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Coroner raises rail safety fears: A coroner raises ongoing safety fears as an inquest jury blames a points failure for the Potters Bar train crash.
UK soldiers push to clear Taliban: Hundreds of UK soldiers launch an operation to clear Taliban insurgents from a key stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
BP boss scaling back oil effort: The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts: The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.
Child, 3, drowned in garden pond: A toddler drowned after falling into a garden pond during a visit to a house in Edinburgh, it has emerged.
Immigrant worker limit criticised: Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.
Lebanon urged to resist violence: Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
Fugitive Nadir will stand trial: Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, confirms he will come back to the UK to stand trail on theft charges.
Benefits face 'radical' shake-up: Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
Gove defends academy schools list: The Education Secretary insists there no is rush for schools in England to become academies, after criticism over the number of schools coming forward.
French mother 'relieved by truth': A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer says.
Can I talk to you about Jesus? How a shop manager foiled a robbery: A 20-year-old Christian mobile phone shop manager in Florida stopped a would-be armed robber by preaching to him.
Seven-year-old boy's paintings fetch £150,000 after exhibition: An exhibition of paintings by a seven-year-old artist from Norfolk sells out, fetching about £150,000 in half an hour.
Live - European Championships day four: Britain's Andy Turner wins 110m hurdles gold, Christian Malcolm takes 200m silver, while Jessica Ennis continues her heptathlon campaign on day four in Barcelona.
Briton Turner wins European gold: Andy Turner wins Great Britain's third gold of the European Championships in the 110m hurdles as Christian Malcom takes silver in the 200m.
Anderson puts England in command: Birthday boy James Anderson produces a superb bowling display to put England on top in the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
Bristol City capture keeper James: Bristol City sign England goalkeeper David James following his release from Portsmouth.
Vettel heads Alonso in practice: Red Bull appear to be in control as McLaren struggle during second practice for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Venables' identity must be secret: The new identity of Jon Venables must be kept secret because there is "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge says.
Sex parties banned at London home: The High Court bans a man from staging sex parties and pole-dancing classes at the mansion he owns in central London.
Man arrested over gangland murder: A 28-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in Glasgow.
Son stabbed 'best pal' to death: A man stabbed his mother to death just days before claiming she had been his "greatest pal", a court is told.
Widow's relief as remains found: The widow of a man believed to have been killed by the IRA in 1981 said she felt sad but relieved that her husband's remains appeared to have been found.
Bishop backs 1971 killings probe: Government and society must have the guts to confront past wrongs in NI if the region is to look to a better future, a Catholic bishop says.
Girl, 9, dies in rafting accident: A nine-year-old girl from Wales has died in a rafting accident while on holiday in Turkey.
Family funeral tribute to soldier: Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of a "brave, courageous and loyal" soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Three charged with Uganda bombing: Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.
Four fined over SA 'racist video': Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers.
Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed: A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
China river hunt for toxic drums: Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding.
Deadly forest fires ravage Russia: Forest fires kill at least 23 people in central Russia, while a forecast of heavy rain brings relief to Moscow.
Sarkozy threat on police attacks: President Nicolas Sarkozy says he would like to strip French nationality from anyone of foreign origin who threatened the life of a police officer.
Military kills Mexico drug lord: The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel.
Argentine gay weddings go ahead: A gay couple become the first to marry in Argentina under a new law allowing same-sex unions.
Saudi warned on expelling Somalis: The UN refugee agency urges Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somalis, saying 2,000 have recently been sent to Mogadishu.
Arab League endorses direct talks: The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.
South Asia floods kill hundreds: Floods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill at least 385 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges.
US has deadliest Afghan war month: US forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 66 service members killed in July.
US economic growth slows to 2.4%: US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
'Video leaker' moved to US base: A US soldier accused of leaking video of a deadly 2007 Iraq helicopter attack to the Wikileaks website is transferred to a Virginia base pending trial.
Strikes and ash extend BA losses: BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
Airbus firm EADS lifts output aim: Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings.
Royal Mail pension plan in doubt: The Pensions Regulator is challenging a crucial plan to pay off the £10bn deficit in the Royal Mail pension scheme.
Expenses four in appeals defeat: Three ex-Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer lose appeals over a ruling that they are not protected by parliamentary privilege from prosecution over expenses fraud allegations.
MoD 'to pay for Trident renewal': The MoD is facing further pressure on its budget after the chancellor says it will have to pay for new nuclear submarines, and not the Treasury as before.
No change after policy feedback: The coalition government issues detailed responses to the public's policy suggestions but says there will be no changes.
Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk: Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
Pregnant women rights questioned: The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
Drug prescribed after web search: A father persuades the NHS to give his sick daughter a "miracle" drug he found on the internet.
Maths fears over A-level reforms: Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
150 schools ask to be academies: More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion: There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.
Call to check on mobile security: Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping.
UK troops use iPad app for fire mission training: Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire.
Facebook data hoarder speaks out: Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.
Mammals decline in Chernobyl zone: The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone.
Further Chile quakes 'possible': Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings.
Galapagos off Unesco danger list: A UN panel votes to remove the Galapagos Islands from a "red list" of endangered heritage sites, to protests from a leading conservation group.
Balding complains over sex jibe: Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.
DeGeneres leaving American Idol: Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.
Ben Shephard says goodbye to GMTV: Ben Shephard bids farewell to GMTV after 10 years telling viewers: "I'm going to miss all of you, every single one of you."
Choosing to be child-free: More women in the developed world are choosing not to have children. So why do others think it's OK to question this decision?
The big cheese: With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously?
Was Dr Crippen really innocent?: Hawley Crippen is one of the most infamous killers in British history. But was he really innocent of murdering his wife?
Grim task of China oil clean-up: China is struggling with an arduous clean up after the country's worst oil spill, with grim conditions for those involved.
'I survived grizzly bear attack': A Canadian woman has said she played dead in order to escape from a bear during an attack in Montana that left one man dead.
Rescues as Pakistan flood toll soars: More than 400 people have been killed and nearly 400,000 displaced in floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northern Pakistan.
Boris welcomes bike 'smackeroonies': London Mayor Boris Johnson sells the benefits of the London bike hire scheme to the world media.
Families' reaction to crash verdict: The families of the victims of the Potters Bar train crash say they would like a public inquiry into the incident which killed seven people.
Symphony to celebrate Yorkshire: Hundreds of amateur musicians have set the sights and sounds of Yorkshire to music.
Deadly forest fires ravage Russia: Wild fires have continued to rage in central and western Russia, with more than 20 people now reported to have died.
A walk-in cow wash - it's Odd Box: The world of doggy ice cream, a huge waterfight in Russia and a walk-in cow wash. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
Bad trip: Are family holidays worth all the hassle?
Ultimate rejection: What could drive a mother to kill a child in first few minutes of life?
Hoop dreams: Did they really play croquet at the Olympics?
On your bike: Testing London's new hire bicycles
7 days quiz: Who's the 'good lad'? Crisps boy, Massa or Dr Watson?
On the run: Northern Cyprus is a "haven" for fugitives no longer
Rum ration: What did they do with the drunken sailor?
Sex tourism boom: Brazil's uphill struggle curtailing lucrative trade in underage sex

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Microsoft Street Slide: Street View done properly: <h4>Take a peep</h4> <p>Leaving aside the creepy privacy aspects, Street View is one of Google's most valuable services. The ability to familiarise yourself with somewhere strange, before you arrive, is genuinely useful.…</p>
Futurologist defends 'malevolent dust' warning: <h4>Dust up over supposed evil particles</h4> <p>A futurologist has defended his controversial warning that "smart dust" is liable to become a future information stealing threat.…</p>
Unisys floats mainframe cloud: <h4>A ClearPath to the development skies</h4> <p>A mainframe cloud may seem oxymoronic like a lead Zeppelin ("a" included on purpose), or intuitively obvious (given the virtualization and metering capabilities that have been in mainframes for decades). But Unisys has nonetheless fluffed up a mainframe cloud for its ClearPath mainframe customers.…</p>
BlueArc gets extra greenbacks: <h4>$20 million</h4> <p>BlueArc, the hardware-accelerated NAS array supplier startup, has pocketed another $20m in a seventh funding round, taking total funding to around $225m.…</p>
US law to neuter libel tourism: <h4>Render foreign beatdowns unenforceable</h4> <p>The US House of Representatives has passed a law which will render libel rulings from the English courts unenforceable there. The bill has already been passed by the Senate and will go to US President Barack Obama to be signed into law.…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
UK supermarket starts contactless payments: <h4>No touching</h4> <p>Spar is going contactless, attracted by the four pence per transaction the company could save by not asking shoppers for their PINs.…</p>
Microsoft should starve on radical penguin diet: <h4>Capitalism and open source</h4> <p><strong>Open...and Shut</strong> When the mouthpiece of American capitalism calls a company a dog, it's time to re-evaluate that company's chances.…</p>
Mozy insists: It's not a bug...: <h4>...it's a... yes, one of those!</h4> <p>Mozy says that the bugs <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/27/mozy_home_repetition/">reported by users</a> concerning repeated full backups were not bugs at all, instead reflecting a feature of the product.…</p>
Delegate hacks into Black Hat streaming video: <h4>What happens in Vegas...</h4> <p>Security shortcomings in Black Hat's newly established streaming media service allowed a security consultant to hack into the system and see presentations for free.…</p>
Czechs toast Bud-beating beer win: <h4>Na zdraví!</h4> <p>Beer drinkers in the Czech Republic, and that's most of country, will be raising a glass today to celebrate a local victory against Anheuser-Busch, the maker of US "beer" Budweiser.…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
Xiotech forging secret Katana project: <h4>HDD & SSD hybrid craftsmanship?</h4> <p>Word has reached us of a development project codenamed Katana inside Xiotech, with hints that the project involves HDD and SSD hybrid craftsmanship.…</p>
Cyber Security Challenge winner announced: <h4>Quickest crypto off the mark</h4> <p>The UK's Cyber Security Challenge has announced the winner of its prologue <a target="_blank" href="https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk">crypto puzzle</a>, as well as the solution - for anyone still struggling to find an answer.…</p>
TalkTalk talks up SIM only mobile deals: <h4>Signs Voda UK for heavy lifting</h4> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://broadband.talktalk.co.uk/">TalkTalk</a> is to launch its own mobile phone service, thanks to a deal with Vodafone UK.…</p>
UK.gov sticks to IE 6 cos it's more 'cost effective', innit: <h4>Stunned web developers die a little inside</h4> <p>Computers in Whitehall will largely continue to run Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6, which will make web coders spit out their cheese‘n’pickle sarnies this lunchtime.…</p>
T-Mobile UK pumps out the iPhone 4: <h4>Shaves tariffs</h4> <p>Last month, we reported T-Mobile UK's price-plans for the iPhone 4. Today the telco start shipping the iphone, and has come in with lower tariffs .…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
Polaroid 300 instant print camera: <h4>Fun retro-snapper revived</h4> <p><strong>Review</strong> The news that Polaroid has a new instant camera, after we thought it was <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/11/polaroid_plant_closures/">done with all that frivolity</a>, is likely to be greeted with squeals of nostalgic joy. While digital is superior in almost every sense there's a real warmth about those 80s prints that we remember adorning fridges and noticeboards. The Polaroid 300 (tsk, these unwieldy techie names) takes you straight back to your childhood, making a spontaneity-encouraging break from all that DSLR refinement.…</p>
NatWest dumps O2 Money: <h4>So who gets the DVD collection?</h4> <p>A year after leaping into bed with O2, NatWest is no longer backing the operator's pre-paid credit card offering, citing differences in strategic goals as the cause of the breakup.…</p>
YouTube ups video time limit: <h4>Generosity knows no bounds</h4> <p>YouTube has bumped its upload limit to 15 minutes for users of the Google-owned video sharing website.…</p>
Alleged expenses fiddlers to face justice: <h4>Parliamentary privilege claim kicked out</h4> <p>The four politicians facing fraud charges over their expenses today failed in their bid to avoid prosecution by using ancient Parliamentary privilege laws.…</p>
Nude trampolinist bounces free from court: <h4>Hey, Mr Trampoline Man... what's that in your hand?</h4> <p>A 55-year-old described by the BBC as a 'man' and by Scotland's <i>Daily Record</i> as a 'pervert' has avoided jail after being spotted by neighbours having too much fun with too few clothes on a trampoline.…</p>
Nexus One phone rockets to 28,000ft: <h4>Android in spaaace</h4> <p>If you've ever wondered what happens when you stick a Google Nexus One phone in a rocket and blast it to 28,000ft from the Nevada desert, then here's your answer:…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
UK.gov drops £6m on Google: <h4>Fat dollar spent on health advice sites</h4> <p>Four Whitehall departments gave Google and similar search engines more than £6m in two years to encourage web users to do more exercise, emit less CO<sub>2</sub> and stop smoking, among other initiatives.…</p>
Fake Firefox update used to sling scareware: <h4>Watch where you click</h4> <p>Online con artists have developed a strain of scareware that poses as a Firefox update.…</p>
Happy Sysadmin Day!: <h4>Today's the day to pat yourselves on the back</h4> <p>It’s the last Friday in July, so that can mean only one thing - happy SysAdmin Day!…</p>
Chaos surrounds New Zealand iPhone 4 day: <h4>Launch? What launch!</h4> <p>Apple's iPhone 4 went on sale today in New Zealand. But Vodafone NZ's handling of the launch left much to be desired, with hundreds of customers left in the lurch.…</p>
Nvidia and HPC's second act: <h4>Sitting pretty - but for how long?</h4> <p>In a lot of ways, Nvidia is the belle of the GPU/accelerator ball these days. (Make your reservations early for the upcoming "GPU Fancy Dress Cotillion" later on this year; tuxedo t-shirts encouraged.) Intel withdrew Larrabee, IBM isn't pushing Cell, FPGAs aren't gaining a lot of traction yet, and AMD is late to the party with Fusion.…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
French operator pooh-poohs iOS4: <h4>Dismissed with a 'non' and a Gallic shrug</h4> <p><strong>Updated</strong> French network operator SFR is thumbing its nose at Apple by telling customers to think carefully before upgrading to iOS 4.…</p>
Beware the blizzard of torrents of Starcraft 2: <h4>Expense accounts</h4> <p><i><a target="_blank" href="http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/launch?ref=/sc2/">Starcraft 2</a></i> was released this week and at the hefty RRP of £45. Many games sites are <a target="_blank" href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=257356">hopping mad</a> at this, although typically retailers are selling Blizzard's strategy game at £10 less than RRP.…</p>
Street View spooked by 10 Rillington Place?: <h4>Orwellian black Opel scoots past infamous murder site</h4> <p>Until now, we at <i>El Reg</i> have assumed that Google's Street View spymobiles are as fearless as they are all-seeing, but it appears this may not be entirely true.…</p>
Gaming sites bet on merger: <h4>In time for US welcome?</h4> <p>PartyGaming and Bwin have agreed to merge, just as moves to make online gambling legal in the US get a little closer.…</p>
Hitachi details unified management: <h4>Running the stack from one screen</h4> <p>Hitachi's Unified Compute Platform (UCP) integrated IT stack idea is gathering momentum.…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
Data.gov.uk chief admits transparency concerns: <h4>Raw info may be too confusing</h4> <p>The head of the government's website for the release of public sector data has said it is a challenge to ensure that users can understand the statistics.…</p>
Pioneer BDP-330 Blu-ray player: <h4>Pure and simple</h4> <p><strong>Review</strong> If a <a href="http://www.reghardware.com/2010/05/18/digital_content_british_consumer_reactions">recent survey for HP</a> is to be believed, Britons remain committed to packaged media, with 75 percent wanting hard copies of films in a box. So despite the advance of video streaming and downloading, perhaps it’s not yet time to write off conventional disc players, like Pioneer’s latest Blu-ray offering, the BDP-330.…</p>
Google site fools interwebs into China blockage scare: <h4>It's <strike>fully blocked</strike>!</h4> <p>Google's China search is working just fine, despite breathless claims from countless news organizations that it's "fully blocked."…</p>
'Suspicious' Android wallpaper app nabs user data: <h4>Up to 4 million downloads</h4> <p>An Android wallpaper application that collected data from users' phones and uploaded it to a site in China was downloaded "millions of times", according to mobile security firm Lookout.…</p>
Data for 100m Facebook accounts published to BitTorrent: <h4>Forever is a mighty long time</h4> <p>Underscoring the permanence of data published on the internet, a security researcher has compiled the names and URLs of more than 100 million Facebook users and made them available as a BitTorrent download.…</p>
Uncle Sam sues Oracle (again) for alleged fraud: <h4>DoJ doubles down on whistleblower suit</h4> <p>The US Department of Justice has filed a fresh lawsuit against Oracle, three months after intervening in a whistleblower suit that accuses the software giant of overcharging the government by "tens of millions of dollars."…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
Ballmer and Softies sacrifice sleep to catch iPad: <h4>'Job-one urgency'</h4> <p><strong>FAM</strong> Microsoft's chief executive has come very close to telling investors he screwed up after years of writing off, belittling and underestimated Apple's potential success in touch-based computing.…</p>
Nvidia plugs-in Visual Studio with CUDA 3.1: <h4>Cuda be an enterprise contender</h4> <p>Nvidia announced some new CUDA stuff last week, a new developer kit (3.1) and the Parallel Nsight Visual Studio plug-in, both designed to make it easier for ISVs and other coding types to support Nvidia GPUs in their apps. Our pal TPM has a typically detailed story <a target="_blank" href="http:/www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/22/nvidia_cuda_parallel_nsight/">here</a>.…</p>
Fog of cyberwar: internet always favors the offense: <h4>The Poland of international conflict</h4> <p><strong>Black Hat</strong> Fighting wars that target computer networks is fraught with risks that don't exist in traditional warfare, raising the stakes for future conflicts, a retired US general told security professionals Thursday.…</p>
Microsoft names September for IE9 beta: <h4>Turner promises 'great' story</h4> <p><strong>FAM</strong> The beta version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 will hit in September.…</p>
Next Gnome delayed until 2011: <h4>September previews planned</h4> <p>Linux users on Gnome must wait a full year before their favorite desktop is updated – the first such delay in the project's short history.…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
Open source HPC file system gets startup: <h4>Wham, cloud with Lustre</h4> <p>High performance computing – by which is meant traditional parallel supercomputing as well as data analytics and hyperscale cloudy infrastructure – is facing a looming file system and storage bottleneck, and Whamcloud, a startup backed by $10m in private funding and some of the top people behind the Lustre file system, want to help.…</p>
US carrier tailors 3G jacket for iPod touch?: <h4>A Peel for your Apple</h4> <p>US wireless carrier Sprint is slated to offer a kind of handset sleeve that could provide 3G wireless access to an iPod Touch, the Apple iPhone that's not a phone.…</p>
Lovefilm calls in the DRM brigade for media player push: <h4>They're all at it</h4> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.lovefilm.com/">Lovefilm</a> is the UK's answer to Netflix. And like Netflix it has a pressing problem. No, not Blockbuster.…</p>
Oracle and HP make a deal for Solaris on ProLiants: <h4>Dell does deal for PowerEdges, too</h4> <p>The inscrutable plan of Oracle for Solaris 10 on x64 servers became more... scrutable this morning. The company announced that Dell and Hewlett-Packard would be certifying and reselling Oracle's Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems, as well as its Oracle VM implementation of the Xen hypervisor on their respective PowerEdge and ProLiant servers.…</p>
IBM buys file compressor: <h4>Storwize swallowed</h4> <p>IBM is buying Storwize for its real-time, inline data compression technology and products.…</p><p><strong><small><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss">Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff</a></small></strong></p>
Apple coughs to iPhone 3G IOS 4 upgrade problems: <h4>Where are we now?</h4> <p>iPhone 3G users who've upgraded to iOS 4 are discovering that the roaming switch isn't working any more, for those on O2's network at least.…</p>
Nokia goes after Opera Mini: <h4>It'll have you in interstitials</h4> <p>Nokia has unveiled a knock-off of Opera's Mini phone browser, intended for use on its low-end handsets in emerging markets. It's the first manifestation of Nokia's own ad engine.…</p>
Sky clocks up £1bn profit: <h4>HD boosts money-making machine</h4> <p>Sky made a £1bn profit in the year to 30 June for the first time, with ARPU reaching £508 per subscriber. Annual revenue totalled £5.9bn, up 10 per cent year on year.…</p>

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Sharp Shooting Sony Cam Guides You, Even When Lost: A camera that's equal parts handsome sharpshooter and capable GPS guide? That would be the Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5V. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jGLg0nmO-Dya7-PxPQm2W9MVFoo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jGLg0nmO-Dya7-PxPQm2W9MVFoo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jGLg0nmO-Dya7-PxPQm2W9MVFoo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jGLg0nmO-Dya7-PxPQm2W9MVFoo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/fB9llOX7SN0" height="1" width="1"/>
Former NSA Director: Hold Nations Responsible for Cyberattacks, Period: Attribution is one of the biggest problems on the internet when it comes to cyberwarfare. How do you hold a nation responsible for malicious attacks if you can't determine whether or not the activity was state-sponsored? It doesn't matter, former NSA Director Michael Hayden says. Do it anyway. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ojdVQl4aI9C98R8Ube1kSwBheMg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ojdVQl4aI9C98R8Ube1kSwBheMg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ojdVQl4aI9C98R8Ube1kSwBheMg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ojdVQl4aI9C98R8Ube1kSwBheMg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/W7wnnwx49N8" height="1" width="1"/>
Porn Industry Aroused by FaceTime Possibilities: You will not be surprised that the porn industry is all over the iPhone 4 -- and the latest business opportunity is, almost inevitably, FaceTime. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Ud3lFGsCuxwg8RXGDiDRw9MDdTU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Ud3lFGsCuxwg8RXGDiDRw9MDdTU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Ud3lFGsCuxwg8RXGDiDRw9MDdTU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Ud3lFGsCuxwg8RXGDiDRw9MDdTU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/mD8fW8g7QH8" height="1" width="1"/>
iPad Popular With Aviation Crowd: Developers and pilots are embracing the gadget, with apps that do everything from tell you the weather to show you the way. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/znNZZKGqWdcgzA2Tnm_8GNzUNjw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/znNZZKGqWdcgzA2Tnm_8GNzUNjw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/znNZZKGqWdcgzA2Tnm_8GNzUNjw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/znNZZKGqWdcgzA2Tnm_8GNzUNjw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/D8qrJU9PGOk" height="1" width="1"/>
Spotify Denies Reported Setbacks to U.S. Launch: Spotify's longstanding effort to launch in the United States was reportedly sent "back to square one" due to the derailment of its negotiations with one or more major labels. However, the company tells Wired.com that the report is bogus, and that it is still on track to launch here by the end of the year. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BcwFAb03X-FmWXv5kGQGIWFSsts/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BcwFAb03X-FmWXv5kGQGIWFSsts/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BcwFAb03X-FmWXv5kGQGIWFSsts/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BcwFAb03X-FmWXv5kGQGIWFSsts/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/p_nV5xJXArM" height="1" width="1"/>
Anonymous Sources Delay Speculated Facebook IPO Again, To 2012: Facebook 'will probably' put off until 2012 the IPO it hasn't even acknowledged thinking about much yet, three people tell Bloomberg News. That adds about a year to the latest idle speculation of when Facebook might let its 500 million members (or anyone) become owners, as well. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/1ctK2aVm2Rru52oZSxMEPOeHJpU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/1ctK2aVm2Rru52oZSxMEPOeHJpU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/1ctK2aVm2Rru52oZSxMEPOeHJpU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/1ctK2aVm2Rru52oZSxMEPOeHJpU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/HyUlPPkdboY" height="1" width="1"/>
What You Want: Flickr Creator Spins Addictive New Web Service: Meet Caterina Fake, the creative spark behind Hunch. Her big idea? Develop a web service that knows what you want before you even want it. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/a5TEb9OZLavT-wEhS1syoiWgDKg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/a5TEb9OZLavT-wEhS1syoiWgDKg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/a5TEb9OZLavT-wEhS1syoiWgDKg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/a5TEb9OZLavT-wEhS1syoiWgDKg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/4dmRI5Vd1Xg" height="1" width="1"/>
Pakistanis Ask: Drones? What Drones?: Here in the America, the CIA's drone war in Pakistan is hotly-contested. In Pakistan, two-thirds of the people have never heard of the drones, according to a new poll. You can hear the champagne corks popping at Langley. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UDZWmh55YwtkPqqR_l4PWCnEzFY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UDZWmh55YwtkPqqR_l4PWCnEzFY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UDZWmh55YwtkPqqR_l4PWCnEzFY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UDZWmh55YwtkPqqR_l4PWCnEzFY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/WF0o1_uXsbg" height="1" width="1"/>
July 30, 1935: Penguins Invade Britain, Readers Rejoice: Penguin publishes the first paperback books of substance, bringing the likes of Ernest Hemingway, André Maurois and Agatha Christie to the masses. The business model of the book-publishing industry is about to change. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9w114YZmY6rIvCavLbQ1TpEUUXI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9w114YZmY6rIvCavLbQ1TpEUUXI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9w114YZmY6rIvCavLbQ1TpEUUXI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9w114YZmY6rIvCavLbQ1TpEUUXI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/cEM8P4e0EC0" height="1" width="1"/>
Found: The Future of In-Flight Entertainment: What will in-flight entertainment be like in the year 2023? There isn't any. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/14qlkGTxGU4aZU_DNbSMnUikzWc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/14qlkGTxGU4aZU_DNbSMnUikzWc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/14qlkGTxGU4aZU_DNbSMnUikzWc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/14qlkGTxGU4aZU_DNbSMnUikzWc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/hM2_NG8gwYc" height="1" width="1"/>
Found Contest: Imagine the Future of Taco Trucks: <em>Wired</em> magazine's Found page represents our best guess at what lies over the horizon, from touchscreen windshields to organ farming. Help create our next Found page: Show us what taco trucks will look like in 10, 20 or 100 years? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pad8Oo5LgQuD4nJegDOoB5hSPu8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pad8Oo5LgQuD4nJegDOoB5hSPu8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pad8Oo5LgQuD4nJegDOoB5hSPu8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pad8Oo5LgQuD4nJegDOoB5hSPu8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/NV25tFdEOJ4" height="1" width="1"/>
Clive Thompson on the Death of the Phone Call: Clive Thompson waxes philosophical on how text messaging is threatening -- and preserving -- the telephone conversation. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tQ5b5_WdVLHCK8Fv9nxD8f8qO5I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tQ5b5_WdVLHCK8Fv9nxD8f8qO5I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tQ5b5_WdVLHCK8Fv9nxD8f8qO5I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tQ5b5_WdVLHCK8Fv9nxD8f8qO5I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/qY2EbUCEaOQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Alt Text: Library of Congress Rulings That Could Have Been: Being able to legally jailbreak your iPhone is cool and all, but think where this type of legal reasoning could take us. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8n73G0LKs8k-hpdmHgh0dVH2eUI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8n73G0LKs8k-hpdmHgh0dVH2eUI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8n73G0LKs8k-hpdmHgh0dVH2eUI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8n73G0LKs8k-hpdmHgh0dVH2eUI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/CRmmEJxtNe0" height="1" width="1"/>
WikiLeaks Suspect's YouTube Videos Raised 'Red Flag' in 2008: An Army private suspected of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks was admonished as a trainee in 2008 for uploading YouTube videos discussing classified facilities, according to an Army official with direct knowledge of the incident. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3_UAN-hgdIpIVQSjKLoPTyv1S4I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3_UAN-hgdIpIVQSjKLoPTyv1S4I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3_UAN-hgdIpIVQSjKLoPTyv1S4I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3_UAN-hgdIpIVQSjKLoPTyv1S4I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/Inf2Vegea04" height="1" width="1"/>
Gallery: How to Build an Earthquake-Resistant Bridge: San Franciscans gets a peek at what's involved in building a new bridge when builders place the first segment of a tower that will soon hold up a brand-new span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. Wired.com shoots photos of the new bridge on a recent tour of the massive construction project. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jKIKovYQiQ8gOciZT5hSzAlx4ws/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jKIKovYQiQ8gOciZT5hSzAlx4ws/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jKIKovYQiQ8gOciZT5hSzAlx4ws/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jKIKovYQiQ8gOciZT5hSzAlx4ws/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/uQdv1YBRelY" height="1" width="1"/>
Top U.S. Officer: WikiLeaks Has 'Blood on Its Hands': Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen is ordinarily a mild-mannered man. But they could barely contain his anger on Thursday at WikiLeaks for publishing tens of thousands of secret documents about the Afghanistan war. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oJn7TmheMx4aUvNJ4E5NnLiUw1c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oJn7TmheMx4aUvNJ4E5NnLiUw1c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oJn7TmheMx4aUvNJ4E5NnLiUw1c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oJn7TmheMx4aUvNJ4E5NnLiUw1c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/liNVCkiSAeU" height="1" width="1"/>
Android App's Data Collection Raises Mobile-Security Questions: An Android app's data-collection practice has raised concerns about user privacy and security on mobile phones. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Fwud4ffnFGpUP3u5-WbhGfulers/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Fwud4ffnFGpUP3u5-WbhGfulers/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Fwud4ffnFGpUP3u5-WbhGfulers/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Fwud4ffnFGpUP3u5-WbhGfulers/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/gakCGG4ALZ4" height="1" width="1"/>
Controlling Soot Might Quickly Reverse a Century of Global Warming: A massive simulation of soot's climate effects finds that basic pollution controls could put a brake on global warming, erasing in a decade most of the last century's temperature change. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dz6TZkaIJfFfFR5Ge7JI_Mnu454/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dz6TZkaIJfFfFR5Ge7JI_Mnu454/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dz6TZkaIJfFfFR5Ge7JI_Mnu454/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dz6TZkaIJfFfFR5Ge7JI_Mnu454/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/xbyN80ZNptY" height="1" width="1"/>
Genome Surprise: Guinea Pigs Have Ebola!: A genomic hunt for virus genes traced sequences to Ebola and the closely related Marburg virus in no fewer than six vertebrate species. The genes appear to have been mixed in about 40 million years ago, and have stuck around ever since. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/g3KrAjrpzBx1muE39i_QZPVItD0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/g3KrAjrpzBx1muE39i_QZPVItD0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/g3KrAjrpzBx1muE39i_QZPVItD0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/g3KrAjrpzBx1muE39i_QZPVItD0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/NPR0x4GwHwo" height="1" width="1"/>
Nexus One Phone Rides a Rocket Up 28,000 Feet: A group of rocket enthusiasts used a rocket to send a Nexus One phone 28,000 feet into the atmosphere. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/I1DjDUstdKXebHFmVKqwom8jlbg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/I1DjDUstdKXebHFmVKqwom8jlbg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/I1DjDUstdKXebHFmVKqwom8jlbg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/I1DjDUstdKXebHFmVKqwom8jlbg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/4WE0V02q4qM" height="1" width="1"/>
Twitter Convert Kanye West Changes His Rap: Rapper Kanye West, who might be more famous for his controversial pronouncements over the years than for his music, would seem the perfect candidate for starting a Twitter account, but rejected the notion. However, he changed his mind by starting an account and rapping at Twitter's headquarters on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i5wR2ovLMW7-Ly5e3ECGcUMPz68/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i5wR2ovLMW7-Ly5e3ECGcUMPz68/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i5wR2ovLMW7-Ly5e3ECGcUMPz68/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i5wR2ovLMW7-Ly5e3ECGcUMPz68/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/kPv4MWimylQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Brammo Builds Another Sweet Electric Race Bike: If the Empulse RR runs as well as it looks, the competition should be very nervous. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tFuRjbuRPN15sOMrCQC_82mYakc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tFuRjbuRPN15sOMrCQC_82mYakc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tFuRjbuRPN15sOMrCQC_82mYakc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tFuRjbuRPN15sOMrCQC_82mYakc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/Z3_PkQ25uq4" height="1" width="1"/>
Researcher Demonstrates ATM 'Jackpotting' at Black Hat Conference: LAS VEGAS — In a city filled with slot machines spilling jackpots, it was a 'jackpotted' ATM machine that got the most attention Wednesday at the Black Hat security conference, when researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated two suave hacks against automated teller machines that allowed him to program them to spew out dozens of crisp bills. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/uARB3cby0lapUz-7oIvDfH6MFBE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/uARB3cby0lapUz-7oIvDfH6MFBE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/uARB3cby0lapUz-7oIvDfH6MFBE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/uARB3cby0lapUz-7oIvDfH6MFBE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/ZCRjLaUUK7s" height="1" width="1"/>
Feature-Laden GPS Camera Has No Sense of Direction: The Samsung HZ35W would be a great GPS-enabled camera, if it could only give us accurate coordinates. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0D0Av6TCrYqg2eLUJROQwRHawu4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0D0Av6TCrYqg2eLUJROQwRHawu4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0D0Av6TCrYqg2eLUJROQwRHawu4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0D0Av6TCrYqg2eLUJROQwRHawu4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/KiYpDpCPQC8" height="1" width="1"/>
Wind-Powered Cart Goes Faster Than the Wind: A wind-powered vehicle can travel downwind faster than the wind. It's been proven at El Mirage. Not that we expect the debate to end quietly. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/69enBCTCyf7aO-nSQVKKKkKF6o8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/69enBCTCyf7aO-nSQVKKKkKF6o8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/69enBCTCyf7aO-nSQVKKKkKF6o8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/69enBCTCyf7aO-nSQVKKKkKF6o8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/7DdYN0xXVq4" height="1" width="1"/>
July 29, 1958: Ike Inks Space Law, NASA Born in Wake of Russ Moon: President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/fqlL46ZcqaN4AriZz98lGpyHZBU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/fqlL46ZcqaN4AriZz98lGpyHZBU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/fqlL46ZcqaN4AriZz98lGpyHZBU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/fqlL46ZcqaN4AriZz98lGpyHZBU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/i2yvMG-qZm8" height="1" width="1"/>
Amazon Strikes Back at the iPad With New, $140 Kindle: Amazon will ship the third generation of its Kindle e-book reader on Aug. 27, offering a cheaper, Wi-Fi only version for just $140. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also offers some optimistic predictions about the future growth of e-book sales. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/nYrWRJYLJXjsFe52Idcf85TPX0M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/nYrWRJYLJXjsFe52Idcf85TPX0M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/nYrWRJYLJXjsFe52Idcf85TPX0M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/nYrWRJYLJXjsFe52Idcf85TPX0M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/KUhaSCB1kuM" height="1" width="1"/>
Photoshop of Horrors: Readers Show BP How It's Done: We asked for your help to show BP how to improve upon their terribly Photoshopped oil-cleanup images, and you delivered some awesome images. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HD_4o3g375Vb4z4ekb-ZfxL3-yU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HD_4o3g375Vb4z4ekb-ZfxL3-yU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HD_4o3g375Vb4z4ekb-ZfxL3-yU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HD_4o3g375Vb4z4ekb-ZfxL3-yU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/aRtA6axlRNg" height="1" width="1"/>
U.S. Military Learns to Fight Deadliest Weapons: The most deadly weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan aren't AK-47s or grenades -- they're roadside bombs made out of gas cans, garage door openers and fertilizer. Here’s how the U.S. military is fighting back. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QtwA4f6MwYNh22s3sqztJGUF05k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QtwA4f6MwYNh22s3sqztJGUF05k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QtwA4f6MwYNh22s3sqztJGUF05k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QtwA4f6MwYNh22s3sqztJGUF05k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/6wyox0fO_gM" height="1" width="1"/>
Let the Little Guys Get In on Pre-IPO: The rich are adding to their millions with pre-IPO stock, but today's internet stock rockets are social networks built by their members -- so shouldn’t Regular Joes get a cut, too? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pIcL_-3kv9OQ8jqwaNZmOd3Gbfw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pIcL_-3kv9OQ8jqwaNZmOd3Gbfw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pIcL_-3kv9OQ8jqwaNZmOd3Gbfw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pIcL_-3kv9OQ8jqwaNZmOd3Gbfw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/0rm5wOqvhnI" height="1" width="1"/>

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