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  • Ubuntu One Hits the Million Users Mark
    By on July 31, 2011 | Comments Off  Comments

    dkd903 writes “Roberta Nilerud of Canonical has announced that their cloud storage service – Ubuntu One – has hit the one million users mark. Ubuntu One is a cloud storage service from Canonical that is very tightly integrated into Ubuntu. Although Ubuntu One is installed by default in Ubuntu, it is also available on Windows and Android.”

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  • Bejeweled Maker Hits Jackpot: EA Acquires PopCap for Up to $1.2 Billion
    By on July 15, 2011 | Comments Off  Comments

    EA announced Tuesday that it will buy PopCap for $650 million plus stock and earn-outs, which altogether could add up to as much as $1.2 billion.

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  • 5 Devastating Arena Football League Wall Hits (Videos)
    By on December 1, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Are people overstating the safety concerns of playing football at Wrigley Field? You probably won’t think so after you watch these videos.

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  • Nadal hits back to beat Soderling
    By on July 1, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Rafael Nadal recovers from a set down to beat Robin Soderling in four sets and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals.

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  • PlayStation 3 Hits 35 Million Mark
    By on May 21, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Playstation has sold 35.7 milllion units worldwide…

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  • Operation Titstorm Hits the Streets
    By on February 14, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    schliz writes “Hacker group ‘Anonymous’ is organising international, real-life protests of the Australian mandatory internet filter this coming Saturday. Protests will take place in major Australian cities as well as at Australian embassies around the world. The protests are said to be the second stage of ‘Operation Titstorm,’ which unleashed a prolonged DDoS attack on Australian government websites last week. Organisers of the so-called Project Freeweb (more…)

  • Restructured Ruby on Rails 3.0 Hits Beta
    By on February 7, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Curlsman informs us that the first beta of Ruby on Rails 3.0 has been released ( release notes here). Rails founder David Heinemeier Hansson blogged that RoR 3.0 “feels lighter, more agile, and easier to understand.” This release is the first the Merb team has participated in. Merb is a model-view-controller framework written in Ruby, and they joined the RoR development effort over a year ago. Reader Curlsman asks, “So, is version 3 of RoR going to (more…)

  • The Super Bowl Sex Slave Circuit Hits the Streets
    By on February 6, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Advocates are hoping to rescue underage Super Bowl sex slaves. Young prostitutes are brought to South Florida by their pimps to ply their trade during the Super Bowl. The National Center estimates between 100,000 and 150,000 underaged sex workers who generate billions of dollars in revenue for their pimps. The girls can travel around in “circuits.

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  • New Super Mario Bros Wii Hits 10 Mil, Breaks Sales Record on
    By on January 20, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    New Super Mario Bros Wii is now the fastest selling game to hit 10 million on a single console

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  • Manchester United debt hits £716m
    By on January 20, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Debts at Manchester United’s parent company swell to £716.5m, say their latest accounts.

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