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A Brief History of Pi In honor of Pi Day (March 14), we bring you a brief history of everyone's favorite irrational constant.
The 12 Most Annoying Types of Cell Phone Users Seen Bluetooth Johnson, the bathroom texter, or the holster master? Hope you don't see any of these 12 annoying cell phone enthusiasts in the mirror.
FCC's Speed Test Checks Broadband Vendors' Claims Much of America has only one choice for broadband; let's find out if the performance matches the providers' claims.
iPad Swapped if its Battery Fails, Apple Says Apple will exchange iPads with dud batteries for a whole new new device for $99 (data backup not included).
HDTV: Even Critters Prefer It It's the frame rate that adds reality, scientists decide.
Backup Diligence Depends on Where You Live Residents of some countries are simply more laid back -- or delusional? -- about backing up data.
Privacy is Not Dead, Just Evolving Danah Boyd used her keynote address at the South by Southwest interactive festival in Austin to discuss the clash between social networking and privacy.
Xbox 360 Games on iPhone? Sure -- But Not From Microsoft Watch next week for technology that will enable Xbox 360 games to be translated into iPhone apps.
The iPad: A Great Car Accessory? Analysis: Apple's mobile tablet may prove handy on the road . . . literally.
5 Free Tools to Spring Clean Your Twitter Account Regain control of your Twitter account, using these utilities to sort and manage your followers and contacts.
SXSW Notebook: Geolocation, Geolocation, Geolocation The marriage of geotagging and mobile social networking apps is the hot topic of conversation here in Austin.
Scareware: Most Costly Security Scam of 2010 Fake antivirus programs that instead steal your data are dangerous and spreading rapidly, security experts say.
SXSW: Augmented Reality and the Outer Web Augmented reality could produce the killer apps of tomorrow, but for now the concept is more talk than walk.
Microsoft Patches its Patch Microsoft admits its Office patch crashes apps and turns English into Chinese; releases another fix.
Twitter Now Supports Location-Based Tweets The microblogging site's new geolocation feature shows where you are in the Twitterverse -- if you want to share.
FujiFilm's Z700 Digicam Recognizes Dog and Cat Faces The Finepix Z700 includes face-detection technology that can recognize canine and feline faces, and it can snap a picture automatically when they look towards the camera lens.
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A Brief History of Pi In honor of Pi Day (March 14), we bring you a brief history of everyone's favorite irrational constant. The 12 Most Annoying Types of Cell Phone Users Seen Bluetooth Johnson, the bathroom texter, or the holster master? Hope you don't see any of these 12 annoying cell phone enthusiasts in the mirror.
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