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Are DIGGers Biased Against Blogs?


Over at our sister site, the Apple Gazette, Michael wonders whether DIGG has started to become biased against Apple-related stories. He has observed that while it previously only took about 30 DIGGs (that is positive “votes” by DIGG users) in an upcoming story in the Apple topic to be brought to the DIGG front page, [...]

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How to save a wet cell phone

WikiHow made a nice article today explaining how you can possibly save a wet cellphone by following a few simple steps. Here are the first, and most important, steps that will help to determine how good the chances are for your cellphone to survive:

Remove the Battery. This is one of the most important steps. Don’t [...]

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Second Generation iPod Shuffle now Shipping

According to MacRumors, the second generation of the very popular screen-less DAP is now shipping.
According to multiple sources, orders placed early for Apple’s 2G iPod Shuffle are beginning to ship from factories in China.

Many Apple news sites, are referring to this new player as “2G iPod Shuffle”, but be warned that the 2G stands for [...]

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Windows XP Embedded soon to be USB bootable

In case you don’t know what Windows XP Embedded is, it’s basically a different build of Windows XP (yes, yet another one) that is used mostly for:
OEMs, ISVs and IHVs
Next month, when the (inhale now) Windows XP Embedded SP2 Feature Pack 2007 is released, among other features, it will add USB support. Which means that [...]

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Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness

First, Ash (of the Evil Dead trilogy) fought Herbert West: Re-Animator. Then, he was pitted against the Vampire King himself, Dracula. Next, he teamed up with Sam Raimi’s cult classic anti-hero, Darkman. So, what other horror franchise could Ash possibly crossover with next?
The freakin’ Marvel Zombies.
Didn’t see that one coming. For [...]



I just got an email from Jotspot (I have an account with them, which I actively used before). They have just announced they have recently been acquired by Google. No details are out yet on how much and in what form the acquisition would be. But here’s what founder Joe Kraus had to say.
As we [...]

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New ‘Street Fighter’ film on the way

It’s been 12 years since the last attempt at a Street Fighter film based on the classic Capcom 2D fighter. You all may possibly remember it as the ill-conceived Jean Claude VanDamme vehicle co-starring Kylie Minogue and Raoul Julia.
Well, they’re at it again. Variety is reporting that Hyde Park Entertainment is teaming up [...]

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Mtv Oddities presents The Maxx – Review

One of the strongest and most intelligent works of animation to come from American shores, and from Mtv, no less. The Maxx remains one of the best comic books I’ve ever read and one of the best cartoons I’ve ever watched. If you recall the show, then perhaps you’d like to stroll down [...]

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I guess it’s a small news day when some item packages reach the “front page”. In any case, Microsoft has just unveiled the packages for their upcoming (un?)popular Operative System and productivity suite.

In terms of color, for the Windows versions, they will be similar to what the current Windows XP colors are: Green for the [...]

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What does Google think of you?

An interesting link showed up on the Digg frontpage today. Googlism.com attempts to determine what Google thinks of a certain name or term you put in.
Sadly, Google doesn’t seem to know what ForeverGeek is yet:
Sorry, Google doesn’t know enough about forevergeek yet.
Even though we do appear at the top of certain search terms…
What does Google [...]

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As the days until the release diminish, so do the PS3 launch numbers it seems. Sony continues to have problems with component shortages, so, instead of having 100.000 consoles available at launch, it will only have 80.000.
IGN reports:
The lack of digits in that number is even more staggering when you consider that the PS2 sold [...]

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Windows Media Player 11 Released

Microsoft has just released a new version of their Media Player application which has given the company a fair share of lawsuits in the past few years.
Besides the incorporation with the Mtv’s URGE online music store, here are the other changes:

A visually driven experience using thumbnail and album art, an elegant and simple design, and [...]

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iPod Nano alike VOIP Phone: iTalk Nano

Sheesh, not only did they inspire themselves on the iPod Nano’s design, they also “copied” the name.

This small, Nano-alike phone packs the following features:

* USB 2.0 support , Support Skype, MSN, Easy to use like mobile phone
* 16 bit USB sound card inside, no USB driver needed for Win XP/ MCE
* Hand free talking function, [...]

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Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes – Review

Without much fanfare, the long-awaited third installment in the Pumpkinhead franchise premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel last night. Did you miss it? Well, just in case you did…
Check out my full review, Right Here!
I’ve waited twelve years for a new Pumpkinhead movie, and even longer for a good Pumpkinhead movie. This made-for-TV film [...]

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The New Adventures of He-Man: DVD Release

One of the most forgotten and underrated chapters in the history of Mattel’s He-Man character will be making its way to DVD on Dec. 26th…right *after* Christmas.
The New Adventures of He-Man was a departure from the classic Filmation He-Man series, with more dynamic Japanese animation and a different setting. The only classic He-Man characters [...]

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Saw III – Review

“It’s Halloween…and that must mean Saw.” So, the third installment in this horror franchise has come out, and it’s probably the best horror flick I’ve seen in theaters all month (not like there was much competition).
Check out my full review, Right Here!
I love the concept of the Saw films. Not just the whole “sadistic [...]

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