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Hunt for Infinity Killer Heats Up in New <em>Dexter</em> ARG

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:39
This year at Comic-Con, Showtime launched an alternate reality game that gives players the opportunity to hunt down a serial killer known as The Infinity Killer. This game is the newest installment in a series of viral campaigns Showtime has used over the years to promote its dark drama Dexter. Readers should be warned that some of the links in this article may lead to graphic images akin to those shown in the television series.


Dead Codebreaker Was Linked to NSA Intercept Case

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 23:00
A British codebreaker found dead under mysterious circumstances worked with the NSA on intercepted e-mails that helped convict would-be terrorist bombers.


New <cite>Tron: Legacy</cite> Billboard Spotlights Olivia Wilde

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 21:42
To promote Tron: Legacy's December release, Disney is juicing up the film's girl power factor with massive billboards featuring a shot of disc-carrying Quorra, played by Olivia Wilde.


Twitter Moves to OAuth: The OAuthcalypse Is Nigh

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 21:30
Twitter is killing support for basic user authentication in third-party apps on Tuesday morning. Instead, Twitter will now require all third-party app developers to use OAuth for user authentication.


Heaps of Fossils From Evolutionary 'Big Bang' Discovered

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 21:30
One of paleontology’s most revered fossil sites now has a baby brother. Scientists have discovered a group of astonishing fossils high in the Canadian Rockies, just 40 kilometers from the famous Burgess Shale location, at Stanley Glacier. About half of the animal groups found there, such as trilobites, are found at other Burgess sites in different abundances. But the creatures unearthed also include eight taxa previously unknown to science.


Alleged WikiLeaks Leaker Hires Civilian Defense Attorney

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 21:13
Alleged WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning has hired a civilian attorney to defend him.


Feds Propose Letter Grades for Vehicle Efficiency

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:47
Electric vehicles would get an A+, your SUV would get a C+ and everyone's spared an F under the biggest proposed change to new car window stickers in 30 years.


Phones, Calculator Give Glimpse of Mobile Tech in Afghanistan

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:40
Afghanistan’s vibrant cellphone ecosystem is one of the country’s economic bright spots. There are about 12.5 million cellular subscriptions in the country of 27 million people. Some photos give us a glimpse of the mobile tech in the country.


Second Newspaper Chain Joins Copyright Trolling Operation

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:30
A Las Vegas company established to sue bloggers who clip news content is expanding its operations to a second newspaper chain. Righthaven has struck a deal with Arkansas-based WEHCO Media to expand its copyright litigation campaign, in which bloggers and aggregators across the country are being sued on allegations of infringement.


First Look: eLocity's Android Tablet Makes Great Media Player

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:24
A first look at the eLocity A7 tablet: The three key phrases that will get geeks excited about the A7 are "Froyo," "NVidia Tegra" and "1080p output."


New iPods, Apple TV Expected This Week

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:00
Apple will hold a press conference Wednesday, where Steve Jobs is expected to announce the birth of new stars in his product galaxy, including (probably) new iPods and (possibly) a successor to Apple TV.


US Open Experience Gets an Augmented Upgrade

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:46
Fans attending the US Open at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, now have myriad ways of following Rafael Nadal, Melanie Oudin, Venus Williams and the rest of professional tennis’ elite, whether they’re sitting in Arthur Ashe Stadium or checking in from their work computer.


New Predatory Dinosaur Discovered in Romania

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:40
A stocky, two-clawed relative of Velociraptor and feathered dinosaurs has been discovered in Romania. Balaur bondoc, which means stocky dragon, is the first meat-eating dinosaur to be described that lived in Europe during the final 60 million years of the Age of Dinosaurs.


Carder 'BadB' Charged in $9 Million ATM Heist

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:20
It's been a bad month for alleged credit card thief Vladislav Horohorin. First he was arrested in France on charges of selling stolen magstripe data through his online storefronts. Now he's been added to the U.S. indictment in the RBS Worldpay caper — a hack attack that drained $9 million through ATMs around the globe in just one day.


Video: <cite>Walking Dead</cite> Comic Creator Defends TV Zombies

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:11
Certified zombie expert Robert Kirkman talks to Wired about AMC's TV adaptation of his Walking Dead comic book series.


Canon ImageFormula Fires Off Double-Sided Scans

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:00
Need to scan both front and back of magazine page? Turn to Canon's Scan-tini and you'll have it in six seconds (just be gentle with the document feeder).


The Oxford English Dictionary Definitions of 'Print' and 'Digital'

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:24
The venerable Oxford English Dictionary isn't even one-third finished with what will be only its third revision in 80 years. But already there is talk that the multivolume work, which has informed scholars and fussy linguists, may eschew print entirely when the new edition is completed in about decade.


Video: Russian Goalie Commits World-Class Gaffe

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:05
Watch a video of a goalie in the Russian Premier League committing a horrendous gaffe this weekend that blew a victory for the league's defending champions.


What It's Like Going 307.7 MPH in an EV

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 15:00
Going that fast in an electric streamliner doesn't really feel all that fast, says the man who did it.


Emmy Night Marks Last Hurrah for <cite>Lost</cite>

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 15:00
Had the ground-breaking time travel series picked up another Best Drama trophy Sunday night during the 62nd annual awards telecast, it would have marked a fond farewell for the decade's most talked about TV show. That didn’t happen. Lost lost.