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Barack Obama hunting down, actually finding, and then killing Osama bin Laden spurred more knee-jerk internet reactions of people thinking they'd thought of something original since Balloon Boy was in the air. So, amidst a sea of poorly executed Waldo jokes and some really truly, horrible...

Lady Gaga may have shocked the world recently when she appeared in public with what looked like horns sticking out of her face and shoulders, but she's actually just horning in on an existing -- and, so far, very underground -- trend. Gaga recently appeared in Harper's Bazaar magazine...

A video claiming to show alien remains in a Russian UFO hotspot has become a massive worldwide hit with hundreds of thousands of followers. The movie - made by two walkers in Irkutsk in Russia's remote Siberia - shows what appears to be the badly damaged corpse of a two foot high ET half...

Although many American workers have embraced social media sites such as Facebook or LinkedIn, they are uncomfortable about sharing information about their sex lives or salaries, according to a new survey. The poll of 2,118 adults showed that slightly more than three out of four participate...

Forget Jimmy Choos - these 'Jimmy Cheese' shoes prove that stinky feet can be fabulous. Fashion student Lisa Dillon from Bath Spa University designed and made the 'Jimmy Cheese' shoes using West Country cheddar. The budding fashionista from the Department of Fashion, Textile and 3D...

It was bound to happen, no matter how hard people tried to hold on to a 10 year old operating system. Word came today from Pingdom that Windows 7 has finally surpassed Windows XP in the U.S. As of April Windows 7 has 31.71% of the desktop operating system market whereas Windows XP is now [...]...

DUBAI (Reuters) – Auction house Christie's will put one of the world's largest pearls on the block at its Dubai spring jewelry sale on April 20 in a nostalgic reminder of the Emirate's pearl diving past. The auction house is showcasing an array of pearls, diamonds, gems and gold jewelry ahead...

Link Removed due to 404 Error LONDON (Reuters) – The "three-year glitch" has replaced the "seven-year itch" as the tipping point where couples start to take each other for granted, according to a new survey. Weight gain, stinginess, toe-nail clippings on the bathroom floor and snoring are...

YouTube users are loving internet moggy Maru, a Japanese cat whose latest web antics see him trying out various hairstyles via a nifty box-based contraption. In a video tagged simply 'Maru + a hole of the box = funny', the male Scottish Fold is seen sauntering towards the aforementioned...

Yes, the Mac has had a great run for the past couple of years... More...

Sorry I skipped yesterday's post, was mainly a 2nd chance offer on previous sale days, anyway here's today's batch: 1. Machinarium £2.24 2. EVE online incursion addon (Requires monthly fees to play) £3.74 3. Victoria 1 & 2 Vic #1 is £2.10, Vic2 is £7.50 and the expansion for it is £0.54 4...

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This is a new show that will feature 5 of the hottest apps each week for the Windows Phone 7. In this first episode Laura takes a look at: Photos Productivity Movies Music FREE FUN! Please leave suggestions for cool apps that should be featured in the comments section, thanks! Link...

A year after Windows 7 arrived, the business deployment picture is looking a lot rosier than it did a year after Vista's release. Here are some of the major trends Microsoft is seeing around Windows 7 business adoption. Link Removed - Invalid URL

We've seen it before -- consumer devices like the Apple iPhone entering the enterprise market because employees want them. Microsoft also is seeing it with Windows 7 -- employees are asking their companies for the new operating system. Link Removed

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Anything is possible What will laptops look like in five years? Ten? Predicting future tech trends is always tricky, but these notebook concepts from both PC makers and straight-up tech fans provide a few clues as to what could lie ahead. Link Removed due to 404 Error Designer Hao Hua's...

How do users operate when they visit this forum (or any other) I have never posed a question, so regard myself as being in a "help" category. To merely select "New Posts", unless you are a very prolific poster, with time on your hands, can reveal a mass of material, a lot of which, if one is...

Hi everyone. It seems that we CAN use W7 until a retail version is released. Unless it was an almighty bo bo by Microsoft the 7057 build (best so far even in its X-32 incantation) doesn't expire until Mar 2010. If the official RC1 expires before that I'm sure there will be some...

Well, so do you think that Apple is becoming Evil, or already is evil? http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=45985&messageID=850132&start=-9991 http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1601 http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1567