May
4
2009
The gadgets you love don’t always love you back—at least when it comes to battery life. But you can get more from your laptop, your iPod, your phone, and other devices with these 10 techniques.



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May
4
2009
Google has a patent, which was issued on March 24, 2009, on how to scan books faster than was previously possible.



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May
4
2009
French legislators reconsidered a bill Wednesday that would punish people who illegally download music and films by cutting off their Internet connections.



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May
4
2009
A wave of companies are aiming to give consumers new ways to tap into social networks.



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May
4
2009
When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for centuries, they were already posted on another Web site, and a historical map of Tokyo put up in 2006 hadn’t caused any problems.



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May
4
2009
The one drawback of being so heavily into both the latest technologies and cool Internet applications is that when the two seamlessly combine to form the ultimate,



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May
4
2009
Following the Swedish verdict, Italy is now considering starting its own trial against the people involved with The Pirate Bay. This would be the first criminal prosecution against the Pirate Bay ‘founders’ outside their home country



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May
4
2009
How a quick design refresh can be as effective as a full redesign.



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May
4
2009
If it was up to the MPAA, every website with links to copyright infringing files would be banned from the Internet. Perhaps they should take a closer look at their own website first though, since it’s vulnerable to an XSS attack, making it possible to browse The Pirate Bay directly from the MPAA website.



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May
4
2009
NoScript stupidly goes to war with Adblock plus.. n00b mistake!



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