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Computers

Startup Leap Motion brings “Minority Report” motion controls to computers

Precision is not quite there yet

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Computers

Google refines searching, adds a “human touch” to results

Knowledge Graph coming, like now

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Senators attack Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin for dodging taxes by renouncing US citizenship

He wants to avoid $67 million tax bill

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Pinterest gains $100 million in funding, bringing e-commerce with the help of Rakuten

Let’s monetize!

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Easy Reader Contest — Verbatim’s New Store ‘n’ Go V3 USB 3.0 Drives

Comment, tweet, win

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Automotive

Increased environmental awareness, high gas prices and a continually slumping economy have combined to make fuel efficient cars are all the rage today. Pictured from top to bottom: the Electric Mitsubishi Miev, Toyota's Plug-in Hybrid Prius; General Motors' gas sipping Chevy Sonic.
Automotive

Fuel efficient car choices for 2012

Save money and the environment with your next car purchase

  • Gas prices rise for 10th straight day
  • 5 things I’ll do to my 2012 Dodge Charger (and 3 I won’t…)
  • New automobile fuel economy standards
  • Avoid winter woes with quick fall auto fix-up tips

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Reviews

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Aiseesoft Studio Best PDF to Word Converter review

it might be the worst…

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Tech Reviews

Class of 2012 grads gadget gift guide

Give that grad one last thrill before the loans come due

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“Spring Cleaning” gadgets gift guide

Clean up and clean out your space with … new stuff!

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IBM creates an app that’s nothing short of math porn

Numbers are sexy

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iPad/iPhone Apps

5Star Emergency Response App Review

For when you are not sure who to call.

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Health and Fitness

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Health and fitness

Turns out caffeine inhalers may not be safe

Surprise!

  • Looking at disease clusters
  • Healthy, green friendly mouthwashes
  • Is Echinacea effective at preventing or treating colds?
  • Report: Asthma rates on the rise

More goodness

Earth and Environment

A key element of the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act now making its way through Congress would allow motorized vehicles and equipment into wilderness areas, undermine 1964’s Wilderness Act which expressly bans motor vehicles on these last wild vestiges of untrammeled American land. (Comstock)
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Discussing the impact of motorized vehicles in wilderness areas

Destroying what you claim to love

  • Coming Soon: Oil drilling on the Arctic Ocean’s outer continental shelf
  • Wanted: Young farmers
  • Are there natural bug repellents?
  • Cuba’s foray into offshore oil drilling

More green issues

How-to Stories

Never leave home without your IT security awareness. (Media credit/NOAA)
How to's

Analysis: Defending yourself from internet crime

Looking at an FBI cybercrime report

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How to's

10 free apps you have to install on your computer

Gotta have ‘em

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How to's

Five things to do before you sign up for cable or Internet service

Buy, yell, lie

Music Tech

Fender has been a staple of the guitar manufacturing world for over 60 years.
Music Tech

Fender files for IPO, plans to raise $200 million

Guitar maker to file Thursday as a means to pay off debt

  • Apogee JAM review — great holdiay gift for musicians
  • TheStage.tv gives everyone an open mic night
  • App allows aspiring Claptons to practice scale patterns

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Gaming News

Diablo III becomes fastest-selling PC game ever

Bugs are slowly going away.

  • Say, would you like to win a collector’s edition of Diablo III? Of course you would
  • Blip: PSN will be down tomorrow. Don’t panic
  • Diablo III review: A fun trip through hell

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