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What Makes You Want To Click This?

It’s the holy grail of Internet journalism: The click. How can I persuade you, in a few capitalized words, that this article will be worth the load time? According to a new study from researchers at the University of Bris...
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Geek-Favorite Electronics Retailer Newegg Hatches New Billionaire On Rising …

Los Angeles’ Car Finance Billionaire: Don Hankey Quietly Amasses $1.6 Billion Fortune Ryan Mac Forbes Staff Online Retailer Newegg Mobilizes For Black Friday Sales Elizabeth Woyke Forbes Staff The United States’ second-...
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A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots

Robot battling was poised to become a true sport of the future. It had all the right elements: mad science, gladiatorial combat, plucky garage inventors, and televised action. So what killed it? A brutally effective, utterly si...
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Super-Hydrophobic Spray Makes All Your Stuff Liquid-Proof

It’s definitely weird to watch the NeverWet chemists pump chocolate syrup onto a pair of white canvas shoes and to see the syrup roll off in ribbons. Or how about when the researchers dunk an iPhone into a beaker of water...
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10 Spectacular Bees Native To The U.S.

The Augochloropsis anonyma looks like a weird bee. It’s got that familiar bee shape—tilted abdomen, oblong eyes—but its body fuzz is white, instead of yellow; its eyes are white; and its skin is iridescent jade-aqua-b...
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How Australia Post uses Agile to keep ‘pissed off’ Android users at bay

Australia Post used Agile digital delivery teams to overcome problems when initially deploying its Android app, after 30 percent of users were unable to use the app. Australia Post’s business is in a state of flux as more...
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Photo Gallery: New Exhibit Explores Dazzling Beauty Of Space Photography

Color variations in deposits shown in landscape images of Mars, like this one taken in 2007 by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, have revealed strong evidence that water once existed here. Article source: http://feeds.popsc...
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Exhibit Explores The Dazzling Beauty Of Space Photography

A new exhibit at the National Maritime Museum in London celebrates the beauty of space photography and its role in scientific discoveries. Up until September 15, Visions of the Universe will feature more than 100 dazzling image...
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Jimmy Fallon gets to play PS4 launch game Knack

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Pubgoer clicks UFO’s pic in UK

London: A pubgoer has allegedly taken a photograph of two glowing discs hovering above Bracknell in Berkshire last Friday before speeding out of view. Steve Lambert spotted the discs while he was outside the Running Horse pub m...
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The real problem for Android developers: their customers

Apple executives at last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference lectured its corps of developers on the benefits of the iOS platform, while just scratching the surface on the problems for developers with the Android platf...
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In Pictures: Zombie Nation!

In World War Z, Brad Pitt races to find a cure for a zombie plague epidemic that is tearing the world to pieces. The zombie movie, once a neglected subgenre even just 10 years ago, has become the stuff worthy of summer blockbus...
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Rachel Uchitel is happy despite hubby Matt Hahn filing for divorce, say insiders

Tiger Woods’ ex-mistress Rachel Uchitel is “very happy” about her divorce, despite reports she was blindsided by hubby Matt Hahn’s filing last week citing cruel and inhumane treatment after a year and a half of marriage...
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Tiger’s ex Rachel Uchitel says no more cubs

Tiger Woods’ ex-mistress Rachel Uchitel is “very happy” about her divorce, despite reports she was blindsided by hubby Matt Hahn’s filing last week citing cruel and inhumane treatment after a year and a half of marriage...
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New Trailer for ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Features Racial Humor, Journey, Baxter, Dolphins and Brick’s Awkward Lady Friend

A new trailer has been released for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.  Things have certainly changed for the news crew since Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Baxter’s still hanging around and Brick is as clueless as e...
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New Trailer for THE WORLD’S END Revisits the Cornetto Trilogy and Spoils Most of the Movie

While I’m looking forward to the conclusion of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy as much as the next fan, I’d prefer to go into the picture knowing just the basic information.  Unfortunately, this new traile...
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BLOG – UFO sightings

Print PDF The nooks and crannies throughout the Village that often get overlooked. Today’s blog showcases a hand full of pictures that have caught me off guard. I’ve been taking pictures for the News and doing my blog, Quie...
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Popocatepetl Volcano Eruption After UFO Sighting Scares Mexico [Video]

The Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City has exploded in spectacular fashion. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano recently saw a visit from a UFO. In the video clip, the UFO seems to appr...
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Games
 

Everquest Next was at E3, apparently

We were sure that we saw everything there was to see at E3 but one game apparently evaded us. Everquest Next wasn’t shown publicly, but apparently the next-gen MMO was around in a clandestine capacity at E3—and was good e...
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DUMB AND DUMBER Sequel Moves Forward with Universal Pictures and Red Granite

When last we reported on the status of the Dumb Dumber sequel, it had been dropped by Warner Bros. with Bobby and Peter Farrelly eyeing Red Granite to finance and a number of studios vying for domestic distribution.  Today, th...
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Oculus VR obtains $16 million in additional funding

Virtual reality is kind of a big deal now. We’ve always hoped the tech would one day succeed, and now a few other people share our opinion—people with money. After taking in a cool $2.4 million from a successful Kickstarter...
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First Images from TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE Featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, and Benedict Cumberbatch

The first images from director Steve McQueen’s highly anticipated new film Twelve Years a Slave have arrived.  Based on Solomon Northup’s autobiography of the same name, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men) plays Northup,...
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Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina and Quvenzhané Wallis Lend Voices to THE PROPHET

Am ambitious animated undertaking of one the bestselling inspirational works of all time has landed an impressive voice cast.  Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina and Quvenzhané Wallis will...
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