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  The best tech writing of the week, May 13

  By Thomas Houston on May 13, 2012 10:27 am + 15 comments

  We all know the feeling. You're sleepless in the sad hours of the night or stumbling around early on Continue reading…

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  Ashton Kutcher tries on Steve Jobs' signature outfit for new film

  By Laura June on May 12, 2012 01:11 pm + 131 comments

  TMZ has published a series of photos of Ashton Kutcher taken yesterday in Los Angeles. As you can Continue reading…

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  US Postal Service to ban overseas shipments of lithium batteries

  By Evan Rodgers on May 12, 2012 12:47 am + 51 comments

  The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be prohibiting international shipments of devices Continue reading…

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  Deep Blue: 15 years after IBM's supercomputer beat the chess world's champ

  By Bryan Bishop on May 11, 2012 08:10 pm + 14 comments

  On May 11th, 1997, a supercomputer named Deep Blue did what at the time seemed impossible: it Continue reading…

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  'Prometheus' writer Jon Spaihts on science fiction worldbuilding

  By Adi Robertson on May 11, 2012 05:20 pm + 7 comments

  We've been eagerly following Prometheus, the Ridley Scott space epic, so we're glad to see io9 give Continue reading…

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  Unpublished works of modernist James Joyce digitized by National Library of Ireland

  By Evan Rodgers on May 11, 2012 12:44 pm + 3 comments

  The manuscripts of renowned modernist author James Joyce have been made available online by the Continue reading…

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  Offline: Ghost limbs

  By Paul Miller on May 11, 2012 11:49 am + 253 comments

  About a month ago, before I had left the internet, I got an offer for my iPhone and I bit. Continue reading…

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  Jean-Luc Godard will produce new film, 'Adieu au Langage,' in 3D

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 11, 2012 08:48 am + 2 comments

  Jean-Luc Godard, the legendary French director of À bout de souffle, La Chinoise, and Bande à part Continue reading…

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  Mobile devices account for nearly 10 percent of internet traffic, according to StatCounter

  By Sean Hollister on May 11, 2012 02:50 am + 1 comments

  On April 7th, web analytics firm StatCounter recorded a milestone event: for the very first time, Continue reading…

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  Social Jukebox makes a physical connection to Spotify

  By Sam Byford on May 11, 2012 12:42 am + 4 comments

  Unless you're a big fan of Zune Wi-Fi functionality, one of the things that's been somewhat lost in Continue reading…