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Poor factory conditions… is there an app for that?

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It seems (if you can believe it) that some Apple-associated factories in China are subject to less-than-ideal standards. Discrimination, environmental unfriendliness, and even a dash of underage workers. Well, I may just go return my MacBook right now!

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Video: Cheech & Chong “Tron for it”

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If you haven’t been watching Mean Mag’s Cinemash series then you’re doing it wrong. Cheech and Chong + Tron = Amazing. Kind of NSFW and don’t watch with the kids. Thanks for reminding me about this, KLash!

Boot Linux in the blink of an eye

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I’m not overly fussy about how long it takes my computer to boot. Some people are. Some people also trainspot. Whatever. Anyway, there’s been a lot of hooplah about making Linux boot faster and faster.

New owners for Netflix: Amazon? Microsoft? Who will it be?

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Section: Video, DVD/DVR/Blu-ray, Video Providers, Web, Downloads, Websites, Online Music/VideoThe ‘net is currently all abuzz with speculation as to who might be the proud new papa to internet movie rental giant, Netflix. We’re hearing Amazon being tossed about left and right as a...

Make a drive work for both OS X and Windows

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Sometimes, you have to move files between platforms. And whether you’re a Mac user or a PC user, that day will come when you have to set up a drive so you can store files from both, which isn’t as hard as one might think. In fact, it’s quite easy.

Google Android, now on your computer

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It’s not exactly the full Android experience, but if you’re wondering what it might be like to run the mobile OS on a computer about the size and speed of… well, the one you’re reading this on, then these guys have something for you. A disc image, to be specific.

Things Marketers Love: The Same Things that Designers Love?

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THINGS MARKETING PEOPLE LOVE suffers from something that (some) marketing people love: Me-Too-ism. It's been a funny and provocative Internet-meme while it lasted, and we hope this is its last gasp, while it's still chortly and the embarassed feeling that we've seen a LOT of this is just on the...

New maps for Halo Wars coming July 21st

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Ensemble Studio’s Halo Wars has been out for about five months now, and in what has become the normal practice for RTS games, it’s time for some downloadable content. It’s not a full blown expansion, but rather a series of maps of various difficulties and sizes.

Hands on with TuneWiki for iPhone

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Filed under: iPod Family, Software, Reviews, iPhone, iPod touchYesterday I downloaded a copy of TuneWiki, the new free iPhone application that lets you listen to streaming radio and your personal media collection while displaying lyrics.

Proposed military robot would refuel by eating human bodies. What could possibly go wrong?

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Those of you who follow the Robocalypse tag know that I find the rise of machine-based warfare and biomimetic freakery… troubling. Well, it just got a lot more so.

One More Day

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My doctor’s appointment isn’t until tomorrow, so I have one more day of pain medication to get through. I tried going without this afternoon and it wasn’t pretty, so we’re all stuck with me being stupid but pain-free for a while yet. Sorry!

Shields Up!: Global cyberattack investigation leads to…Miami?

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Section: Computers, Security, Features, OriginalsWhen a large scale cyberattack began hitting the United States and South Korea over the July 4th weekend, the accusations and speculation regarding who was to blame began flying. South Korea insisted North Korea must be to blame. The U.S....

Apple posts beta 2 for iPhone OS 3.1

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Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone, SDKAre you an iPhone dev? If so, head on over to Apple's iPhone Developer Center and download the latest 3.1 beta.

Military-grade wrist keyboard built for fighting and Twittering

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TwitterSoldier69: What a day! Glad it’s almost lunch! Need to reload machine gun later! Mondays, blah! The iKey AK-39 may just be the most intimidating keyboard ever. Well, maybe not but it does look pretty cool for a keyboard.

Mac 101: iCal calendar subscriptions

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Filed under: Productivity, Tips and tricks, Mac 101iCal has always been an elegant program. Though it has a "subscribe" function for public calendars, it hasn't always played nicely with other devices and other calendars.

DDoS attacks on US and S. Korea came from U.K.

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Section: Computers, Security Although many previously thought that the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks last week originated in North Korea, the latest reports indicate that the source was actually the United Kingdom.

PC Sales to Suffer First Decline in Eight Years

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PC sales worldwide is expected to fall 4 percent this year as businesses cut back on IT spending and consumers, as they move towards more mobile devices, buy fewer desktops says research firm iSuppli. And not since the dot-com bust of 2001 are PC sales expected to be so slow, says the firm.

CrunchDeals: 2TB Acer easyStore WHS for $399

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Quick, you wanna buy this Acer easyStore before the deal expires. Newegg is throwing in an extra 1TB drive for the price of nothing. That means you get a 2TB WHS for only $399. Awesome! This deal requires that you actually install the drive yourself, but the easyStore is simple to work on.

Finally: Time-release caffeine capsules

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If you find that the arduous task of keeping yourself sufficiently caffeinated all day long has gotten to be too much for you to handle, help is in sight.

Pandora teams up with record labels: Wants regular radio to pay music fees too

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The enemy of my enemy, right? Pandora, the Internet darling that lets users stream music for a newly nominal fee, has teamed up with record labels to get Congress to pass a law that would require regular radio stations pay the same music rights fee as that it has to pay.

Socialtext Microblogging Appliance is Twitter in a box

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As if the world needed more microblogging services we present the Socialtext Microbloggin Appliance, a rack server that basically builds out social networking and microblogging applications instantly inside an Intranet.

Converter Box Coupon Deadline Is July 31

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Even though the DTV switchover has already taken place, consumers can still apply to get their $40 government coupon toward the purchase of a converter box.

Random Microsoft patent could portend ‘first Natal shooter’

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Patents, patents as far as the eye can see. Today’s is from Microsoft, a small start-up based in Redmond, Washington. It shows some sort of camera system for third-person shooters, something that CVG is already rumor-calling it “Natal’s first shooter.”

eMachines all-in-one priced to move at $399

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eMachines comes out swinging with the EZ1601-01 all-in-one PC. The “EZ” stands for “easy on the wallet” — I should have been in advertising — as the machine is priced at just $399.