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  The history behind Apple's looming battle over Google Maps

  By Amar Toor on June 5, 2012 01:30 am + 147 comments

  The Wall Street Journal has weighed in on the brewing battle for mobile map supremacy, independently Continue reading…

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  Self-sufficient architectural installation Phototropia lights up and moves by itself

  By Kimber Streams on June 4, 2012 12:05 pm + 5 comments

  Phototropia is a solar-powered architectural installation made of "smart materials" that move and Continue reading…

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  NASA space shuttle replica Explorer takes a scenic boat ride to Houston

  By Justin Rubio on June 4, 2012 11:30 am + 4 comments

  The Explorer may have never lifted off into the into the skies like so many other space shuttles Continue reading…

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  First issue of Wired issued as iPad app, along with 12,000-word oral history

  By Laura June on June 4, 2012 12:36 am + 14 comments

  The first issue of Wired arrived in January of 1993, with famed writer and futurist Bruce Sterling Continue reading…

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  Watch This: PBS 'Off Book' series looks at Reddit

  By Evan Rodgers on June 3, 2012 06:43 pm + 15 comments

  There is a new episode in the PBS Off Book series about the famous content aggregator, Reddit. The Continue reading…

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  It looks like you're reading a webpage - would you like help with that?

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 2, 2012 07:23 am + 27 comments

  Web developer Smore has created a JavaScript version of the infamous Microsoft Agent, aka Clippy and Continue reading…

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  Dial-up modem sounds analyzed and explained

  By Kimber Streams on June 1, 2012 05:27 pm + 21 comments

  It's always a shock to realize that current and future generations may never know the joy of playing Continue reading…

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  Online translation's Cold War roots

  By Kimber Streams on June 1, 2012 11:54 am + 4 comments

  Familiar language translation services like Google Translate, Babelfish, and Bing Translator can be Continue reading…

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  Watch this: a documentary about culture and code shot on the Kinect

  By Ben Popper on May 31, 2012 07:54 pm + 10 comments

  We wrote a few weeks back about the amazing artwork being done by the team at RGB+D. These Continue reading…

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  HyperCard, precursor to the internet as we know it, turns 25

  By Kimber Streams on May 31, 2012 01:28 pm + 19 comments

  In preparation for HyperCard's 25th birthday this August, Matthew Lasar over at Ars Technica has a Continue reading…