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A short history of negative tech ads

  Tech companies have been sniping at the competition in advertising for as long as they've advertised their wares. And there is plenty of evidence on YouTube to prove it. Full story

9 awesome uses for dead tech products

You probably have an attic, closet or garage stuffed with unused, outdated tech junk.  Wouldn't you like to do something useful with them?

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Image: Space shuttle Endeavour is seen in this view from the International Space Station as it approaches the orbiting laboratory for docking
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Shuttle, space station connect

Endeavour rendezvoused with the International Space Station just after midnight Wednesday, delivering a new room with a view.

Games
‘Star Trek’ enters
a new frontier

  Trekkies will love it, but non-fans won't get it. Msnbc.com’s Todd Kenreck reviews this massively multiplayer reboot.

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Image: A Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid laptop is displayed during a media preview for the 2010 International CES in Las Vegas
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NASA astronaut Mike Massimino is pictured as he peers through a window on the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis during the mission's fourth spacewalk to refurbish and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope
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Image: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, First Commercial Spacecraft, Unveiled In CA
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Image: The moon sets above the snowcovered Alp Salaz above Untervaz in the rhine valley
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Image: US Department of Energy hosts the 2009 Solar Decathlon at the National Mall in Washington DC
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"Earthrise" seen by the Apollo 8 astronauts in December 1968. Credit: NASA.
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Weeding through online flower sites

If you study hidden fees and price distortions for a living, Valentine's Day is your Super Bowl. Can you name another industry where the true price of an item is routinely more than double the advertised price? Gadgets were supposed to make our lives easier and save us time. Instead, we are more stressed and have less time than ever. What is the cause of this epic failure?


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