Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet

Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:11 AM EST

By Maamoun Youssef, Associated Press (Clipped by Jonathan Andel)

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites.

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Callpod's Drone Bluetooth adapter turns your Bluetooth headset into Skype's best friend

Seeded on Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:42 AM EST (Engadget)

technology, bluetooth, headset, callpods

Is Apple Building A Search Engine?

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:15 AM EST (TechCrunch)

We've received multiple (if thin) reports that Apple is working on a search engine of some sort.

technology, engine, search, apples

Korean geniuses invent lithium batteries with eight times the juice

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:43 AM EST (Engadget)

Oh, what wondrous things come from the land of Korea -- dancing emotional robot humanoids, oxygen-emitting robot plants, and multiple 24-hour StarCraft channels.

technology, more, battery, lithium, capacity

Google's Chrome now works on Linux, crudely

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:37 AM EST (CNET.com)

Google is tight-lipped about the Linux version of its Chrome browser, but the company's programmers have proved a bit more forthcoming with a brief announcement that they have a crude version of Chrome working on Linux.

google, technology, on, works, linux, chrome

25GB in 70 seconds with USB 3.0

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:30 AM EST (thefutureofthings.com)

At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2008, USB-IF President, Jeff Ravencraft revealed that the new specifications for USB 3.0 would be fully released on November 17 at the SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference in San Jose.

technology, new, usb, 3-0

Bush Spy Revelations Anticipated When Obama Is Sworn In

Seeded on Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:03 AM EST (Wired News)

politics

Heavy Google phone BUG

Seeded on Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:53 AM EST (Gizmodo)

technology

Jailbreaking your iPhone & iPhone 3G

Seeded on Tue Nov 4, 2008 8:20 AM EST (Lifehacker)

technology

Live online Updates of the US Vote 08 results

Seeded on Tue Nov 4, 2008 5:03 AM EST (euronews)

politics

US Election Voting Machines not Accurate

Seeded on Tue Nov 4, 2008 4:46 AM EST (Wired News)

politics

Obama's grandmother dies just before Election Day

Mon Nov 3, 2008 4:44 PM EST

By Herbert A. Sample, Associated Press (Clipped by Jonathan Andel)

Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86.

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politics, obama, barack-obama, grandmother, maya-soetoro-ng, madelyn-payne-dunham

Airwaves Battle Pits Dolly Parton Against Google

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 4:05 PM EST (The New York Times)

technology

Obama launches final round of rallies in Florida

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 4:00 PM EST (euronews)

EU says euro zone already in recession

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 3:54 PM EST (euronews)

Euronews commenting on how the EU is in a recession.

business

International DJ Fedde Le Grand In Gran Canaria, Spain

Mon Nov 3, 2008 3:32 PM EST

The internationally recognised DJ Fedde Le Grand came to Gran Canaria last month. He played at the "Infecar", a place near the largest city of the island, Las Palmas.

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French pirates face net cut-off

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 12:15 PM EST (BBC News)

Seeded by djd (Clipped by Jonathan Andel)

French plans to throw persistent pirates off the net have got closer to becoming law. The French Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of the law, which aims to tackle ongoing piracy of music, movies, and games online.

technology, human-rights, france, piracy, three-strikes

Google's growth makes privacy advocates wary

Mon Nov 3, 2008 10:59 AM EST

By Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer (Clipped by Jonathan Andel)

Perhaps the biggest threat to Google Inc.'s increasing dominance of Internet search and advertising is the rising fear, justified or not, that Google's broadening reach is giving it unchecked power.

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google, technology, privacy, google-inc, tec

Obama, McCain dart across crucial states

Mon Nov 3, 2008 3:15 AM EST

By Beth Fouhy, Associated Press (Clipped by Jonathan Andel)

The presidential candidates are capping a history-making campaign with a dash from Florida through a half-dozen other crucial states as John McCain tries for an upset over Barack Obama. With little sleep, McCain was darting through seven swing states Monday, arguing that victory was virtually at hand despite national polls showing otherwise.

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MySpace ad deal lets members use copyright video

Sun Nov 2, 2008 10:32 PM EST

By Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer (Clipped by Jonathan Andel)

Instead of trying to take down all copyright-protected videos that its members post, MySpace will let certain clips stay — and give the creators of the original content a cut of the revenue from advertising that will be attached to the snippets.

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technology, ads, video, myspace, tec