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An Australian father has been jailed for life for murdering his three sons in what prosecutors called “an unspeakable act of vengeance”. Robert Farquharson, 41, was convicted of driving his car carrying his sons into a reservoir and leaving them … Continue reading →

eBay is adding QR Codes scanning to its barcode scanning app RedLaser, which the company acquired from Occipital in June. The app, which has has seen over five million downloads from the App Store (that’s 3 additional million downloads since … Continue reading →

I’ll be honest. I don’t know much about the bio of German-based street artist Mr. Talion. But what I lack in background information I more than make up with appreciation of his work. Clever and cutting, Mr. Talion weilds his … Continue reading →

14 October 2010 Last updated at 19:00 ET By Daniel Emery Technology reporter, BBC News Medal of Honor’s prequel book author Chris Ryan on the game’s realism The video game Medal of Honor (MoH) has gone on sale despite calls … Continue reading →

The full body scans at airports – the ones that reveal your naughty bits in great detail – are fortunately optional, given prior abuse. But after Octopber 31, if you opt out, it looks like you’ll be more thoroughly “screened” … Continue reading →

We’re live at Sony’s Internet TV press conference, where we’re seeing the “world’s first HDTV powered by Google TV” (and its gnarly remote). The Hardware • The Sony Internet TV line-up will consist of four models: 24 inches, 32 inches, … Continue reading →

My good friend Vinny sent me a set of American war propaganda posters and they really got me thinking about how phenomenally disconnected our present society, and in particular, my generation has become in relationship to the wars we have … Continue reading →