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Digital Fingerprints = The Mark of the Beast?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:30:03 +0000

One Texas kindergarten teacher thinks so. Pam McLaurin is refusing to submit digital fingerprints for a background check, claiming that "by allowing her fingerprint to be digitized and stored in a computer, she will have assumed the Mark of the Beast."

A Mona Lisa Created from Motherboard Bits

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:40:02 +0000

Photos of a Mona Lisa collage created entirely from motherboard chips lies at Asus' headquarters.

Smashing China's Great Firewall... through trade disputes?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:10:03 +0000

Who needs new laws or external pressure? A new paper argues that broad Internet censorship regimes might already be illegal under World Trade Organization rules about free trade. But no government seems eager to take on China at the WTO over the issue.

20 Essential Tips & Tricks Every BitTorrent User Should Know

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:02 +0000

We'll not only show you how to get the most out of uTorrent, but out of BitTorrent in general. We'll cover both basic and advanced tips, and then toss in some of our favorite third-party add-ons for good measure. Whether you're new to BitTorrent or a seasoned vet, there's something in this guide for you.

Nokia begins shipping N900

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:20:03 +0000

Nokia has started shipping its flagship N900 handset to customers, the company has announced.

Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:50:02 +0000

You've always wanted to learn how to build software yourself—or just whip up an occasional script—but never knew where to start. Luckily, the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time.

Droid Ends Up Grabbing 1.44% Market Share After Big Weekend

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:40:02 +0000

After selling more than 100,000 units, Droid seems to be having a fairly productive launch thus far.

Matrox Returns With Octal Output Graphics Card

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:50:04 +0000

The Matrox M9188 PCIe x16 offers 2GB of memory, resolutions up to 2560x1600 per output, and advanced desktop management features—such as independent or stretched desktop modes

Windows 7 vs XP Performance Shoot-Out

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:20:03 +0000

Will upgrading your older Windows XP PC to Windows 7 make it perform better? Yes...and no.

App Alerts You When A Picture Of You Appears On Facebook

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:10:02 +0000

Facial recognition tech startup Face.com made quite a splash when it launched Photo Finder. It has followed up with a new app called Photo Tagger, a tool that is capable of finding photos of people that were uploaded to Facebook albums even if they remained untagged by users.

FireFox Turns Five, 3-D Birthday Cake is Awesomeness!!!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:00:04 +0000

This was a 3-D version of the FireFox icon at their fifth birthday party here in San Francisco last night.

We Digg TOMS: Announcing the TOMS Digg partnership

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:50:02 +0000

As we head into the holiday season, we’re excited to announce that we’re joining forces with one of the most charitable retail companies around – TOMS Shoes – to launch a custom Digg shoe. The shoes are available starting today exclusively on the TOMS Shoes website, but since this is a limited edition, get your pair before they’re sold out!

Targeting Gunshots with Acoustic Sensors

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:10:02 +0000

The ability to locate a shooting quickly can help police catch bad guys and save lives. In Richmond, California, acoustic gunfire detection is doing just that.

Google Offers A 16 Terabyte Cloud Drive For $4,096 A Year

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:10:06 +0000

Google tonight announced that it was drastically slashing prices while at the same time offering more storage pricing options for users of its services.

Tune in to DiggTV

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:29:17 +0000

Today we’re excited to announce the premiere of DiggTV, a one-stop destination for all Digg shows. You can catch every episode of your favorite shows, including Diggnation and The Digg Reel, right on this new site. You can also subscribe to the shows in iTunes or other channels, so the shows are delivered right to you as soon as they are live.

Apple Didn't Break 'Support' for Hackintoshes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:50:04 +0000

Apple’s latest Snow Leopard update breaks compatibility with netbooks hacked to run the Mac operating system. But it’s unlikely that the move signifies the company’s future plans to clamp down on the “Hackintosh” community, observers say.

US Pays $3 Mil for Spying on Worker With Bugged Coffee Table

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:20:02 +0000

The U.S. has agreed to pay $3 million to a former government worker who accused officials with the CIA and State Department of spying on him with a bugged coffee table. The settlement ends what has been a 15-year-old lawsuit.

Google Ordered to Pay $500,000US to F1 Racer Barrichello

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:50:03 +0000

"Internet giant Google has been ordered to pay 500,000 dollars in damages to Formula 1 racer Rubens Barrichello for hosting fake online profiles of him on its social network Orkut."

Hollywood's antipiracy charm offensive has FCC in crosshairs

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:40:02 +0000

Can Hollywood and Big Cable get the FCC and Congress to give them carte blanche on their war against movie piracy? An impending decision on a proposal to block analog streams to HDTVs may show how much clout the studios have with the new FCC.

Pirates Attack Phones, Leave System Plundered

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:30:03 +0000

Company owner says TDS promised to erase the $17,000 in charges, but phone firm wants him to pay more than half

The State of Open Source on Firefox's Fifth Birthday

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:30:04 +0000

Mozilla's success had demonstrated open source's potential. Pay attention, Microsoft.

20 iPhone Apps That Contribute To Our Health & Wellness

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:30:02 +0000

Whether you need to get organized, take your medicine on time, track your exercise regime or count calories the iPhone acts as a nifty health tool by offering unlimited possibilities.

German Court Rules Ripping CDs Legal

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:02 +0000

Record industry trying to fight ability of music fans to make private digital copies of physical CDs. The German Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe recently upheld provision 53 of that country’s copyright law against a legal challenge by the record industry whom have against the provision for allowing digital copying of CDs for private use.

Digg Officially Launches Digg TV

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:30:02 +0000

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World’s Deadliest Pneumatic Ping Pong Cannon (Video)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:50:02 +0000

The world’s most lethal ping-pong gun has been brought to life. The contraption was made by Denver artist/inventor Ron Kessinger and uses compressed air to shoot water-filled ping-pong balls so hard that they smash through particle board.

Build a Bootable Rescue SD Card For Your Mac

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:00:04 +0000

For the hardcore users out there, Apple decided to give the SD port super powers -- you can use it to build a bootable SD card. That bootable card can then become an awesome tool for performing emergency hard drive repairs, data recovery, recovering deleted files, and much more.

Microsoft pulls Windows 7 tool after GPL violation claims

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:20:02 +0000

Microsoft has pulled the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft Store website after a report indicating that the tool incorporated open-source code in a way that violated the GNU's General Public License (GPL).

Indie Movie Explodes on BitTorrent, Makers Bless Piracy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:50:03 +0000

Hollywood often complains about the billions of dollars allegedly lost due to piracy. Indie film makers, on the other hand, tend to welcome the free buzz generated when their film is pirated. The makers of Ink belong to this latter group, and are thanking the hundreds and thousands of people who downloaded their movie on BitTorrent.

Samsung launches bada open mobile OS, takes on Android

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:43:10 +0000

Samsung today entered into the mobile OS arena with bada. The software, named after the Korean for "ocean," is designed to be open and will compete directly against Linux-based rivals like Android or LiMo. It will be based on universal standards and won't consider even core aspects of the OS off-limits.

Public pressure stops BBC's HDTV DRM drive (for now)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:10:03 +0000

Under pressure from Hollywood, the BBC suggested encrypting some key bits of its new over-the-air high-def TV broadcasts... and it would only give the keys to set-top box makers who agreed to a secret set of copy protection measures. After public pressure, the government has put the brakes on the scheme.

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:50:03 +0000

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40 Seriously Funny Print Ads

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:40:03 +0000

Humorous ads remain one of the few effective ways to engage an audience in a very saturated advertising market. Here are 40 hilarious and really creative print ads for your enjoyment.

Four Hackers Indicted in $9.5 Million Bank Card Attack

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:50:03 +0000

Four men have been indicted on charges that they hacked into the Atlanta-based bank card processing company RBS WorldPay and used an army of flunkies to steal $9.5 million in cash from ATM machines around the world in a span of hours. The hack involved reverse-engineering PINs for payroll debit card accounts — the holy grail of bank card hacking.

Unboxing the Nokia Booklet 3G

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:40:03 +0000

The Booklet 3G has an aluminum chassis and a 10-inch edge-to-edge glass screen that offers 1280-by-720 resolution. The feature set includes an HDMI port and Bluetooth connectivity. It's impressively slim too.

Top 5 Most Popular Guns -- and Why

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:40:02 +0000

The top 5 most popular guns are explained in this article. Learn about the top 5 most popular guns.

There's a map for that: GPS or smartphone?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:03 +0000

As mobile phones become more powerful and GPS information easier to get, it's getting to the point where we have to wonder if buying a standalone personal navigation device makes sense anymore.

Firefox Turns 5, Will it See 10?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:00:03 +0000

Happy birthday Firefox. Its hard to believe that its been 5 years already. Being the leading web browser that isn't Internet Explorer is commendable; however Google may knock Firefox off its pedestal with Chrome.

Facebook Settles Into New Green San Jose Datacenter

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:40:03 +0000

Facebook has confirmed it is a new tenant at Fortune Data Centers' new San Jose facility, which has just become one of only five LEED-rated data centers in the country.

How Skype Can Quickly and Easily Become a Social Network

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:03 +0000

Because of already established business model Skype doesn’t need to sell advertising, which means that it doesn’t need to infringe on users’ privacy by turning their personal information into a salable commodity for advertisers — in my mind the fundamental flaw of web-based social networks.

Microsoft "COFEE" leaks onto the web.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:06 +0000

Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE) is a forensics tool that fits on a USB drive for the police to use in PC forensics.It's reportedly illegal for unauthorised people to download and use the software. According to the Vole it takes the average bobbie "with even minimal computer experience" less than ten minutes to master the program