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Your Future Web Life

jeremytoday — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:33:53 EDT

Feel overwhelmed by the firehose of data that the Internet delivers to your personal computer every day?

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Internet connectivity connection devices portable Web future

Games consoles 'not green enough'

jeremytoday — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:26:45 EDT

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are not doing enough to eliminate potentially harmful chemicals and metals from their games consoles, Greenpeace has said.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Greenpeace games consoles electronic waste green

Euro edges higher against dollar

JessicaLaurie — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:25:18 EDT

The euro was higher in European trading Tuesday after a report showed that German produce prices rose more than expected in April because of higher energy costs.

Channel: Money Tags: euro money business

Texting doesn't threaten conventional language, study says

pagey — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:59:55 EDT

OMG! I've got the best news 4 U! Instant-messaging your BFFs SO doesn't erode language!

Channel: Family Tags: texting erode threaten conventional language

Buyers' sudden demand for fuel efficiency bad for Detroit

pagey — Mon, 26 May 2008 06:03:08 EDT

Car buyers finally believe $4 gas is here to stay. The Big Three is scrambling to respond to demand for better fuel efficiency...and it will cost them.

Channel: Autos Tags: gas fuel bad Detroit fuel effciency demand

Gas guzzler graveyard

pagey — Mon, 26 May 2008 06:05:21 EDT

High pump prices are hitting big SUVs hard and shrinking their numbers. Here's a look at a few former kings of the road

Channel: Autos Tags: gas guzzler fuel graveyard high prices

6 ways you're wasting gas

pagey — Mon, 26 May 2008 06:07:08 EDT

It's not easy to break bad driving habits, but if you don't, the money you lose on gas could wind up breaking your bank.

Channel: Autos Tags: gas fuel wasting saving tips auto cars

Mobile Browser Skyfire Gets $13 Million in Series B Funding

TheAttacks — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:09:06 EDT

Skyfire Labs Inc has announced $13 million in funding in a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and including previous investors Matrix Partners and Trinity Ventures (insert Matrix-related joke here).

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: skyfire funding

Rove on Scotty: Out of the Loop

tehranchik — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:22:40 EDT

Let me get this straight: Karl Rove's defense against Scotty's accusations -- and presumably the White House's own initial defense against Scotty's accusations -- is that Scotty was persona non grata? That the White House Press Secretary -- the guy in charge of communicating to the world on behalf of the president and his staff -- was living in

Channel: Politics Tags: Rove Scotty defense bubble

Pentagon Shill Returns to CNN to Talk About Iran

tehranchik — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:27:02 EDT

Brig. Gen. David L. Grange doesn't wear a star on his shoulder much since his retirement in 1999. But he's on the list of retired officers the Pentagon has cultivated in an effort to influence domestic news coverage of military matters.

Channel: Politics Tags: Pentagon shill Iran Grange Dobbs

Messaging without barriers

TheAttacks — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:04:46 EDT

Millions of people exchange electronic messages every day, but users of different systems often can't reach each other. New European research promises to put them all in touch.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: COMET COnverged MEssaging Technology messaging

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zrankovic — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:21:58 EDT

Interesting and unusual kitchen! Very weird!

Channel: Art & Design Tags: bizarre kitchen weird kitchen interesting unusual

Global Property News

Angelicat — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:03:01 EDT

In Portugal, a top ten destination for UK property investment, development and inquiries continue at a steady pace, but British partcipation has slowed since September. The Times reports that British investors and individual buyers are "waiting longer before they take the plunge". But this has not stopped Portugese development.

Channel: Real Estate Tags: portugal real estate italian real estate caribbean real estate global real estate market connaught

150 Funniest Resume Mistakes, Bloopers and Blunders

robb02 — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:22:52 EDT

Some of the funniest mistakes people make when creating a Resume.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: funny humor business resume fail

Via's OpenBook initiative fails at actually being open

TheAttacks — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:47:43 EDT

Despite VIA's claim that the files will be available under an open license, however, we discovered that the terms of use are in fact quite restrictive and appear to be fundamentally incompatible with the CC-AS license.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: via openbook Creative commons