Comcast subscribers will be able to watch cable programs online at no additional charge! This is part of their new thing called Fancast. Comcast subscribers can authorize up to 3 computers to stream full episodes. I think this is SHNAZZEH!!!!
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Iraqi militants have hacked into America's predator drones. The scarier thing is that they hacked it using $26 software available on the internet. Luckily they are not able to control the drones, but they have seen live feeds potentially alerting them to battle plans and surveillance locations. Anyone else a little freaked out?!?!?! I know I am!!!!
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Rumors are going around of a Google branded Netbook. Techcrunch.com has said that the company is working with at least one other hardware manufacturer on the computer's design. As of now, it is mainly rumors, but it would be interesting to see how it would turn out!!!!!!!!!
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Redbox have its low priced rentals for games now. The games will be available in most of its kiosks.The games will be available for $2 a day! HOW AWESOME!
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Nine Inch Nails is selling their gear from their eBay page. Currently it's mainly guitars and bases, but there are going to be drums, amps, road cases, and more. Check their eBay page and Twitter for updates!
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So much for our country being in a recession. Last Friday, Black Friday, sold 10.7 BILLION dollars worth of merchandise from major retailers. Anyone else think that is INSANE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Another plus.... NO ONE DIED!!!!! Also, sales went up since last year, although it is only 0.5%, its better than nothing!
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Obama has recently admitted that he has never actually Tweeted before! This topic came up when a question was brought up about China's restriction of social networking sites. He said that he had never used Twitter, but he was a huge fan of technology and not restricting internet access.
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UK may have some of the scariest laws against downloading copyrighted material illegally. It would have servers cap users bandwidth if they are caught downloading material such as copyrighted songs or movies multiple times. They can also be fined about the equivalent to about $80,000. THAT'S INSANE!!!!
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The look of this OS owes a lot to Google's Chrome. Guess how much it costs!!! It's FREE!!!!!! It has a 7 second boot time. Most of the information is stored in the massive magical Google place.
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Using technology similar to Google Voice, videos will automatically have subtitles. Users will be able to enable this function with a new button in the bottom right corner. This is a benefit to the hearing impaired, it can also help users understand videos that are in other languages, thanks to the systems ability to translate the subtitle into 51 languages.
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AOL is looking for people to voluntarily be fired from their jobs. They are looking for 2,500 people to leave work. Those that leave voluntarily will get a much better severance package than those that stay and are later laid off.
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In its first week of being out, the Droid made an estimated 250,000 sales. It is the fastest selling Android phone to date. It is the first Verizon smart phone that can be compared to the iPhone.
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Russia has banned the ever-so popular new game Modern Warfare 2, and is recalling all copies from store shelves. Their reasoning, the game is about a conflict between US and Russia and displays one sequence where the player must gun down civilians in a Russian Airport.
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Has Google created a new town? The Town of Argleton appears on Google Earth, but if you zoom in, you will see only an empty field. Is Google playing a joke on us, or is this really a phantom town?
This may be just to stop other programs from using Google's information, because if another program has the town of Argleton, Google will know that they are stealing their information.
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE WORLD?????????? There is now a device that is devoted entirely to Twitter. The Twitter Peek is a slim hand-held device that reads, sends, and replies to Twitter. That's ALL IT DOES!!!!!!! The device will market for $99 plus there will be an $8 monthly subscription fee. As most smart-phones have access to Twitter and they have many other features, WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS SILLY LITTLE DEVICE?????????????? Well i guess we will have to wait and see.
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The upcoming Snow Leopard update has been confirmed to not even allow your PC boot into Mac OS 10 if you install it. If you want your PC to run the latest Mac OS, stay VERY FAR AWAY FROM update 10.6.2!!!!!!! Apple really doesn't like it when you exploit their products!!!!
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We may be able to get unlimited TV on our iTunes for a monthly fee of $30. Sadly, no major TV networks have agreed to having their shows in this fashion. If anyone is going to, it will be Disney. They were the first to have their content be featured on iTunes, and Steve Jobs is their biggest share holder. Apple hopes to launch the service in early 2010!!!!
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Guitar Hero may come out with a version that is played without a console. The new version will be able to stream (be plugged straight into) you television. No word yet on when it may be released, but I will keep you posted!!!
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Next Spring, Universal Orlando will open The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It will be a 20 acre extension of its Islands of Adventure park. The new park will feature Hogwarts Castle, Hogsmead Station, and shops where the visitors can purchase Bertie Botts' Ever Flavored Beans, Chocolate Frogs, and Quidditch equiptment. Interactive attractions will tie into all 7 of the Harry Potter books. <3
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Paranormal activity has been crowned the "New King of Horror". The extremely hyped micro-budgeted film topped Halloween and Saw VI, bringing in almost 8 MILLION dollars more than its competitors during its first weekend. The people who own the rights to the movie are thinking of making a sequel....... I wonder what that can be called..... Even More Paranormal Activity?????
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The Pixi Smart phone has been announced to be released on November 15th exclusively to Sprint costumers. It will retail for $99.00 whole dollars with a contract. The phone will be powered by the same web OS software as the Palm Pre, and features a full QWERTY keyboard in addition to a 2.6 inch multi-touch screen, which is a bit smaller than the Palm Pre.
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PS3 users will be able to use Netflix's Watch Instantly feature to download TV shows and movies. This feature will be available to them sometime this month. The service will require you to pay their $8.99 monthly subscription fee.
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Some of your favorite bands may be coming back to Youtube. Warner Music Group s letting some bands such as Green Day, Metallica, and Knarls Barkley back onto Youtube. 9 months ago all Warner Music Group videos were removed from Youtube.
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Scientists at Berkley University are creating cyborg beetles that they can control remotely! (yeah that's not creepy at all) Personally I think that it is both creepy and AMAZING! Am I the only one that would think it would be awesome if there were a whole bunch of robot beetles flying around and attacking people? Oh wait... yeah... probably!!
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The video game Left4Dead 2 has officially been banned in Australia. The game was deemed too violent for the land down under. The board claims that the game was denied because it features high impact violence and in inappropriate for anyone under the age of 18. Now it is illegal to sell the game anywhere in the country. <3 Bubbles
The house that was entirely made of legos is now no more. It was demolished and it is a very sad day!
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There is a rumored price drop on the Wii. Supposedly it is going to drop to $199.99. This is shown in the Target catalog dated September 27, so if you are looking for a Wii, I recommend that you wait a few more days to buy one. Don't worry it isn't just Target that is dropping their prices, but I am just not certain what other stores are going to participate in this nonsense.
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FIRST: STEVE JOBS IS BACK!!!
iPhones have sold 32 million phones in 2 years
There are currently 75,000 apps on the store
1.8 billion have been downloaded (not including the updates)
App store can now have genius app suggestions
30,000 ringtones are now available on iTunes
iTunes
-now in 23 countries -8.5 billion songs have been sold so far -100,000,000 accounts have been made with credit cards -genius can now play endless song that go together with genius dj -you can make up to 12 genius djs and it is like a dj or a radio station -it has new and improved syncing -you can now select a playlist, artist, or a specific genre to add -you can now sync albums and faces from iPhoto -you can arrange your apps from your iPhone or iPod Touch on your iTunes -you can stream music from the libraries in you house
-you can now copy those songs on up to 5 authorized computers in your house -you can also show the song that aren't on your library and copy them onto your computer -iTunes LP: you can get an old LP that you purchase in back in the day, get linear notes, videos, photos, credits, essays, etc.
iPod
-220,000,000 sold so far
-iPod is now 73.8% of all sales -just over 50% of sales are sales to new customers -fastest selling iPod is the iPod Touch -sold over 20 million iPod Touches have been sold -iPhone OS has 21,178 Game & Entertainment titles
A Norwegian bus driver has adopted what may be the longest nerdy name ever. His name is now Julius Andreas Gimli Arn MacGyver Chewbacka, Highlander Elessar-Jankova. WOW thats a MOUTHFUL!!!! He came up with this by putting together pop-culture names that include a dwarf, a wookie, a mortal, and a crime fighter. Too bad he spelt Chewbacca's name wrong. But he promises to correct it in his next name change.
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Heroes is the most illegally downloaded show on the internet. According to research firm Big Champagne, over 55 MILLION people have illegally downloaded and watched TV drama online. ABC's Lost came in second, while Fox's 24 came in third. Although most the the top ten illegally downloaded shows are on sites like Hulu, most were only recently added, and Hulu isn't available outside the United States.
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Skype is no longer under Ebay! It was purchased by an investor group for 2 BILLION dollars! But in this deal, Ebay lost 1.1 BILLION from the sale. Oh sad day!
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It is confirmed that as of September 25, 2009 iPhones users in the United States will be able to send MMS messages to each other. This means that we will be able to send images and such through texting to other people. OH HAPPY DAY! This will be made possible through an update of the iPhone software through iTunes. But I am so to say, that first generation iPhone users will be unable to have this MMS option.
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A recent study has shown that more males than females write articles on Wikipedia. 7 out of 8 people that update Wikipedia are male, we can all guess, but no one knows entirely why.
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Sony is attempting to have a 3D TV in your livingroom by the end of 2010!
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I just ran a high speed test on my computer, and our DSL speed is supposed to be at 6000 kbps, but it is just being as slow as it could possible be. It is currently at a whopping 15.71 kbps Downloading speed and a 7.37 kbps Uploading!!!! What has happened to our modern technology?!?!?!?!?!?!
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WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?! As many of you know Manny Ramirez was tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. He will not be allowed to play for 50 games. He is the biggest star ever suspended by the MLB. He signed a one season, 25 MILLION dollar contract, but will probably end up losing 7.7 MILLION dollars of it. SUCKS FOR HIM!!!!!!!
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WOW!!! This does fail!!!
We already knew that The White House has a Twitter, but now they also have a Facebook and a Myspace.....WHOOT! WHOOT! This is their bright idea on how to inform the youth on important topics of the news.
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Disney is pairing up with Hulu to stream ABC shows such as Lost and Grey's Anatomy. Hulu is currently owned by NBC Universal News Corp, and Providence Equity Partners, but sources say that Disney will get 30% stake of the site.
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Matthew, or better known as aladdin82 on Youtube, is the creator of the Beyonce FAKE!!! If I Were a Boy Today Show video! He made it purely to show people that it is possible to change vocals with one simple program. Matthew is currently a New Media student at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. This just proves that you can't always believe what you hear on the internet and other places.
Watch this video for more information http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mvwMkiaCb4
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Although there were rumors about the iPhone going to Verizon, there is also a rumor that they will now be pairing up with Microsoft to create a touch screen mobile device, which would run a version of Windows Mobile. The Project code word, Pink, would bring enhanced features not yet available on current Window's mobile devices. But so far there is no information about a release date. Sucks for all those Apple lovers with Verizon (ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! *cries*)
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Although Steve Jobs stepped down from his position with Apple because of his health concerns, Apple CEO announced that they are looking forward to his return. He is said to return at the end of June. It is not clear how he will serve once he returns, but at least he will be back!!!
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If you got stuck buying the HD DVD's right before the blu-rays came out, there is a new system just for you! Warner Bro's is allowing their cover art to be put onto the blu-ray form of the same movie. All you have to do is go to RED2BLU.com, and select the HD DVD's that you want upgraded, each blu-ray costs $4.95 plus shipping and handling, which if you think about it is so much better than being stuck in the past, or buying everything again. Then you send in your HD cover art and you get back brand new blu-ray disks!!!- <3
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Google will be adding similar image searching. Say you are looking for a picture of the Eiffel Tower, and you want it from only one angle and at a certain time of the day, now it is possible! It uses automatic image recognition to find other pictures that look like the one you liked. right now it is only available in Google labs.*sad face*
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