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geeksugar A friend just shared an awesome keyboard shortcut that allows you to adjust the volume on your Mac, making the sound level precisely as you like it. Hitting the volume control buttons on the keyboard gives you 16 levels of volume, from completely silent to impossible-to-listen-with-headphones loud. But for even...

4 hours ago by GeekSugar

theinsider Kara DioGuardi's run as a judge on "American Idol" is over, and she's speaking out about the turn of events. "I felt like I won the lottery when I joined 'American Idol' two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave 'Idol,'" DioGuardi says. "I...

1 hour ago by TheInsider

hothardware The BlackBerry brand has been synonymous with smartphones for close to a decade now. But while millions of people around the world own, use and are maybe even addicted to the devices, only a select few are familiar with the history of the BlackBerry and Research In Motion, or RIM,...

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gamevideos.1up Our fastest video blog, shot in front of Rockstar in NYC.

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tvwatch.people "I felt like I won the lottery when I joined American Idol two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave," she says

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pax.gamespot PAX 2010: Former GameSpot editor-in-chief, Red Alert 3 producer, and 2K Games publishing producer talks about the interaction between the three game-industry factions.   Who was there: Former GameSpot editor-in-chief, EALA line producer, 2K Games publishing producer, and current Super Giant Games creative director Greg Kasavin. What he talked about: Greg Kasavin...

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perezhilton Sending our thoughts and positive vibes to everyone in New Zealand affected by that awful earthquake!

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shacknews I can't believe I just wrote that headline. I have played Duke Nukem Forever. Announced (again) here at PAX 2010, development will be finished by Gearbox. The game will be released on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 sometime in 2011. Let's just right into things. First off, the good news....

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joystiq We got a first look at Obsidian's upcoming third Dungeon Siege title back at E3 -- and even caught a glimpse of its CGI teaser shortly thereafter -- but, up until now, we hadn't been able to show it to you in motion. Y'know, actual gameplay. That's just what you'll...

54 minutes ago by Randy Nelson

engadget We haven't spotted this one at IFA yet, but Fujitsu has taken advantage of the show to announce its new LifeBook T580, which it's going so far as to call "slate-beating." That apparently comes from the fact that it's not only a convertible tablet PC, but one with four-finger multitouch....

54 minutes ago by Donald Melanson

gamespot Labor Day week sees massive wave of releases, including Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Otomedius Excellent, and the latest Dragon Age: Origins expansion.   Next Monday is Labor Day, a national holiday in the US and the traditional end of summer. And once the barbecues have cooled and the last...

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science.slashdot coondoggie writes "NASA today said it had picked five experiments that will ride aboard one of its most ambitious space missions to explore the Sun. The Solar Probe, a car-sized spacecraft, is scheduled to launch no later than 2018 and will fly closer to the Sun's surface than any other...

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pax.gamespot Check out this character mash up for Mega Man Universe. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot ...

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wired EA Sports, publisher of the Madden NFL videogame franchise, has taken its latest game iteration, Madden NFL 11, and run through the upcoming 2010 NFL season, offering at least a simulated insight into who’ll be celebrating in Arlington, Texas, after Super Bowl XLV.

8 hours ago by Erik Malinowski

wired Six Apart is shutting down its Vox blogging service. Users have until Sept. 30 to export their data to other services, including Six Apart’s TypePad blogging service. After that, Vox will be gone. If you’ve got a Vox blog, there are several export options — Six Apart has instructions for moving...

8 hours ago by Scott Gilbertson, Webmonkey

techcrunch Curious what Google’s Gmail Priority Inbox means for those of us that use an IMAP or POP client like Mac Mail or the Mail function on an iPhone? Well as of yet the feature is not fully enabled on either IMAP or POP-compatible third party or mobile clients, leaving a...

1 hour ago by Alexia Tsotsis

stylenews.peoplestylewatch Courtesy Marie Claire Whether she’s on or off the Gossip Girl set, actress Blake Lively rarely gets it wrong when it comes to her fashion choices. Which is why it’s particularly refreshing to hear that the California native has shunned the services of a stylist to take charge of her own...

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starpulse Naomi Campbell arrived at the "Miral" premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday looking bootylicious in a long, form-fitting blue striped dress. Read More >

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theinsider Jennifer Aniston, who's set to guest star on "Cougar Town," was snapped taking a car ride with the show's Josh Hopkins on Thursday night. Aniston is reuniting with her former "Friends" costar Courteney Cox on the small screen for the season-two premiere of "Cougar Town" later this month. She'll play...

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gizmodo Whenever I use sticky tape, I find myself struggling to figure where it begins—mostly because I don't use tape dispensers or fold back the end—but my struggle might be over thanks to this new tape concept. More »

1 hour ago by Rosa Golijan

techcrunch Can someone please explain this Bloomberg Businessweek story to me? I’ve read it a few times and am still having a hard time understanding what is or what isn’t being implied, or not implied, about a partnership between Coinstar and Apple. First of all, the title is awful because most people...

1 hour ago by MG Siegler