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Download the New iTunes 10.5 Right Now

Today's going to be a big day for Apple software—iOS 5, iCloud, an update to OS X Lion—and a version of iTunes to go along with all of that. Luckily, you can download iCloud-connected iTunes now.

Why Your Stomach Growls

By Rachel Swaby on at

Mankind has been puzzling over the rumbling in our stomachs for so long that even the ancient Greeks came up with a name for it: borborygmi. The word attempts to put the sound of the grumble to mouth.

Swarovski Refract for iPhone and iPad: A Crystal-Clear Music Maker

By Chris Schilling on at

Coined in 2000, the frankly horrible portmanteau “advergame” describes any videogame used to promote a brand. Yet the phenomenon predates the term: back in the early '90s, the likes of Mick and Mack: Global Gladiators and Cool Spot were convincing innocent kids to buy McDonalds and 7-Up, thus helping to kickstart the global obesity epidemic we’re always reading about. Ah, videogames.