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Analysts Say Vista Will "Collapse," Yahoo Deal Must Happen

Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald told a conference audience yesterday that Microsoft’s Windows product is collapsing and must make radical changes to its operating system or risk becoming a has-been.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:10:04 GMT 455 Blakovitchhttp://digg.com/users/Blakovitch/m.png Microsoft 222

Are We Running Out of Water?

Droughts and half-drained reservoirs raise an ominous question: Is America running out of water?

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:02:31 GMT 286 Mattman9876http://digg.com/users/Mattman9876/m.png Environment 144

Top officials OK’d harsh interrogation tactics

Bush administration officials from Vice President Dick Cheney on down signed off on using harsh interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists after asking the Justice Department to endorse their legality, The Associated Press has learned

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:51:53 GMT 228 KoolBreezehttp://digg.com/users/KoolBreeze/m.png World News 83

iPhone: Support GPS, Stereo Bluetooth, Nike+, Battle Hackers

As the Second Coming of the JesusPhone looms over the horizon, the rumor pace starts to accelerate. StuffTV is now reporting that they Nike+ will definitely come to the iPhone in a big way, while code detectives have found strings that hint at support of Bluetooth stereo headphones, GPS support, and other iPhone seeeeeecrets

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:39:02 GMT 329 mklopezhttp://digg.com/users/mklopez/m.png Apple 64

Incredible Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts You May Not Know About

Excellent shortcuts! I knew only 3 of them. All of the shortcuts are quite useful.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:19:40 GMT 787 globaldiggerhttp://digg.com/users/globaldigger/m.png Design 161

The 10 Most Congested Cities in America

To determine the cities with the toughest commutes, we took the country's 75 largest metro areas and looked at congestion data from the Texas Transportation Institute to see how long travelers were delayed over the course of a year. We also looked at U.S. Census Bureau data on how many residents had a commute over 45 minutes.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:44:41 GMT 328 numbernealhttp://digg.com/users/numberneal/m.png Travel & Places 85

Parents Fight Over Which Gang Toddler Should Join

My choice for parents of the year.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:25:13 GMT 628 DrDigghttp://digg.com/users/DrDigg/m.png Odd Stuff 173

Hands on: new Microsoft Live Maps improvements impressive

Microsoft's Live Maps team has rolled out a number of improvements to the mapping service this week, including newly-improved 3D view for some cities, GPS file export, RSS feeds for neighborhoods, improved traffic mapping, and more. Google Maps should take note.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:05:47 GMT 369 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Microsoft 81

If Spain can do it, so can America

Spain has been using cannabis as a way to relieve the pain of chemotherapy for cancer patients. Cannabis is available in a medicine form throughout the Spanish health service for patients being treated with chemotherapy if other drugs fail to be effective

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:45:34 GMT 512 amyjane4http://digg.com/users/amyjane4/m.png World News 133

Kobe Car Jump First Attempt

We all know that Kobe's car jump is fake and here's proof.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:30:29 GMT 849 stephcvhttp://digg.com/users/stephcv/m.png Basketball 97

Hillary Laughs instead of answering question about Colombia

Hillary Clinton stumped by a reporter's question about Bill's conflict of interest about promoting a trade deal with Colombia; while Hillary herself opposes the deal, she has loaned her campaign millions of dollars of her and Bill's shared income, raising questions of conflict of interest.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:30:06 GMT 879 chzlambhttp://digg.com/img/udm.png US Elections 2008 135

Nude Photo of First Lady, Sold for $91,000.00!

A nude photograph of France's first lady, Carla Bruni, has been auctioned for $91,000 (£46,098) - more than 20 times the expected price. The image was taken by photographer Michel Comte in 1993, when Ms Bruni was a highly sought-after model. The office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has declined to comment.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:15:39 GMT 581 gnewshttp://digg.com/users/gnews/m.png Political News 149

Goth-o-potamus [Pic]

You're lucky she's on a leash

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:00:05 GMT 1140 TimmyCracKornhttp://digg.com/users/TimmyCracKorn/m.png Pets & Animals 237

Obama Responds to McCain and Clinton attacks in Terra Haute

Barack responds to criticism from Hillary Clinton and John McCain, at a town hall meeting in Indiana.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:35:22 GMT 989 norcalgirl83http://digg.com/img/udm.png US Elections 2008 272

What is Rick Rolling? CNN takes a look at this Viral hit.

CNN tries to explain how an '80s hearthrob has found new life online with a viral hit phenomenon. ITN's Stephanie West reports.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:19:50 GMT 1205 GQCarrickhttp://digg.com/users/GQCarrick/m.png Tech Industry News 392

US citizen's rights trampled by Chinese, US cops assist

A US citizen carrying the torch in San Francisco pulled a Tibetan flag from her sleeve, was assaulted by the Chinese paramilitary squad guarding the flame and had the flag stolen from her, then the San Francisco police nearby shoved her into the crowd. She apparently was not in a "free speech zone".

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:00:07 GMT 1090 brjohnson789http://digg.com/users/brjohnson789/m.png World News 358

Ex-Secret Service agents busted for spying on Greenpeace

What do Mary Kay cosmetics, Phillip Morris, and the National Rifle Association have in common? Read the confidential documents that link them all to Beckett Brown International (BBI), a security outfit that swipes Greenpeace garbage in the name of "crisis management."

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:50:24 GMT 413 calderhhttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Environment 33

Firefox Logo Spied In Deep Space

The gas cloud surrounding a star that went nova in 2002 looks uncannily like the logo for the popular browser Firefox.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:40:29 GMT 2143 aaron4http://digg.com/users/aaron4/m.png Space 136

Taco Bell, Walmart hired firm for 'black ops' on protesters

A private security firm managed by former Secret Service officers spied on myriad environmental organizations throughout the 1990s and the year 2000, thieving documents, trying to plant undercover operations and even collecting Social Security numbers according to new documents. Among their clients: WalMart, Taco Bell, the NRA and the Carlyle Group

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:32:17 GMT 526 johnd24http://digg.com/img/udm.png Business & Finance 55

MPAA Gets a Slap From Norwegian ISPs

At the end of March we reported that MPAA’s pirate-chasing lawyer Espen Tøndel sent a letter demanding that Norwegian ISPs disconnect file-sharers from the Internet. Unfortunately for him, the ISPs aren’t going to comply and have issued a letter in response, refusing to break the law to please copyright holders.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:20:04 GMT 635 FameMoneyhttp://digg.com/users/FameMoney/m.png Tech Industry News 36

Sister Busted By Brother For Meeting Guy from Myspace

This kid films his sister coming home late after meeting a guy she met on Myspace. Some of his comments while his mother yells at her are classic.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:10:04 GMT 2964 awfranciscohttp://digg.com/users/awfrancisco/m.png Comedy 663

Why isn't there more public outrage over the gas prices?

Much has been written about this problem, but it seems as though large groups of the general public either doesn't care or wants to defend the oil companies. Is it because they know they have been duped? Everyone wants to think they are smarter than that, but I think we have all been fooled. And it makes me a little angry.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:50:05 GMT 1109 julielynn1009http://digg.com/users/julielynn1009/m.png Business & Finance 547

Maxim Dlugy and Hikaru Nakamura - Blitz Chess Game

Maxim Dlugy and Hikaru Nakamura, battle it out in a 1-minute blitz game after the US Championship.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:40:05 GMT 371 lawrenceehttp://digg.com/users/lawrencee/m.png Other Sports 48

Dan "Shoe" Hsu leaves the 1UP Network

Dan "Shoe" Hsu, editorial director of Ziff Davis' 1UP Networks and former editor in chief of Electronic Gaming Monthly, announced today he will be leaving Ziff Davis. This is yet another in a long line of recent departures of top game journalists in the industry.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:39:23 GMT 573 Rosco24http://digg.com/users/Rosco24/m.png Gaming Industry News 54

36 million Americans live in poverty

In the United States, the wealthiest country in the world, 36 million Americans live in poverty - earning less than $20,650 for a family of four in 2007. When compared with 20 other wealthy nation on measures of health, safety and relative poverty, America's children fare amongst the worst.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:12:17 GMT 788 nelsonjshttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Political News 334

Analysts predict bleak future for Windows

Calling the situation "untenable" and describing Windows as "collapsing," a pair of Gartner analysts have claimed that Microsoft must make radical changes to the operating system or risk becoming a has-been.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:56:51 GMT 753 putergirlhttp://digg.com/users/putergirl/m.png Microsoft 417

Woman found living with hundreds of rats and four snakes

Authorities say a woman has been found living with hundreds of rats and four malnourished snakes in a home outside Rochester.

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:42:20 GMT 406 TalSiachhttp://digg.com/users/TalSiach/m.png Odd Stuff 87

Amazing "Oh Shit" Moments [pics]

Somethings are just so crazy... even your mom would say "Oh Shit"

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:20:09 GMT 2329 Burentohttp://digg.com/users/Burento/m.png Comedy 225

Video: the PS3 Laptop in action

Ben Hecks brilliant creation on video.....

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:04:50 GMT 933 Suf23http://digg.com/users/Suf23/m.png Gaming Industry News 107

Alcohol fatwa sparks controversy

Yusuf al-Qaradawi's fatwa says a level of 0.5% is allowed, whereas most Muslims would say alcohol of any quantity is banned...He was recently refused entry to Britain as the UK government said his views could spark violence.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:54:40 GMT 307 petsheephttp://digg.com/users/petsheep/m.png People 189

U.S. to start summer with gasoline surplus

U.S. gasoline supplies should start the summer driving season at their highest level since 1999, helping to temper a surge in pump prices linked to the soaring cost of crude oil.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:40:55 GMT 411 anderzolehttp://digg.com/users/anderzole/m.png World News 125

Demonoid is back!

After months of being offline and with a new administrator at the helm, popular private BitTorrent tracker Demonoid is finally back online!

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:26:35 GMT 3731 maxshanlyhttp://digg.com/users/maxshanly/m.png Tech Industry News 480

GE Profit Drops, Shares Fall the Most Since Crash of '87

April 11 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. dropped the most since the 1987 stock market crash after reporting an unexpected decline in profit just a month after Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt assured investors 2008 earnings would be met.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:12:58 GMT 385 sparkleprincesshttp://digg.com/users/sparkleprincess/m.png Business & Finance 91

6 Formerly Kickass Creatures Ruined by Evolution

Six kickass creatures that evolution apparently decided were just too awesome to exist and then, to add insult to injury, evolved them into the crappiest replacements possible.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:00:52 GMT 1243 Doe22http://digg.com/img/udm.png Pets & Animals 162

Steampunk Star Wars Action Figures

Cool stuff: Sillof has created a complete series of Steampunk modified Star Wars action figures.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:50:28 GMT 1493 mklopezhttp://digg.com/users/mklopez/m.png Movies 116

Dwarf Soccer Team Makes it Big in Brazil (Video)

A Brazilian soccer team made up of people affected by dwarfism wins fans throughout the country's northern region. Giants of the North was formed to help integrate dwarves into Brazilian society.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:42:55 GMT 395 jaybolhttp://digg.com/users/jaybol/m.png Soccer 58

TiVo Patent Win Upheld! - No More DVR For Dish

Today a Federal Appeals court upheld an important multi-million dollar patent win for TiVo. As part of the win, Dish will have to honor an injunction to turn off most of their customers DVRs. I hope that you like commercials while you watch "The Biggest Loser" Dish customers.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:30:10 GMT 766 DavisFreeberghttp://digg.com/users/DavisFreeberg/m.png Tech Industry News 172

The 1.5 Gigayear Technology Gap.

Some of the world's smartest astronomers estimate that some of the more advanced technological civilizations in our Milky Way galaxy may be 1.5 gigayears older that Earth (that's 1.5 billion years older). As Arthur C. Clarke wrote: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:20:39 GMT 592 casey2kazanhttp://digg.com/users/casey2kazan/m.png Space 146

when you get bored at the office... PHONE FIGHT!!!

When battle calls, you answer.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:10:11 GMT 783 awesometastic1http://digg.com/users/awesometastic1/m.png Comedy 65

CBS Weathers Rough Week

Couric's countdown and Rather's fraud and defamation dismissed

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:00:10 GMT 201 skateboard1http://digg.com/users/skateboard1/m.png Television 24

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