Economic data show recovery still kicking, a bit
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:34:19 GMT

It was a glass-half-full day for economic data on Thursday ... sort of.The upbeat news was tempered by worries about what Friday's unemployment report will say about the state of the labor market.

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Sources: Discovery suspect had starter guns
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:44:46 GMT

Montgomery County police department sources say the hostage-taker at the Discover Channel building had only starter guns that make noise but can't cause serious injury.

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Discovery gunman to NBC News: 'I have a bomb'
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:22:17 GMT

The man who held three hostages at the Discovery Communications building in Maryland told NBC News in a brief telephone conversation that he had explosives.

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Bernanke: Shut banks if threat to system
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:21:59 GMT

Speaking at a panel investigating the financial crisis, Fed chief Ben Bernanke said Thursday regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.Fed chief Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis Thursday that regulators must be ready to shut large institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.




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For Mexico's president, cartels aren't only concern
published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:39:42 GMT

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has made fighting crime — not just drug trafficking but extortion and police corruption — a top priority. He's seen here attending an anti-crime roundtable dubbed "Dialog for Security" in Mexico City on Friday.Mexican President Felipe Calderon will deliver a major speech Thursday, and ahead of that he released video clips touting his priorities — yet none refer to his war on drug cartels.




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Earl Still Packing a Punch, Making Its Way Up East Coast
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URGENT: Earl weakens to a Category 3 storm as it bears down on North Carolina and hurricane warnings are expanded to include Rhode Island, Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. |

  • FULL COVERAGE: Hurricane Earl | VIDEO
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  • Dr. Manny: Preparing for the Storm
  • Hamas Looms as Spoiler in Peace Talks
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 19:34:02 EST

    Mideast peace talks get under way for the first time in nearly two years with a violent reminder sent by Palestinian terror group that it will try to torpedo any agreement struck in Washington

  • Mideast Leaders Begin Talks Despite Violence
  • OPINION: Leaders Prepare Path to Peace
  • Fears of New Gulf Spill, But No Sign of Oil Yet
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 19:34:02 EST

    U.S. Coast Guard is backing off its earlier claims and says they are unable to confirm if there was a mile long oil sheen in the Gulf following an oil rig explosion

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  • Temporary Cap Removed From BP's Blown-Out Well
  • Arpaio: Justice Dept. 'Sandbagged' Me
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 19:34:02 EST

    Controversial Ariz. sheriff slams the department over lawsuit filed against him claiming he refused to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his office discriminates against Hispanics

  • Brewer Says Debate Performance Fell Short
  • OPINION: Obama, You're Not Fooling Us on Immigration
  • How Much Will Digital Records Cost You?- VIDEO
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    Jobless Claims Dip for Second Straight Week- Bernanke: Shut Down Threatening Banks
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    More Explosives Linked to Discovery Gunman- Anti-Abortion Group Confronted by Gunman
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    Family of Stoning Lawyer Flees Iran
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    Teacher Suspended for Teaching Holocaust
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    White House Forbids Sale of Korean War Rifles
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    Hawking Picks Physics Over God in Big Bang
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    Blair and Bush 'Shoulder to Shoulder'
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    Muslim GI: Koran Says I Can't Fight for U.S.- Gates: Troops in Afghanistan for 'Years'
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    Left-Leaning Media Form Tea Party Tracking Site- OPINION: Liberals Are Losing It
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    Candidate Indicted for 'Sex Conduct' With Minor
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    Flooding Won't Stop Pakistani Militants- Attacks Target Religious Procession
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    Treasury Urged to Reject Lawyer Tax Change
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    Chicago Police Chief Criticized for 'Gang Summit'
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    The Biggest Celebrity Sex Scandals: Lessons Learned
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    We can all learn valuable lessons from these classic celeb sex scandals

    Did Rehab, Jail Mean Nothing?
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 17:15:03 EST

    Friends of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan tell Pop Tarts that she is 'no different' after jail, rehab stint and is still up to her old ways

    Totally Crazy Star Baby Names
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 17:15:03 EST

    Are names like Kal El, Zuma Nesta, and Sparrow really creative, or borderline child abuse? You decide!

    Clooney: Darfur My 'Failure'
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 17:15:03 EST

    Actor says his charmed life marred by his inability to make impact on Darfur civil war
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    Are These in YOUR Water?
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 17:15:03 EST

    You swallow these invisible shrimp with every gulp of New York City tap water -- yet that's nothing to worry about, say experts

    Making Choices to Love
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 17:15:03 EST

    In his latest book, author David Richo uncovers and shares the key to maintaining healthy, fulfilling relationships to help lead balanced, thoughtful lives

    Oval Office Makeover
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    published: Thu, 02 September 2010 17:15:03 EST

    President Obama's office is sporting a new look. Here's how YOU would redecorate it


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    Heavy rain from Hurricane Earl smacks NC islands (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:45:34 GMT

    People stand on a pier as waves crash below them in Southern Shores, North Carolina. Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)AP - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.


    Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:50 GMT

    Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.


    Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:36:29 GMT

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as she hosts the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.


    Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:11:12 GMT

    In this July 30, 2010 photo, teenagers enter a Juicy Couture clothing store that features a window display with back-to-school fashion, in New York. The nation's retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared — or as last year's — but it's not great either.


    Arizona governor stumbles during debate (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:27:50 GMT

    From left; Moderator Ted Simons (back to camera),  democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard, Green Party candidate Larry Gist and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Republican, go over rules prior to a televised Arizona gubernatorial debate Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.


    FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:48:35 GMT

    AP - Six recruiters were accused of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment Thursday that the FBI called the largest human trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history.

    LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:30:20 GMT

    Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, left, stands with Captain Fabian Lizarraga during a news conference  to discuss the mummified infants case in Los Angeles Thursday, Sept 2, 2010. Los Angeles police identified the owner of a trunk, belonging to Janet M. Barrie, in which the mummified remains of a baby and a fetus were found. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Investigators have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of two babies were found, bringing them a step closer to solving the intriguing international mystery.


    Author Hawking says God not needed for creation (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:43:53 GMT

    In this book cover image released by Random House, 'The Grand Design' by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow is shown. (AP Photo/Random House)AP - Did creation need a creator?


    Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces' (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:24:02 GMT

    FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2010 file photo, Chris Brown models at Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief - Haiti fashion benefit, shown during Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)AP - Chris Brown is back to a familiar place — the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.


    American teen Capra upsets 18th-seeded Rezai (AP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:51:40 GMT

    Beatrice Capra of the United States returns the ball to Aravane Rezai of France at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Capra beat Rezai 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - A year ago at the U.S. Open, American teenager Melanie Oudin told the world to "BELIEVE," with her sneakers and her play.


    No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard (Reuters)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:42:51 GMT

    Boats spray water to extinguish a fire on an oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy off the Louisiana coast September 2, 2010. The oil and gas platform burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY BUSINESS)Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.


    Hurricane Earl closes in on East Coast (Reuters)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:31:06 GMT

    Motorists head north along Route 12 as they evacuate from Hatteras Island, North Carolina, September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Richard ClementReuters - Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina's barrier islands with dangerous winds and surf on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S. East Coast on a northward trek toward New England and Canada.


    Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:40:40 GMT

    President Barack Obama (2nd R) walks in with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak (L), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) before making a statement on Middle East Peace talks in the East Room of the White House in Washington September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.


    White House: No second stimulus being considered (Reuters)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:23:35 GMT

    President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama's team.


    EPA to issue more rules in climate fight (Reuters)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:17:00 GMT

    Reuters - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.

    Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe (Reuters)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:23:40 GMT

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio (L) confronts protesters in Rancho Bernardo, CA in August 2010. The 78-year-old sheriff has come under fire for tactics that include police sweeps in streets, factories and outside restaurants.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sandy Huffaker)Reuters - The Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations he and his police force discriminate against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants.


    Warren schedule change stirs talk on consumer job (Reuters)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:25:50 GMT

    Reuters - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.

    Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security (Reuters)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:11 GMT

    Volunteers carry an injured man to an ambulance following explosions during Shiite Muslims procession in Lahore, September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.


    Abbas, Netanyahu vow to meet every two weeks for peace (AFP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:31:41 GMT

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) of Israel and President Mahmud Abbas (R) of the Palestinian Authority shake hands alongside US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she hosts peace talks between the two countries at the US State Department in Washington, DC. Israel and the Palestinians relaunched their first direct talks in 20 months.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders launched their first direct negotiations in 20 months here Thursday, agreeing to meet every two weeks in a bid to settle core differences within a year.


    Hurricane Earl menaces US East Coast (AFP)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:40:40 GMT

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image show Hurricane Earl. Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.(AFP/NOAA)AFP - Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.



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    NASA planning mission to visit the sun
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:12:08 PDT

    Space agency hopes to send a spacecraft into the solar atmosphere by 2018.

    IETF: AT&T's Net neutrality claim is 'misleading'
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:53:04 PDT

    A few days after AT&T said its push toward "paid prioritization" of network traffic is backed by technical standards, the Internet's primary standards body disagrees.

    Here come 'Hurt Locker' file-sharing subpoenas
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:48:10 PDT

    Film's producers subpoena Qwest Communications for Denver man's records, apparently overcoming legal challenges in their pursuit of alleged file sharers.

    Google's Schmidt mocked in Times Square ads
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:54:59 PDT

    Consumer Watchdog produced two cartoony ads slamming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of an effort to build support for a "do not track" list.

    Audit finds PG&E smart meters accurate
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:32:50 PDT

    However, the utility's customer service is faulty, according to an independent review of the controversial yet pioneering smart-meter program.

    Facebook adds new remote log-out security feature
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:30:00 PDT

    Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using.

    Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:17:27 PDT

    Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain.

    More evidence that light at night ups cancer risk
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:15:51 PDT

    New research out of the University of Haifa shows a clear link between light at night and cancer in mice, with the suppression of melatonin playing a key role.

    Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:53:23 PDT

    The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries.

    Apple's Ping seems half-baked at launch
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:48:19 PDT

    A scanty selection of artists to follow and missed opportunities to encourage user interaction are among the early problems.

    Gadget makers show their stuff in Berlin (roundup)
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:31:21 PDT

    At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.

    The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:12:27 PDT

    On Wednesday, Apple said users of its music social network could find friends via Facebook. But the feature has vanished, apparently over a tiff between the companies.

    Survey: E-mail eats up your time off
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:51:32 PDT

    Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.

    Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:35:15 PDT

    Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery.

    Motor City getting in on electric fever
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:28:30 PDT

    Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption.

    Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:16:12 PDT

    Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Security's ranking of decade's top Net swindles.

    India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:45:10 PDT

    India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.

    All Apple news
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:41:06 PDT

    A new streaming Apple TV arrives with Netflix as predicted, iOS 4.1 comes with HDR photography and GameCenter, and new iPod Nanos drop the iconic clickwheel.

    Navteq tries to make GPS directions more 'human'
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:09:54 PDT

    Company creates a way to make GPS directions far more understandable to the average driver.

    Road Trip Pic of the Week, 9/2: What is this?
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:00 PDT

    If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.


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    Biting the hand that feeds IT

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    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:05:08 GMT
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    Chrome celebrates second b-day with sixth release
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:05:08 GMT

    Remember the Googasm

    Google is celebrating Chrome's second birthday by releasing a new stable version of its rapidly evolving browser, offering a slightly simpler user interface, an automatic form filler, and the ability to synchronize extensions and form data across machines.…

    Semi biz starts to cool off
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:11:09 GMT

    Mobile chips warming up as PC chips chill

    While chip makers are not white-knuckled with fear as they were during the economic meltdown of late 2008 and early 2009, they were hoping that the recent boom in chip sales would hold for a couple of quarters — and it probably won't.…

    Microsoft freshens retro code lock-down tool
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:01:58 GMT

    Teaching old apps new tricks

    Microsoft has released a new version of a software tool that developers and administrators can use to harden older applications against common vulnerabilities.…

    Jobs moves to the heavens with Apple TV
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:58:07 GMT

    You rent from his cloud

    Analysis With its Apple TV revamp announced Wednesday, Apple dipped its toes into the entertainment cloud — if you'll forgive a muddled metaphor. It's a tentative baby step, but expect more cloudy offerings from Cupertino if the experiment is a success.…

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    Microsoft buffs Silverlight for HTML5 video contest
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:01:05 GMT

    'We're more consistent. And we're here'

    Microsoft has tried to justify its Silverlight media player in the age of HTML5.…

    Twitter tightens grip on own firehose
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:18:40 GMT

    Microbloggy thing tracks all links clicked

    Twitter is on a mission to regain control of its own firehose.…

    Wikileaks founder blasts reopening of rape probe
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:28:42 GMT

    New 'unrelated' case filed in US

    Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has blasted Sweden's investigation into allegations against him for sexual misconduct after prosecutors reopened a probe into charges he raped a woman last month.…

    Microsoft slings mud in VMware living room
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:11:51 GMT

    Taunts estranged son

    VMworld Microsoft's assault on VMware knows no bounds.…

    LaCie catches ultra-small USB Flash drive bug
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:06:29 GMT

    MosKeyto flies in

    Ordinary USB Flash drives to darn big for you? LaCie's new MosKeyto protrudes a mere 6mm from the USB port it's connected to.…

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    HyTrust takes auditing, monitoring to the clouds
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:54:31 GMT

    Safe SOX for your virtual box

    VMworld Virtual security appliance maker HyTrust is revving up its wares with a new 2.1 release and positioning itself as the go-to partner for auditing and compliance for VMware's new vCloud Director.…

    Dell throws in 3PAR towel
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:35:12 GMT

    HP pumps fist

    Dell has admitted defeat in its attempt to buy 3PAR.…

    HMRC issues CD-rom alert to employers
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:17:35 GMT

    Quaint system to be replaced in 2011

    HM Revenue and Customs has warned employers who use its Employer CD-rom to update it immediately to avoid miscalculations.…

    Toshiba touts 329 Folio Android tablet
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:07:04 GMT

    'Failio' spec?

    Do computer companies never learn from history? Clearly not, if Toshiba is anything to go by. Today, it launched its Android tablet, revealing the gadget is called Folio.…

    US loses last chance for free wireless
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:44:06 GMT

    Never a flyer, but finally grounded for good

    An audacious plan to provide free wireless internet access across the US has finally been killed off by the FCC, much to the delight of the cellular industry.…

    AOL goes soul-searching with Google in 5-year deal
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:19:14 GMT

    Gets into mobile search (result), agrees to provide content to YouTube (not so much)

    AOL has signed a deal with Google to make it the sole provider for paid text-based search and contextual ads on the company's US websites for the next five years.…

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    iTunes update plugs WebKit flaw
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:16:46 GMT

    Ping-pong

    The latest version of iTunes for Windows addresses 13 security vulnerabilities, as well as adding much-publicised social networking functionality.…

    Boris bikes for tourists delayed till year end
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:07:46 GMT

    Systems not robust enough

    Visitors to London, and anyone else without a full account, will not be able to hire Boris bikes until the end of the year.…

    HP bids $2.4bn for 3PAR
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:48:33 GMT

    Dell's new offer given drubbing

    HP has raised its bid for 3PAR to $33 a share, around $2.4bn, beating a revised Dell offer made earlier today.…

    Apple states tax take on UK iPod pricing
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:04:17 GMT

    You pay this, we take that, George Osborne gets the other, Eurocrats get the rest

    Apple has made it explicitly clear how much more its charging UK consumers for its kit than US-based buyers.…

    Jobs takes swing at Google over Android activations
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:41:36 GMT

    Who's got the bigger count?

    Google and Apple's bush war flared up again as Steve Jobs apparently cast aspersions over Android's activation numbers as he unveiled Apple's latest iPod and TV scrub-up yesterday.…

    Apple inks Ping trademark deal with golf gear maker
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:29:44 GMT

    Orange Ping sticks to sweet stuff

    Apple cleared the use of the word Ping with golf company PING before using the name for its new Web2.0 music look-up feature in iTunes.…

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    General Motors bitchslaps Tesla with Range Anxiety™
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:11:17 GMT

    Fixed grins at cheeks-aflame 'leccycar firm

    As US motor mammoth GM gears up for the launch of its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, it has applied to trademark the term "range anxiety" - meaning the fear suffered by battery-car owners regarding their ability to get home again after a given journey. Upstart battery car maker Tesla Motors has issued a panicky and unconvincing statement in response.…

    Verbatim InSight 500GB external hard drive
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:01:02 GMT

    Coming clean on capacity

    Review Verbatim's InSight external hard drive is an unusual-looking offering, but that odd wave-like curve at the front is home to the unit's status readout screen.…

    StreetView passed by Kiwi cops
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:28:19 GMT

    Google's data slurp legal in New Zealand

    Police in New Zealand have bounced a complaint about Google's StreetView service back to the country's Privacy Commissioner.…

    RFID patent pool prices up wireless
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:25:19 GMT

    0.08 cents per tag

    The RFID Consortium has opened for business after five years of negotiations, providing a one-stop shop for all the patents needed to manufacture RFID tags and readers.…

    Punters still puzzled by broadband ads
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:53:36 GMT

    Thanks for that Sherlock

    It will come as no surprise to regular readers that 90 per cent of UK consumers are confused by broadband advertising - we'd have to assume the missing ten per cent are marketing bods for ISPs.…

    My Exchange conversion
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:45:38 GMT

    Exchange Server 2010 heals 2007 release trauma

    Sysadmin blog Recently I had the opportunity to walk through complete installs of Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2010. Although I have used Exchange Server 2007 for the past two years, as with Vista, I prefer to pretend it never happened.…

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    NASA seeks inflatable popup roof for camper vans on Mars
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:32:52 GMT

    Space 'lofts' to feature two-ply 'bummer shielding'

    NASA says it has selected finalists in an engineering competition to design an "inflatable loft", reminiscent of the extending roofs often fitted to camper vans, but in this case intended to deploy from the roof of a "hard-shell prototype habitat" for use by astronauts on the Moon or Mars.…

    Hands on with Motorola's Milestone 2 and Defy
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:18:37 GMT

    Latest Android handsets shot in the wild

    Video Tom Satchwell, Director of Marketing, Motorola Europe demonstrates the company's latest Android offerings, the Milestone 2 and the Defy.…

    If HP gets 3PAR, does Donatelli get HP?
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:06:52 GMT

    HP, Dell, everyone schtum on 3PAR bids

    Opinion 3Par has not issued a statement recommending HP's $2bn bid for the company, despite the ending of a three-day period for Dell to mount a counter-offer.…

    Samsung specs up 7in Android tablet
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:04:01 GMT

    Vodafone to sell it

    Samsung has posted the spec for its upcoming Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab. And Vodafone has announced availability.…

    Nokia blows Ovi Files out of the sky
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:55 GMT

    Get off our cloud

    Nokia has pulled the plug on Ovi Files, its cloud-based storage system, and told users they've got a month before the the system gets wiped.…

    Symantec and Snoop Dogg launch cybercrime rap contest
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:24:53 GMT

    Now thass geekster

    Symantec has teamed up with rapper Snoop Dogg to launch a cybercrime rap contest.…

    UK.gov fishes for ID ideas
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:14:22 GMT

    Turns to IT suppliers, says 'Er, what do you think?'

    Directgov has asked IT suppliers to come up with new thinking on identity verification.…

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    How much aircraft fatigue is too much?
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:01:04 GMT

    HPC eases the strain

    Here’s another “How HPC saves your worthless hide” type of story - our pals at InsideHPC publicized a collaboration between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) that should increase air safety for people riding on planes and for the people standing around underneath them.…

    Cyber-jihadists deface home of teddy bears' picnic
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:08:30 GMT

    Get their Belvoirs mixed up

    Geographically mixed-up Algerian hackers made themselves look rather silly by defacing the website of an English stately home instead of Belvoir Fortress in Israel, their intended target.…

    Dixons sales ain't all that
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:55:56 GMT

    iPads and World Cup should've been a bigger boost

    DSGi shares fell very slightly this morning after the company said trading had held steady in the three months ended 24 July.…

    Boffins explain greatest ever free kick
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:50:41 GMT

    Roberto Carlos and his amazing exponential spiral

    Scientists have agreeably concluded that Roberto Carlos's 1997 free kick against France - a seemingly impossible blast into the back of the net from 115ft - was not the fluke some have claimed.…

    Large companies ignore data centre advice - survey
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:01:02 GMT

    Feel the need for it though

    Large companies across the UK increasingly turn to independent consultants when they want advice on the design and specification of a data centre. Almost all of them then ignore some or all of that advice, according to research released today.…

    D-Link DHP-306AV powerline Ethernet adaptor
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:01:02 GMT

    Network your mains cabling

    Review I use a couple of Devolo dLAN AVplus powerline Ethernet adaptors at home, to hook up my wired-only Sony Bravia connected telly to my router. They're great adaptors, but with a pass-through three-pin power socket, they're bulky. D-Link's latest adaptor, the DHP-306AV, offers a more compact alternative.…

    MokaFive outs bare-metal PC hypervisor
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:02 GMT

    Somewhere between VMware and Citrix

    Disappointed with the ridiculously skinny PC coverage offered by the XenClient bare-metal hypervisor just announced by Citrix Systems? Annoyed that VMware took its Client Virtualization Platform, also a so-called type 1 hypervisor for PCs, out behind the barn and gave it the Old Yeller? Then MokaFive is cooking up something you might find useful.…

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    New iPod crew: 'Phoney, futuristic, retro, doomed'
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:37:39 GMT

    Apple admits error shock

    Apple has revamped three quarters of its iPod line. Or, more accurately, it upgraded one quarter, redesigned another, took a step back in time with a third, and left the final, not-even-mentioned quarter alone.…

    Microsoft locks down Windows Phone 7 code
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:57:42 GMT

    10 million hours of test

    Windows Phone 7 is finally finished.…

    Feds crack phone clone scam that cost Sprint $15m
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:51:53 GMT

    More than 10,000 accounts spoofed

    Federal prosecutors have uncovered a scam that used tens of thousands of cloned cellphones to defraud Sprint out of $15m in lost long distance revenue.…

    Red Hat in talks to buy JBoss cloud fluffer Makara
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:39:47 GMT

    Middleware union

    Red Hat is in talks to buy a JBoss cloud provisioning startup called Makara, according to a source familiar with the matter.…

    SUSE Linux hitches ride on enemy hypervisor
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:58:42 GMT

    Straddles vSphere in search of cash

    VMworld Strange bedfellows VMware and Novell have officially released SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware, a version of Novell's open source OS that piggybacks on every copy of VMware's vSphere hypervisor.…

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    Apple goes social with musical Ping
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:46:02 GMT

    Games, networking and music

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs has unveiled the next two generations of iOS, updates that will bring multiplayer gaming and high-definition photography to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches next week and wireless printing and media streaming in November.…

    Cray and SGI push upgrades to latest supers
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:55:01 GMT

    Tickle me, Elmo

    Supercomputer makers Cray and Silicon Graphics have done years of engineering to get their respective XE6 and Altix UV 1000 massively parallel supercomputers to market. And now, despite research funding woes among governments, research institutions, and corporations, the two companies face the challenging task of convincing customers of their prior machines to upgrade to the new iron.…

    VMware app dev platform gazes beyond SpringSource Java
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:46:57 GMT

    Eyes Ruby, PHP, .NET

    VMworld VMware says that its Cloud Application Platform – a means of building and deploying applications that has grown up around the SpringSource Java framework – will eventually embrace other programming languages, including Ruby-on-Rails, PHP, and perhaps .NET.…

    Microsoft releases FixIt for critical flaw in 100 apps
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:57:51 GMT

    Relief for Firefox, Nvidia, PowerPoint

    Microsoft has released a software tool that helps system administrators protect PCs against a critical class of vulnerabilities found in more than 100 applications from a variety of software makers.…


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    Slashdot

    Video Appliance For a Large Library On a Network?

    devjj writes "For the past year or so I have been trying (and failing) to figure out a reasonable solution for bringing my large media library to my living room. All of my media lives on an Ubuntu server that sits on my network. It's been very reliable and it's fast enough for streaming purposes. My content is exposed via SMB. It's the living room side where I keep running into problems. I am currently using Windows 7 and XBMC, but the case is too big and noisy, I don't particularly care for Windows, and the whole thing just seems overkill. What I want is a device that can present a decent UI that the non-Slashdot crowd would be able to use, but that is still powerful enough to stream full-fidelity 1080p. I dream of a small box that can transcode video over a network, but that's probably a pipe dream. The new Apple TV would be great if it could connect to network shares. What say you, Slashdot? Is what I'm looking for possible, or should I just give in to the iTunes/Amazon/whatever juggernauts?"

    Read more of this story at Slashdot.

    Canon Develops 8 X 8 Inch Digital CMOS Sensor

    dh003i writes "Canon has developed a 8 x 8 inch CMOS digital sensor. It will be able to capture an image with 1/100th the light intensity required by a DSLR and will be able to record video at 60 fps in lighting half the intensity of moonlight. There are already many excellent quality lenses designed to cover 8 x 10 inches, although Canon may develop some of their own designed specifically for their requirements."

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    Flash On Android Is 'Shockingly Bad'

    Hugh Pickens writes "Ryan Lawler writes on GigaOm that although many have touted the availability of Flash on Android devices as a competitive advantage over Apple's mobile devices, while trying to watch videos from ABC.com, Fox.com and Metacafe using Flash 10.1 on a Nexus One over a local Wi-Fi network connected to a 25-Mbps Verizon FiOS broadband connection, mobile expert Kevin Tofel found that videos were slow to load, if they loaded at all, leading to an overall very inconsistent experience while using his Android device for video. "While in theory Flash video might be a competitive advantage for Android users, in practice it's difficult to imagine anyone actually trying to watch non-optimized web video on an Android handset," writes Lawler. "All of which makes one believe that maybe Steve Jobs was right to eschew Flash in lieu of HTML5 on the iPhone and iPad.""

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    GameStop Pulls Medal of Honor From Military Bases

    donniebaseball23 writes "EA's Medal of Honor reboot doesn't ship until October 12, but it's already seen a fair amount of controversy thanks to the publisher's decision to allow people to play as Taliban in multiplayer. The controversy just got escalated another notch, reports IndustryGamers, as the world's biggest games retailer GameStop has decided it won't sell the title at its stores located on US military bases. The new Medal of Honor won't be advertised at these stores either. GameStop noted that they came to this decision 'out of respect for our past and present men and women in uniform.'"

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    DNA-Less 'Red Rain' Cells Reproduce At 121 C

    eldavojohn writes "A new paper up for prepublication from the controversial solid-state physicist Godfrey Louis claims that the cells Louis collected from a Keralan red rain incident divide and produce daughter cells at 121 degrees Celsius. While unusual, this is not unheard of as the paper recalls cells cultivated from hydrothermal vents are known to reproduce at 121 C as well. Of course, caution is exercised when dealing with the possible explanation surrounding the theory of panspermia but the MIT Technology Review says researchers 'examined the way these fluoresce when bombarded with light and say it is remarkably similar to various unexplained emission spectra seen in various parts of the galaxy. One such place is the Red Rectangle, a cloud of dust and gas around a young star in the Monocerous constellation.'"

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    UN Telecom Chief Urges Blackberry Data Sharing

    crimeandpunishment writes "The top man in telecommunications at the United Nations is weighing in on the Blackberry battle ... and he says share the data. The UN's telecom chief says governments have legitimate security concerns, and Research in Motion should give them access to its customer data. In an interview with the Associated Press, Hamadoun Toure said 'There is a need for cooperation between governments and the private sector on security issues.'"

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    AMD Hates Laptop Stickers As Much As You Do

    pickens writes "David Pogue writes in the NY Times that when you buy a new Windows PC, it comes festooned with stickers on the palm rests: one for Windows, one for Skype, one for Intel, one for the laptop company, maybe an Energy Star sticker and so on. 'It's like buying a new, luxury car — and discovering that it comes with non-removable bumper stickers that promote the motor oil, the floor mat maker, the windshield-fluid company and the pine tree air freshener you have no intention of ever using,' writes Pogue. But the worst thing is that when you peel them off, they shred, leaving adhesive crud behind. 'When you've just spent big bucks on a laptop, should you really be obligated to spend the first 20 minutes trying to dissolve away the sticker goop with WD40?' But AMD has a solution. Starting next year, AMD will switch to new stickers that peel off easily, leaving no residue; after that, it's considering eliminating the sticker program altogether."

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    New German Government ID Hacked By CCC

    wiedzmin writes "Public broadcaster ARD's show 'Plusminus' teamed up with the known hacker organization 'Chaos Computer Club' (CCC) to find out how secure the controversial new radio-frequency (RFID) chips were. The report shows how they used the basic new home scanners that will go along with the cards (for use with home computers to process the personal data for official government business) to demonstrate that scammers would have few problems extracting personal information. This includes two fingerprint scans and a new six-digit PIN meant to be used as a digital signature for official government business and beyond." That was quick. Earlier this year, CCC hackers demonstrated vulnerabilities in German airport IDs, too.

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    Cisco Planning To Acquire Skype

    rexjoec writes "Cisco is making a bid for Skype. The deal, if successful, would derail a planned initial public offering from Skype and redraw the battle lines in the lucrative market of video communications." The rumored price is $5B.

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    Another Gulf Oil Rig Explodes

    A few readers have noted that another gulf oil rig has exploded. This one is off the coast of Lousiana. So far all the workers are accounted for, but they are in immersion suits waiting for rescue.

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    Open Source PS3 Jailbreak Released

    tlhIngan writes "Despite all the lawsuits and injunctions by Sony to keep the PS3 Jailbreak out of modder's hands, it appears that a third party has made a clone. The best part is, it only requires a cheap (approximately $40) development board by Atmel, and the requisite software is open-source. Get the Atmel code from GitHub and apply a small patch which will enable backup play (the code by itself only lets you run unsigned code, the patch allows for BD backups). The code is GPLv3. It would be highly ironic if someone ported this to Linux USB Gadgets, then you could use a Linux device to jailbreak your PS3, to which Sony removed Linux functionality. An Android phone would be suitable."

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    Facebook Post Juror Gets Fined, Removed, Assigned Homework

    eldavojohn writes "A Michigan judge removed a juror after a Facebook comment and also fined her $250 and required her to write a five-page paper about the constitutional right to a fair trial. The juror was 'very sorry' and the judge chastised her, saying, 'You violated your oath. You had decided she was already guilty without hearing the other side.'"

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    Ping Could Be Apple's Social Networking Backdoor?

    rsmiller510 writes "Could Apple's announcement about Ping, a music-based social network be Apple's social networking trojan horse? Facebook might want to be concerned." Of course it is. Update: 09/02 19:26 GMT by T : Jamie points out this post on Daring Fireball, according to which Steve Jobs blames the non-integration on "onerous terms" suggested by Facebook.

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    Samsung Shows Off Galaxy Tab, Android Allegiance

    cgriffin21 writes "Samsung is making no bones about it: Google Android is its future. And with the revealing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the company is showing that it's all in when it comes to Android. At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Samsung finally pulled the curtain of the long rumored and teased Galaxy Tab, the electronics maker's touch-screen tablet and answer to the Apple iPad."

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    Woman Wins Libel Suit By Suing Wrong Website

    An anonymous reader writes "It appears that Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader Sarah Jones and her lawyer were so upset by a comment on the site TheDirty.com that they missed the 'y' at the end of the name. Instead, they sued the owner of TheDirt.com, whose owner didn't respond to the lawsuit. The end result was a judge awarding $11 million, in part because of the failure to respond. Now, both the owners of TheDirty.com and TheDirt.com are complaining that they're being wrongfully written about in the press — one for not having had any content about Sarah Jones but being told it needs to pay $11 million, and the other for having the content and having the press say it lost a lawsuit, even though no lawsuit was ever actually filed against it."

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    Murdoch Reporters' Phone Hacking Was Endemic, Victimized Hundreds
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:30:00 GMT

    A phone-hacking scheme involving British royals and reporters working for one of Rupert Murdoch's tabloid newspapers went far beyond what was previously disclosed and prosecuted. The British Prime Minister's current media adviser is accused of having encouraged the hacking.


    Win Your Fantasy Football League
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

    If it's September, it's football season — which also means it's time for millions of fantasy football drafts around the world to commence. Maximize your in-season points while dealing with the setbacks that are bound to occur by following our guide.


    Video Artist Transforms YouTube's TOS Into a Paranoid Nightmare
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:59:00 GMT

    The video site's ever-evolving terms of service drive an observer mad in this arty clip by Carlo Zanni. No charge for the 1984 references.


    Apple TV's Meager Offerings Are Due to Business, Not Tech
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:00:00 GMT

    This week’s big Apple announcement featured one big disappointment: Apple TV’s relative lack of, well, TV. Out of all of the hundreds of channels available on cable and satellite, only ABC and Fox agreed to offer their programs for rent on Apple TV. The fact that Steve Jobs is the largest single shareholder in, and on the board of, Disney — owner of ABC — perfectly illustrates this digital divide.


    Clustered Networks Spread Behavior Change Faster
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:45:00 GMT

    Unlike infectious disease and information, behavior change spreads faster through online networks that have many close connections instead of many distant ties. Redundancy is key, as people are more likely to engage in a behavior if they see many others doing it. "There has been a lot of theory about the difference between information and behavior spreading," said economic sociologist Damon Centola of MIT and author of the study published Sept. 3 in Science. "We've assumed that they are the same, but you can imagine that behavior is not really like that, that you need to be convinced."


    Exotic New Mars Images From Orbiting Telephoto Studio
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:13:00 GMT

    A new batch of sharp Martian close-ups from NASA's HiRISE camera were released, and we've gathered some of the best in the gallery.


    Exoplanet Shows Gas Giants Start as Dusty Behemoths
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:00 GMT

    The atmosphere of a young exoplanet didn't fit any of our existing models for what gas giants should look like. But when astronomers added huge dust clouds, it was a perfect fit, perhaps revealing a larger truth about gas giants.


    Earth's Magnetic Field Flipped Superfast
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:00 GMT

    Magnetic minerals in 15-million-year-old rocks appear to preserve a moment when the magnetic north pole was rapidly on its way to becoming the south pole, and vice versa.


    Mobile Devices Need Custom Maps
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:29:00 GMT

    Development Seed is engineering tools to create custom maps that work in a wider variety of situations such as natural disasters and in the developing world.


    Mass Extinctions Change the Rules of Evolution
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT

    A reinterpretation of the fossil record suggests a new answer to one of evolution's existential questions: whether global mass extinctions are just short-term diversions in life's preordained course, or send life careening down wholly new paths.


    First Look: Official Twitter App for iPad Feels Smooth as Butter
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT

    The official Twitter app for iPad is finally here, and star developer Loren Brichter has polished yet another gem. Twitter for iPad sports a really elegant interface that's significantly faster and more intuitive than competing Twitter clients we've tested (such as Twitterific and Tweetdeck).


    Fujitsu ScanSnap Counts Quality Over Quantity
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:33:00 GMT

    Fujitsu's scanner is your new (albeit bulky) buddy if you want high-quality images. The sturdy document feeder gets pages in straight, so you get them out right.


    Chrome 6 Arrives, Just in Time for Cake
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:31:00 GMT

    Google is celebrating the second birthday of its Chrome web browser with the release of Chrome 6. Among the new features are an updated user interface, auto-fill for web forms, extension syncing, increased speed and numerous bug fixes.


    How Apple Just Disrupted the Cable Guys
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:11:00 GMT

    People in Silicon Valley have focused on the set-top box as the lever to attack the cable industry. Cable boxes blow, but that's a losing battle. So why is Apple TV different? Because Steve Jobs has not just created a new set top box. He's actually created a whole new media ecosystem built around the mobile phone.


    Two-Wheeled Zerotracer EV Is a Wild Ride
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:07:00 GMT

    It looks like a motorcycle, it performs like a Lotus and it's racing around the world.


    String Theory Finally Does Something Useful
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

    String theory has finally made a prediction that can be tested with experiments — but in a completely unexpected realm of physics: quantum entanglement.


    Ancient Nubians Made Antibiotic Beer
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:30:00 GMT

    Chemical analysis of the bones of an ancient Sudanese Nubians who lived nearly 2,000 years ago shows they were ingesting the antibiotic tetracycline on a regular basis — likely from a special brew of beer. The find is the strongest yet to support that antibiotics were previously discovered by humans before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.


    Samsung Introduces Its 7-Inch Tablet to Rival iPad
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:06:00 GMT

    Samsung has announced the launch of a tablet that could become the first major Android-powered challenger to the Apple iPad.


    Heavy European Snowfall Caused by 'Weather Collision'
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT

    The uncharacteristically snowy weather that hit Northern Europe and North America in the winter of 2009 to 2010 was caused by a rare combination of two separate weather oscillations in the Atlantic and Pacific, claim meteorologists.


    'Earth One' Reboots Superman's Roots for the iGeneration
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT

    Superman is a surly noob searching for reality in the digital age in J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis' update of the superhero's origin story. Who knew the Man of Steel would miss the musty Daily Planet more than the rest of us?


    Vets Get Ecstasy to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

    Two psychiatric experts think the way to treat troops returning home with PTSD: Have them undergo intensive psychotherapy while they're rolling on ecstasy.


    Sept. 2, 1969: First U.S. ATM Starts Doling Out Dollars
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

    Six weeks after landing men on the moon, Americans take another giant leap for mankind with the nation’s first cash-spewing, automated teller machine.


    FaceTime Lets You Share Your Point of View
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

    Video calls aren't for people to see you — they're for people to see what you see.


    Electric Kettles Are Steeped in the Future
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

    Blazing fast (four minutes and nine seconds!), streamlined and full of highlights, Cuisinart's PerfecTemp puts its kettle competition to shame.


    Blackjack Whiz Riffs on Fantasy Sports, Statgeeks and Yahoo
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

    A Q&A with Jeff Ma, the former leader of the infamous MIT Blackjack Team that took Vegas for millions in the mid-'90s. Now a successful entrepreneur and author, Ma talks about his love of fantasy sports, selling his company Citizen Sports to Yahoo (and why he didn't join them), and how young statgeeks can make their way in a sports industry dominated by traditionalists.


    Exclusive Gallery: 1983 Nintendo Family Computer Teardown
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

    In 1983 Nintendo released the Famicon console. Now 26 years later we tear it apart to see what makes it tick.


    Google Testing Out Full-Featured Google Apps
    published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:00:00 GMT

    There's a sign of hope for frustrated Google Apps users who feel left out of getting all the cool toys regular Google users get: Google is inviting select users this week to test out Apps with all the bells and whistles.


    Best Sci-Fi Books for Kick-Starting Your Brain Fry
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:52:00 GMT

    Want to start reading some science fiction, but aren't sure where to begin? This introductory sci-fi literature syllabus is just for you.


    Furor Erupts Over the Role of Self-Sacrifice in Evolution
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

    A furor has broken out among biologists over ant specialist E.O. Wilson's latest attack on a concept used to explain the origins of self-sacrifice in the dog-eat-dog world of evolution.


    5 Reasons Why Apple TV Is (Still) Boring
    published: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:32:00 GMT

    We know — the new Apple TV is really small, and cheap and easy-to-use. That's all good, but still not knocking our socks off despite being the ripest area for expansion by a company that has already firmly established itself on the computer, phone, portable media player and tablet. Here are five reasons Apple TV is still boring.