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• New iPhone app turns dating into The Game
• Supreme Court closes door on warrantless eavesdropping suit
• Microsoft rolls out massive Windows 8 update
• Drill, dentist, drill -- with tool that replaces buzzing with ballads
• Verizon: Our 4G LTE network will soon carry most of our data
• Military court to review tight secrecy in Bradley Manning case
• Microsoft is now your 'devices and services' company
• 100-million-year-old spider attack captured in amber
• Lenovo gets flexible with new Windows 8 laptops
• Survey: iPhone, iPad ownership surging among teenagers
• Developers: We warned Apple about iOS maps quality
• Ballmer, Sinofsky see pay dinged over browser-ballot issue
• No sex (or smokes), please -- we're tweeting
• Photo time capsule to last 'billions of years' in space
• Pandora offers song and dance about music sales
• Apple ships mic-less EarPods with new iPod Touch
• No supersonic skydive for Baumgartner tomorrow
• Nerdy aprons let you be barefoot and geeky in the kitchen
• iPad Mini may only come in Wi-Fi version, report says
• Prizefight: The iPad takes on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
• Netflix's Reed Hastings leaving Microsoft's board
• Wal-Mart aims to one-up Amazon with same-day delivery
• WD ships 8TB My Book Thunderbolt drive
• The 404 1,146: Where we hiss downstream (podcast)
• Bing map shows CIA's secret Bin Laden compound mock-up

New iPhone app turns dating into The Game Posted: 09 Oct 2012 08:29 PM PDT Aimed at daters who have tired of the slow signup process on many sites, and feeling like an item in a catalog, this app uses game mechanics to help break the ice. [Read more]

Supreme Court closes door on warrantless eavesdropping suit Posted: 09 Oct 2012 07:47 PM PDT After bouncing around the courts for years, the U.S.'s highest court puts an end to the case that aimed to hold AT&T liable for letting the government spy on people's phone calls and emails. [Read more]

Microsoft rolls out massive Windows 8 update Posted: 09 Oct 2012 06:56 PM PDT As Windows 8's launch date nears, Microsoft begins to tailor its core apps like Mail and Calendar to clear the high bar set by Apple and Google while also updating the OS itself. [Read more]

Drill, dentist, drill -- with tool that replaces buzzing with ballads Posted: 09 Oct 2012 05:42 PM PDT Enterprising Indonesian dentist modifies a standard dental drill to emit far more pleasant sounds than the standard ominous high-pitched whine. [Read more]

Verizon: Our 4G LTE network will soon carry most of our data Posted: 09 Oct 2012 05:07 PM PDT Not only will Verizon's LTE service be in 400 markets next week, but the carrier also notes that soon the network will carry the majority of its wireless data traffic. [Read more]

Military court to review tight secrecy in Bradley Manning case Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:42 PM PDT A civil liberties group plans to tell a military appeals court tomorrow that the U.S. Army has unconstitutionally restricted public access to the case against alleged Wiki-leaker Bradley Manning. [Read more]

Microsoft is now your 'devices and services' company Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:30 PM PDT CEO Steve Ballmer's latest shareholder letter declares that Microsoft officially is a devices and services company now, emphasizing the company's hardware desires. [Read more]

100-million-year-old spider attack captured in amber Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:22 PM PDT A once-in-a-lifetime find yields a 100-million-year-old piece of history featuring a fossilized spider attacking a wasp caught in its web. [Read more]

Lenovo gets flexible with new Windows 8 laptops Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT The Chinese PC giant touts "convertibles" during a New York event. No, not cars, but laptops that can be switched into tablets. [Read more]

Survey: iPhone, iPad ownership surging among teenagers Posted: 09 Oct 2012 03:34 PM PDT New survey shows 40 percent of teens have iPhones, up from 34 percent last year. [Read more]

Developers: We warned Apple about iOS maps quality Posted: 09 Oct 2012 03:28 PM PDT App developers say they gave Apple plenty of warning about issues with its iOS maps app revamp. [Read more]

Ballmer, Sinofsky see pay dinged over browser-ballot issue Posted: 09 Oct 2012 03:27 PM PDT The salaries and incentive awards for Microsoft's CEO and some of its top executives are public. Redmond's European browser-ballot problem didn't sit well with the evaluation committee. [Read more]

No sex (or smokes), please -- we're tweeting Posted: 09 Oct 2012 03:23 PM PDT A new study suggests that Internet users would rather log onto a social network than have a smoke... or even a roll in the hay. (Well, German Internet users, anyway.) [Read more]

Photo time capsule to last 'billions of years' in space Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT The Last Pictures is a disc of 100 black and white images that's set to join the orbiting junk pile overhead. Could it become humanity's final monument? [Read more]

Pandora offers song and dance about music sales Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:53 PM PDT Pandora cofounder Tim Westergren takes to company's blog to make case government should save the day for his business. Does the government belong in a business dispute? [Read more]

Apple ships mic-less EarPods with new iPod Touch Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:48 PM PDT The earphones that ship with the new iPod Touch aren't the same as the iPhone 5's EarPods -- they're missing the remote/mic. [Read more]

No supersonic skydive for Baumgartner tomorrow Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:37 PM PDT The wait will drag on for daredevil Felix Baumgartner, as his attempt at a breathtaking, record-setting freefall continues to be bedeviled by the weather. [Read more]

Nerdy aprons let you be barefoot and geeky in the kitchen Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:17 PM PDT Dress for kitchen success with a Tardis, Darth Vader, or Avengers apron from Darling Army on Etsy. [Read more]

iPad Mini may only come in Wi-Fi version, report says Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:14 PM PDT The Guardian also reports on a 9.7-inch iPad with a Lightning connector and compatibility with U.K.'s Everything Everywhere 4G network. [Read more]

Prizefight: The iPad takes on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:12 PM PDT In one corner of our tablet battle royale we have the defending Apple champ; in the other, it's Samsung's scrappy Android tablet. [Read more]

Netflix's Reed Hastings leaving Microsoft's board Posted: 09 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT Hastings, saying he needs more time to work on Netflix, will not seek re-election at Microsoft's shareholder meeting in November. [Read more]

Wal-Mart aims to one-up Amazon with same-day delivery Posted: 09 Oct 2012 01:24 PM PDT The retail giant started testing the service in Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis. Up next: San Francisco and San Jose. [Read more]

WD ships 8TB My Book Thunderbolt drive Posted: 09 Oct 2012 01:22 PM PDT WD announces the availability of its 8TB My Book Thunderbolt Duo drive, which now comes with a Thunderbolt cable. [Read more]

The 404 1,146: Where we hiss downstream (podcast) Posted: 09 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT Aunt Jill Schlesinger returns from her "work trip" to Mexico refreshed and ready to answer all your dire financial questions on today's episode. We'll also celebrate National Financial Planning Week by learning how to avoid brokers and manage our own finances. [Read more]

Bing map shows CIA's secret Bin Laden compound mock-up Posted: 09 Oct 2012 12:50 PM PDT Nearly 8,000 miles from Osama bin Laden's lair, Navy Seal Team Six trained in a mock-up of the compound at a North Carolina Defense Department facility. [Read more]

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