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  1. In search of Lithium: The battle for the 3rd element

    Digg &bull Apr 5, 2009

    A wonder metal that fires your phone, iPod and shiny new electric car is so clean it may save the planet. But more than half of the world's lithium is beneath this Bolivian desertand getting it is so dirty it… Full Story »

  2. Strip-Search of 13-Year-Old Girl Reaches Supreme Court

    Digg &bull Mar 24, 2009

    Savana Redding still remembers the clothes she had on — black stretch pants with butterfly patches and a pink T-shirt — the day school officials here forced her to strip six years ago. She was 13 and in eighth grade.… Full Story »

  3. Moment kayaker plunged 127 feet- and survived! (w/VIDEO)

    Digg &bull Mar 24, 2009

    A kayaker has set a new world record by plunging an astonishing 127ft off a waterfall. Pedro Olivia hit 70mph and was free-falling for 2.95 seconds after paddling off the Salto Belo falls in central Brazil. The 26-year-old, who has… Full Story »

  4. Schmidt: Google does not want to buy Twitter right now

    Digg &bull Mar 9, 2009

    The ongoing guess work and dead reckoning over whether the search giant Google will soon buy micro-blogging site Twitter was ended by Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Saturday. On PBS's Charlie Rose show, Schmidt made it clear that they are… Full Story »

  5. Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger Could Raise Ticket Prices

    Digg &bull Feb 9, 2009

    Live Nation and Ticketmaster are expected to announce a merger Monday in a deal that could lead to a dramatic change in how event tickets are sold: from the fixed price norm that often results in quick sellouts for popular… Full Story »

  6. Apple Rejects Obama Trampoline iPhone App, Leaves Us Puzzled

    Digg &bull Feb 7, 2009

    Video game developer Swamiware was surprised to see its latest iPhone app rejected by Apple, and so are we. The application was a harmless game that let you select a known U.S. politician (both republicans and democrats) and have him/her… Full Story »

  7. Linux : Top 10 Responses To Why Should I Use Linux.

    Digg &bull Feb 7, 2009

    If you’re a Linux enthusiast like me, you’ve probably tried to convert a few people over to Linux from another operating system. Even though you succeed many times, there are always a few ‘geniuses’ out there who need some real… Full Story »

  8. An Interview with Henry Selick, the Director of CORALINE

    Digg &bull Feb 5, 2009

    Quick – Who directed "Nightmare Before Christmas?" Most people incorrectly answer 'Tim Burton.' Granted, it was his vision originally, but director Henry Selick brought it to life in a film that many people still hold dear to their heart. Selick… Full Story »

  9. Wozniak Accepts Post at a Storage Systems Start-Up

    Digg &bull Feb 4, 2009

    Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, could ignore the call of the motherboard no longer. He is going back to work — this time at Fusion-io, a start-up company that tweaks computers to let them tap vast amounts of storage… Full Story »

  10. Cars That Runs On 100 Million Lines of Code

    Digg &bull Feb 4, 2009

    It takes dozens of microprocessors running 100 million lines of code to get a premium car out of the driveway, and this software is only going to get more complex. The avionics system in the F-22 Raptor, the current U.S.… Full Story »

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