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Gadget news
- Nokia celebrates its users' inventiveness in latest N8 ad (video)
- QNAP pops Intel's 1.8GHz Atom D525 into refreshed Turbo NAS family
- Intel to show off Sandy Bridge at IDF next week, AMD counters with Zacate demo nearby
- Panasonic finally adds Netflix streaming to VIERA Cast equipped 2010 HDTVs & Blu-ray players
- Pink DualShock 3 arriving September 21, who's manly enough to buy one?
- Pentax K-5 DSLR leaks out, leaves us guessing at the specs
- iLoveHandles turns nano iPods into oversized watches
- Kno receives new funding for its humongous dual-screened tablet, still hoping to ship this year
- ViewSonic MB-P702, the color e-reader and HD video player you didn't yet realize you needed
- Keepin' it real fake: the affordable, off-contract Nokia Booklet 3G you've been waiting for, maybe
salon
- Massive blast, fire in San Francisco suburb
- Federal judge says "Don't ask, don't tell" is unconstitutional
- Johns doing just fine without Craigslist
- "The Romantics": A "Big Chill" for this decade?
- My paper of record
- Roundup: Playboy for the blind
- Eating Burger King's roundtable-size Pizza Whopper
- "The Hare With Amber Eyes": A Jewish family's mesmerizing five-generation journey
- The offshore windmill innovation gap
- Thursday link dump: Tattoo Yoo
- Palin endorses gay-baiting, anti-sex Senate candidate
- U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,176
- Terry Jones cancels Quran burning
- Apple as a news censor: No way to run an app store
- How everyone got Orszag and Obama's tax cut positions completely wrong
- Gulf businesses weigh whether to sue or settle
- Park51 financiers express regret over mosque
- The science of good dancing
- Follow us on Twitter for a chance to win
- New report upends "homegrown terror" assumptions
Reuters
- Special Report: Power struggles: charging tomorrow's cars
- Pastor backs off Koran-burning plan for now
- U.S. troops charged with murder of Afghan civilians
- Gas blast near San Francisco kills 1
- Japan PM widens lead in party leadership race
- Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional
- USDA knew of problems at farm behind egg recall: report
- FAA to unveil new pilot fatigue rules: report
- Obama taps Goolsbee as top White House economist
- U.N. goals to slash poverty, hunger achievable: draft
BBC News
- Police force plans 1,400 job cuts
- Connaught sale saves 2,500 jobs
- Pakistan trio set to return home
- Investors bet on prisoner rehab
- Boris Johnson to seek re-election
- Microsoft executive to lead Nokia
- Seeing into space
- Noel Gallagher puts music on hold
- Armagh murder 'a frenzied attack'
- Boxing game to aid health fight
- NZ no-go zones stay amid tremors
- Salmond urges unity on carriers
- Live - Italian GP practice
- Beckham still hopeful on England
- Spears denies sexual harassment
- China demands captain's release
- Lucas to suggest 'MP job share'
- Mother's 'pain' over son's death
- S4C given month to plan finances
- US Koran burning event 'on hold'
Gizmodo
- Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]
- Apple's Ending the Free iPhone 4 Case Program September 30 [Apple]
- Office For Mac 2011 Arriving October 26, Says Amazon [Office]
- Navy Seeking Oxymoronic 'Safer' Bombs With Variable Power [Navy]
- These Guys Really, Really Want Your Used Electronics [Humor]
- Wallpaper Rotator Swaps Android Wallpaper Automatically [Downloads]
- Oh Boy, Those Astronauts Really Have the Best Views [Image Cache]
- Mirror's Edge iPhone Review: Free As A Bird [Review]
- When Is Apple Adding FaceTime Support to Computers? [Rumors]
- World's First HDR Video Makes Me Weep At Its Beauty [Photography]
- Watching DivX Movies With VLC Video Player for iPad [Ipad]
- Airline Wants Flight Attendants to Land Planes In Case of Emergency [Airplanes]
- Spammers Create 57,000 New Websites Every Week [Spam]
- For $894 This iPhone 4 Film Rig Should Include the Phone [Excess]
- Apple's iTunes Spiral Interface Would Put Your Music In Hypnovision [Apple]
- Parallels Desktop 6 For Mac Beefs Up 3D Support and More [Software]
- Learn How to Shoot the Sky Like the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Winners [Photography]
- Why Ride a Bike When You Can Ride a Horse Bike [Bikes]
- How to Catch a Terrorist: Read His Brainwaves [Security]
- Panasonic Adds Netflix To Viera Cast HDTVs and Blu-Ray Players [NetFlix]
Odd Stuff
- Curry sausage maze to teach wurst risks
- Pilots who faked resumes back in the air
- Swiss pioneer shelter for newly separated husbands
- Circus forced to stop live fish regurgitation act
- Farmer's 24 hour milk filling station a hit
- Mystery eye problem at dairy show caused by cow urine
- A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing
- Giant hay bale kills former ELO cellist
- German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids
- Tourist treat - famous toilets
Rolling Stone
- Matador Records Plans Anniversary Box Set
- LFO’s Rich Cronin, 36, Dies After Cancer Battle
- Band of Horses Play Intimate Acoustic Track
- Amy Winehouse Records Quincy Jones Tribute
- Jim Jarmusch Promises Ambitious Stooges Doc
- Exclusive Video: Inside Of Montreal’s Wild New Tour
- Win Tickets to See Gorillaz in NYC
- Leonard Cohen Wrapping World Tour in December
- New Music, Memoirs Planned for Ronnie James Dio
- Disturbed Grab Number One From Katy Perry
- More Top Stories: Eminem, T.I., Matthew Morrison
- Sean Penn Responds to Wyclef Jean’s Cocaine Accusation
- ‘Glee’ Premiere to Include Jay-Z, Gaga, Poison
- Raekwon Discusses New Album, Kanye-Bieber Track
- Kanye Unveils New Track, Offers Song to Taylor Swift
- Hear About the Making of Bob Dylan's 'Absolutely Sweet Marie'
- Kara DioGuardi Exits 'American Idol'
- Duff McKagan Leaves Jane's Addiction
- Greenhornes, Girls Close Out All Tomorrow's Parties
- Sonic Youth, Breeders Rock All Tomorrow's Parties
Espn Sports
- 2010 U.S. Open: Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan win men's doubles final
- IndyCar's new schedule includes Milwaukee Mile
- Villanova Wildcats consider Big East football invitation
- Source: Chicago Bulls discussing Joakim Noah in deal for Carmelo Anthony
- Bill Belichick said there is no other quarterback he'd rather have than Tom Brady
- Dallas Cowboys, Miles Austin agree to six-year, $54M contract extension
- NFLPA president and former Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Kevin Mawae to retire
- Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis: 'No excuses' for New York Jets with Darrelle Revis
- Sources: Former North Carolina defensive back Chris Hawkins at center of NCAA probe
- Saints edge Favre, Vikings to open title defense
- Giants top Pads, within 1 game of West lead
- Sources: Tennessee facing NCAA investigation
- Las Vegas police seek Floyd Mayweather Jr. for questioning in domestic battery case
- U.S. handles Russia; two wins from world title