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Your Computer and Cell Phone Are Lying To You

Ant writes with a story from Dan's Data, which says that the battery meter and connection-strength displays in your portable electronics are lying to you, "and not just when they whisper to you in the night." Quoting: "Mobile phones, and most modern laptops, have signal strength and battery life displays. One or both of these displays has probably been the focus of all of your attention at one time or another. Neither display is actually telling you what you think it's telling you. The signal strength bars on a mobile phone or laptop do, at least, say something about how strong the local signal is. But they don't tell you the ratio between that signal and the inevitable, and often very considerable, noise that accompanies it ..."

Story Telling in Mirror's Edge Will be 2D

ButtonMasher writes - Three weeks ago EA released some new screenshots and a 2D trailer, for the most part I thought it was an interesting diversion from the normal in-game trailer, it turns out there is something more to it

Cosmic Log: Are we telling E.T. too much?

Quantum fluctuations in space, science, exploration and other cosmic fields... served up regularly by MSNBC.com science editor Alan Boyle since 2002.

Heavy Rain promises subtle story-telling

David Cage, boss of game maker Quantic Dream, has promised that new title Heavy Rain will boast storytelling so original and understated that it will make titles like Uncharted look like pornography.

Council wastes thousands on free DVDs telling residents how to fill their wheelie bins

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EU gives boost to online music stores in telling copyright groups to open up

CNBC Contributor David Pogue shows off Apple's second-generation iPhone. Take a look at some of the new features, applications and design changes of the iPhone 3G.

EU gives boost to online music stores in telling copyright groups to open up

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - EU regulators ordered music copyright groups on Wednesday to end a system that makes it difficult for online music stores to buy EU-wide licenses — knocking down a major obstacle to iTunes' rollout across Europe.

EU gives boost to online music stores in telling copyright groups to open up

BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU regulators ordered music copyright groups on Wednesday to end a system that makes it difficult for online music stores to buy EU-wide licenses — knocking down a major obstacle to iTunes' rollout across Europe.

Move Ahead With Solar

It's telling that the Bureau of Land Management is shelving a month-old moratorium on applications for solar power projects in California's high desert and other sun-drenched areas of the West.

PlanetFargo and the Dungeons of Awesome

It's telling that I have a handful of dice sitting here on my desk, dice that are periodically twirled with idle fingers while playing online games. You can put a roleplayer online but you can never really tear from his soul a love of graph paper, mechanical pencils, character sheets full of eraser marks, and maps stained with cheese curl powder.

Culberson Weighing Legislation for NASA Overhaul

Jul. 17--WASHINGTON -- Two days after telling an online town hall meeting that NASA had "failed us miserably" and "wastes a vast amount of money," Houston Rep. John Culberson said Thursday he was weighing legislation to overhaul the structure of the space agency responsible for about 20,000 Houston-area jobs.

US judge gags subway card hackers

A US judge on Saturday gagged hackers from telling peers at a notorious DefCon conference how to get free rides by cracking commonly used subway "smart cards."

Tom Cruise adverts appear on gay blog

File this one under oops… maybe. After years of telling the world he’s not gay, an ad for Tom Cruise’s official website is going after the gay community for business.

Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado

A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said.

Man faints over fake win

A man identified as Moses, displays a message he received telling him that he had won sh16m in MTN’s Kwata Cash promotion. “I got a congratulatory SMS from +255764848341 that read ‘kwa cash.

eBay scam: accused bailed

An alleged eBay scammer has been granted bail, despite police telling a court he was suspected of stealing $150,000 from 90 other victims.

eBay scam: accused bailed

An alleged eBay scammer has been granted bail, despite police telling a court he was suspected of stealing $150,000 from 90 other victims.

Split network and broadband: Google

SEARCH giant Google has joined Australia's national broadband debate, telling the federal Government's expert panel that the provider of Australia's new high-speed internet network must not operate both the network and a retail broadband businesses.

Split network and broadband: Google

SEARCH giant Google has joined Australia's national broadband debate, telling the federal Government's expert panel that the provider of Australia's new high-speed internet network must not operate both the network and a retail broadband businesses.

Apple Warns of iPod & Macbook Shortages, New Products on the Way?

Apple is predicting a shortage of iPods and Macbooks, and is telling retailers to order at least a month's worth of stock to tide them through this period. In response to this news, many Apple news sites are speculating that new products are on the way. Remember the shortage of 2G iPhones before the launch of the 3G one?

Jane Merrick: In praise of John Lewis

This morning, I like to imagine, MPs are in their offices telling their staff to cancel the order of the mahogany side table from John Lewis and looking up where the nearest Ikea is to Westminster. Their guide to taxpayer-funded expenses, known as the "John Lewis List", has been effectively replaced by the "Ikea List", with an annual limit of £2,400 for household goods.

US judge gags subway card hackers

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - A US judge on Saturday gagged hackers from telling peers at a notorious DefCon conference how to get free rides by cracking commonly used subway "smart cards."

Blogger Anonymity Clashes with Law

There is no better way to get a blogger talking than by telling him what he cannot publish, although you might forgive a government prosecutor for thinking otherwise.

At the uneasy intersection of bloggers and the law

There is no better way to get a blogger talking than by telling him what he cannot publish--though you might forgive a government prosecutor for thinking otherwise.

At the Uneasy Intersection of Bloggers and the Law

There is no better way to get a blogger talking than by telling him what he cannot publish — although you might forgive a government prosecutor for thinking otherwise.

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