Wired: Top Stories (13 unread)
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How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:30am EDT by Danger Room
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What happens when zombies try to take over the world? Here's what you should know.
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MySpace Fields Online Music Venture
Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Associated Press
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In a joint venture with three big recording companies (Universal, Sony, Warner), MySpace sets up to ply users with music and videos. Online denizens can listen and watch for free, or purchase music downloads.
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Deal With Your Mild Autism
Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:00am EDT by How-To Wiki
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Asperger's syndrome has become the affliction du jour for geeks of all stripes. Known more commonly as mild autism, here are some tips for dealing with its symptoms, should you find yourself so stricken.
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Death and Fanboys: Q&A With Sexy 'Galactica' Cylon Tricia Helfer
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 11:30pm EDT by Hugh Hart
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Take the role of a battle-hardened robot with a decidedly sensual side, and geeks at sci-fi conventions can get a mixed message. Tricia Helfer explains what it's like to play Six (and live to talk about it).
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Trademark Dispute Pits Apple vs. The Big Apple
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Bryan Gardiner
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The apple logo for a New York environmental-awareness campaign provokes the ire of Apple, which says it infringes on the iPod maker's trademarks.
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High-Tech Tomb Hunter Finds Unmarked Graves for a Living
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Marty Graham
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Tennessee-based cemetery-science investigator Elizabeth Agin has used ground penetrating radar, geospatial software and a kite with a camera attached to find hundreds of unmarked graves around the country.
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Bruce Schneier's Security Matters: The Difference Between Feeling and Reality
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Bruce Schneier
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We use the same word, security, to describe a feeling, and a reality. Knowing the difference is key. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
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April 3, 1973: Motorola Calls AT&T ... by Cell
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Randy Alfred
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Hold the phone ... if you can. It weighs a few pounds, but it's the first cellphone.
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Gallery: Shiny, Happy Cellphones From Your Future
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 7:15pm EDT by Danny Dumas & Isaac Brekken
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Wired.com brings you a gallery of the most beautiful, inspired and interesting handsets at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas.
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What's Wired This Month: Grand Theft Auto IV, Nick Cave's Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!, Indiana Jones Bullwhip
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 6:45pm EDT
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Get ready for Wired.com's latest visual roundup: The Black Keys, Nick Cave's Dig!!! Lazarus Digg!!! and Indiana Jones' bullwhip among others.
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Algorithms Are Terrific. But to Search Smarter, Find a Person
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 6:40pm EDT by Brendan I. Koerner
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Wired.com profiles Jeremy Brosowsky, founder and creator of Brijit, a startup that produces 100-word abstracts of newspaper and magazine content both on and offline.
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Remix Radiohead's 'Nude' and Win ... Something (Maybe)
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Listening Post
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The band that loves to turn the industry on its head launches a remix contest. There's a cool voting widget, but shockingly little info on what happens to the hottest tracks.
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'Google Slap' Destroys Revenue, Advertisers Say
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Epicenter
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A major change made to its AdWords algorithm in March is having a dramatic, adverse effect on some advertisers.