Monthly Archives: June 2011

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The FBI Just Gave Itself Permission to Follow You and Go through Your Trash

  The easiest way to change the rules that apply to you is to just rewrite them yourself. So the FBIs done exactly that, the NYT reports, self-releasing a new edition of its rulebook. Lets dig through some garbage, Fed … Continue reading

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Spanish Police: Three Arrested in PSN Hack Attacks

Spanish police this morning say they have arrested three involved in the hacking of Sony’s Playstation Network, which lead to Sony shutting down the Playstation 3’s network for a month, locking nearly 80 million gamers out of playing online. All … Continue reading

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IATA’s Checkpoint of the Future uses biometric IDs to separate do-gooders from terrorists (video) — Engadget

This, ladies and gentlemen, could be your Checkpoint of the Future — a new airport security prototype that promises to move away “from a system that looks for bad objects, to one that can find bad people.” Unveiled at the … Continue reading

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Apple iOS 5: Day two

  After two days of use with Apple’s brand new iOS 5 on both an iPhone 4 and iPad 2, I can confidently say that iOS 5 has not only added much-needed features and enhancements, but has pushed Apple’s mobile … Continue reading

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Apple iOS 5 hands-on preview — Engadget

iOS 5 won’t be ready for the masses until this Fall, but lucky developers — and eager tech bloggers — are able to get in on the action right now. We just got done downloading the 730MB BETA, and have … Continue reading

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iTunes (in the Cloud) 10.3 beta available for download, we go hands-on — Engadget

If you live in the US or Canada then the iTunes 10.3 beta is ready to rumble on your PC or Mac. Automatic downloads and access to your purchase history is limited to iOS 4.3.3 users on the iPhone 3GS, … Continue reading

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Apple iOS 5 iPhone / iPad 2 hands-on!

We just loaded up Apple’s brand new iOS 5 on our iPhone and iPad 2, and man… we’ve been waiting a while for this stuff. For starters, notifications with Notification Center are so, so necessary, and while we haven’t lived … Continue reading

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Next-gen PSP gets named, priced: ‘PlayStation Vita’ will start at $249

Those of you who tuned in to our live coverage yesterday know all about the new details surrounding Sony’s next-generation handheld gaming console, but for those unfortunate souls who missed it, here are the highlights: Sony announced on Monday that … Continue reading

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What Sugar Actually Does to Your Brain and Body

  We consume an enormous amount of sugar, whether consciously or not, but it’s a largely misunderstood substance. There are different kinds and different ways your body processes them all. Some consider it poison and others believe it’s the sweetest … Continue reading

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