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Google, Universal to Launch Music Hub 'Vevo'

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT

Vevo will launch later this year, a collaboration between Universal Music Group and Google the partners expect to be the leading music video service in the world from day one.

Obama plans push for amnesty for 12 Million Illegal Aliens

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT

He said then that comprehensive immigration legislation, including a plan to make legal status possible for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, would be a priority in his first year in office.

Welcome to my house... and my skatepark [PICS]

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Newly completed by Acrhivirus Architecture and Design. The Ramp House is exactly what it says it is: less a residence with a ramp than a seamless integration of half-pipe and homestead.

How to Turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT

All the software used in this tutorial to give your snazzy iPod Touch the functionality of the iPhone is totally free. So what are you waiting for?

40 Beautiful and Creative Logo Designs For Your Inspiration

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT

This showcase highlights 40 beautiful and creative logo designs. We focused on logos that use creative methods to represent the brand through color, shapes, and typography.

Everything You Need To Know Before The End Of Sarah Connor

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT

You've heard Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has approached Battlestar Galactica levels of awesomeness, but you're hopelessly behind. No worries! Here's everything you need to know to watch tomorrow night's finale, with exclusive behind-the-scenes pics.

How to Spend $14 Billion to Improve U.S. Rail System

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:50 PM PDT

February's economic stimulus bill contained money for weatherizing houses, the expansion of rural broadband, improving the grid and upgrading the U.S. transportation infrastructure.

Getting the inside scoop on the Cadbury Creme Egg

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:40 PM PDT

It nests near cash registers, fits neatly in the palm of your hand, and incubates a satisfying embryo of goo. The Cadbury Creme Egg. Like clockwork, the ubiquitous Easter confection reappears each spring.But, there is still mystery surrounding it. Just what is that filling? Why does it vanish after Easter? And is there a chocolate hen?

15 Legends That Passed Away Too Young

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:40 PM PDT

There's quite a few actors and musicians that have died while in their youthful prime. Others, have passed before their ability and/or genius was fully realized. They are now immortalized for their accomplishments. The following is a list of the most memorable examples of young legends away too early.

10 Gaming Dystopias

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:40 PM PDT

So which games have created the clearest and most memorable visions of dystopia throughout the medium's relatively short life? What locations gave us chills and haunted our dreams with nightmarish visions of repressed freedoms and unchecked alienation and fear?

Desk jobs making more people obese, study finds

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

- Desk jobs are increasing obesity, with many employees and employers ignorant of the risks of sitting down all day. A link between obesity and conditions in the workplace was growing. As the workplace becomes our second home, our traditional diets have been swapped for fast food that is high in saturates.

Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

The president plans to begin addressing the immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, an official said.

Top 10 Weird Ways We Deal with the Dead

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Dying is a fact of life, as is the disposal of a body after the fact. You know all about burial and cremation, but here are the other ways people, past and present, have dealt with the departed.

For sale: Tauntaun sleeping bag*

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

thinkgeek.com offered a tauntaun sleeping bag last week—"complete with saddle, internal intestines and LED Luke Skywalker Lightsaber zipper pull"—the company was flooded with orders. (*It was an April Fool's joke, but so many people wanted one that they're going to try to convince Lucasfilm to let them produce a few.)

10 Games that Won't Die

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:20 PM PDT

The vast, huge majority of games wither quickly on the store shelves, long forgotten only months or even weeks after their release, but then there are a rare few, proud titles that become classics....

New Race Car Made of Potatoes, Carrots and Powered by Choc.

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Developed at the University of Warwick's Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre, the WorldFirst vehicle incorporates a cornucopia of green technologies, including a steering wheel derived from carrots, a foam racing seat that uses flax fiber and soybean oil, a bib made from flax fiber, lubricants based on plant oils...

600k DSis Sold Opening Weekend in US and Europe

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT

It wasn't the most hyped launch ever, but Nintendo's DSi had itself a fine little opening weekend, with 300,000 units moving in the US and Europe each. Not bad at all, considering that the first DS only sold 500,000 units in its first entire week in the US -- we're guessing the DSi will manage to meet that mark when the final numbers all come in.

Kids may hurt marriages

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Parents all know that children make it harder to do some of the most enjoyable adult things. Bluntly put, kids can get between you. Now scientists have attached some numbers to the situation. An eight-year study of 218 couples found 90 percent experienced a decrease in marital satisfaction once the first child was born.

Universities ordered to release data on animal experiments

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Oxford and Cambridge are among universities which have been ordered to reveal information about experiments conducted on primates after a three year battle by animal rights organisations.

5 Pirated Crews Who Didn't Fare as Well as the Americans

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:40 PM PDT

Yes, the captain of a U.S. ship was taken hostage on Wednesday. But twenty other mariners fought off a Somali attack by taking cues from victims of the past year's surge in piracy — victims who almost literally walked the plank.

Venture Capitalists’ Confidence Creeps Back

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Venture capitalists, who have been uncharacteristically pessimistic for the past year, are seeing signs of hope, according to the latest quarterly Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index.

Destroy the Internet with a hacksaw?

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:20 PM PDT

This morning many people in Silicon Valley woke up without 911 service, Internet, cellular phones, and in some cases TV. Web sites were impacted and Internet traffic between a few major datacenters stopped flowing... Due to fiber cuts. The cuts were clean, done apparently by a hacksaw....

In Depth: 10 Reasons why we'll see an iPhone This June

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:10 PM PDT

Recently things have taken a turn for the more 'solid', with bigger names coming into play and more people of the belief we'll be seeing a new iPhone in the summer. Whether this is the oft-mooted iPhone nano or an overhaul of the current style, we just can't tell, but here are TechRadar's reasons to believe it's all going down this June...

Steve Martin's Card

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:10 PM PDT

This certifies that you have had a personal encounter with me and ...

Boom in Gun Sales Fueled by Politics and the Economy

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:10 PM PDT

Fears that the Administration will outlaw many weapons and that the economic slump will result in higher crime rates are sparking an epic rise in firearms sales.

Monster Cable learns nothing, sues Monster Transmission

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Just when we thought we heard the last of Monster trademark litigations, they've defied all logic by attacking one of the last few American companies that actually manufacture their own products - Monster Transmission.

Jim Lehrer Talks About Covering the JFK Assasination

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT

The legendary news anchor talks about covering the historic event as a young reporter and the man who ordered the bubbletop off.

DNA analysis may be done on Mars for first time

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:40 PM PDT

An instrument that amplifies and sequences DNA could launch to Mars in the next decade – it would test whether Earth and Mars ever exchanged life

Video: 768 DVDs playing from one solid-state drive

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Solid-state disk (SSD) drive vendor Fusion-io set up a high-profile display of flash memory power at a trade show by displaying 768 DVDs video streams from a single SSD on a high-definition television monitor.

The BEST business card in the universe. Guaranteed.

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

20 years in the making - di-cut, embossed, this guy builds crowds guaranteed.

Sarkozy schools Obama in the little French kiss

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

"A French student who gave a kiss to Barack Obama when he greeted an enraptured crowd on Friday said the initially reluctant U.S. president had to be encouraged to accept the gesture by his host Nicolas Sarkozy."

The Ten Most Anticipated Summer Movies of 2009

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Is it possible that the summer 2009 movie season will be a wash? Probably not. Any season with films by Mann, Tarantino, Apatow, and Raimi can't suck. Will this year produce a tandem like WALL-E and THE DARK KNIGHT? Will Apatow continue his reign of comedy supremacy? Can Pixar do it again? Here's a list that answers those questions, and more.

Cisco Buys Tidal Software for 105M $

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Cisco Systems Inc. announced on Thursday it was buying Tidal Software Inc. for 105 million dollars in a move aimed at enhancing the US networking giant's next-generation data centers.

GM: Subprime lending? What a great idea!

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

While General Motors surely has a hangover from the credit crisis and faltering economy, it's hoping to cure some of the effects of that hangover with the hair of the dog that bit it.

Linux Mint 6 “Felicia” KDE released!

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

"This edition is based on Kubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, Linux 2.6.27, Xorg 7.4 and it comes with KDE 4.2 and Amarok 2.0"

Study: Tiger Woods' Brain Likely Has More Gray Matter

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 01:50 PM PDT

As Tiger Woods goes for his fifth green jacket in this weekend's Masters Tournament, mortal golfers wonder what's inside his head that keeps him winning. Well, chances are his brain actually has more gray matter than the average weekend duffer.

Time to Think Hydropower: Largest Renewable Resource in U.S.

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Imagine what our economy would be like if almost half of our electricity came from renewable energy resources. No fuel price shocks, no foreign control, - just clean, abundant, affordable electricity. Analysts say that hydropower capacity can double in 30 years, rivaling the growth predicted for nuclear power and at a fraction of the cost.

25 Things Vanishing in America, pt 2: Customer Service

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 01:40 PM PDT

Modern day life is changing the way companies are doing business, maybe for the worse. Here is a list of changes I've noticed, especially in the customer service sector. See if you don't agree.

Anti-Communist Protests in Moldova [Pics]

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 01:40 PM PDT

Protests began after election results were announced Monday night. Opposition leaders accused the Communists of rigging the election and demanded a recount. Protesters stormed the presidential building, demanding that President Vladimir Voronin announce his resignation and leave Moldova. More than 30 people were injured in the protests.

The newspaper industry's attack on Google misses the point

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT

As Google and the newspaper industry trade verbal blows, it's getting harder to discern what everyone's angry about. There seems to be at least three separate issues, and different people seem to be upset about different things.

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