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Today, 23 of the biggest public and private universities in California, Michigan, Virginia, Illinois and other states* announced a 2-million book online library made of 78 terabytes of information, 16 percent of which are free of copyright and ready for public consumption. Even though the press ...

Afraid your Xbox doesn't have enough memory for the New Xbox Experience? So is Microsoft, and they're willing to sell you the storage space you need for a much reduced price. You can now log on to the company's Xbox site to see if you're eligible for one of their special memory upgrade offers. ...

French performance art troupe "Not So Noisy" have spent the last month "assembling" giant, life-sized Autobots from normal cars, and shooting the action from overhead. Of course, they're not really building anything. They're really arranging cars (or people) in an empty parking lot so that it lo ...

The poor kids at Joost—and their partners at Viacom—thought the future of TV on the computer would be a discrete app that blended a slick TV emulator with internets! power. They were wrong, Hulu and Google were right: It's all about the browser. So that's where Joost is going. Its Fl ...

Whatever hellish limbo the BlackBerry Bold is trapped in keeping it off of AT&T, it's poking out its head just a little bit. If you've got an unlocked Bold running on AT&T, you might notice a few new icons and service books for YellowPages.com Mobile and AT&T Navigator just got pushed to it. So ...

“Whoa. Is that a spaceship?” “That is totally a spaceship. Come on, grab the JVC MiniDV Camcorder with 35x Optical Zoom and let’s get over there.” “The door’s opening! The door’s opening! I’m glad I hit the DATA button that tells me about the battery life and recording time without having to ...

Not only is SeppuKuties a great name for a Japanese all-girl punk band, it's also a diabolically bloody platform game. No, these aren't robots or zombies that you have to kill - they're little bears and elephants and raccoons and other adorable animals. And they aren't even your enemies - there' ...

At some point in the recent past, we asked you to create a screenshot of a funny fake Craigslist ad for a past or present Woot item. You people spend too much time on Craigslist, because most of these look so real we tried to buy a lot of them, the best bargain being Woot.com for $999999.99! I ...

“Hi, it’s Richard, right? This is my first day, they said I should find Richard and check in.” “That’s me! You must be Janet! I’ve heard all about you, it’s great to have you on the sales team!” “Well, I’m ready to get started!” “Wonderful! Now, I know you probably have first day jitters ...

I don't feature many multiplayer games here because of the registration hoop-jumping they require - this column is for filling a free moment or two with quick 'n' dirty gaming kicks. But Multiplayer Memory Mayhem lets you play as a guest, and it's worth the brief hassle of typing in a username a ...

We have previously released experimental Labs builds containing File I/O, and 3D . For the first time we now have bundled them all into one build. On all of our desktop platforms. Head over to the Labs to read more about the newest singing, dancing labs build… and to download your build! ...

Today's post will be a bit unusual in the sense that it won't be about Opera itself, but rather about how Opera is brought to you. This post will attempt to explain to you how we get from a lump of source code that can be compiled in a lot of different ways with many different options to the Ope ...

Hei We are still doing polishing on Kestrel and have some more crashfixes etc for you all to play with. Please look for regressions since 9.50 Changelog: Lots of stability fixes Fixed an issue with history navigation: an iframe with document.write is not added to history anymore Fixed an issue ...

We released 9.51 today, which addresses a few security and lots of stability issues. This release is a recommended upgrade for all those running the latest stable releases. Changelogs are available: Windows Mac Linux/UNIX Go download it!

And one more RC for the upcoming 9.51! Lots of nice fixes in this one - and we need your feedback, specially on: upgrading (we did some more tweaks to the installer) saving (of images, of web pages, of "stuff") Changelog: Fixed proper clearing of textarea when no-cache is set. Fixed a cra ...

In the first of two interviews, the president of Electronic Arts' most gamer-centric label talks about wooing Grasshopper, landing epic, and letting internal studios run wild.

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Ratchet's latest excursion arrives on PS3 online store along with Jeanne D'Arc for PSP, Hot Shots Golf Kratos, demos for Force Unleashed, Head Coach, and Last Guy.

Awesome new trailer for Need for Speed.

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World's largest specialty retailer reports record Q2 earnings on $1.8 billion in sales for the three-month period.

Later this week, the deity-slaying Spartan will tee off as a downloadable character in Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds for the PS3.

We hunted down Konami's latest portable offering at its Games Convention stand and had a quick play with this cute adventure game.

This mild collection of minigames isn't worth the admission price.

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Alison Carroll becomes Lara Croft for the next wave of the Tomb Raider series!

Here is a quick gameplay teaser for Tomb Raider Underworld!

Why Americans really are at the absolute bottom of the civilised world.

Ten things all men should know about women.

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Art imitates life or life imitates art? A memorial service gets interrupted by a terrible guild with no mercy.

Several people emailed me to let me know folks on Wikipedia, the apparent global index, deleted ShoutWire but allowed similar sites (Reddit, Digg, etc.) to remain factually archived. This is no less than blatant bias that requires attention and everyone to shout.

This article describes an easy way to sew narrow (thin) straps for a dress or other item and turn them inside out hassle free. This technique could easily be adapted to other items - arms and legs on soft dolls, for instance. Please read the entire instructions before beginning so you know where ...

Loading like this for interstate travel is asking for trouble.Travelling in a pickup truck poses unique problems when gear and supplies must be left in the truck bed. You will need to keep your stuff dry in the event of rain, prevent it from blowing out, keep heavy objects from shifting about ...

Unicorns have always seemed like mysterious creatures, and in the imagination of the young, have always held some promise of adventure. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn on its forehead, the traditional unicorn has a billy-goat ...

Whether you're nodding off during the afternoon slump at the office, working a double or a night shift, or fighting drowsiness while driving, a power nap can make you more alert and productive[1] but only if you do it correctly. Scientists have been studying the power nap--when to take it, how ...

Expect a struggle.There is really no easy way to administer medicines to your cat. Cats are quick, and can easily slip away from you, and hide. Try various methods, depending on the size of your cat, until you find one that works for you.