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Ellen pokes fun at Apple… and then apologizes
After watching this video, we’ve come to one conclusion: Apple needs to learn how to take a joke.
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Best Password Manager: KeePass [Hive Five Followup]
Last week we asked you to share your favorite password manager and then we rounded up the nominations for a vote. Now we’re back to highlight the winner, the runners up, and how it compared to the last password manager Hive Five. More »
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Free Audio Editor Strips Audio from YouTube and Video Files [Updates]
Windows: An update to Free Audio Editor doesn’t change its simple mission, but the newest version is chock full of extra-helpful features. The application downloads YouTube videos, and then strips audio from those FLVs and other video files. More »
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BC Place roof drops in final deflation
The giant white roof of Vancouver’s BC Place is deflated one last time on Tuesday, so construction can start on its retractable replacement.
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Jimmy Fallon to host Emmys
Jimmy Fallon has been named host the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, which will air on NBC in August.
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Is Menlo the Windows Core for Microsoft’s Next Secret Tablet? [Rumor]
Courier’s dead, but that doesn't mean Microsoft's done with tablets—Mary Jo Foley's digging for more info on Menlo, a Microsoft project to replace Windows CE (inside Windows Phone) with a mobile version of Windows NT, like for tablets. More »
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Google Eyes YouTube for Broadcasting Live Sports
Google is shaking up the sports world. According to The New York Times, the company recently broadcast a live sporting event on YouTube for the first time. About 50 million fans tuned in from around the world (minus the U.S., where the event was broadcast on delay) to watch the Indian Premier League’s eight-team cricket tournament. It’s not the NBA Playoffs, but the 60 live matches drew about a 25-percent larger audience than Google expected. Unlike last year’s U2 concert at the Rose Bowl which was streamed on YouTube, Google has convinced seven advertisers to foot part of the bill for the cricket broadcast, a crucial move if the company hopes to broadcast more major sports and other live events. Shailesh Rao, managing director of Google India, told the Times that’s exactly what the company wants, too, saying that Google is having “new conversations with lots of folks.”
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Keep Your House in a 20-Minutes-to-Clean State to Eliminate Last-Minute Stress [Household]
Whether you’re overly neat or very messy, this tip from reader Elanor will help you focus on the things that are important (like work) while keeping your house clean enough that you don’t stress out later on. More »
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Embed Public or Private Google Waves on Any Web Site [Embedded]
Google Wave now gives bloggers, corporate intranets, and other potential Wave users a way to let the public watch what’s going on in a Wave and, for the truly daring, invite any Wave user to edit. More »
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Chrome’s gain is Microsoft’s loss
Google’s Chrome increased its browser market share by 0.6 percentage points in April to 6.7%, while Microsoft’s Internet Explorer fell 0.7 points to 59.95%.
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Gmail Actually Works on BlackBerry Now [BlackBerry]
It’s here, finally: Two-way Gmail syncing with BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 appears to be live in North America. [BGR] More »
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United, Continental to merge
United and Continental Airlines will merge to form the world’s largest airline, the two companies said Monday.
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Firefox add-ons gets an overhaul
As pointed out by mozillalinks, Mozilla is planning to do a major overhaul of their add-on manager UI for Firefox. The new add-on manager will change from the existing popup window, to its own tab.
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Let It Glow: Remove Objects To Make Level Glow! (Flash Game)
Let the levels glow by removing the objects in the right order!
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Google Acquires 3D Desktop Manager BumpTop [BumpTop]
3D desktop company BumpTop, profiled here in the past, has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum. More »
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Riders take defender Williams No. 1 in CFL draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders used the first pick in the CFL draft on Sunday to choose linebacker Shomari Williams, of Queen’s University.
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Who is the Sexiest Woman Alive?
According to FHM for 2010, that would be Cheryl Cole. Coming in behind her on the list, unsurprisingly, is Megan Fox in second, Victoria’s Secret model Marisa Miller in third, and The Saturdays’ star Frankie Sandford in fourth. PICS included.
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Windows 7 Tip of the Week: Use SkyDrive with Windows Explorer
They’re two great tastes that go together: Windows 7 and Windows Live SkyDrive. Microsoft doesn’t make it easy, but here’s how you can get them connected for drag-and-drop file transfers between your PC and the cloud.