Compact Disk (CD) Turns 26 and It Still Won't Die

Another birthday for the CD has come and gone and yet the damn things just won’t die. On Aug. 17th, 1982, the Compact Disc was born into an age of rampant consumerism that was the 1980s. Big hair was in, big vinyl and the big snarls of tape from cassettes was out.The CD of course wasn’t without its drawbacks.

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Hack Your Wii for Homebrew Apps and DVD Playback

Despite the fact that it ships with a DVD drive, for whatever godforsaken reason, the Nintendo Wii doesn't support DVD playback—until last week, that is, when a homebrew hacker released a tool that enables DVD playback on your Wii.

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Scientists Create Universal Blood From Stem Cells

Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to generate type O-negative blood, a rare blood type prized by doctors for its versatility.

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Patient dies after being left in chair for 22 hours

A psychiatric patient died at a North Carolina mental hospital after nurses left him in a chair and didn't give him any food or water for nearly a day.

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Sony Readies New Hardware Onslaught With PS3, PSP Refreshes

Sony gets ready for the holidays with a new PS3 bundle featuring an even-large 160GB hard drive, and a series of PSP bundles featuring a better screen and out-of-the-box Skype support with built-in microphone.

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New iPhone owner finds pictures already on device!

Pictures taken during the phone's assembly at a production plant were found on a new iPhone owner's device. Foxconn's finest!

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Christina Applegate Is A Bad Ass

Christina Applegate made a hardcore choice to get in front of her cancer and thwart any chances of it coming back. She decided to have a double mastectomy even though she only had cancer in one of her breasts. Such a hard decision to make all the while she is able to have a laugh about it.

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Sony officially announces PSP-3000

Sony has taken the opportunity of the Leipzig Games Convention to reveal the brand-spanking new PSP-3000, arriving Oct 15 in Europe for €199 (around $250), according to our main man Jem Alexander who's currently on site at the press conference.

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Stryde Hax: Hack the Olympics!

There's been some widely publicized controversy regarding the competition age of the Chinese women's gymnastics team recently. I have an Internet connection, that means I should be able to verify the age of the gymnasts in question with primary state-issued documents and find out for myself if someone's cheating, right? Right. Let's go to work.

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Analyzing the Madden Curse - Is it Real?

The Madden Curse. We’ve all heard about it. But does 'the curse' hold any weight or is it all just sheer coincidence? Here's a breakdown of those players whom have been feature on the cover of Madden, and how they did that season.

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