On February 26, Yahoo plans to beta launch Yahoo Buzz as a competitor to Digg, and a tipster supplied Valleywag with screenshots. Buzz, built under the direction of VP Tapan Bhat, will begin with a limited number of publishers — about 100 — and will rank stories based on popular search results and user voting.
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An insidious computer virus recently discovered on digital photo frames has been identified as a powerful new Trojan Horse from China that collects passwords for online games - and its designers might have larger targets in mind.
“It is a nasty worm that has a great deal of intelligence,” said Brian Grayek, who heads product development at Computer Associates, a security vendor that analyzed the Trojan Horse.
What would it be like to stand atop the tallest mountain on Earth? To see a full panoramic vista from there.Mt. Everest stands 8.85 kilometers above sea level, roughly the maximum height reached by international airplane flights, but much less than the 300 kilometers achieved by a space shuttle.
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The Hammacher Schlemmer 90 Second Dual Pizza Oven can cook two 12″ pizzas in 90 seconds. You read that right, 90 seconds as in 1 1/2 minutes. The real question is how long does it take for frozen pizzas?
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As you prepare to spend a long weekend enjoying Presidential Savings on mattresses and used Toyotas, take a moment to acknowledge five presidents who kicked more ass than an action hero.
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Jamie Lee Jones, a young computer tech, was gang-raped on her fourth day by coworkers after being drugged; the other, Tracy Barker, was sexually assaulted by a State Department employee. Both immediately reported their assaults, only to have KBR first lock them in isolation, then question their accusations.
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Actual leaked phone conversation. Panamanian call center rep insults an American customer trying to buy a Dell computer from an advertisement.
I can believable, like a little girl.
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Fresh from the new Apple TV
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The best of both worlds in one intergalactic catastrophe! Awesome.
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