Wi-Fi Scale Tweets Your Weight
wired.com — Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale already stands out in your bathroom: sleek, smooth and fully functional, the very opposite of the sagging meat sack you drag into the shower every morning. Now it can beam your insecurities to your poor Twitter followers, automatically, before you have even thought about brewing a wake-up cup of coffee.... (Submitted by skored) More…
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Do you believe the 2012 Mayan Prophecy? view!
whowillsurvive2012.com - The Mayan Calendar predicts the end of time: 2012. See the trailer for 2012, opening November 13.
Apple Surpasses Nokia as Most Profitable Handset Vendor
chicagotribune.com — Apple's third-quarter operating profit from iPhone sales was $1.6 billion, while Nokia had operating profit of $1.1 billion from its handset unit, Neil Mawston and Alex Spektor, analysts for the Boston-based research firm, wrote in a report. (Submitted by viv25) More…
Digital Fingerprints = The Mark of the Beast?
blogs.houstonpress.com — One Texas kindergarten teacher thinks so. Pam McLaurin is refusing to submit digital fingerprints for a background check, claiming that "by allowing her fingerprint to be digitized and stored in a computer, she will have assumed the Mark of the Beast." (Submitted by absolutelytrue) More…
Smashing China's Great Firewall... through trade disputes?
arstechnica.com — Who needs new laws or external pressure? A new paper argues that broad Internet censorship regimes might already be illegal under World Trade Organization rules about free trade. But no government seems eager to take on China at the WTO over the issue. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…
20 Essential Tips & Tricks Every BitTorrent User Should Know
maximumpc.com — We'll not only show you how to get the most out of uTorrent, but out of BitTorrent in general. We'll cover both basic and advanced tips, and then toss in some of our favorite third-party add-ons for good measure. Whether you're new to BitTorrent or a seasoned vet, there's something in this guide for you. (Submitted by backwardscompat) More…
Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code
lifehacker.com — You've always wanted to learn how to build software yourself—or just whip up an occasional script—but never knew where to start. Luckily, the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time. (Submitted by braveheart007) More…
App Alerts You When A Picture Of You Appears On Facebook
techcrunch.com — Facial recognition tech startup Face.com made quite a splash when it launched Photo Finder. It has followed up with a new app called Photo Tagger, a tool that is capable of finding photos of people that were uploaded to Facebook albums even if they remained untagged by users. (Submitted by newsmonster) More…
We Digg TOMS: Announcing the TOMS Digg partnership
blog.digg.com — As we head into the holiday season, we’re excited to announce that we’re joining forces with one of the most charitable retail companies around – TOMS Shoes – to launch a custom Digg shoe. The shoes are available starting today exclusively on the TOMS Shoes website, but since this is a limited edition, get your pair before they’re sold out! (Submitted by aubs) More…

