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  • Erin Andrews Fighting Site ‘The Dirty’ Over Pictures From Nude Video
    By on October 29, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Erin Andrews’ lawyer has sent a letter to TheDirty.com demanding they take down images from the illegally-filmed nude video of Andrews that surfaced last year.

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  • Monkey Island Creator Slams Corporate Control Over Game Publishing
    By on October 4, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    An anonymous reader writes “Ron Gilbert, co-creator of classic games Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island 1 and 2, and many more, has spoken out against corporate censorship — the way of large companies getting a say on what does or does not get published on the distribution channels they control. Although his insightful rant applies to a number of corporations (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and Comcast are mentioned), most of the direct examples single (more…)

  • Man City hopeful over Balotelli
    By on July 26, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Manchester City are “hopeful” of completing a deal to sign Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli, BBC Sport understands.

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  • Lance Armstrong Tour bid ‘over’ after disastrous day
    By on July 16, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Lance Armstrong’s bid for an eighth win in the Tour de France came to a sorry end on a dramatic eighth stage of the Tour de France won by Andy Schleck of Luxembourg.

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  • GB seal Davis Cup win over Turkey
    By on July 10, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Great Britain win their doubles rubber against Turkey to claim an unassailable 3-0 lead and prevent relegation to the Davis Cup’s lowest tier.

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  • Right whales yell over the ocean din.
    By on July 7, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    To cope with the level of noise pollution in today’s oceans, North Atlantic right whales are learning to shout. Shipping noise is a particular problem for baleen whales like the North Atlantic right whale, because their calls are roughly the same pitch. If the noise is disrupting the whales’ communication, it would be bad news for the species.

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  • Judge Vacates Seat Over Video Games
    By on June 29, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    There are many odd stories in the world of games, especially when pertaining to the court system. However, this one seems to come out of left field.

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  • Western nations slam Iran over human rights record
    By on June 17, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Western nations rebuked Iran for its human rights record after overcoming an attempt by Iran to block the statement from being read aloud in the Human Rights Council. The nations expressed concern over a “lack of progress in the protection of human rights in Iran,” especially since the widespread arrests and bloody crackdowns this year.

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  • Google Relents, Will Hand Over European Wi-Fi Data
    By on June 3, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    itwbennett writes “Having previously denied demands from Germany that the company turn over hard drives with data it secretly collected from open wireless networks over the past three years, Google has reversed course. A Google representative said that it will hand over the data to German, French and Spanish authorities within a matter of days, according to the Financial Times, which first reported this latest development on Wednesday. ‘We screwed (more…)

  • Pedestrian Follows Google Map, Gets Run Over, Sues
    By on June 1, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Hugh Pickens writes “The Toronto Star reports that a Utah woman is suing Google for more than $100,000 in damages, claiming its maps function gave her walking directions that led her onto a major highway, where she was struck by a car. Lauren Rosenberg sought directions between two addresses in Utah about 3 kilometers apart and the top result suggested that she follow a busy rural highway for several hundred meters. The highway did not have sidewalks (more…)