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Getting the timing wrong on a pricey tech purchase can be maddening. Buying a gadget only to have the new model come out a few weeks later seems so unfair. So we're going to give you an up-to-date look at what technology is and isn't ripe for the picking.
Read More »from What Not to Buy NowWhen you first got your computer, you practically flew around the Internet. But if loading websites now takes forever, some simple housekeeping can help you speed up your browsing. So let's roll up our sleeves and get going.
Read More »from Surprising Tools That Slow Down BrowsingThere are well over 500,000 apps to choose from: some are amazing, some stink. And some of them are so downright dumb that their real value comes from the joy of laughing at their stupidity. With so many apps on the market, we are making a call: what is the DUMBEST APP EVER?
Read More »from Dumbest App EverWe lose our keys, we lose our wallets, but more than anything these days, we lose our cell phones. So in this article we'll tell you the tracking apps to install while you still have your phone. And worst case, we'll tell you how to track a phone after it's lost even if you've done nothing in advance.
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- Girl With Overgrown Tongue Smiling
Two-year-old Olivia Gillies was born with a potentially life-threatening condition that caused her tongue to grow uncontrollably. Now, after her third surgery, she can finally smile, and doctors believe the dangerous symptom of her condition is under control. Gillies was born with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, a genetic...
- Here's a Secret Email That Might Prove FedEx Has Been Screwing Us for Years
Delivery specialist FedEx has been accused of "systematically" overcharging its business and government clients for nearly a decade, and an internal company message may be the smoking gun to prove it. The email from a FedEx sales executive was unsealed this week as part of a lawsuit against the company claiming that they overcharged for millions of packages over "many years." According to Bloomberg, the email seems to make the whole case pretty cut and dried.
- Family Ties: Michigan Triplets All in Jail
Family reunions can make for enjoyable get-togethers, but not the one the Shivers triplets may soon be having: The three brothers are all in jail in Michigan. Two of the 21-year-old brothers – Deshawn and Juronn – were recently convicted of unarmed robbery by a...
- The North Korean Anchorwoman Who Unveiled the Rocket Launch Is Amazing
If you're looking for some good news out of this North Korean rocket launch — aside from the new details that it might not have been totally successful — may we introduce you to the over-enthusiastic North Korean newswoman who first announced it? Seriously, watch this:
- Pig weighing nearly 300 pounds found in wrecked car
A pig weighing nearly 300 pounds was discovered in the back of a wrecked car in Youngstown, Ohio. The car, a Nissan Cube, was totaled, but Penelope the pig was unscathed. If pigs could talk, Penelope would tell quite a story. The car, which belongs to Wendy Thrasher, Penelope's owner, was apparently stolen while Thrasher [...]
- Far from the Shire, a Hobbit house in Pa. country
Worlds away from the Shire, a stone cottage tucked into the Pennsylvania countryside would make Bilbo Baggins feel like he was back home with his Hobbit friends in Middle-earth.
- Wife Of 14 Years Learns Man Still Carries Torch For Another
DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 14 years to a man who had two failed marriages. I never felt insecure in my married life until I read his answers to a Yahoo Answers poll that asked, "Do you dream about the one that got away?" and, "Have you found the love of your life?"My husband responded that he thinks about her very often, especially on her birthday and Valentine's Day. To the other question he replied he had found the love of his life, but the relationship had ended in divorce, which he admitted was his fault.I know he was talking about his first wife. I feel so sad and insecure. ...
- Texas man accused of carving pentagram into son
A North Texas man carved a large pentagram into his 6-year-old son's back Wednesday, telling a 911 dispatcher that he did it because "it's a holy day," police said.
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