'Koobface' Virus Attacks Facebook

"Attention new viewers: those 5000 "friends" you have on Facebook? They might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with a new virus dubbed "Koobface". Koobface, which already made the rounds on MySpace, is now...

Seven awesome iPhone freebies

Seven awesome iPhone freebies Posted by Rick Broida (Credit: Joost) As a mostly ecstatic new iPhone owner, I've spent considerable time checking out--you guessed it--the...

Google 'Voice Search' hands-on verdict: Awesome

" The new voice-activated Google Mobile app for the iPhone is finally here. Whatever the reason for the delay, it was worth the wait. As we wrote last week, the search app knows when you bring the phone to your...

Wimbledon: Andy Murray fights back from a match point

What a comeback under pressure, now has a big meeting with Nadal in the quarters."Andy Murray produced a stunning fightback from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet, thrilling a packed Centre Court in the...

Wife 'died a hero' in Afghanistan

" Wife 'died a hero' in Afghanistan Cpl Bryant, Cpl Sean Robert Reeve and Paul Stout were among...

Shuttle Discovery Head Home, Mars Lander Attempts 2nd Dirt Pickup

The shuttle discovery left the International Space Station on Wednesday after delivering a giant Japanese lab and most importantly - a functioning toilet. Before returning home the Discovery astonauts will use a laser-tipped inspection boom to check the shuttle over for any...

Argentina in awesome 4-1 win over Mexico

"SAN DIEGO -- Sven-Goran Eriksson -- "Senor Sven" to his new friends -- must surely have thought he was in Mexico City or Guadalajara on Wednesday night.It couldn't have been Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego's...

The Other Sci-Fi Channel

A guy was so annoyed by the Sci-Fi Channel's content, he made his own Sci-Fi channel. As reported to boingboing by Wil Wheaton (Yeah, yeah, the guy from Star Trek: The Next Generation):""This guy really loves...

Oklahoma 19-year-old named town's mayor

A 19-year-old freshman Sooner was elected mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Muskogee has a population of just over 38,000.  Even though only 19, John Tyler Hammons is not the youngest to ever be elected...

Long lines at the Newseum

Many people waited in long lines yesterday to get a glimpse at the new 'Newseum' on Pennsylvania Avenue. The museum has 14 galleries, 15 theatres and many interactive studios so visitors can act out the role of...

10 Best gunfights in cinema history

"I have only recently come to see that Michael Mann is a maker of boring movies with awesome final shootouts that eclipse the rest of the film making it seem better than it really was."

CBS Offers Midtown Manhattan Free Wireless Internet Access

"Some awesome news out of Manhattan today. CBS Corporation has announced today that it will "light up" midtown Manhattan with the creation of the "CBS Mobile Zone," a wireless high-speed network enabling New Yorkers with Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones, laptops or other devices to...

Bionic Woman 2.0: She Makes a Mean Martini

Nothing wrong with bartender superheroes. Hey, they're already psychatrists, right?"Just as Lindsay Wagner brightened the goofy original, the awesome Michelle Ryan injects some verve into today's Jaime Sommers....

Dems Following the “yellow” Brick Road to Defeat in 08

Democrats are not going to lose in 2008 because Republicans defeat them. They will lose because they will defeat themselves. If you follow the MSM template, the Dems field is awesome. But lets have a reality...

Fist fight in a Chinese Newsroom

I've been in a few newsroom scuffles over the years - once I had a colleague in a headlock and considered punching him, but that didn't happen (his name is Mel Lehan and he drove me mad with his constant...

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