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Stealth Beer Can

Posted: 31 May 2009 05:20 PM PDT

For those public situations when an open beer can is "frowned upon". It's camouflage for your beers!


From the Palm Pilot to the Palm Pre - The History of Palm

Posted: 31 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT

From the first Palm Pilot onward, Palm, Inc. has been up, down, and sideways. Bouncing around between U.S. Robotics, 3Com, Handspring, and other offshoots before finally coalescing into Palm, Inc. as it stands today.


Taco Trucks War in Suburbia as Anti-Immigration Boils Over

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT

Officials in many communities say the aim of regulations is to ensure mobile food is sanitary, safety codes are followed and noise, late-night crowds and garbage don't get out of control. But truck advocates say the complaints come from people not used to seeing the changing Latino demographics in their neighborhoods.


Who Would Benefit From GM Bankruptcy?

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT

GM's Chapter 11 filing will be bad news for everyone—except the lawyers, accountants, and paper-pushers who'll make a mint off it


Report: St. Louis Rams' Owners Looking To Sell Team

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT

The St. Louis Rams may soon be up for sale, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported on Saturday. Forbes magazine estimated the Rams' current value at $929 million, and if the owners have trouble finding a buyer, they may have no choice but to sell to a buyer who will move the team out of St. Louis.


Army Starts Testing 'Judge Dredd' Weapon -[ Science News ]

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:30 PM PDT

The U.S. Army is set to start testing a computerized, high-tech projectile launcher that can take out bad guys hiding around corners and in caves or trenches, even if they're out of the soldier's line of sight..


Sony takes aim on piracy -- the Somali kind

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Sony just announced that it's acquired the rights to the story of Richard Phillips, the captain of the Maersk Alabama freighter that was captured by Somali pirates, prompting a tense showdown that resulted in Phillips rescue by Navy SEALs on the high seas.


Miranda Kerr Goes Nude For Rolling Stone And...Koalas

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT

MIRANDA Kerr has dropped her clothes and posed naked on the cover of Rolling Stone to raise awareness of environmental issues.


Search For Movie Piracy Equipment Was Invasion of Privacy

Posted: 31 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT

A Canadian court has ordered a cinema to pay $10,000 damages after staff searched a family's bags looking for camming equipment, but ended up breaching their privacy. The search by staff also turned up something embarrassing in older daughter's bag. Mom had no idea. Not impressed.


Top 10 Baseball Meltdowns

Posted: 31 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Sorry Zambrano, your hissy fit was good...but there's some greats out there.


Tiananmen Square, 20 Years Later

Posted: 31 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT

Two Decades ago, one of largest pro-democracy protests in China came to an end when the People's Liberation Army tanks rolled toward Tiananmen Square and troops opened fire on the crowds. For this anniversary on June 4, the Op-Ed editors asked four writers, who were students at the time, for their reflection on this historical event.


Matador Gets Gored and Learns How It Feels (w/Video)

Posted: 31 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT

Israel Lancho is currently in serious condition after undergoing surgery for a 20cms hole, and we're assuming the bull was put down shortly thereafter.


Creative introduces toned-down ZEN Mozaic EZ300 PMP

Posted: 31 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT

We're not quite sure what all was wrong with the original ZEN Mozaic (Mosaic?), but evidently it demonstrated just a bit too much Mondrian. This go 'round, the ZEN Mozaic EZ300 ditches the hodgepodge of button colors and sticks strictly to pink or black, though most everything else remains the same.


Painted Manhole Covers from Japan [PICS]

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT

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Mind Boggling Russian Message Appears in Videogame

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT

In the newly released E3 2009 trailer for Obsidian Entertainment's new RPG, Alpha Protocol, a distinct sign with words in Russian can be seen in the background in one of the scenes. Obsidian, you have some explaining to do...


EU Plans Fresh Strike on Microsoft

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT

EU regulators are pursuing tough new sanctions against Microsoft that could force it to add rival Web browsers to Windows.


RNC Slams Obama For Romantic Date With Michelle in New York

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Yes, the Republicans went there. Would the RNC slam them if they had stayed sequestered? Probably. Since that would mean they weren't helping the economy.


Extraordinary Clouds [PICS]

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Two new books celebrate startling and unusual cloud formations. Extraordinary Clouds by Richard Hamblyn is packed with pictures of bizarre clouds.


Comcast Fail: TV Listings Put Porn Next To Hannah Montana

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT

"Another win for Comcast and all innocent children. When little Susie wants to see when Hannah Montana would be on the Disney channel, she might stumble across an even better option for her afternoon viewing pleasure: Busty Virgins."


Feds Seize Man's Home, Tow It Away For Fighting City Hall

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT

In a true jack-booted thug moment, four armed marshals in black raided Lozman's houseboat at the Riviera Beach Municipal Marina and towed it down to Miami, leaving Lozman homeless and without all his possessions. They also seized the former U.S. Marine pilot's three guns, which he owns legally.


Stop That Fridge! [Pic]

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT

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Keyboard Cat: The True Internet Story

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT

A lot of people think Hendrix was the last act, but Fatso the cat actually closed out Woodstock.


Kansas abortion doctor killed

Posted: 31 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Media reports say that abortion provider Dr. George Tiller has been shot and killed at his Wichita church.  Tiller had been among the few U.S. physicians performing late-term abortion. 


Shrieks of a Teen Are All the Rage at the Open

Posted: 31 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT

NYT has a great audio clip of this girl. Think porn star meets tennis court.


"UP" Opens Huge With Whopping $21.4 Million on Opening-Day

Posted: 31 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT

The PG-rated Disney release about a septuagenarian in search of adventure, directed by Pete Docter, benefited from playing on more than 1,500 3-D screens, commanding premium ticket prices, among the 3,766 locations in which it bowed.


Rafael Nadal ousted with first career French Open loss

Posted: 31 May 2009 12:00 PM PDT

The World #1 lost his first match ever at the French Open, losing in 4 sets to Robin Soderling in Paris.


The future of graphics cards revealed

Posted: 31 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT

Why the graphics market is set for an enormous shake up


4 New Google Chrome Extensions

Posted: 31 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT

The day Google Chrome supports all the extensions I use with Firefox I can see myself switch to Chrome completely.


Twitter's Biggest Egos, Exposed

Posted: 31 May 2009 11:20 AM PDT

Possibly, the world is full of more jerks than we care to acknowledge. Whatever the explanation, a shocking number of Twitterers manage to use just 140 characters to come across as massive jackasses.


Collection Of Glimpses Of South Asia [PICS]

Posted: 31 May 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Images from the villages of Bangladesh to the outskirts of Jammu – a look at the region.


Female Florida Teachers Sleeping With Male Students -- Why?

Posted: 31 May 2009 10:50 AM PDT

If you're the parent of a teen-aged boy in Florida, you probably muttered "not again" while reading your morning newspaper this week. There on the front page was yet another case of an adult female teacher being arrested for admitting to having had sex with an underage male student.


Bing's Early Reviews: So Far, Not Bad

Posted: 31 May 2009 10:30 AM PDT

We're 24 hours into the Bing era--i.e. the era of Microsoft's new search engine. (It's called Bing!) And even though the public doesn't have access to the service yet, a lot of tech writers do, and their reviews are in--and excerpted in this article.


Obama 'helped' Opel rescue deal

Posted: 31 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed the US president helped swing a deal to save carmaker Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its parent firm. She said Barack Obama helped clear some hurdles threatening the transaction during a phone conversation.


Top 10 U.S. bankruptcies

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT

From Lehman to Texaco, the mighty have fallen, taking down billions and billions with them.


Linux : Spice up your LUG!

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Do you attend or run a Linux User Group (LUG)? Looking for some fresh ideas to give it a new lease of life? Read on and discover how your LUG meetings can be more than a general Linux-related chit-chat down the local pub...


Billboard WTF [PIC]

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:20 AM PDT

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A Solar Prominence from SOHO

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT

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Twitter Goes Down, Spymaster Makes Fun Of Them

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:50 AM PDT

Yes, Twitter is down. Yes, again. Yes, they're looking into it. Yes, this is another Twitter post. Spymaster, the somewhat controversial and addictive Twitter-based game obviously doesn't work nearly as well when Twitter is down. In fact, it doesn't work at all. The creators have made a fun little Fail Whale graphic of their own.


30 Inspiring Dark and Sleek Web Designs

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:50 AM PDT

The skilled use of color gradients, lighting and glow effects, and details such as inset pixel dividers can lead to a gorgeous and sleek web design. In this collection, you'll find some terrific and inspirational examples of dark and sleek layouts.


10 Brand New Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:30 AM PDT

Less than two weeks ago, we brought to your attention 10 unique and fun easter eggs within Wolfram Alpha, the new computational knowledge engine that calculates answers based on your queries. You the readers though did your own sleuthing and found ten even better Wolfram easter eggs. And while that may have seemed like the end, it was not.