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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Docs For Facebook: Create And Share Microsoft Office Files Online

Microsoft has announced “Docs” for Facebook, a service that allows users to create, edit, and share Microsoft Office documents with their Facebook friends. While some of us may be wondering what took Microsoft so long to show up at the online document creation party, the company insists that Docs is something unique:

Our Five Favorite Hacker Flicks

This week marks the beginning of the trial for David Kernell, the 22-year-old computer whiz turned FBI target, accused of hacking into Sarah Palin’s personal Yahoo e-mail account during the 2008 presidential campaign. Palin’s e-mails, family photos and even her daughter’s cell phone number were posted online, and – of course – picked up by [...]

The Secret Comics History of “The Losers”

“The Losers,” Sylvain White’s movie about a Special Forces team that sets out for revenge on a betrayer who thinks they’re dead, opens this Friday. The movie is based on a comics series that ran from 2003 to 2006–but its roots actually go all the way back to the ’50s… sort of. Here’s the scoop.

Cryptids: The Starchild Skull

The Story

Compaq AirLife 100 Android Smartbook Headed To The US?

All these smartbooks that are due to show up this year may very well be what everyone had in mind for netbooks originally. Case in point: the Compaq AirLife 100, which was announced in Spain earlier this year, has now shown up on HP’s US website.

Avatar Blu-ray, Book Giveaway: Put Some Na’vi In Ya

Oh James Cameron. You conflict us so.

What Happens When Garmin and Android Get Together?

You get the T-Mobile Garminfone.

LOST S06E13 E-mail Chain: I’m On a Boat!

Season 06: Episode 13

New episode of “Ugly Americans” airs on Comedy Central at 10:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010