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• Top 10 Greentech IPO Candidates

  Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:35:00 GMT2010-09-05T14:35:00Z
  Recent greentech IPOs have had mixed and less than stellar results. Here are some wild prognostications of ten potential greentech IPOs coming in late 2010 through 2012. These companies have real products, serious revenue and the prospect of profits in high-growth markets.

  
  

  

• The Ink of War: Afghanistan Air Base's Best Tattoos

  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:50:00 GMT2010-09-04T15:50:00Z
  Tattooing, an aggressive and intimidating mixture of endurance and art, is as old as warfare itself. But each generation, and each war, yields its own warrior body art. In Afghanistan, America's longest war, troop tats have matured alongside the culture's growing acceptance of ink.

  
  

  

• Take Heed, Tech Giants: Edison's Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood

  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:35:00 GMT2010-09-04T14:35:00Z
  Take heed, tech giants of today. Some of your companies or services aren’t much older than the Edison Trust Studios was when it collapsed. How much of your current business strategy is based on offering new and original products, and how much of it is based on laws, courts, and the fact that you got there first?

  
  

  

• In Defense of Google, Or Why Consumer Watchdog is Full of It

  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:52:00 GMT2010-09-04T04:52:00Z
  While there’s plenty of reasons to keep a critical eye focused on Google, Consumer Watchdog’s ad is a dishonest, factually inaccurate joke that shamefully got plenty of uncritical media attention. In the simplest terms possible, Consumer Watchdog is just wrong.

  
  

  

• Censored! Craigslist Adult Services Blocked in U.S.

  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:32:00 GMT2010-09-04T04:32:00Z
  The “Adult Services” listing on Craiglist was removed late Friday on its U.S.-based sites and replaced with the word 'censored.' The change comes as the service faces growing pressure in the U.S. over sex services advertised on its classifieds network, as well as allegations that it abets in human sex trafficking.

  
  

  

• NASA Footage Sets Scene for Quantum Quest Movie

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:15:00 GMT2010-09-03T20:15:00Z
  Footage from seven ongoing NASA space missions provide hyper-realistic scenery for the 3-D animated film, while the voices of multiple Captain Kirks and Darth Vaders play the parts of space explorers.

  
  

  

• 'Earth-like' Exoplanet Could Have a Comet's Tail

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:15:00 GMT2010-09-03T20:15:00Z
  When the super-Earth COROT-7b was discovered in 2009, it was heralded as the rockiest, most truly Earth-like exoplanet yet. But a new study suggests it's more like a comet.

  
  

  

• Duke Nukem Forever Lives Again at PAX

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:31:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:31:00Z
  The presumed-dead videogame makes a splash appearance at Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.

  
  

  

• Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone Update

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:13:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:13:00Z
  A first look at iOS 4.1 Gold Master, the latest release of Apple's mobile operating system due out next week. A developer sent me a copy and I have it installed on my iPhone 4. Major new features are the HDR photo mode and Game Center.

  
  

  

• Very Few Bones to Pick With Samsung's Big, Beautiful Phone

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:00:00Z
  Just say "no" to be being an iClone. Get a device with an open OS, lightning-fast data connectivity and a network that won't drop calls every five minutes.

  
  

  

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• Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone Update

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:13:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:13:00Z
  A first look at iOS 4.1 Gold Master, the latest release of Apple's mobile operating system due out next week. A developer sent me a copy and I have it installed on my iPhone 4. Major new features are the HDR photo mode and Game Center.

  
  

  
  

• Very Few Bones to Pick With Samsung's Big, Beautiful Phone

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:00:00Z
  Just say "no" to be being an iClone. Get a device with an open OS, lightning-fast data connectivity and a network that won't drop calls every five minutes.

  
  

  
  

• Smart Gear for the School Year

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:00:00Z
  Don't hit the books without getting the right gear. We've got all the kit you need from taking scrupulous notes, to working off campus, to being the most popular kid in your dorm.

  
  

  
  

• Hot Helping of Rapid Wi-Fi Anywhere You Go? Yes, Please

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:00:00Z
  If you're even thinking of working off-campus without taking this Wi-Fi-spewing wonder card, you'll need to be fitted for a straight jacket.

  
  

  
  

• Digital Pen Gives Boring Note-Taking a Modern Kick

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:00:00Z
  Don't you wish there was a way to take notes with a pen and upload them to your computer? And don't you wish that pen had an infrared camera, a built-in speaker and mic? There is such a thing, and it's called the Livescribe Echo Smartpen.

  
  

  
  

• Cruising Across Campus? Get This Cozy Commuter

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT2010-09-03T19:00:00Z
  Unless you're majoring in spandex and minoring in too-cool-for-school at Steephill State, you may not need a road, fixed-gear or a mountain bike. Consider REI's Novara Fusion commuter. Sure this hybrid 8-speed won't get you anywhere in a mega-hurry, but you'll likely enjoy getting there.

  
  

  
  

• Steve Jobs: iTunes 10 Icon Does Not 'Suck'

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT2010-09-03T18:00:00Z
  While winding down from Wednesday’s iPod announcements, Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears to have taken some time to respond to an e-mail criticizing the new look of the iTunes icon.

  
  

  
  

• Travelling Around the World in a Gadget-Filled Ford Fiesta

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:30:00 GMT2010-09-03T17:30:00Z
  Wired.com contributor Jeremy Hart is driving around the world in a Ford Fiesta. Along the way, he'll be testing gadgets from some of the most extreme — and amazing — locations.

  
  

  
  

• Gadget Lab Podcast: iPods, Apple TV and Samsung's Galaxy Tab

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT2010-09-03T17:00:00Z
  This week's episode of the Gadget Lab podcast is heavy on fruits. High on vitamin A, Dylan Tweney gushes over the pluot, a plum-apricot hybrid, while Brian X. Chen dishes out this week's announcements of brand new Apple gear. They also share our impressions of Samsung's iPad rival, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab.

  
  

  
  

• How Sheep Determined the Size of Your Gadgets

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:34:00 GMT2010-09-03T15:34:00Z
  It's easy to figure out why e-readers and tablets are the size that they are: They're all about the size of paperback books. But why are paperbacks that size? It all has to do with the sheep.

  
  

  
  

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