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Adult Film Stars’ Plea: Please Pay for Porn

With adult DVD sales in a free fall, one industry organization has begun producing YouTube PSAs attempting to expose the harm that comes from pirating adult content.

Samsung Strides to Mediocrity with New Flip Phone

The Stride SCH-r330 may not run apps, play music or open jars, but U.S. Cellular customers can pick one up today for $30 with contract.
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HP Buys Palm for $1.2 Billion

The massive acquisition will give HP access to Palm's webOS, potentially breathing life into its own dusty-looking collection of smartphones.

Lenovo’s IdeaPad U110 Barely Tips Scales

The latest addition to the new IdeaPad family floats along at 2.5 pounds, and includes a frameless LCD screen, textured metal case, and webcam with face recognition.

Palm Admits to Sluggish Pre, Pixi Sales

An update to investors reveals slower-than-expected sales for the WebOS lifeboat that Palm reluctantly piled its eggs into last year.
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Opera Mini vs. Safari on the iPhone

The speed demon and the comfort wagon go head to head when we pit Opera Mini versus Safari on the iPhone.
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PlayStation Move vs. Nintendo Wii: Under the Hood

On the surface, Sony’s new PlayStation Move looks like an obvious Nintendo Wii copycat, but things aren’t as simple under the hood. Here’s why Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Move system will offer the most precise motion control to date.

Netbook Sales Finally Tumble Back to Earth, Manufacturers Retreat

A slow in netbook sales has HP and Dell cutting back production on select models.
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Give the Cloud Some Credit, Greenpeace

Greenpeace’s invective new report on the pollution potential of cloud computing misses its overwhelmingly capacity for green.

Apple iPad App Store Opens, Sticker Shock Ensues

A wide array of applications await new iPad owners on Saturday – and their credit cards.
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The Best April Fools Jokes from Around the Web

Don’t believe everything you read on the Web – especially today. We round up the best online April Fools jokes, from Google’s Topeka name swap to a life-size helicopter peripheral for the Nintendo Wii.

Facebook Pipes Burst Again, Spew Private E-mail Addresses

Another server hiccup has leaked private Facebook information to the Web - this time in the form of confidential e-mail addresses.

First iPad Commercials Air During Oscars While Jobs Treads Red Carpet

The first iPad commercial to grace mainstream airwaves cropped up during the televised Oscars, while Steve Jobs hobnobbed with celebs in person at the Hollywood event.

Get Them While You Can: Apple iPads Available for Preorder

Apple's long-awaited iPad is finally available for preorder, and the revamped product pages reveals new details.

HP Slate to Arrive in June for $540?

The most promising iPad competitor yet may run Flash and Windows 7, but early reports show it could also cost more than Apple's most basic iPad.

Apple Begins Accepting iPad Apps in Preparation for Launch

Developers have about a week to submit their apps for review by Apple, if they want to make the iPad launch.

Wall Street Journal to Charge $18 Monthly for iPad Subscriptions

The first pricing details on iPad content reveal what the Wall Street Journal, Men's Health and Esquire will charge for their first digital editions.

Google Rolls Flash into Chrome

Upcoming versions of Chrome will come with Adobe Flash built right in, as Google attempts to solve the plug-in problem.

Apple Speeds up Mac OS X Snow Leopard with 10.6.3 Update

Apple's latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard update brings a number of improvements to speed, security, and compatibility.

KTM Electric Dirtbikes Sling Mud with Watts

The Austrian company's first electric bikes spar watt-for-watt with rivals from Zero Motorcycles, and even KTM's existing gasoline models.
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Warner Bros Hires Student Pirate Hunters

Students can make $26,000 a year cruising IRC, newsgroups and other piracy hotbeds for Warner Bros. content.

Over 1,100 Communities Compete for Fast Google Fiber

The list of hopeful communities vying for Google's fast fiber project reached over 1,100 by the time Google declared its deadline past.

General Electric Watches Watts with WiMax

A new smart meter program in Michigan will harness WiMax to wirelessly feed data been thousands of power meters.

Netflix Streaming Reaches Nintendo’s Wii

The first discs to enable Netflix Streaming on the Nintendo Wii have finally shipped to those who preordered, and a widespread roll out will follow shortly.

French Twitter Hacker Claims He was “a Kind Pirate”

After his arrest by French police on Tuesday, the man who hacked Twitter employee accounts to access the feeds of celebrities, including Barack Obama, claims it was all in the name of good.

Runco WindowWalls Open Portals to Pure Fiction

Tiled LCD displays promise to fill entire walls of a room with an ever-changing view, rare art, or whatever you can imagine.

Art Museum Recognizes @ Symbol for Recognition

The humble @ symbol now joins the company of relics like Van Gogh's Starry Night and Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup cans at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Porsche Decks out Cayenne with Burmester Sound System

Burmester's high-end audio system crams 372 square inches of driver area and over 1,000 watts of power into Porsche's new Cayenne.

Apple Finally Allows Giving the Gift of App

A new "gift this app" option allows iTunes users to send apps as gifts the same way as music and movies.

Seattle Tops List of Riskiest Cities for Web Surfing

High incidents of cybercrime, frequent online banking, and an abundance of Wi-Fi hotspots all earned Seattle a number one spot in Symantec's ranking of the most dangerous cities to surf.

AT&T Slams Verizon for Jumping the Gun on 4G

Verizon may have a significant lead in deploying a 4G LTE network, but handsets won't be ready for prime time until 2012, according to one AT&T exec.

Google Offers a Tin Foil Hat for Your Browser

Concerned with the revealing flow of data you send to Google with every click? A new browser plug-in will let privacy hounds opt out of Google Analytics.

Control Your Camcorder from Your Phone with JVC’s Everio HD GZ-HM550

Built-in Bluetooth technology gives JVC's GZ-HM550 a number of interesting perks, including the ability to control it wirelessly via smartphone.

Apple Delays iPad Accessories past April 3

Apple's iPad case, keyboard dock and power adapter will all have to wait until after April 3 to arrive, leaving early-adopting iPad users out in the cold.

AT&T Zero Charger Jams Wooden Stake into Vampire Power Usage

By completely eliminating vampire power draw when plugged in and unused, AT&T's Zero charger uses less electricity and has the potential to reduce electricity bills - if ever so slightly.
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Plastic Logic Que proReader Hands on First Impressions

Plastic Logic’s high-profile Que proReader makes overtures to on-the-go professionals with a long list of premium features, but they may be the only ones who can afford it.

Innocent until Facebooked: Feds Snoop with Twitter, MySpace and More

New documents show how the U.S. federal government uses sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to snoop around during criminal investigations.

Microsoft Offers Sneak Peek at Internet Explorer 9

A publicly available platform preview demonstrates Microsoft's strides toward speed, compatibility and new features.