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Skype offering free airport WiFi to Mac, PC and iOS over the holidays

Skype's handing out free WiFi this holiday season at more than 50 airports nationwide.
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Apple and Google independently developing wearable, reality augmenting smartphones

Rumors are flying about Apple and Google both developing their own versions of wearable, augmented reality smartphone devices.
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NASA developing comet hunting space harpoon

NASA wants to spear itself a hunk of comet with a new ballista powered harpoon in development.
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Libraries begin lending out Chromebooks

Google is getting the word out there on its Chromebook product, working with libraries to gain more support from consumers.
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Dell says it will not make netbooks anymore

Dell says it won't be making netbooks anymore, and instead will be focusing on "thinner and more powerful" (Ultrabooks) laptops. It's the end of an era.
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Study: Nearly a quarter of the European Union has never used the internet

According to 2011 statistics, close to a quarter of the European Union's citizens have shockingly never used the internet before.
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Caltech sets network data transfer record of 186 Gbps

Caltech, along with a team of other universities and partners, set a network data transfer record of 186 Gbps. The speed record could directly translate to advancements in physics and better distribution of Blu-ray films.
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Adblock Plus 2.0 deliberately not blocking ads by default

Thanks to a policy change, Adblock Plus will be allowing certain ads through by default. The reason? Websites need to make money.
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Paul Allen unveils new business for commercial spacecraft

Paul Allen's new plan for commercial space travel will take five years and involve a behemoth Spruce Goose-like carrier.
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Google bringing high-end gaming to Chrome via Native Client

Google's bringining console quality to your browser with heavy hitters like Supergiant and Square Enix porting fan favorites in the months to come.
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Microsoft stealthily launches Answer Desk for premium online tech support

Microsoft's version of the Genius Bar, the Answer Desk, has launched online with 24/7, 365 days of tech support being offered.
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Microsoft releases Xbox apps for Windows and iOS devices

Microsoft releases not only a Windows Phone Xbox app but iOS along with its Xbox Live dashboard update this week.
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HP offering limited refurbished $99 TouchPads on 12/11

Like a cold sore, they're back again. HP is offering another round of $99 TouchPad sales. This time we'll have to be content with refurbished.
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SkyLight adapter connects smartphones to any microscope

SkyLight, a Kickstarter project, is an adapter that connects any smartphone to any microscope.
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Microsoft and spam filtering may be leading the fight against HIV

Microsoft and the Ragon Institute show how spam filtering could help in the fight against HIV.
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Mojang working with LEGO to officially develop Minecraft building sets

The Minecraft team is working with LEGO through the Cuusoo crowdsourcing site to create official building sets. However, Mojang needs fan's support to make it a reality.
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The iPhone gets banned in Syria to curb protest coverage

The iPhone gets banned from Syria to keep protesters from recording government violence.
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Irish woman campaigns to get Effin hometown on Facebook

A woman is campaigning to get a small Irish village, oddly named Effin, onto Facebook.
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German secure.me offers parents more control over children’s Facebook accounts

A German company is offering its secure.me, currently in beta, to U.S. parents and professionals worried about the evils of Facebook.
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Cluzee is Android’s latest answer to Siri

The latest in the line of Android attempts at Siri clones, will Cluzee be the one?
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Siri goes Knight Rider with a new car control hack

The latest hack for Siri allows users to control their cars via voice commands and smartphone.
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Google updates Product Search in time for the holidays

Google's price comparison engine, Product Search, has been revamped for the holiday season and packs a few new features to help in your decision making
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Steve Jobs tribute exhibit on display at the US Patent Museum

Steve Jobs gets a tribute in an exhibit on display at the United States Patent Office Museum. Check it out if you're in the area over the holiday break.
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Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks movies now available for rent on YouTube

YouTube movie rentals adds Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks movies to its library
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Google kills seven more projects including Renewable Energy and Knol

The third round of "spring cleaning" for Google's products sees the loss of Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal, Knol and 5 others.
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A gaming iPod? UK’s Blaze to launch new handheld GameGadget early 2012

GameGadget, a new handheld gaming device from the UK aims at retro-gamers and aspiring developers.
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Arrested Development to stream exclusively on Netflix in 2013

A new Netflix deal is giving the company exclusive rights to stream the upcoming Arrested Development revival episodes.
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Apple patent shows ideas for crack-resistant iPhone airbags

A newly unearthed patent from Apple, filed in 2010, shows the company was thinking of ways to make the iPhone crack-resistant with shock mount airbags.
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Video: Watch 35-foot robot Titanoboa dance with Mondo Spider

Canada is breeding nightmare-bots. Watch as the 35ft Robo-Titanoboa dances with the car-sized Mondo Spider from Burning Man.
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Evernote’s new product Clearly simplifies web reading

Evernote's newest product aims to clean up and simplify your web reading atmosphere with the new Clearly browser extension.
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Before iPhone, Jobs wanted to create Apple’s own network using Wi-Fi

Apple could have very well have replaced major carriers and had its own network for the iPhone back in 2007 says Venture capitalist John Stanton
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Harry Potter director Yates says he’s developing Doctor Who film

Is the Doctor Who film confirmed? Yates claims he's directing it and he says the film will be fresh, not a continuation of the series.
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Report: Smartphone sales up, prices down and Apple leads

A new study says more people want smartphones and the average price for the devices is down to $135. Oh, and Apple is winning..

Researchers breeding Canadian super bee to save world’s food supply

They're rebuilding them better...stronger...faster...more mite resistant. Researchers are breeding Canadian super bees in hopes of circumventing world food crises