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Digg Announces Digg Ads

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Digg announced Digg Ads today.


7 Ways to Better Recall Your Dreams

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

What can you do to recall your dreams more often and interpret them more clearly? Here are some great tips....


May Day May Day, Im Crash Landing [PIC]

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

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Ballmer: Microsoft Will Move Jobs Out of US If Taxes Rise

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer said the company would respond to higher taxes on U.S. companies' foreign profits by moving employees offshore. "It makes U.S. jobs more expensive...We're better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S. as opposed to keeping them inside the U.S."


Drugs 'Could Make People More Willing to Exercise'

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:50 PM PDT

In tests, very overweight mice doubled their amount of physical activity when the hormone leptin – which regulates appetite – was switched on in their brain.Scientists hope to build on the research to create medication to help people who suffer from obesity to lead more active lives.


DJ Hero Demo with Guitar Hero Co-Op at E3 2009

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Activision showed off DJ Hero's ability to let a friend with a Guitar Hero guitar join in. It sounds like Beastie Boys - Sabotage vs. Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly


10 Things NOT to Do While in New York City

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:30 PM PDT

If you're planning a trip to New York City, you need travel advice from someone who knows her way around. Because while there's a lot to do in New York City—plenty of iconic places to eat and drink and see—there are also a lot of things not to do...


Gene Doctors Milk Mice; Yield Human Breast Milk Protein

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:30 PM PDT

An experimental farm in Russia could soon be producing human breast milk substitutes following successful milking trials on mice, scientists report.


Never Before Seen Photos from the Set of 'Ghostbusters'

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:20 PM PDT

A glorious collection of Ghostbusters stills and set pics have been released, showing the painstaking care that went into crafting the movie's devil-dogs and ghouls. Plus a few adorable Ray and Venkman moments. Check out the full gallery.


Parents Commit Suicide After The Death Of Their Son

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Devastated friends of British couple Neil and Kazumi Puttick said life without their bubbly son Sam - who died on Friday - would have meant nothing after their bodies were found at the base of a cliff in Britain. The pair had devoted their lives to caring for Sam full-time, after he was paralyzed in a car crash in 2005.


World's Most Disgusting Foods

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Although multiculturalism is wonderful in things like fashion and the arts, some differences are more difficult to embrace than others, especially when it comes to food.


Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a month

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Here's something that people with poor or no vision will be excited about: three patients had their sight restored in less than a month by contact lenses cultured with stem cells.


Final Fantasy XIV Online Announced! Here's the HD Trailer

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:10 PM PDT

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"It's Fun To Stay At The ..."

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:00 PM PDT

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Enter the Dragonfly [PICS]

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:00 PM PDT

With those kempt whiskers and that smile – not to mention those baby blue eyes – the dragonfly seems to be asking sweetly to be anthropomorphised. Anthropo-what? Anthropomorphised. You know, that thing we do practically every time we look at animals – bestow them with human traits in an effort to understand what is essentially alien to us.


E.T., Why Don't You Just Call?

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Could we find E.T. within 2 dozen years? At least one scientist thinks so. An innovative new radio telescope has given new life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, leading one of the leaders of the search to make a bold prediction.


Little Leaguer Hits Coach in Head with Line Drive

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:50 PM PDT

This Little League coach was just trying to help this kid out with a nice fat pitch that he could drive up the middle. He was successful, as the kid drilled a line drive right back at his head.


60 Beautiful Hand-Drawn Web Design [PICS]

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Most web designs starts off with a pen and paper before its taken over by Photoshop. However, we've noticed a new trend (probably not too new) where designers are bringing back sketches as a form of design. Without a doubt, hand-drawn art is one of the popular styles adopted into web designs.


Cy&H:Balloon Animal [Comic]

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:10 PM PDT

Cyanide and Happiness #1675 from Explosm.net


Engadget's Project Natal video hands-on and impressions

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:10 PM PDT

We had a chance to go one-on-one with Project Natal -- as well as its steward, Kudo Tsunoda -- and we wanted to give you a little insight on Microsoft's next big play. Plus, how could we pass up an opportunity to show off a video of us essentially flailing around like teenagers on a coffee high?


Money advice from 30 Rock's Judah Friedlander

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Judah Friedlander plays Frank on the show, who dealt with his own career dilemma of becoming a corporate lawyer, or staying on as a TV writer. Judah is also known nationally for being a teen idol and the champion of the world (which means he's undefeated in, well, everything). He also does stand up.


Things From Your Childhood That Don't Need A Movie

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PDT

there's no doubt that by 2020 Hollywood will have run through everything that entertained me in the early 90s. These are some properties that definitely do not need a movie. Please Hollywood, don't do it.


Bruno Sued For "Paralyzing" a Lady at Bingo Hall

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Richelle Olson has sued Cohen, NBC Universal and others claiming they told her Brüno was a celeb and would appear and call numbers at the charity bingo game she ran for the elderly in Palmdale, CA. Olson was none too happy when she saw Brüno, whom she describes as an "... offensive caricature of a gay man dressed in sexually revealing clothing..."


Investment in Green Energy Quadruples in 4 Years

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:30 PM PDT

About $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, according to a new report out today. That's four times a much as the 2004 investment.


What a non-neutral 'Net looks like, UK-style

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:20 PM PDT

One UK ISP throttles P2P traffic, uses bandwidth caps, throttles streaming online video, and throttles "heavy users" of the network. The BBC is upset about the effect this has on its iPlayer streaming video service, but really, there are no surprises here. This is what a non-neutral network is allowed to look like.


How To Survive A Zombie Attack?

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:10 PM PDT

If you are unlucky enough to find yourself at ground zero on Z-Day, the following strategies may increase your chances of survival (well, at least until the sequel anyway).


Reading the Surface of the Brain

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:10 PM PDT

A technology currently used to monitor epilepsy is being adapted into a neural interface for people who are paralyzed or have motor impairments from neurodegenerative disease. Neurolutions, a startup based in St. Louis, is developing a small, implanted device that translates signals recorded from the surface of the brain into computer commands.


10 Worst Celebrity Side Projects [PICS]

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:00 PM PDT

If you're rich and famous and have nothing better to do, why not start your own line of power tools or eyelash-enhancing mascara? But sometimes these celebrity side projects go horribly, horribly wrong.


Mininova and BREIN Clash in Court

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:00 PM PDT

The largest torrent indexer on the Internet defended itself in court today in a landmark case for the BitTorrent community. The outcome of the civil dispute between the anti-piracy group BREIN and Mininova will decide if the BitTorrent indexer has to actively filter torrents from the site.


Can mathematics predict the match outcome?

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Sports commentators will often argue the importance of scoring the first goal and often suggest that a team improves its chances of winning considerably by scoring it. This kind of punditry more commonly arises during playoff games which tend to be played more defensively.


Opera 10 beta released

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Opera now includes the ability to update itself automatically when new releases become available


20 Worst Cases of Gamers Getting Arrested (+Pics)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:40 PM PDT

Photo gallery of 20 geeks getting arrested while playing out their favorite game fantasies.


PSP Go first hands-on!

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Well we battled the mob to get our first hands on with Sony's latest PSP -- the Go! It was actually fairly light in hand, but not un-solid feeling. We thought there could be a little more depth between your thumbs and palm of your hand, and it felt a bit hard to locate the shoulder buttons, but that may be because we're used to the older model...


WWDC 2009: One Year Later. Light-Years Ahead.

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:30 PM PDT

The first banners emerge.


Meet the Funemployed: Young, Jobless and Living It Up

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:10 PM PDT

Funemployment is described as a period of joblessness that you actually enjoy — maybe you get to lay out, sleep in, work out, read up. We're hearing this word used more and more, especially as people realize they may not be able to find a new job right away, so they might as well try to enjoy the time off.


Beatles Reveal 'Rock Band' Details at E3 [Pics]

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:00 PM PDT

The remaining Beatles introduced the game at the E3 2009. Expensive...worth it for hardcore fans?


NASA's YouTube UFO clips renew conspiracy theories

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Battle lines appear to have been drawn between those in the UFO conspiracy camp, who believe YouTube clips recently released by NASA prove the U.S. space administration has knowledge of UFOs and is covering it up, and those who dismiss such claims as nonsense.


7 Theories on the Crash of Flight 447

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Was it a lightning strike, an electrical failure, or violent turbulence? As possible debris of Air France 447 surfaced 600 miles off the coast of Brazil on Tuesday morning, The Daily Beast tracked down seven expert theories on the cause for the mysterious crash that killed all 228 on board.


17 Great Historical Moments Ruined by Modern Technology

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Some famous historic moments would have been worse if modern technology had existed at the time.


7 Very Embarrassing Celebrity YouTube Videos

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Being a celebrity can bring a lot of perks both financially and emotionally but every so often the price of fame can be a bit high. One of the biggest negatives is paparazzi and any stranger on the street constantly coming after you for that one infamous photo or even worse, a video of every moment of you life.


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