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Re-activateCombing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below.
Is Avatar radical environmental propaganda? ( Mother Nature Network)James Cameron's Avatar is without a doubt the most epic piece of environmental advocacy ever captured on celluloid, and it only very thinly veils its message which, on the heels of a failed Copenhagen summit, is more timely now than ever … Nature will always win.
Iomega v.Clone App Portable-izes Your Entire PC (Gizmodo)
It'd be easy to get knotted up in jargon describing v.Clone, so let's stick with the concept for now: It's a syncable, complete image of your PC, which you can boot run from basically any other PC. And it's free.
MMORPG Operator Claims World Record For Most Expensive Virtual Object ($330K) (TechCrunch)
...First Planet Company about a month ago announced the public auction of the Crystal Palace Space Station, according to the release ‘an extremely popular hunting destination that is in orbit around Planet Calypso'. The lucky winner of the auction, Erik Novak (aka "Buzz Erik Lightyear"), ended up winning the bid with a $330,000.00 USD offer.
TurboTax Gives Sneak Peek into the Future of Tax Prep (BusinessWire)
...SnapTax makes it easy to prepare and file simple tax returns via an iPhone mobile device. Available exclusively for California residents and using advanced optical character recognition software, SnapTax allows taxpayers to prepare and file their federal and state returns from their iPhones. Taxpayers simply snap a photo of their 2009 W-2, answer a few basic questions, review their tax information and click "send" to submit and e-file, all within a matter of minutes.
Mayor digs in after Twitter appeal (CNN Politics)
Within twenty minutes of receiving a tweet asking for help shoveling the driveway of a 65 year old constituent, Mayor Booker of Newark was knocking on the door of the man, snow shovel in hand.
Lighter side: How Not To Look Like a Jerk While Wearing a Bluetooth (Dvorak Uncensored)
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