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Team Sky riders to be let loose as Bradley Wiggins undergoes surgery

• ‘This is an opportunity for them’ says Sky team principal
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The Sun, and republicans, are upset by councils’ street party rulings

Paper accuses councils of Stalinism while Republic berates them for monarchism

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Soundsnap Uses Sound To Trigger Your iPhone’s Camera

Without a dedicated shutter button on the iPhone, taking photos requires you to press the touchscreen, which is hardly an intuitive option. Some Aussie developers have launched a camera app that instead uses sound as the shutter’s trigger. Called Soundsnap, … Continue reading

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The American Family

I know there are a lot of these kinds of sites but I happened across the SlightlyWarped family photo page and had to share some gems. This is what the internet was made for.             … Continue reading

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Stephen Fry On Technology: “This Is A World In Which Science, Creativity And Commerce Meet”

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Pinching Earth

Created by Uysal Mehmet Ali, this clothespin pinching Earth is part of a contemporary art sculpture exhibit at the Parc de Chaudfontaine, Belgium. Off camera, to the right, you can see Earth’s nipple clamps. Kinky. [Flickr]   via feeds.gizmodo.com.au Posted … Continue reading

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Apple Sells 14.1 Million iPhones, More iPads Than Macs

That didn’t take long. This past winter, Apple sold more iPads than Macs for the first time, and more iPhones – way more – than iPods. And they made more than $US20 billion doing it. The 4.19 million iPads Apple … Continue reading

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Australia expands asylum centres

18 October 2010 An increase in the number of asylum seekers has put pressure on Australia’s existing facilities The Australian government has unveiled plans for two more detention centres to accommodate an increasing number of asylum seekers. It also announced … Continue reading

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