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  Will the ailing Ain't It Cool News have a second act?

  By Adi Robertson on April 1, 2013 09:31 am + 26 comments

  In 1996, film obsessive Harry Knowles launched Ain't It Cool News, a site that helped define Continue reading…

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  Previously redacted documents reveal huge flaws in ankle monitors used to track felons

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 1, 2013 06:57 am + 9 comments

  Back in 2011, California discovered that the GPS anklets that track the movement of sex offenders Continue reading…

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  Achievement unlocked: what UI designers could learn from videogames

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 31, 2013 11:15 am + 37 comments

  Using a new TV, smartphone, or computer for the first time can be a disorienting experience for a Continue reading…

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  The 'Prince of Spam' linked to the biggest DDoS attack in history

  By Sam Byford on March 30, 2013 10:22 pm + 10 comments

  The exact identity of the attackers behind last week's record-breaking DDoS attack on European Continue reading…

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  The Harlem Shake and the corporate interests that fueled it

  By Amar Toor on March 30, 2013 09:12 am + 15 comments

  When the Harlem Shake exploded into a cultural phenomenon earlier this year, many saw it as yet Continue reading…

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  Dissecting the droning 'Inception' bass note and the modern movie trailer

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 29, 2013 10:55 pm + 25 comments

  You know the sound. The booming duuhhnnn from 2010’s Inception has found its way into practically Continue reading…

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  The erratic behavior of repeat cyber attackers

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 29, 2013 04:22 pm + 12 comments

  For two hours yesterday, the website of American Express was unavailable. The company had become the Continue reading…

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  Mapping the arctic with Google Street View

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 29, 2013 02:41 pm + 10 comments

  Google has been showcasing its Trekker Street View backpack's abilities with imagery from exotic Continue reading…

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  California summer camp helps tech addicts unplug and power down

  By Amar Toor on March 29, 2013 08:15 am + 14 comments

  This June, an Oakland-based company called Digital Detox will hold a retreat designed to help Continue reading…

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  A tale of two cities: destroying Sims' lives in the pursuit of oil

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 29, 2013 06:24 am + 34 comments

  When architecture critic Justin Davidson started playing Sim City, he had dreams of building a Continue reading…