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Airport Screener Accused of Electronics Theft

Pythias Brown, a baggage screener at Newark Liberty International Airport, is currently accused of stealing electronic gadgets from the luggage of passengers. The theft lasted for more than a year and...

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Google Facing Image Search Restrictions

Google is currently appealing 2 court decisions that could prohibit it, as well as other search engines in Germany, from displaying images in its search results. Last month, the Hamburg district court...

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Appreciation for Wireless Technology

We all have experienced for years the wired tangle of cables and wires that enabled many of the devices used in our modern lives. Wireless technology has improved that and allowed for the introduction...

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UK government Invloved in Buying Cell Phones

Every person who purchases a cell phone will be forced to register their personal identity as part of a national database, according to a British government plan to extend the powers of state...

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Qwitter for Twitter

There is a new website called Qwitter, which offers a service for users to find out when their twitter buddies stop following. Everyone on Twitter loses some followers from time to time. The reasons...

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Build Your Own Wiki

Wiki (what I know is) sites have become commonplace since the introduction of web 2.0 to the Internet. Wikis allow users to add useful content from their own knowledge to the sites, creating a higher...

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Kill an Avatar, Get Punished

Take note, anyone who likes to play MMO games. A 43 year old Japanese woman has been arrested because she “killed” her online virtual husband, while playing the MMO game Maple Story. The woman told...

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The 1000 MPH Car

11 years have passed since the Andy Green, a Royal Air Force pilot, achieved the land speed record of 763 mph. This is an ongoing speed-breaking tradition starting in the 1920′s and Green will be...

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Modernizing the Traditional Office Space

Just imagine going to work in the future, where the workstations have a built-in treadmill. Workplace technology has evolved significantly in recent times. The introduction of laptops, Wifi, and...

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Google Flooded with Great Ideas

Google has recently announced a $10 million project for the most beneficial, world changing ideas, which subsequently generated 150,000 online submissions. The deadline for the project was Monday and...

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LinkedIn Offering External Apps

LinkedIn is now trying to provide a site that is somewhat lighter by offering applicatons that are created by other companies. 8 such external programs debuted on Wednesday. By using these, linkedIn...

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NetFlix And Tivo Partner-Up

In some interesting movie/television news, online DVD subscription experts Netflix have now teamed up with DVR provider Tivo in what is being considered a very important partnership deal for the...

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3-D On The Rise

I certainly remember my first 3-D flick, well not the flick itself so much, but more so the overall 3-D experience. I clearly recall being opposed the funny glasses, you know, for hygiene reasons...

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Firms Battling Information Overload

Due to the growth of emails, instant messaging, and cell phones, multiple surveys have described that work productivity has been negatively affected. It may appear ironic but some of the corporations...

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A New Blackberry To Drool Over

Today is the day that all you Blackberry fans will be able to visit a store and enjoy a first hand-look (and purchase, if you’re so inclined) of the Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220, Research In Motion’s...

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Tesla in Trouble but Still Going

Tesla Motors, an electric sports car manufacturer has been facing some tough times lately. In October the company announced layoffs, an executive position dismissal, its Detroit office closed, and a...

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$1B Intel Secrets Stolen Allegedly by Ex-Employee

A former Intel engineer has been charged with theft of trade secrets valued at $1 billion from the company while working for its competitor AMD. Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts alleged that...

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Xbox ‘ultimate’ Experience Available Soon

Microsoft will be offering its Xbox customers an early holiday treat starting November 19th. The Xbox 360 owners will have the opportunity to upgrade their dashboard with a conversion called the New...

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Wikipedia Needs $6 Million

The not for profit organization that is running Wikipedia has launched its annual appeal for donations. This year, the amount sought is $6 million to cover the volunteer-enabled website costs. This is...

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Introducing Spray-On Solar Cells

Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested, to power microscopic machines. Xiaomei Jiang of the University of South Florida and her colleagues were looking to power a...

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