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W3C says WebKit's dominance is damaging the web

By Jamie Keene on February 10, 2012 09:08 am + 135 comments

The current dominance of Google Chrome and Apple's Safari browser is damaging the standards of the Continue reading…
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Nanoshell research brings the promise of more efficient photovoltaics

By Aaron Souppouris on February 10, 2012 08:12 am + 4 comments

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new technology that promises to increase the Continue reading…
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Droid 4 now on sale at Verizon for $199.99, or $99.99 from Amazon Wireless

By Jamie Keene on February 10, 2012 07:52 am + 10 comments

The day's finally here. Following its announcement last month, and our first glimpse of it at CES, Continue reading…
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The portable Pirate Bay: 1.64 million torrents in just 90 megabytes

By Jamie Keene on February 10, 2012 07:34 am + 49 comments

A user of The Pirate Bay has demonstrated how efficient the use of magnet links is for the site. Continue reading…
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Jury invalidates key Eolas web patents in trial involving Amazon and Google

By Tom Warren on February 10, 2012 07:05 am + 14 comments

Amazon and Google are among a number of companies that won a crucial web patent verdict against Continue reading…
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Phones4U launches convoluted six-month phone upgrade plan in UK

By Tom Warren on February 10, 2012 06:18 am + 29 comments

British phone retailer Phones4U unveiled a new six-month upgrade plan today designed for Brits who Continue reading…
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World Press Photo presents Samuel Aranda with photo of the year award

By Jamie Keene on February 10, 2012 06:02 am + 8 comments

Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda has won the World Press Photo photo of the year award for his Continue reading…
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Bill Gates' DONKEY.BAS for IBM PC remade for iPhone and iPad

By Ryan Heise on February 10, 2012 05:41 am + 25 comments

If you were shocked when Microsoft released Kinectimals for iOS last December, here's another App Continue reading…
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Alan Moore, V for Vendetta author, on the Anonymous movement

By Vlad Savov on February 10, 2012 05:31 am + 31 comments

You'll need to have lived in a dystopian, totalitarian society over the past few years not to have Continue reading…
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Replica Portal Gun goes up for pre-order in Japan

By Aaron Souppouris on February 10, 2012 05:24 am + 11 comments

Here's one for fans of Valve's Portal series — a "full-sized" model of Aperture Science's Handheld Continue reading…