digg.com: Stories
on May 9, 2011:
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Google Music to stream 20,000 songs for free
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/7c7awO6-7jI/google_music_to_stream_20_000_songs_for_free
It's not quite official but there's little doubt that Google will launch its Google Music service at its big I/O event later today.
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10 Major Apple iTunes Annoyances
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/kaUVQMlKRk4/10_major_apple_itunes_annoyances_2
The bane of any iDevice user's existence is Apple's barely usable iTunes software.
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Why Microsoft is Buying Skype for $8 Billion
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/bqQIDLYs_Eo/why_microsoft_is_buying_skype_for_8_billion
Microsoft is close to finalizing a deal to buy Skype for between $7 billion to $8 billion. The Wall Street Journal confirmed the news after we had first reported the news yesterday. The deal is especially good for Microsoft's partners including Nokia and Facebook.
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20 T-Shirts Celebrating Osama bin Laden's Death [Pics]
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fl4-wZDOhtw/20_t_shirts_celebrating_osama_bin_laden_s_death_pics
The Internet has been flooded with paraphernalia gloating over the al Qaeda leader's demise
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Iron Cat (Pic)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/SxrlfeKnli8/iron_cat_pic
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Heart attack at Bondi Beach: What real CPR looks like.
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/MEEAq4O0Ru8/heart_attack_at_bondi_beach_what_real_cpr_looks_like
This clip is taken from Bondi Rescue Season 1 episode 4. Takahiro Ono survives a drowning, thanks to the men at Bondi Rescue.
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Secrets Behind Steve Jobs? ?Magic? by Apple Employees
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/hFs4HJcZQBM/secrets_behind_steve_jobs_magic_by_apple_employees
Revealing how Steve Jobs runs Apple is like exposing the secrets behind a magician's tricks. And several of the magician's assistants just broke their
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Multiscreen Madness: We Test Four Incredible Display Setups
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/DeK3xeSgpGA/multiscreen_madness_we_test_four_incredible_display_setups
Because one screen is never enough! We set our sights on finding the best multiscreen setup for gaming
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After 11 Months Colombia Asks, Who'll Stop the Rain?
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/bsUwmAfhCZY/after_11_months_colombia_asks_who_ll_stop_the_rain
Nearly a year of almost nonstop rain have led to floods, landslides, countless injuries, deaths, and national disaster
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announce separation
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/SUQ8Wh4G7Nc/arnold_schwarzenegger_and_maria_shriver_announce_separation
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, announced Monday that they are separating.
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This Is Where We (Ridiculously) Thought Osama Was Hiding Ten Years Ago
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/YsYFDE72YzI/this_is_where_we_ridiculously_thought_osama_was_hiding_ten_years_ago
In 2001, the Times of London (and the Pentagon) thought he was living in a comic villain's super fortress.
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Gabe Newell speaks on Valve?s surprising development process « Icrontic Gaming
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/umO-vBneobE/gabe_newell_speaks_on_valve_s_surprising_development_process_icrontic_gaming
Why no Half Life 3 yet? Maybe Valve just doesn't care enough...
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Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/D8tVMADsFbY/budget_mix_up_provides_nation_s_schools_with_enough_money_to_properly_educate_students
The Onion does it again!
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YouTube will add 3,000 streaming movies for renting, but won't say which ones (yet)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/tDVrjNrs8iQ/youtube_will_add_3_000_streaming_movies_for_renting_but_won_t_say_which_ones_yet
In the midst of a blog post welcoming us to the 'the future of video' head of YouTube Salar Kamangar confirms that starting today it
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Face transplant man 'can smell'
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/5wsmysDJASM/face_transplant_man_can_smell
The recipient of America's first full face transplant says his newly regained sense of smell is among the top benefits of the surgery.
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FDA Clears Test for Drug-Resistant Bacteria
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/J3dvhRVBxj8/fda_clears_test_for_drug_resistant_bacteria
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared a test that can quickly determine whether an infection is caused by the drug-resistant bacteria MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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The world according to an alcoholic
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/3NRZCn1Rdls/the_world_according_to_an_alcoholic
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Man Takes Stolen Lawnmower on Drunken Joyride
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/kXyVkPVmJHk/man_takes_stolen_lawnmower_on_drunken_joyride
The inebriated mind works in unpredictable ways.
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Cellphone motion projector throws gaming onto the wall
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/5gX_RklGhIc/cellphone_motion_projector_throws_gaming_onto_the_wall
In 19th century Japan, a form of theatre known as Utsushi-e, which used light from lanterns to project stories and images onto rice paper screen, was hugely popular. Now Disney has used this pre-cinema artform as its inspiration for a modern equivalent: a projector for your smartphone.
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New sensor developed by MIT chemical engineers can detect tiny traces of explosives
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/CCJ8lha_HvY/new_sensor_developed_by_mit_chemical_engineers_can_detect_tiny_traces_of_explosives
MIT researchers have created a new detector so sensitive it can pick up a single molecule of an explosive such as TNT.
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Battle Brews Over FBI?s Warrantless GPS Tracking - Wired
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/nNXivqD7fg8/battle_brews_over_fbi_s_warrantless_gps_tracking_wired
Kathy Thomas knew she was under surveillance. The animal rights and environmental activist had been trailed daily by cops over several months
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Super-injunctions under fire as identities of alleged gagging order celebrities spread across Twitter
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/KGOaVjicJ6Y/super_injunctions_under_fire_as_identities_of_alleged_gagging_order_celebrities_spread_across_twitter
Super-injunctions came under renewed scrutiny today after a list of
celebrities who have allegedly obtained gagging orders was posted on
Twitter.
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US Military Launches New Missile Warning System Into Space
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/gqud-5SCFjA/us_military_launches_new_missile_warning_system_into_space
What goes up and doesn't come down, but has the potential to take all sorts of other stuff down? If you said a bunch of balloons launched by a misguided games publisher in March, you win a point (two, if you guessed a bit torrent file). But if you said a $1.3 billion U.S. geosynchronous [...]
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Matriarch-Nemesis: TV's 25 Most Undeniably Horrible Mothers
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/I9wMUlgT2CM/matriarch_nemesis_tv_s_25_most_undeniably_horrible_mothers
Mother's Day has come and gone, so throw away your gifts and get back to hating your family with UGO's list of TV's Worst Mothers!
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YouTube Unveils Movies for Rent and Content Partnerships
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ppcF-1JTKs0/youtube_unveils_movies_for_rent_and_content_partnerships
YouTube announced today that it is adding around 3,000 movie titles available to rent on demand for users in the United States, confirming rumors from late April that said Google's video service was looking to partner with major and independent studios to rollout premium content. YouTube is also bolstering its investment in content with its 20,000-plus partners. Through YouTube Next the platform is attempting to grow original content by bolstering YouTubeNextUp and following up on past projects like Partner Grants that helped fund content creators. YouTube is available on 350 million devices with two billion views a day....
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Possible Major Spoilers from The Avengers
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/RvtRaLGFPjg/possible_major_spoilers_from_the_avengers
Comic Book Movie discovered a post on IMDB from someone who possibly has the full rundown on The Avengers movie.
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Mobile Phones Charged With Energy From Your Voice
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/TFY9r4X5aSA/mobile_phones_charged_with_energy_from_your_voice
Photo by ElvertBarnes via Flickr CC Using sound waves to charge small devices like cell phones is not a brand new idea. We reported on researchers from Texas A&M and University of Houston working on just such a concept
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Diablo III Beta This Summer
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fVmEqCCEkwg/diablo_iii_beta_this_summer
Fans around the world have been waiting for their chance to play Diablo III since the game was announced back in June of 2008. During today's Activision financial results conference call, Blizzard boss Michael Morhaime pinpointed a three-month window for the Diablo III beta.
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New Tech Could Power Cell Phones Through Sound
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/3rs39UABGOk/new_tech_could_power_cell_phones_through_sound
South Korean scientists say they've found a way to turn sound into electricity, meaning your future calls could be what charges up your phone.
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OpenID Warns Of Serious Bug
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/p-KEDPEuJrk/openid_warns_of_serious_bug
Facebook, Google, and Yahoo are among the million of websites that use the single sign-on technology.
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Social network users have twice as many friends online as in real life
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Ed_J3SCusKU/social_network_users_have_twice_as_many_friends_online_as_in_real_life
Research finds that one in 10 people has either met their best friend online or believes they will meet good friends on web.
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FBI tracking device torndown, was not designed for tinkering
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/68AYqgPLg9k/fbi_tracking_device_torndown_was_not_designed_for_tinkering
One of the technology websites we cover is iFixit. If you want to know the inner workings of the latest smartphone, iPad, laptop or any other kind of tech device iFixit is where you can find it. That being said, I think the folks at iFixit would have to admit that their latest teardown is indeed a first of its kind. That?s because it?s a teardown of a FBI tracking device that was loaned to the website by an unknown owner.
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Just How Dangerous Is Sitting All Day? [INFOGRAPHIC]
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/3PmllhpRSVg/just_how_dangerous_is_sitting_all_day_infographic
Sitting down, which most of us do for at least eight hours each day, might be the worst thing you do for your health all day. This infographic breaks it down.
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Rare conjoined twins who share a single body born in China
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/5MoLUAlnZxs/rare_conjoined_twins_who_share_a_single_body_born_in_china
The conjoined twins, who share a single body, two arms and two legs, were born by Caesarean section last week, according to officials.
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Ugly Car Guide: Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Donk
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/lUifpZycpW8/ugly_car_guide_friends_don_t_let_friends_drive_donk
It's a little early in the week to be cruising Craigslist for your next illicit car fling--or is it? We won't judge, but we will go bro-to-bro to steer you clear of this 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible, donked out for the player with $20,000 in cash.
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LinkedIn Preps a Bigger IPO, But It's No Facebook
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/NELrLAAN76Y/linkedin_preps_a_bigger_ipo_but_it_s_no_facebook
LinkedIn, the business professional social network, is upping its expectations for its much-anticipated initial public offering, which it now believes can pull in as much as $274 million.
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