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Neighborhood Joint | Midtown: The Drama Book Shop Caters to Actors, and Nurtures Them18 May 2012, 3:27 pm
The Drama Book Shop is a Tony Award winner that is perhaps the city’s best source for theatrical works.
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City Room: Bain Photo Archive Shows There Is Nothing New About Eccentricities18 May 2012, 2:18 pm
The oddities and eccentricities of New York life in the early 20th century are revealed in a new collection of archival photographs.
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Nik Wallenda Prepares for His Niagara Falls Stunt18 May 2012, 2:12 pm
Nik Wallenda, who has marveled at Niagara Falls since he first visited at age 6, plans to walk across the falls on a two-inch-diameter cable on June 15.
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Espaillat Endorsed by Carrión for House Seat Held by Rangel18 May 2012, 2:10 pm
Adolfo Carrión Jr. endorsed State Senator Adriano Espaillat in his candidacy for the House seat held by Charles B. Rangel.
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The Week in Pictures for May 1818 May 2012, 1:42 pm
Subjects include the space shuttle Enterprise, falling tree limbs and a subway portrait artist.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Wife Struggled With Depression18 May 2012, 1:25 pm
An autopsy on Mary Kennedy, whose body was found in a barn behind the family home in Bedford, N.Y., concluded that she had died from asphyxiation by hanging.
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Urban Athlete: Fitness Boxing in the West Village18 May 2012, 1:20 pm
A fitness boxing gym in the West Village offers more than a pacifist might expect.
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City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: A New View18 May 2012, 1:14 pm
Hawk Cam 2012: Check out the new and improved view of the 12th-floor ledge overlooking Washington Square Park.
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Monument in Palisades Park, N.J., Irritates Japanese Officials18 May 2012, 1:07 pm
Palisades Park administrators say they rejected a request to remove a plaque in memory of “comfort women” forced into sexual slavery in World War II.
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Exhibition Review: ‘Spy: Secret World of Espionage’ at Discovery Times Square18 May 2012, 1:07 pm
Visiting “Spy: The Secret World of Espionage,” a new show at Discovery Times Square, is a little like being privy to backstage preparations for a magic show.
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Arrest in Miss. killings18 May 2012, 11:15 am
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said.
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Kennedy clan gathers for funeral again18 May 2012, 11:09 am
She might have gone unnoticed through the many years of triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy family. Now the spotlight will be cast, sadly, on Mary Richardson Kennedy.
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Van Halen postpones summer tour18 May 2012, 10:46 am
Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said.
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Plan to raise sunken cruise ship18 May 2012, 10:19 am
Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off Italy in one piece and tow it from the disaster site.
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Final moments call to girlfriend18 May 2012, 9:48 am
Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get off" in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording of the girl's interview with a prosecutor released Friday.
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Hollywood stars without makeup18 May 2012, 9:35 am
After being photographed without makeup while in Vancouver last month, candid shots of AnnaLynne McCord hit the Web, with with one site noting: "Her facial blemishes were completely visible."
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Roasted fetuses stashed in luggage18 May 2012, 8:58 am
Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.
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Jurors get John Edwards case18 May 2012, 8:36 am
The jury will begin deciding the fate of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards Friday, a day after closing arguments concluded in the corruption trial.
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Arabs giggle over French PM's name18 May 2012, 8:15 am
France's new Socialist government is already causing ripples throughout a Europe struggling to balance government budgets without making ordinary people's lives miserable, but it has created a completely different problem in the Middle East.
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49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?17 May 2012, 6:15 pm
Despite the discovery of 49 headless bodies in the continuing Mexican drug war, a journalist tells CNN that people are becoming detached.
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Facebook's IPO fails to live up to the hype18 May 2012, 3:05 pm
After jumping more than 10 percent at the start of trading, shares of the social network pulled back in their debut on the Nasdaq stock market Friday to gain a mere 23 cents a share....
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GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl18 May 2012, 2:22 pm
General Motors does not plan to run ads on the next Super Bowl as it revamps its global marketing operations to cut about $2 billion from its budget....
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Stock market falls as Facebook makes shaky debut18 May 2012, 2:03 pm
Stocks fell on Friday as Facebook made a shaky debut and finished its first day of trading little changed from its IPO price. Broad market indexes were sharply lower as turned cautious before leaders of the Group of Eight nations met to dicsuss the eurozone debt crisis....
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Record-breaking $90 million penthouse sale in N.Y.18 May 2012, 1:58 pm
What real estate downturn? A two-level penthouse with sweeping views of Central Park just sold for more than $90 million — a record price for New York, according to the New York Times....
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Facebook IPO volume = headaches for Nasdaq18 May 2012, 1:55 pm
The weight of Facebook's popularity seemed to bog down the Nasdaq in the initial minutes of the social network's debut trading....
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Celebrity Real Estate: Seacrest and Ellen deal18 May 2012, 12:59 pm
The big real estate news in celebrity circles? Ellen DeGeneres finally sold her home, selling it to fellow star Ryan Seacrest, and Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are renting in Beverly Hills while their modern home is renovated....
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7-Eleven serving up diet Slurpees for the first time18 May 2012, 12:55 pm
It probably says something more about America than it does about 7-Eleven, but starting this month the retailer is rolling out a product that seems right for its time: a sugar-free Slurpee....
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How Facebook is friendly to its employees18 May 2012, 10:50 am
If you just bought shares in Facebook or are considering doing so, you probably want to know what the company is doing to keep its employees happy....
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Buzz: Working women's woes: looks, child care18 May 2012, 10:24 am
We’re going to go out on a limb and guess that when Henry Kissinger served as secretary of state, press reports about his key trips to foreign countries did not usually dwell on how he looked. No such luck for Hillary Clinton....
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Facebook shares trim gains after early pop18 May 2012, 10:06 am
Shares of Facebook rose early in the market debut of one of the most anticipated initial public offerings ever. But they soon lost some of their pop....
Gadgets
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The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!18 May 2012, 3:30 pm
Man, what a show we've got for you this month. For starters, we popped by the Smithsonian, to check out the museum's Art of the Video Game exhibit. And while the awesome Fifth Avenue Frogger game didn't actually make it into those hallowed halls, we did take a close up look at the hacked arcade cabinet for the show. Speaking of video games (which we seem to be doing a lot these days), we'll also pay a visit to the newly reborn Chinatown Fair and speak to the directors of Indie Game: The Movie....
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ITC bans Motorola mobile devices for infringing Microsoft patent18 May 2012, 3:21 pm
At the end of last year, an Administrative Law Judge issued an initial ruling that Motorola's mobile devices infringe a bit of Microsoft's IP. Now, the Commission has affirmed that decision and issued an exclusion order to ban Moto's offending devices from importation into the US. In case you weren't aware, the four patent claims at issue generally cover technology for scheduling meetings over email using a mobile device. So, unless Motorola removes the feature, pays for a license or whips up ...
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Sprint introduces My Wireless STS service to assist folks with speech disabilities18 May 2012, 3:02 pm
Sprint's had text-to-speech services on devices like the Samsung Epic 4G for quite some time, and now, looking to build up on that, the company's introducing its My Wireless STS feature. The new speech-to-speech service aims to help people with speech disabilities by giving them access to an operator-assisted line every day of the week and all year round. Folks wanting to use the My Wireless STS will have to dial *787 from their device, after which a Now Network rep will start a call and repea...
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Gogo and AeroSat get friendly on Ku-band, bring international in-flight WiFi closer18 May 2012, 2:34 pm
Gogo has a virtual lock on in-flight WiFi for the US, but most of us forget that everything goes dark the moment you decide to cross the border. The company already has a deal with Inmarsat for Ka-band Internet connections, and now it's partnering up with AeroSat to bring Ku-band satellite access. The tie-in will let Gogo offer precious relief from tedium on international flights, whether it's a modest hop to the Great White North or an hours-long trip across the ocean. Gogo considers the deal...
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Zero Motorcycles will pay for your first 25,000 e-motorbike miles, wants you to ride guilt-free18 May 2012, 1:57 pm
If you've been staring lustfully at an electric motorcycle but needed that little extra push to make the jump, Zero Motorcycles has a unique incentive in store: it'll pay for your first 25,000 miles on the road. Should you take the keys to any one of the company's two-wheelers between now and the end of May, you'll get a Visa gift card for the amount within a few weeks. Of course, the reason it can make such a seemingly generous offer is through the sheer efficiency of an electric engine: at a...
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NHK and JVC develop 120fps Super Hi-Vision projector18 May 2012, 1:29 pm
If your cine-cave is already decked out with the Super Hi-Vision display, the Super Hi-Vision camera, and the Super Hi-Vision-supping antenna, we guess you just need the 120fps Super Hi-Vision projector to complete the set? Guess what? Working with JVC, NHK has developed just that. It might not be much to look at, but that hunk of tech up there comes with the extra frame rate that also makes it play fast nice with the sensor technology NHK was kind enough to develop first. The projector will b...
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Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest Chris Ziegler!18 May 2012, 1:01 pm
Making his first appearance on the Engadget Mobile Podcast since Episode 86, Chris Ziegler has returned to dive into the week's wireless news. Joining him will be the wacky duo of Myriam Joire and Brad Molen, so head past the break and hop into our chat at 5PM ET, won't you? May 18, 2012 5:00 PM EDTContinue reading Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest Chris Ziegler!Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest Chris Ziegler! origin...
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Microsoft sets sandbox boundaries for Metro developers18 May 2012, 12:29 pm
With so many apps running around the Windows playground, Microsoft wants the grown-ups to be in charge of Metro. Programs for the new interface will be available only through the Windows Store, which will allow one-click installs, user feedback and crash monitoring. Developers shouldn't worry too much, as the heavy lifting for those features will all be handled by the OS. Redmond's demanding some tit-for-tat, however, asking programmers to resist the temptation to invoke APIs not included in t...
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$74 MK802 PC-on-a-stick beats Cotton Candy to market, has ICS on board18 May 2012, 12:02 pm
Unless you're lucky enough to live in Scandinavia, you'll have to wait till the end of summer to get your Cotton Candy fix. Aching to nab yourself a computer-on-a-stick before then? If you're willing to step down in specs, the Chinese-made MK802 could be the PC in your pocket. For $74 (versus $199 for the Cotton Candy), this 7-ounce device gives you a 1.5-GHz Allwinner A10 CPU, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage and, like the Cotton Candy, Android 4.0. FXI's version, on the other hand, packs a dual-...
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Microsoft encourages students to buy a PC, gives them a free Xbox 360 in return18 May 2012, 11:31 am
Students. PCs. Free Xbox 360. The Redmond team's at it yet again. Similar to last year's deal, Microsoft's hooking students up with a 4GB Xbox 360 if they drop some cash on one of its Windows machines. It's simple: shell out over $699 on a PC, or $599 if you're in Canada, and you'll be walking out with a shiny new console free of charge -- naturally, you'll have to do so at participating shops such as Best Buy, Fry's, Newegg, Staples, The Source and, of course, Microsoft's own stores. The prom...
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What if the iPhone Was Responsible for the Evolution of Man? [IPhone]18 May 2012, 3:20 pm
If the iPhone was the catalyst for human evolution, it probably would have looked something like this 2001-inspired iPhone dock, which combines Lego, Apple and Stanley Kubrick in a single, glorious entity. Consider it your alpha and omega, [Reddit via Wired Design] More »
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Can You Turn Cheap, Shitty Beer Into Good Beer? [Happy Hour]18 May 2012, 3:00 pm
You know what's great about cheap, shitty beer? The cheap part. The end. Sure, it's fun to be nostalgic about the first beer you ever drank or whatever, but if someone leaves a bunch of crappy beer in my fridge, I just want to use some kind of magic spell to turn it into something delicious. Could such a thing be possible? ...
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Insane Skywalking Russians Make Your Stomach Drop With New Daredevil Video [Video]18 May 2012, 2:50 pm
Remember those crazy, skywalking Russians?? The ones who fearlessly (and stupidly) scaled extremely tall structures with no safety measures. This video raises the fad to new levels. More »
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Gizmodo Internships in New York and San Francisco [Jobs]18 May 2012, 2:49 pm
Hello Internet! We're looking for some interns, in New York and San Francisco. More »
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Man Loses His Penis to a Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Failed Penile Implant Surgery [WTFriday]18 May 2012, 2:40 pm
A man is suing one of his doctors after a surgery that was supposed to improve his sex life resulted in the loss of his penis. More »
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How Many Screws Does It Take to Get to the Center of an Exploded Fuji X100? [Cameras]18 May 2012, 2:20 pm
Looking at this dismantled Fuji X100, it quickly becomes apparent that staring at exploded gadgets will never get old. Left for dead after suffering fatal water damage, the X100 donated it's body to the internet, providing eye candy for us all to ogle at. More »
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NSFW: The Sex Toys That Will Make the Future More Orgasmic [Video]18 May 2012, 2:00 pm
According to a new study that I just made up, sex and orgasms are fun. Fortunately, the evolution of technology doesn't stop at smartphones; it wants to make our sex-lives better. Here's a quick look at some of the latest tech-tastic sex toys. More »
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How Does an 800-Year-Old Giant Tree Go Missing? [WTFriday]18 May 2012, 1:40 pm
Enterprising tree poachers have stolen a gold, er, woodmine of a target: an 800-year-old red cedar tree that's one of the largest in the Vancouver Island area. It's gone now and it was stolen under a two-part operation that's been underway for the past year. More »
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How to Be Popular on Twitter [User Manual]18 May 2012, 1:26 pm
Whether you are or not, everyone just wants to be loved and envied. No, shh, it's true. And thanks to the ease of the internet, you can finally realize the dream. Here's how to be the center of Twitter attention. More »
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Microsoft Will Give Students a Free Xbox 360 If They Buy a Windows PC [Dealzmodo]18 May 2012, 1:05 pm
No one will like you if in college if you don't have a laptop. Kidding! But seriously, in college, a laptop is your life. Microsoft wants to help you kiddies out: Just like last year, if you buy a Windows PC, it'll throw in a free Xbox 360. More »
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Record companies score infringement victory over "Russian Facebook"18 May 2012, 3:46 pm
vKontakte's file-sharing feature got the social networking site into hot water....
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Microsoft wins US import ban on Motorola’s Android devices18 May 2012, 3:36 pm
Motorola may have to pay dearly to get the ban lifted....
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Facial detection cameras ready to creep out San Francisco bar patrons18 May 2012, 1:52 pm
A smartphone app called SceneTap determines body count, gender ratio in bars....
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Feds considering allowing DVD-encryption cracking18 May 2012, 1:10 pm
The U.S. Copyright Office heard requests for loopholes in its rules this week....
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First private launch to the ISS scheduled for 5am tomorrow18 May 2012, 12:48 pm
SpaceX's Dragon ready to take food, equipment to orbit....
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What it takes to make a "green" Apple18 May 2012, 11:30 am
Nearly all of Apple's operations will run on renewable power by 2013....
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WiFi’s future: faster, smarter, and fewer cables18 May 2012, 11:00 am
And you’ll be buying a bunch of new devices....
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Diablo III: demon-cleaving, refined18 May 2012, 10:25 am
The click-and-slash series offers more of the same—and that's not a bad thing....
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Screenwriter Sorkin will consult with Woz to pen Steve Jobs biopic18 May 2012, 10:05 am
The Apple co-founder will consult on technical aspects and Jobs personally....
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Coffee may be ok, but coffee drinkers not living longer18 May 2012, 9:07 am
Java drinkers tend to smoke, get less exercise, and have other bad habits....
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Daily App Deals: Get Hurricane for iOS for $2.99 in Today’s App Deals [App Deals]18 May 2012, 3:30 pm
The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. More »
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Your Optimism Bias: One of the Best and Worst Tricks Your Brain Plays on You [Video]18 May 2012, 3:00 pm
By nature, we're optimistic. We think we're better than most people at virtually everything we do. We believe we'll beat the odds of getting cancer even when we smoke a pack of cigarettes a week. This is the result of our optimism bias, and it both helps us succeed and make some of the dumbest decisions of our lives. Here's how it works, and how you can make it work for you. More »
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This Week's Most Popular Posts: May 12-18 [Highlights]18 May 2012, 2:00 pm
This week we squeezed our workout routine into 20 minutes, ordered tailor-made clothing on the cheap, cured our router's constant need for a reset, and more. Here's a look back. More »
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Bandits Are Tough Rubber Bands with Hooks that Secure and Hang Just About Anything [Stuff We Like]18 May 2012, 1:30 pm
Bandits are very simple to understand: they're a rubber band with a hook. This may not seem extremely compelling at first glance, but there's actually a lot you can do with them. They can be used to hang a water bottle on your bike, your sunglasses from your car's rearview mirror, tools on a ladder when you need to set them somewhere, and virtually anything you can think of. More »
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Facebook Adds a Shortcut to Ignore Spammy Apps, Unfollow Long Comment Threads [Facebook]18 May 2012, 1:00 pm
Getting new Facebook notifications is always fun, but that red number gets a lot more annoying when your notifications are just filled with apps you don't want and comment threads you no longer care about. Today, Facebook added new controls to the notification dropdown so you can unsubscribe from certain threads and apps right away. More »
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How to Stop Birds from Flying into Your Windows [Crowdhacker]18 May 2012, 12:30 pm
Ever found a beautiful bird dead outside your home? Chances are it smashed into your window and never recovered. For every dead bird you find, just imagine how many were snatched up by a cat or pulled into the brush by some other critter. Worldwide, window collisions kill close to a billion(!) birds every year. With spring migration currently underway in the northern hemisphere, now is as good as ever to make your home bird safe. The DIY experts ...
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Think You Might Get Laid Off? Know What You Can Negotiate in Your Severance Deal [Jobs]18 May 2012, 12:00 pm
Many more people than ever before are getting the pink slip, thanks to massive layoffs happening everywhere. If there's a chance you could be the next layoff, find out what you can get from your company before you're rushed out the door. More »
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The Best Programming Text Editor for Linux [Linux App Directory]18 May 2012, 11:30 am
Linux users have more text editors, IDEs, and command-line tools than a programmer can shake a stick at. If you're looking for a good programming text editor, we recommend Kate. It's super easy to get started with, but is quite powerful and has lots of great plugins to beef it up. More »
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I'm New to Jailbreaking; Can You Help Me Wrap My Head Around Cydia? [Ask Lifehacker]18 May 2012, 11:00 am
I recently jailbroke my iPhone and now that it's done I'm very overwhelmed by Cydia. I've downloaded a couple apps, but I don't understand most of what I'm looking at. The descriptions and explanation in Cydia don't help much, so I'm wondering: can you help me wrap my head all this stuff? More »
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Color-Code Cords and Prevent Them from Getting Unplugged with Pencil Grippers [Clever Uses]18 May 2012, 10:30 am
Here's an easy fix for those gadget cords and plug-in tips that never seem to stay connected: Slide the plugs through a cheap pencil gripper for a tighter connection. You can also use these pencil grippers to color-code other cords around the house. More »
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ElcomSoft's Phone Forensics Software Offers Near Real-Time Access to iCloud Backups18 May 2012, 2:11 pm
Russian forensics firm ElcomSoft earlier this week announced that it has discovered a way to easily access iCloud backups of iOS devices, incorporating the functionality into its Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker software. While the Apple ID and password must be known in order to access the iCloud data, once that information has been obtained the software makes it easy for investigators to download full iCloud backups and then follow incremental backups in near real-time to track a device's use ...
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Apple in Talks to Open R&D Facility in Russia's Skolkovo Innovation Centre?18 May 2012, 11:15 am
Russian newspaper Izvestia reports [Google translation] that the organizers behind the Skolkovo technology park near Moscow are currently in talks with a number of high-profile companies including Apple, Google, and Facebook about locating research and development facilities in the area. Skolkovo has already landed agreements with Microsoft, IBM, General Electric, Cisco, and others, with the project's backers envisioning the region becoming Russia's version of Silicon Valley bolstered by dozens...
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Apple's Annual iTunes Festival in London Moves to September18 May 2012, 9:21 am
Each July since 2007, Apple has held its iTunes Festival in London, offering a month's worth of free concerts from some of the industry's top performers. Apple is now beginning to unveil this year's plans, and the most notable change for 2012 is a move to the month of September.
For the fourth consecutive year, the iTunes Festival will be held at The Roundhouse in London, with at least 60 acts performing over the 30 nights of the festival. Five acts have been announced so far: Usher (Septemb...
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Steve Jobs 'Worked Closely' on Design of Next-Generation iPhone with Larger Display17 May 2012, 6:50 pm
Bloomberg reports that Steve Jobs was intimately involved in the design work for the next-generation iPhone scheduled for release later this year, reiterating claims that the device will be a substantial change from previous designs in part because of a larger display.Apple, based in Cupertino, California, has placed orders from suppliers in Asia for screens that are bigger than the 3.5- inch size now on the smartphone, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are...
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Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin Shares Some Thoughts About Steve Jobs Biopic, Woz Hired As Advisor17 May 2012, 6:15 pm
Aaron Sorkin, the creative genius behind The Social Network, The West Wing, and upcoming HBO show The Newsroom was recently confirmed as the screenwriter for Sony's upcoming movie based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs -- though, Sorkin himself says he has a lot of work to do.
Reuters reports that Sorkin held an interview with reporters and said he was still looking for something in Jobs' life to hang the movie on.
Sorkin noted that "The Social Network" saw the Facebook story throug...
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Apple Board Member Mickey Drexler on Steve Jobs' iCar Dreams, Apple's Living Room Push17 May 2012, 3:18 pm
Speaking at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference earlier this week, J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler shared his thoughts (via Business Insider) on several topics related to Apple, including Steve Jobs' dream to build an "iCar" that would have revolutionized the automobile industry. While the idea obviously never developed very far, it is an intriguing glimpse into Jobs' interests and ambitions.
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Verizon Clarifies Discontinuation of Grandfathered Unlimited Data: Applies to New Subsidized Devices17 May 2012, 2:41 pm
Verizon yesterday made headlines for comments from Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo revealing that the carrier is planning to discontinue its grandfathered unlimited data plans when the carrier rolls out new shared data plans this summer. Verizon dropped those unlimited data plans within months of introducing the iPhone early last year, but customers who had previously been on the unlimited plans have been allowed to keep them, even through handset upgrades.
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Apple Cutting Off Mac App Store Hotkey Apps as Sandboxing Requirement Goes Live on June 1? [Updated]17 May 2012, 1:20 pm
TUAW reports that Apple will be scaling back on systemwide "hotkey" apps, which allow users to call up other apps and functions, in the Mac App Store as of June 1, the same date the company's sandboxing requirements are scheduled to go into effect.Apparently, Apple will allow hotkey apps that are already in the Mac App Store before June to offer only bug fixes after that. New sandboxed apps and any apps that add features (i.e. non-bugfix releases) will not be allowed to support hotkeys.
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Apple's Data Centers to Be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy17 May 2012, 12:06 pm
Earlier today, we noted that Apple had received official approval for its 20-megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. But even more significant developments are also occurring today, with Apple posting a new page to the environmental section of its website touting that all of the company's data centers will be powered by 100% renewable energy.
At the North Carolina site, the previously-annnounced 20-megawatt solar farm is being joined by a secon...
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Apple Receives Regulatory Approval for 20-Megawatt Solar Farm at North Carolina Data Center17 May 2012, 10:25 am
The North Carolina Utilities Commission today officially approved (PDF) Apple's proposal to construct a 20-megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina.The Public Staff presented this matter to the Commission at its Regular Staff Conference on May 14, 2012. The Public Staff recommended that the Commission approve the application and issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction of a 20 MW solar photovoltaic electric generating fa...
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This 0.25 mm case makes your iPhone waterproof18 May 2012, 3:11 pm
Water damage. It’s a concern on the minds of nearly every major smartphone manufacturer out there, and their customers. And while companies like HZO and Liquipel are trying to change that, their technologies aren’t quite there yet. So while we wait for some of the new-aged tech to mature, there’s still plenty of physical case [...]...
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Pioneer Cellular lands the iPhone, too18 May 2012, 2:49 pm
The iPhone has landed today on another regional wireless network in the United States, bringing a total number of iPhone-friendly carriers in the country to thirteen. According to Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular, today they began offering the iPhone 4S in five company-owned stores. Additionally, Apple’s smartphone will hit other Pioneer retail stores on May 29, June [...]...
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Apple again seen testing FaceTime over 3G18 May 2012, 2:19 pm
While folks in the jailbreak community have been able to make FaceTime calls on cellular networks for quite some time now, others haven’t been so lucky. Since it debuted in 2010, the video calling feature has remained Wi-Fi-only. Today, however, evidence has surfaced that suggests Apple is testing a FaceTime over 3G option. The folks over at [...]...
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Samsung reports nine million Galaxy S III pre-orders worldwide18 May 2012, 2:05 pm
Confirming its recent status of both the world’s #1 smartphone and cell phone vendor, Samsung reportedly racked up over nine million pre-orders for its Galaxy S III smartphone worldwide. The figure excludes the United States, where an LTE version of the phone is slated to arrive in June. This compares to first-weekend sales of the [...]...
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Apple board member says Steve Jobs wanted to design an iCar18 May 2012, 1:28 pm
Fast Company highlights some interesting comments made by Apple board member, and J. Crew head, Mickey Drexler at the recent Innovation Uncensored conference. Drexler talked about all things Apple, including its late CEO Steve Jobs. According to him, Jobs’ desire to rethink industries didn’t stop at computers, smartphones and other consumer electronics. Apparently he also [...]...
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II hits the App Store18 May 2012, 11:34 am
Fans of the popular Sonic franchise will be happy to hear that Sega has just finished porting over another new title to iOS featuring the little blue hedgehog. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II is now available in the App Store. This is the fifth Sonic title that Sega has released on Apple’s mobile platform, [...]...
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Windows Phone overtakes iPhone in China, Microsoft claims18 May 2012, 10:38 am
In addition to having trouble catching up to Samsung in China, Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform has now managed to outsell the iPhone in the 1.33 billion people market, if a high-ranked Microsoft executive in charge of the Greater China region is to be believed. According to his data, Windows Phone market share in China now sits [...]...
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Deal of the Day: 40% off the iSkin Aura for iPhone case18 May 2012, 9:30 am
Get a great deal on the iSkin Aura for for iPhone. Today, and today only, you can get it from the iDB store at a 40% discount. The Aura for iPhone features a discreet polycarbonate design that’s finished with a luxurious brushed aircraft-grade aluminum for a refined and amazingly thin design…(...)Read the rest of Deal of [...]...
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Here’s Zuck’s epic status update from this morning. Fancy topping it?18 May 2012, 8:40 am
This über-cool status update on Facebook will be tough to beat. The social networking behemoth co-founder and CEO posted this morning the following status update. It reads: “Mark Zuckerberg listed a company on NASDAQ”. The 29-year old entrepreneur has timed the post just ahead of the opening bell this morning so yeah, this particular status update has been [...]...
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Angry Birds Heikki webgame arrives June 1818 May 2012, 7:54 am
Angry Birds maker Rovio announced an unusual move today: they will release a web-only game called Angry Birds Heikki on June 18. While the Angry Birds series has been available on both Facebook as Chrome Web Store for some time, this is the first time they’re releasing a webgame under the Angry Birds brand name. [...]...
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