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rumours
Apparently This Is What the Fabled Apple HDTV Will Look Like

Take this with a massive pinch of anonymous-source-shaped salt, but according to Cult of Mac the much-rumoured Apple HDTV will look like a massive Cinema Display with a built-in beefed-up iSight camera for FaceTime from the sofa, and Siri so you can shout at it when you want to make a call. Read More >

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wtf
WH Smith Balls-Up Sees Tills Only Selling The Queen’s Knickers and Absolutely Nothing Else

Yesterday's bank holiday apparently sent the tills in WH Smith a little loopy, where they rebelled against their masters and insisted everyone bought The Queen's Knickers and nothing else, despite what you thought you had in the bag. Read More >

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wtf
Holographic ASDA Staff Made to Feel Welcome by Milton Keynes Shoppers

ASDA, home of the discounted doughnut and misshapen denim, is looking to the future of in-store information, after successfully replacing the mundane in-store tannoy announcement with new, holographic members of staff. Read More >

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science
Why You’re Biologically Inclined to Spill Your Coffee

Sometimes it feels like spilling coffee from your mug is inevitable. In fact, it turns out that hunch might be correct: scientists have shown that humans are biologically built to spill. Read More >

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watches
This Silicone Rolex Watch Isn’t Ashamed That It’s an Incredibly Obvious Fake

Any random person on the street could easily spot Shelter Serra's silicone Rolex watches as being obvious knock-offs. But that's exactly their point. They're cool because they're so obviously fake—not only lacking the famous sweeping second hand, but any branded markings whatsoever. Read More >

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Real Lasers on Actual Sharks

Last week, a company called Wicked Lasers promised to attach lasers to sharks if enough people Liked the idea on Facebook. They did. It happened. It is awesome. Read More >

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apps
The New Essential Apps April 2012

iPhones. iPads. Android. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favourites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! Read More >

Spotify iPad App
spotify
The Spotify iPad App Is Finally Here

We’ve waited long enough, but now Spotify’s iPad app, which we caught a glimpse of last month, is finally available in the App Store and it’s a looker. Brimming with Twitter app-esque sliding panes just like its Android cousin, this might just be the best way to use Spotify yet. Read More >

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apple
Hacking the iPod: How I Earned £40K in School Off Busted Apple Products

After a long day at school, the house phone rang and my mother answered. It's Apple and they want to have a word with you, she said. At the time, I was 16 and I had been hustling iPod parts to all parts of the world. Read More >

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space
Brace Yourselves for Impact as SUPERMOON Comes Close to Earth on Saturday

"Supermoon" is the overly dramatic modern way of telling mainstream sky watchers that the moon is at perigree this Saturday, meaning it's nearer and therefore larger in the sky than usual. Read More >

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The Most Amazing Warehouse I Have Ever Seen

I was amazed when I saw the 65-foot-high Lego cathedrals, one of the largest warehouses in Europe that holds 19 billion Lego pieces a year. But this Christian Stoll's photo of one of DB Schenker's warehouses in Germany has left me speechless. Read More >

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piracy
Queue Up Those Downloads: Court Tells UK ISPs to Block The Pirate Bay

The long-running saga of the war on file-sharing site The Pirate Bay has taken a sad new legal turn, with the UK's High Court ruling, as previously expected, that our ISPs are now obliged to restrict access to the huge torrent specialist. Read More >

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humour
I Am the One Who Clicks Banner Ads

Advertisements pay our bills here, but man, do people really click on them? Our friends at McSweeney's found the guy. Read More >

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olympics
East London Flats Fitted With Surface-to-Air Missiles to Keep Olympics… Safe

The Ministry of Defence is planning to place surface-to-air missiles on the top of a building in East London, just in case some crazed terrorist lunatic tries to crash a plane into the opening ceremony or, god forbid, disrupt the women's high jump. Read More >

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titanic
Titanic II “Won’t Sink,” Claims Fate-Tempting Aussie Billionaire

Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer has announced plans to build a ship he'll be christening Titanic II, which will be constructed to the same size and layout as the 100-year-old doomed original. And guess what? In the most amazing case of tempting fate the world has ever seen, he says it definitely won't sink. Read More >