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• Freak Out Your Coworkers With Google Docs Konami Code [EasterEggs] September 3, 2010
  The Konami Code (if you don't know it, then shame on you!) has long been part of geek lore. But now it can be part of your work day too: Google has added a new, pranktastic easter egg to Docs.More » […]
• Hands On With The New Xbox 360 Controller [Xbox 360] September 3, 2010
  Xbox Live's Major Nelson was roaming PAX here in Seattle, probably needing something fun to do. So I asked him to let me try the new Xbox 360 controller with transforming D-pad — oh, and the analog sticks are different.More » […]
• Let's Talk Adventure! [Adventure] September 3, 2010
  Writing an eBay description of a beloved car is like writing an obituary for a friend that's still alive. Flaws and strengths. Have to be honest. But then you have to go out to the garage and crawl inside them.More » […]
• Apple Now Serving Up Showtimes With Its Movie Trailers [Movies] September 3, 2010
  Apple is offering a new showtimes service to go along with its always popular movie trailer selection. The new site may not be as feature-filled as the likes of Fandango, but it's certainly more slick.More » […]
• LG Optimus One and Optimus Chic eyes-on September 3, 2010
  That "leaked" low-end LG Android device from a few days back? Turns out it was nothing more than the Optimus Chic, one of two Google-powered phones that the company announced back in early July. They're still not ready to let us touch the damned things here at IFA -- apparently on account of the fact that they're not commercially availabl […]
• This Week's Best Apps [Apps] September 3, 2010
  In this week's rockin' and rollin' round up: Shazam, improved; Spidey's webs, slung; photographs, bubble-ified; restaurant waits, crowdsourced; space, explored; to do lists, beautified; iPad music making, jettisoned into the future, and more!More » […]
• Game Publishers Using Stealth P2P Clients September 3, 2010
  An anonymous reader writes "TorrentFreak has shed some light on the dark practice of installing stealth-mode P2P clients during game downloads and using unsuspecting gamers' PCs as 'bandwidth slaves.' The clients operate in the background and largely go unnoticed until problems arise that are caused by overactive uploading/seeding. While […]
• Cambridge scientists develop lower-than-low power WORM memory September 3, 2010
  Researchers at Cambridge University have recently published a paper on their new type of WORM (write once read many) memory which is even more low powered than the ones that came before it. The new electron-only design of the memory is solution processed, making it low cost as well as it requires no lithography. The device, using ZnO semiconductor nanopartic […]
• Without a Trace: Turn Your Flash Drive into a Portable Privacy Toolkit [Privacy] September 3, 2010
  Whether you're trying to increase your security at an internet caf, tunnel your way to your home computer from your cubicle, or leave no trace on your friend's borrowed computer, a flash drive turned portable privacy toolkit is invaluable.More » […]
• Winnie-the-Pooh Parodied In Wookie-the-Chew September 3, 2010
  pickens writes "Erik Hayden writes in the Atlantic that children will see endearing portraits of Chewbacca rendered in the style of "Winnie-the-Pooh" in the book of drawings "Wookie the Chew," a tribute to the combined genius of George Lucas, A.A.Milne and E.H.Sheppard, by artist James Hance released on September 1st. Samples from th […]
• 2010 May Be the First Year YouTube Turns a Profit September 3, 2010
  eldavojohn writes "Analysts are saying that this year will be the first year YouTube turns a profit. From the New York Times article: 'In the last year, the video site has become a significant contributor to the family business at a time when Google, which makes more than 90 percent of its revenue from text search ads, is seeking a second act. Thou […]
• SD Card Association: flash card speeds to triple by 2012 September 3, 2010
  The SD Card Association (truth be told, one of our favorite card-related associations) has a new spec in the works that will almost triple the speed of its SDHC and SDXC cards, according to CNET. The specification, which should be complete Q1 next year, will achieve 300MB per second by adding a second row of electrical contacts on the bottom face of the card […]
• Threadless T-Shirts Get Turned Into Cakes Like Nothing You've Seen Before [Cakes] September 3, 2010
  Sure, we love a good gamecake, but these Threadcakes are in a league of their own. OF THEIR OWN. Clamp your lips 'round the 2010 winners over here: [Threadcakes]More » […]
• Klipsch issues first on-ear headphones, Image S5i Rugged and bargain Image S3 earbuds September 3, 2010
  It's been awhile since we sashayed through Klipsch's world headquarters back in December of last year, but the company certainly hasn't let off of the pedal. Today at IFA, it managed to introduce no fewer than three new headphones, including the outfit's very first on-ear set. The Image One was built to bring Klipsch's signature soun […]
• VISA Pulls Plug On ePassporte, Porn Webmasters September 3, 2010
  tsu doh nimh writes "Credit card giant VISA International has suspended its business with ePassporte, an Internet payment system widely used to pay adult Webmasters and a raft of other affiliate programs. A number of adult Webmaster forums are up in arms over the move because many of their funds are now stranded. Visa has been silent on the issue so far […]