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U.S. ISPs Agree to “Six Strikes” Rule for Pirates

Torrenters beware!  Major U.S. ISPs have agreed to a “six strikes” rule for people who share copyrighted material online.

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Microsoft Unveils Web App that Seamlessly Maps US and Western Europe

If you thought Google Street View or Google Earth was the ultimate way to see the world sitting at your desk, you should check out Microsoft’s new web app.

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Pay With Sound thanks to Zoosh

Leave your wallet at home, you won’t need it anymore. Naratte, a company based out of Sunnyvale, California, has found a way to pay for things through a small app. The best part is, no expensive chip is needed, and any device with mp3 playback can do it. That is …

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An Acoustic Cloaking Device

Harry Potter fans rejoice, because even though scientists have not found a way to make an invisibility cloak, they are certainly working on it. Through their trials and tribulations, a technique has been found to cloak objects from incoming sound waves.

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Spotify Finally Landing in US in Mid-July?

It seems as though the move of Spotify to US shores has literally taken years to finalize.  Now it appears that not only is the launch coming, it is a mere few weeks away.

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QR Coins: Currency for the Future

Coin collecting has always taken aim for the elderly crowd. It’s a hobby that doesn’t take too much effort, fairly easy to maintain and can really pay off in the long run. However, the Royal Dutch Mint is out to bring the future to their currency. For the first time …

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Lulzsec: Could This Cyber War Affect the World As We Know It?

With groups like Anonymous and WikiLeaks trying to dethrone big government, hackers around the world are uniting to fight for their cause. What exactly is their cause, and who is Lulzsec?

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Netflix Streaming and Website Went Down

There have been many complaints and Tweets from Neflix users stating about Netflix service and site being down. While it has been showing up for most since, it has not been mentioned to be 100% back just yet.

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Active 3D Technology by Crunchfish Demonstrated on a Samsung Nexus S

Crunchfish has just presented a brand new Active 3D controlling mechanism for smartphones and tablets where users can interact and control objects on their screen with hand gesture technology only.

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DeepShot Syncs Web Apps Between Desktop & Mobile Devices

We are always looking for ways to work on multiple projects on several different devices.  One new app would allow you to sync running apps from the desktop to a mobile device in the time it takes to snap a photo.