Ex-Apple Staffers Go to Facebook to Make a Smartphone

Source: Softpedia

Facebook is making its own smartphone, according to American newspapers this past weekend. The social network has reportedly hired not one, but at least six former Apple staffers who worked on the iPhone and the iPad in different tenures ...
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Trail Blazers have a lot on the line on Wednesday

Source: Mail Tribune

On Wednesday, the Trail Blazers will learn where they will pick in this year's NBA draft when the draft lottery is held in New York. The Blazers could end up with two first-round picks that could alter the course of the franchise — either ...
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It's 2012, HTML5 is awesome, and I'm surfing a PDF

Source: Hacker News

I’m trying to discern whether your PDF salvation is being observed with or without irony, and assume it’s a bit of both. =) Certainly, PDFs aren’t openable on many mobile devices, can take a while to download, and are ...
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B.C. honours its best during hard times

Source: Vancouver Sun

British Columbia celebrated its achievements in film and television at the 14th annual Leo Awards Saturday evening in the midst of a difficult time for arts in the province and across the country. Before the ceremo ...
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BlindSide

Source: Reaction!

is "an audio adventure game, set in a fully-immersive 3D world you'll never see. Put on headphones, hold your iPhone, and face the direction you want to go. Listen as the world rotates around you and explore the darkness." Turn on your spea ...
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Life goes best when set to rhyme

Source: Times Record News

"This little piggy went to market." Nursery rhymes, like all great literature, leave room for misunderstanding. I'm looking at my toes right now and thinking of those pigs. It has just dawned on me that all but one apparently went on a s ...
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NBA Lottery Odds 2012: Complete Breakdown of Teams' Chances at Anthony Davis

Source: Bleacher Report

If the Charlotte Bobcats end up winning the lottery and receiving their rightful No. 1 pick, then we'll at least know that karma is in working order. The Bobcats were in terrible shape all year long and actually have a better chance of getting Anth ...
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Scene in Manchester This 45-minute boot camp never gets any easier

Source: The Union Leader

If you've ever been stopped in mid-day traffic by a large gang of runners on Elm Street or in the Millyard, you've probably had a run-in with the YMCA Boot Camp Class. Dozens of men and women descend on the downtown Y twice a week to be whi ...
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Motorsports: 2012 Monaco Grand Prix does the full Monte Carlo [spoilers]

Source: AutoblogGreen

is boring, say the detractors. It's always the same drivers and teams who win. Nothing new ever happens. That's what they said, at least, until this season. With an unprecedented six world champions on the grid holding a total of ...
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