Sunday, 22 January 2012

Audiobook cutter segments lengthy audio files

Hacked record player turns tree rings into music

Absinthe A5 jailbreaker for iPhone 4S & iPad 2 now available for Windows

Ethanol direct injection technology could rival Diesel at less cost

The coming cleaning robot war (video)


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Kiwis collar Megaupload kingpin, Anonymous exacts revenge (video)

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Apple gets "Samsunged" by a second snarky ad spot (video)

OnLive Desktop: Full MS Office on iPad 2, no Windows required (review)


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4 things to know about maritime disasters


/ Costa Concordia wreck sink captain /

Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S & iOS 5


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Five tools for getting rid of duplicate files


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Controversial killer flu research paused


/ H5N1

Google Message Continuity, Social Graph API & more on the chopping block


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NYPD testing terahertz wave-based remote gun detection system


Credit: projectrho.com

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/19/2718236/nypd-terahertz-wave-remote-gun-detection-tests
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iBooks Author hands-on: making textbooks in the 21st century


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Megaupload – How did it happen & what about other cloud services?

Interesting discussion in the articles & comments.

How can the US seize a "Hong Kong site" like Megaupload?


RapidShare "not concerned" about Megaupload takedown


Megaupload wasn't just for pirates: angry users out of luck for now


Google cut off Megaupload's ad money voluntarily back in 2007


Why the feds smashed Megaupload


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