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Source: Austin American-Statesman

In January, we bemoaned the state of tech-related stories that use so much jargon that they are practically indecipherable. In that column, we defined terms including "LTE," "MMO" and "e-reader." In our second Digi ...
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Pre-caffeine tech: AOL squatter, Bill Murray!

Source: MSNBC

44 min. Helen A.S. Popkin Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today. Facebook's rocky initi ...
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Toyota eyes new markets for growth

Source: The Daily Telegraph

TOYOTA is looking to emerging markets for growth, targeting 50 per cent of its global vehicle sales there by 2015, and rolling out eight compact models over the next few years. Toyota Motor Corp already sells more than ...
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News of 'Rickroll' meme death greatly exaggerated

Source: MSNBC

35 min. Helen A.S. Popkin In what seemed to be a repeat of the great "Hitler Reacts" YouTube takedown of 2010, an original version of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video used to Rickroll Web denizens was removed from You ...
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Original RickRoll'D video knocked offline

Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Many Internet users are big fans of pranks and memes. I've certainly RickRolled more than a few people in my day, just for grins, and I bet many of you have too. For the uninitiated, the original RickRoll'D video showing the 80's pop star crooning out ...
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Original RickRoll Video Returns to YouTube After 24-Hour Copyright Hiatus

Source: MaximumPC

Strange things happen on the Internet all the time. The art of RickRolling was -- and for some, still is -- one of them, whereby for a short period of time it became vogue to trick people into visiting Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" ...
Full article at: MaximumPC  More like this  3 days ago, 7:33am CDT

Rickrolling meme killed and resurrected by YouTube

Source: TechRadar UK

The internet went into a collective state of mourning this week when its most enduring meme, the RickRoll'D video, was removed from YouTube following a copyright claim. The original clip, viewed over 61 million times, was stra ...
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Don’t Worry, Internet: That Rickrolling Video is Back Up

Source: Betabeat

Did you think a little trademark infringement could obliterate one of the Internet’s longest standing memes? Think again, AVG Technologies. TorrentFreak reported earlier that a copyright claim filed by AVG has led YouTube to pull on ...
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AVG kills the original Rickroll video (Update: It's back)

Source: Neowin

In yet another case of AVG saving the world, the company has had the original Rickroll video removed from YouTube, as reported by TorrentFreak. Why AVG would have any desire to go on an anti-Rickroll crusade remains up in the air. ...
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