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Capitalizing on the wave of hysteria post-”a dingo took my baby!,” second-hand hard drives are shown as dangerous as Australia itself. Let’s face it, any advert from the ’80s is always going to crack a smile. More » Gizmodo
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Nowadays, the smooth functioning of a business has much to do with its telecommunications, which is why companies are implementing reliable telecom OSS to aid in their day-to-day business operations. This software is important in managing expenses and costs, as well as the budgeting of company expenditures. In the end, the business is able...
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When Lee de Forest accidentally created the first electronic audio amplifier—the Audion—he “inaugurated the age of electronics.” You can learn about it in this excerpt from Nicholas Carr’s book What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. More » Gizmodo
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When it comes to undesired noises, silencing guns is the same thing as silencing incessant yammerers. It all comes down to dealing with hot gas. More » Gizmodo
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Earlier this week we covered new details about the Chrome Web Store, an ‘App Store for the web’ that Google first announced at its I/O conference in May. Now Google is giving developers their first taste of what they can expect from the new marketplace: the Chrome Web Store has launched in a...
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In an odd bit of timing, news is breaking that former United States Senator Ted Stevens was on board a plane that crashed in his native Alaska last night. A former aide stated earlier that Stevens passed away in the crash, but Stevens’ family has yet to comment. Stevens was the longest-serving Republican senator...
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China may overtake Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy this year. On its heels is India, and countries such as Brazil and Russia are not far behind. What does this mean for entrepreneurs? That, increasingly, the big opportunities lie outside the U.S.  Most people aren’t aware of another advantage in emerging markets: you...
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I don’t know what your idea the perfect speaker system is, but for me it’s a cross between a alphorn and a vuvuzela, gigantic and squished. Oh, and not safe to stand near. Good thing there’s the Pnoe. More » Gizmodo
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How is it possible that Emma Stone is even more adorable when she’s looking for creative ways to kill and… uh… dismember you? That’s a special kind of talent, I guess. More » Gizmodo
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When Opera Software last week released the final version of its Opera browser (version 10.60), it titled its press release ‘What is faster than the fastest?’. The company touts other features, like built-in geolocation and webM support, as well but not nearly as much as it boasts about its browser’s speed. By doing so, the...
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