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latest technology & interwebs news:

  1. Amazon matches Apple with 99-cent download -

    Amazon.com Inc on Thursday slashed the cost to download TV shows like "Glee" to 99 cents in a bid to take on Apple Inc as both companies battle to win the hearts of couch potatoes.

  2. Paris Hilton sees her alibi undone by TwitPic -

    Technology has undone Paris Hilton. To be precise, social networking has undone Paris Hilton.

  3. Ping loses Facebook Connect, over 'onerous terms' -

    One day after Apple's Sept. 1st even, and one day after iTunes 10 with the Ping social music network released, the question is, what happened to Facebook? After all, Facebook was mentioned in the event as a way to "find friends" . However, it's not a working part of Ping.

  4. Google fires back in iOS - Android activation numbers smackdown -

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a point of poking at Google in two ways on Wednesday when he held sway at the Apple Sept. 1st event.

  5. Verizon Wireless adds smartphones to pre-paid offerings -

    Pre-paid cell phone service was once the realm of low-end devices, but no more. On Thursday, Verizon added a long list of smartphones and multimedia phones as possible pre-paid selections.

  6. God not necessary for creation of universe: Stephen Hawking -

    Excepts from the book were printed in The Guardian and the Times of London , and set off an explosion the size of the Big Bang.

  7. Baidu to focus mobile Internet investment on search -

    Baidu Inc, operator of China's dominant search engine, said on Thursday that it will focus its future mobile Internet investments on its core search business as it takes aim at the next big Internet space.

  8. A purported YouTube apology from 'puppy thrower' as the web remains focused on search -

    The power of the Internet is still being shown in the efforts to track down the "puppy throwing girl," the one who threw a number of live puppies into a river, on camera, in a horrific video.

  9. Screencasting made easy with screencasting tools and programs -

    Screencasting is the new and improved way to showcase just about anything. With screen casting, your business can demonstrate or teach a procedure, service, and even create a tutorial.

  10. Modern Hippie Mag -

    If you are looking to make your home more green, it is important to remember that no green home is complete without a program to save water.