Archive for December, 2009

Top 10 Most Popular Articles of 2009

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

213e0de3c3009top Top 10 Most Popular Articles of 2009Dear 2009, thank you for all the stories, the good and the bad ones. Here are the top 10 most favourite articles. Now we have to say good bye forever, because 2010 and the new decade are here. So long!

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N.O.V.A. Micro-Review: Say “Halo” to iPhone’s New Shooter

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

50054cb505 N.O.V.A. Micro Review: Say “Halo”  to iPhones New Shooter Following their hit military-themed FPS iPhone app Modern Combat: Sandstorm, Gameloft reloads and sets its sites on an all new threat-aliens!-in sci-fi fragger N.O.V.A.

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Wallpaper Roundup: Ringing in the New Year

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

New Year’s Eve is upon us, ring it in with some New Year’s-themed wallpaper. Judging by the wallpapers we found, 2010 is going to be all the neon and sparkles the futurists of yesteryear promised us.

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The Hunt For the Perfect Screen

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

162c012f26sglass The Hunt For the Perfect ScreenAs I stood in the corner of a small, cluttered optics work at MIT, the professor flipped a switch. The room filled with an electrical buzz, and suddenly a holographic video popped out at my face.

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The Year In … Telestrator Dong

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Just like last year, we’re counting showcasing the people, ideas and memes that prefabricated Deadspin 2009 shine. Today: Telestrator dong

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15 Reasons To Live For The Next 10 Years

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

7fe7c76d42lander 15 Reasons To Live For The Next 10 Years The 2000s left us feeling battered, but the 2010s are looking awesome. Thanks to recent scientific research and an explosion of cultural interest in science fiction, there are at least 15 brilliant reasons to stick around for another decade.

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You Don’t Need to Regularly Reinstall Windows; Here’s Why

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

7e6b77660fll1228 You Dont Need to Regularly Reinstall Windows; Heres WhyOne of the most continual myths about Windows is that you need to reinstall the operating system regularly to keep it running at top performance. Let’s take a look at the real problem and how to fix it.

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Do-It-Yourself PC Builder’s Guide: How Cheap Is Too Cheap?

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

df705135c4ard pc Do It Yourself PC Builders Guide: How Cheap Is Too Cheap?We asked Maximum PC’s Will Smith to describe the cheapest PC you can build, and he said he’d do it, if only to talk you out of spending so little. Here’s what you gain, and lose, by going ultra cheap.

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Facebook Fugitive Taunts Cops with Pictures and Status Updates

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

856bba00b7lazie2 Facebook Fugitive Taunts Cops with Pictures and Status UpdatesRemember how, in Catch Me If You Can, fugitive Leonardo DiCaprio kept calling Detective Tom Hanks to taunt him? Here is a convicted burglar doing the same thing, in real time on Facebook. Should we celebrate or fear him?

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Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

5e6738c761e2wtmk Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T MobileA tipster just sent in these Nexus One screenshots that supposedly confirms two things: that Google will sell it unlocked and unsubsidized for $530, and that Google will sell it by themselves. Plus, some other very interesting details. UPDATE

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