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Wael Ghonim

Egypt cyber activist kissed soldiers on release

Released after 12 days in custody, Egyptian cyber activist Wael Ghonim kissed the soldiers who had kept him blindfolded and given him the occasional beating.

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Nokia

 

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Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Friday it was slashing jobs and joining forces with US giant Microsoft in a major strategy shake-up that left investors disappointed.
 
 

From the Blogs

 

"Engage!" - Bioware developer proposes via Minecraft (video)

One Bioware developer proposed to another Bioware developer through the world-building beta Minecraft. Here's the video, which pretty much needed ...

 

Guitar Hero: Why the death of an originator isn't entirely bad

Roland Barthes once said: "The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition... always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but...

 

Massive Piracy: Ben raids Matt's Facebook for weird jpegs

Co-conspirator Matt Jones collects funny jpgs and posts them to Facebook all the bloody time . Many are video game-related. I've decided to raid his...

 

Best of YouTube

 

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Best of YouTube: Week of February 14, 2011

Here's a look at the latest videos making the rounds on YouTube this week.

 
 

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Gizmos & Gadgets

 

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Samsung launches bigger Galaxy Tab

South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung presented Sunday a new version of its tablet computer with a larger screen of 10.1 inches, four months after launching its first Galaxy Tab.

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China Computers

Rivals say Facebook could be tough sell in China

Facebook may be eyeing a move into mainland China, but web firms there cast doubt on whether the social networking giant can tap the monster market -- assuming authorities lift a ban on the site.

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Fossil

Fossil find in Ontario quarry points to protein that aids in preservation

The discovery of a near-perfect 417-million-year-old fossil of a scorpion-like creature in a Canadian quarry has revealed how adaptations in the armourlike "exoskeletons" of primitive organisms first allowed for their excellent preservation in stone and began giving science its rich record of animal evolution.

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Mars Mission

Experiment volunteers 'walk on Mars'

Two volunteers cut off from the rest world for eight months stepped out on a mock-up of Mars on Monday, reaching the dramatic half-way point of their experimental "voyage" to the Red Planet.

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Blogs

 

Bits and Bytes

This blog is a safe haven for people attending Internet Addicts...


 

Dark Matter

Let's skip the heavy lifting in science. Dark Matter takes you...


 

Digital Life

The Vancouver Sun's Gillian Shaw and her take on the latest ...


 

Technocité

Roberto Rocha started this blog to keep geeks in the know of...


 

Button Mash

Ben Gelinas and friends leap headlong into the world of video...


 

Bits and Bytes

This blog is a safe haven for people attending Internet Addicts...


 
 

Gaming

 
 

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson dance moves hit Kinect in April

Ubisoft on Thursday announced an April 12 release date for a Michael Jackson video game that challenges Xbox 360 players to dance like the King of Pop.


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Just Dance

Millions take to floor in ‘Just Dance’ videogame

Ubisoft on Tuesday announced that it had sold more than five million copies of the latest version of a "Just Dance" video game tailored for play on Nintendo’s motion-sensing Wii consoles.


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