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Apple-Facebook Friction Erupts Over Ping

Apple's entry into social media has created bumps in its relationship with Facebook.
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YouTube Deals Turn Piracy Into Revenue

Some copyright holders are allowing YouTube to sell ads on videos that are uploaded without permission, generating revenue that is expected to make the site profitable this year.
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A Chrome Marble Floating In Deep Space [Astronomy]

It looks like a metal marble floating in space. Or the palantír of Orthanc, magically teleported from Middle Earth to 11,000 light years away, in the Cassiopeia constellation. But it's just a visual effect. This is the Bubble Nebula . More
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What Happened To Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III Pro Arctic Laser? [Lasers]

When we heard about Wicked Lasers' Spyder III Pro Arctic laser , an ultra powerful portable laser with a lightsaberesque design selling for only $200, it almost seemed too good to be true. Turns out it might have been. More
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A Heat-Seeking, Automated Nerf Sentry Gun [Nerf]

Nerf guns these days are very scary. They have reloadable magazines and fire automatically and look like they could provide a suitable defense during an alien invasion. But how to render one even scarier ? Make it heat-seeking. Video, please: More
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Canon’s Omnidirectional Camera Is a 50 Megapixel Eye That Looks Everywhere at Once [Canon]

Panoramic photography can be tricky. What's better? Canon's camera that shoots a single, 360° image. The tech uses a giant, 50 megapixel CMOS sensor and aspheric mirror to capture a sharp, sweeping photo, exceeding the human eye's measly 120° view. More
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Act Like You’re Teaching to Avoid Sloppy Work [Mind Hacks]

If you find that you tend to rush certain jobs to the point of sloppiness, reader Tanner Bush has an easy solution: pretend like you're teaching someone else, and you'll slow down. More
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Crowded web TV field awaits Apple

With Wednesday's announcement that it will be revamping its web TV offerings, Apple has made its most serious push into an emerging, and increasingly crowded, field.
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Chinese Company Aims Big With Android Smartphone

Ideos from Huawei marks the first time a Chinese company has designed and marketed a smartphone specifically for the global market.
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iPhone Max for iPhone 4 – All in One Solution for iPhone Movie, Music and Photo Management

4Media iPhone Max is an all-in-one solution for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G etc, to help iPhone users transfer video, music, photos to iPhone, and manage iPhone just like iTunes.
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