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  Facebook paints 42-foot QR code on roof of company headquarters

  By Sam Byford on March 27, 2012 07:19 am + 13 comments

  QR codes may be fiddly and useless at the best of times, but that doesn't mean there's no room to Continue reading…

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  Voodoo PC founder loves Razer, thinks it could 'ignite the PC industry'

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 26, 2012 08:56 pm + 15 comments

  We like the Razer Blade, but evidently not as much as Rahul Sood. The gaming laptop evidently left Continue reading…

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  Apple erases another few galaxies for Mountain Lion wallpaper

  By Ellis Hamburger on March 26, 2012 04:12 pm + 47 comments

  As is customary with each new version of OS X, Apple created several eye-popping new wallpapers for Continue reading…

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  Venus to be visible in daylight at 4PM local time today

  By T.C. Sottek on March 26, 2012 03:31 pm + 21 comments

  If you'd like to catch a glimpse of the second planet from the Sun with your own naturally grown Continue reading…

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  Boot into Com Truise's DOS-inspired music video

  By Adi Robertson on March 26, 2012 09:48 am + 12 comments

  Com Truise's retro music videos are sneaking closer and closer to the present day. Last year, we got Continue reading…

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  American households purchased boomboxes faster than any other gadget in past 50 years

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 24, 2012 07:05 pm + 14 comments

  What piece of consumer electronics took root in American households faster than any other? According Continue reading…

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  'Frustro' typeface applies the Penrose impossible triangle concept to words

  By Chris Welch on March 23, 2012 04:48 pm + 15 comments

  In case you weren't aware, our logo here at The Verge is partly influenced by the Penrose triangle, Continue reading…

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  Chinese bloggers use 'carrot' and 'Teletubbies' codenames to evade censors

  By Adi Robertson on March 23, 2012 10:28 am + 10 comments

  As the Chinese government cracks down on popular blogging platforms like Sina Weibo by censoring Continue reading…

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  'Screenshots of Despair': terrifying messages from everyday software

  By Sam Byford on March 23, 2012 06:19 am + 9 comments

  The main purpose of software is its functionality, we know, but sometimes it's difficult to remember Continue reading…

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  National Geographic reveals the first images of the complete Titanic wreckage site

  By Bryan Bishop on March 23, 2012 04:37 am + 5 comments

  The RMS Titanic has been a point of cultural fascination since the ship first sank 100 years ago. Continue reading…