Archive for August, 2009

Chris Brown — Shades of Watergate

Filed under: Rihanna, Chris Brown So how do you explain not remembering the little dispute you had with your girlfriend — the dispute that made you a felon?If you’re Chris Brown, you explain it by saying that Larry King badgered you into amnesia. Brown is reacting to a clip that was …Permalink…[...]
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Cool Websites and Tools [August 31]

Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory.   (1) Booster – New online MP3 finder that lets you search, stream and [...]

Cartoon: Annotating the World

This past week’s buzz phrase (so much so that it was a trending topic on Twitter) was “augmented reality” (or AR), which is what you get when you mix your perception of the world around you with computer-generated information. While still in its infancy, the technology holds the promise that you might one day be [...]

AP IMPACT: Tainted cocaine kills 3, sickens dozens

Nearly a third of all cocaine seized in the United States is laced with a dangerous veterinary medicine — a livestock de-worming drug that might enhance cocaine’s effects but has been blamed in at least three deaths and scores of serious illnesses.[...]
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BROWSER WARS: Google Chrome to Come Standard With Sony Computers

Google is stepping up its efforts to increase awareness, and ultimately market share, of its Chrome web browser with a new Sony partnership. Under the deal, Chrome will come pre-installed on Sony’s Vaio line of computers according to the Financial Times. It marks Chrome’s first distribution deal with a hardware vendor, and though [...]