Wired: Top Stories (25 unread)
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French Recording May Trump Edison's 'Little Lamb'
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:45am EDT by Associated Press
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A recently discovered, 10-second clip of a woman singing "Au Clair de la Lune" would, if the 1860 date is accurate, be the oldest-known recording of a human voice, predating Thomas Edison's "Mary had a little lamb" by 17 years.
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Which Browser Is Best Equipped for the Web of the Future?
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Compiler
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When HTML 5 is adopted as the next revision of the web's standard language, which browser will lead the pack? Right now, Opera is best equipped to ride the web's bleeding edge, but Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari are running a tough race, too.
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Sex Drive: IPhones, Twitter Let Sex Workers Spread Their Gospel
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Regina Lynn
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Gadgets and web apps give escorts and their evangelists new tools for spinning the news.
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March 28, 1910: It Floats, It Flies, It's a Seaplane
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Randy Alfred
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An intrepid French inventor takes to the air ... from the water. He beats out many competitors and lives a long life.
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Amaze Your Friends With These Can't-Miss Bar Tricks
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 7:45pm EDT by How-To Wiki
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Your days of paying for your own drinks are over. Master these simple tricks, then use them to take advantage of the gullible, intoxicated masses at your local bar.
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Civil Libertarians See a Hopeful Dawn in 2009 ... or Not
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 7:30pm EDT by Ryan Singel
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After years of secret wiretaps and Bush administration cloak-and-dagger, some civil libertarians and openness advocates dream of sweeping change in 2009. But history and bureaucratic momentum suggest there's no milk and honey ahead.
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Anti-Emo Riots Break Out Across Mexico
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Underwire
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Hundreds of punk rockers and metalheads have taken to the streets of several Mexican cities to attack emo kids in a wave of violence that is drawing police and government intervention.
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Google's Paid Clicks Continue to Slide
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 6:50pm EDT by Epicenter
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Bad news for Google shareholders: Paid clicks, or clicks on sponsored ads, over the Google network are stalling, according to a ComScore report.
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Opinions Fly at California Air Resources Board Meeting
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Autopia
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The California Air Resources Board debates whether to cut increase the number of zero emissions vehicles manufacturers must produce — or scrap their program entirely.
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Gallery: Nanotech Porn -- Convention Floor Becomes Gadget Central
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 5:35pm EDT by Aaron Rowe
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Materials scientists go window-shopping for the latest devices. Look at the stuff they're looking at to look at stuff at the minutest scale.
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New Hampshire Joins Montana in Real ID Victory
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 5:30pm EDT by Threat Level
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New Hampshire ID holders will not face rejection at airports and federal buildings come May 11, after the Department of Homeland security issues the state an extension to pending Real ID requirements.
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Creationism Takes a Hit: Complexity Not Bad For Evolution
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 5:15pm EDT by Wired Science
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Creationists say that as creatures get more complicated, evolution gets harder. Now, new research by evolutionary biologists appears to refute that assertion.
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Card-Counting Geeks Take Vegas for a Ride in '21'
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by Hugh Hart
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An MIT engineering student and his buddies used their brains to squeeze millions out of Nevada casinos in the '90s. Now a new movie tells their story, Hollywood-style.
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Google's Stock Falls as Its Click-Through Rate Flatlines
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 4:05pm EDT by Associated Press
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A change in methodology skews the company's click-through rate downward, raising concerns on Wall Street.
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Saving the Earth? Good for You — Just Be Sure to Watch the Bottom Line.
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Gabriel Sherman
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Toyota relies on sales of gas-guzzling pickups to be the cash cow offseting development costs of the hybrid Prius. Oother companies hoping to reap the benefits of going green face the same Catch-22: Rolling out earth-friendly products attracts environmentally conscious customers, but corporate profits still come largely from doing business the old, dirty way.
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High-Tech Soldier Suit, Crawling Back From the Dead
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Danger Room
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The Army's soldier suit of the future, once left for dead, appears to be crawling back to life.
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Music Outlaws, There's a New Sheriff in Town
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:15pm EDT by Sam Gustin, Portfolio.com
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Jim Griffin leads Warner Music’s fight to tame the web’s lawless music frontier. From Portfolio.com.
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Review: Sega Superstars Tennis is Not Quite Super
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 2:50pm EDT by Game Life
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Nostalgia sells. That simple tenet is the reason why the Super Smash Bros. series is so successful. In trying to tap the same vein of remembered childhood glee, Sega has created Sega Superstars Tennis.
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Comcast's BitTorrent Accord Doesn't Satisfy Critics
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 2:40pm EDT by Threat Level
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Comcast said Thursday it was upgrading its infrastructure and would treat all internet traffic the same. But digital rights groups are still urging the FCC to investigate the ISPs interference with BitTorrent traffic.
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Adobe Makes Photoshop Express Available Free Online
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 11:30am EDT by Compiler
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Adobe releases a stripped-down, web-based version of its Photoshop imaging editing software. The public beta release of Photoshop Express will be available for users to test for free on Thursday, the company says.
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Comcast Reverses Policy, Will Treat Net Traffic Equally
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 11:05am EDT by Associated Press
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Under investigation for interfering with file-sharing by its subscribers, the company now says it will stop meddling and treat all traffic equally.
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Adobe Makes Photoshop 'Lite' Available for Free
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 10:55am EDT by Associated Press
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Hoping to boost its name recognition with a new generation, Adobe is offering a slimmed-down version of its popular photo-editing software for free online.
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Changes Ahead for Popular BBC Sci-Fi Show, Dr. Who
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 10:45am EDT by Underwire
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The longest running science fiction show in television history returns for another season and remains as popular as ever, but the future is uncertain. In Underwire.
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The Mysterious Case of Ohio's Voting Machines
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 10:35am EDT by Threat Level
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It's an election year, so Ohio must be screwing around with its electronic voting machines again. In Threat Level.
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Futurist Ray Kurzweil Pulls Out All the Stops (and Pills) to Live to Witness the Singularity
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 4:00am EDT by Gary Wolf
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Inventor Ray Kurzweil wants to travel from our era to the future over a border he calls the "singularity." Artificial intelligence will render biological humans obsolete, he says, but will not make human consciousness irrelevant. Kurzweil argues the singularity won't destroy us -- it will immortalize us.