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Wanted: Developers. Reward: A puppy

Posted April 25, 2013 - 11:48 am

One company is offering an unusual referral bonus to attract candidates in the tight Seattle job market for developers
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Xbox 720 hardware reveal dated. Microsoft says full lineup of games will wait for E3

Posted April 25, 2013 - 8:30 am

Microsoft has invited the press to an Xbox event in May. Here comes Durango!
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Twitter's Jack Dorsey becomes Comic Book Hero

Posted April 24, 2013 - 10:43 am

Bang! Pow! Zap! Tweet! Twitter co-founder gets a graphic novel treatment.
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The 21 worst tech habits -- and how to break them

Posted April 23, 2013 - 1:26 pm

Your keyboard is just one spill away from dark roast Armageddon. Sound familiar? Then you have a very bad tech habit, friend.
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Have you ever seen Pong played on a skyscraper? Now you have

Posted April 23, 2013 - 11:40 am

Drexel University has its own classic game project to challenge MITris, only this one is much bigger.
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Geek weapons: Guy builds Minecraft Diamond Sword

Posted April 23, 2013 - 10:11 am

Can a bunch of blocks make a dangerous weapon? Sure, if you're this guy.
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Amazon debuted eight original comedy pilots and I sat through (almost) half of them

Posted April 23, 2013 - 8:30 am

Amazon is crowdsourcing the decision of which of fourteen original content pilots (six kid's shows, eight comedies) they'll move forward with. I spent Saturday afternoon checking out four of the comedies and here's what I thought.
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All-robot film crew makes a documentary about humans

Posted April 22, 2013 - 4:52 pm

The Blabdroid Project lets adorable robots interview and record humans with pointed philosophical questions.
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Star Wars (Episode IV) in 60 seconds

Posted April 22, 2013 - 1:47 pm

Got no time to watch Star Wars? Catch up with this cute 1-minute animation.
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Is Google about to unleash a new Android gaming infrastructure?

Posted April 19, 2013 - 8:30 am

Also, Ouya units are shipping...slowly, and the MOGA Pro Controller for Android is now available.
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A competitive beardsmith’s greatest hits

Posted April 18, 2013 - 10:55 am

IT professional Chad Roberts shows how he puts his best faces forward
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Analyst predicts dismal Wii U sales for March, but a system update is coming next week

Posted April 18, 2013 - 8:30 am

Nintendo held one of their Nintendo Direct events yesterday. For the most part it was focused on the 3DS, but we did get some news about the Wii U.
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Turn an RSS feed into a 'Star Wars' crawl

Posted April 17, 2013 - 4:46 pm

After the events of the last few days, I thought everybody could use a smile. And this definitely brought one to my face. The aptly named StarRSS takes your favorite feeds to a galaxy far, far away. Call it the cure for the common RSS.
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Facebook Home is creepy

Posted April 17, 2013 - 11:44 am

Disembodied heads of friends and family staring at me from my phone? No thanks
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Thoughtful speculation on PS4 price, crazy rumors on Xbox 720 internals

Posted April 17, 2013 - 8:30 am

A Sony exec offers hints around the PS4's launch price, and another completely anonymous (and perhaps completely fabricated) and crazy Xbox Durango rumor hits the web.
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Stupid user tricks 7: True tales of extreme brain fail

Posted April 16, 2013 - 2:37 pm

Ah, users -- if it weren't for them, technology would work so well.
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Watch time-lapse video of Disney's Animal Kingdom Tree of Life

Posted April 16, 2013 - 1:00 pm

Fifteen years ago next Monday, Disney's Animal Kingdom opened. Watch this cool time-lapse video of the park's centerpiece building being constructed.
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The Weekly Hash - April 12, 2013

Posted April 12, 2013 - 10:56 am

Reviewing the week’s top tech stories, today featuring Austin getting hipper, NASA getting Armageddony and T-Mobile getting more desperate
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Microsoft Xbox 720 may have a sidekick that runs 360 games

Posted April 12, 2013 - 8:30 am

Xbox 720 rumor week continues, it seems. This one has nothing to legitimize it, really. But it's still interesting enough to share.
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Rumor: Xbox 720 has HDMI pass-thru, cable box integration features similar to Google TV

Posted April 11, 2013 - 8:30 am

A new leak talks about the next Xbox's media capabilities. Fair enough, but what surprises me is the positive reaction to stringing IR blasters across your entertainment center. Also, the new Kinect is going to be creepy.
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10 essential geek skills

Posted April 10, 2013 - 4:00 pm

From replacing a hard drive to picking a lock, these are the skills you need to earn the name 'geek'
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Android gaming news: Is the window of opportunity closing on Ouya and Gamestick?

Posted April 10, 2013 - 8:30 am

Ouya is getting mediocre reviews. Gamestick is delayed. But Android gaming solutions that use your existing device are springing up. Let's look at the week's Android gaming hardware news.
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You won't need a helmet for this tiny Lego bike (and other stuff you missed)

Posted April 9, 2013 - 11:24 am

I've just found the perfect excuse to grab yourself a few bricks--to build a Lego bicycle!
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The Xbox 720 (Durango) rumors keep flowing

Posted April 9, 2013 - 8:30 am

Today we have rumors about the next Xbox's reveal date, pricing, internals, and more!
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The Weekly Hash - April 5, 2013

Posted April 5, 2013 - 10:53 am

A goofy romp through this week’s top tech stories and, also, the only time today (or probably ever) that Justin Bieber and Harvard University will be mentioned in the same article
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