| This Week's Biggest Moments in 20 Photos | | This week there were many photo-worthy moments. From Perez Hilton introducing the world his one-month-old son, Mario Lavandeira III a.k.a. Sweet Pea or Perez Jr., to President Obama making his first official visit, to Israel and the newly appointed Pope Francis' official inauguration mass — the week was certainly eventful. In sports, the Dominican Republic made history with its 8th consecutive victory in the World Baseball Classic.
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| College Students Developing Human-Powered Helicopter | | Forget hoverboards. A group of college students are looking to lift off with a human-powered helicopter. While it doesn't fly yet, Kenneth Huff and his fellow classmates at Middle Georgia State College have been conducting research and building prototypes of their helicopter since May 2011.
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| 8 Death-Defying Photographs That Will Make Your Palms Sweat | | Take a deep breath. Maybe sip a soothing cup of chamomile tea, because the terrifying shenanigans of "Mustang Wanted" will make your heart race. The Ukrainian Spider-Man and amateur stuntman scales high-rise structures to pose for stunningly scary photographs. Mustang Wanted shares the death-tempting images and videos on his website and YouTube page, where he has amassed more than a half-million views.
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| Top 10 Tech This Week | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:58 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| It was an especially exciting week in tech, with lots of big news coming from all fronts. So who dominated the Top 10 Tech world this week? Google, a week after announcing the demise of the beloved Google Reader, launched a new note-taking Evernote-like app called Google Keep. The company's most exciting unveiling this week, though, might have been the addition of stunning imagery from the world's tallest mountains.
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| Clean Up Your Desktop With These Helpful Tools | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:13 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| Does your PC's desktop bear a resemblance to a second grader's? A disorganized desktop filing system can slow you down. Maybe you just take an extra moment to scroll through an endless list of documents and find what you're looking for. Well, over days, weeks and months, those moments add up.
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| Spring Cleaning: 8 Home Inventory Apps to Log Your Stuff | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 8:34 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Here's a test: Think about all the stuff you have at home. Now write it all down. Every. Single. Item. Impossible, right? Unless you're like Monica Geller from Friends, you might not prioritize hyper-organization. But when the going gets rough — e.g., a house fire, robbery or natural disaster — you'll want to be prepared, at least to make an accurate insurance claim.
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| BlackBerry Z10 Is Coming: Here Are 10 Cool Cases | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:46 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| BlackBerry's new Z10 smartphone is an exciting option for fans of the company formerly known as RIM. Already released in some countries, the Z10's U.S. launch is just days away. If you're getting ready to get the Z10, we have taken a look at what your case options are. SEE ALSO: Watch People Try to Use BlackBerry 10 for the First Time Have a peek at the selection we've found in the gallery above.
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| Top 5 Apps for Kids This Week | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:00 PM | Chris Crowell |
| Get your pen and pencil out for this week's math-centered top apps for kids.
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| Can the Internet Replace Big Banks? | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 6:12 PM | Douglas Rushkoff |
| We have to get our money from real banks, or at least it appears that way. However, a rapidly changing digital economy is about to give banks a run for their money.
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| If You Had To, Could You Survive Doomsday? | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 5:45 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| We all throw around the phrase "Doomsday" in a joking manner, but if push came to shove, could you survive such dire times?
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| 10 Cute Kids Explaining Things | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 5:24 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| We all know that kids say the darndest things — even their explanations of everyday events can be incredibly amusing. We have scoured YouTube for children's points of view on everything from bacon to leprechauns, and we think you'll find the 10 videos we've picked pretty funny. SEE ALSO: 10 Infectious YouTube Clips of Babies Laughing at Dogs Take a look through the video gallery above for our selection.
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| G-Boom Cranks Out Big Wireless Sound for $100 | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 5:12 PM | Charlie White |
| With portable sound, you usually get what you pay for. Is that true for the G-Boom, a ruggedized Bluetooth boombox that sells for a mere $100? Let's give it a listen. If you like to take your tunes with you for partying al fresco, you're looking for the biggest possible sound in the smallest possible container. Outdoorsy types are hoping such a device will resist the harsh elements, and hold up well to accidental bumps and dings.
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| Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 4:30 PM | Emily Price |
| This week brought with it quite a few new and interesting apps. Google released Google Keep, an application to help you keep up with notes and reminders throughout the day. Pinterest released an update that makes it easier than ever to discover new pins, and a photo-editing app for iOS named Repix gave us a new way to make our smartphone photos look their best.
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| A Rousing Game of Google Musical Chairs | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:55 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Google may have just launched Google Keep, the company's new note-taking app that bears a strong resemblance to Evernote, but that doesn't mean we've forgotten about Reader's impending demise. In fact, when users noticed last week that Google Alerts were acting strange, it raised suspicions that the email notification service might be next on the chopping block.
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| Buzz Aldrin Refutes Space Sale, Is Keeping His Moon Memorabilia | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:35 PM | Space.com |
| A New York auction house is set to sell more than 300 space artifacts on Monday (March 25), including original documents that were flown to the moon and used to carry out the first manned lunar landing. But contrary to recent headlines prompted by Bonhams' upcoming "Space History Sale," Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 moonwalker whose lunar-traveled checklists and flight plans are being offered, is not the one doing the selling.
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| Social Media-Based Public Shaming Has Gotten Out of Control | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:17 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Are people so busy fiddling with their electronic devices that they can no longer resolve disputes face to face? It certainly seems that way lately. The insane tale of Adria Richards' dismissal from SendGrid is just the latest example of the social media-based public shaming trend. Don't get me wrong. I am in no way endorsing Richards' firing and especially not the horrifying comments and threats she received through social media.
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| 10 Dogs That Will Break Your Heart, Then Make You Smile | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 2:51 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Like humans, dogs can face health obstacles. Sometimes man's best four-legged friend needs a little help making all four limbs properly function. Whether it's from injury or disease, dogs with physical challenges can't always run freely like their furry buddies. That's where places like Eddie Wheels for Pets come in to help Fido find his freedom.
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| Versatile Norelco Toolkit Shaves, Grooms Beards and Manscapes | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:56 PM | Charlie White |
| Guys, are you contemplating a switch to an electric razor for a variety of grooming needs? Norelco had you in mind when it created its Click & Style Shave Toolkit, a versatile electric razor with three snap-on attachments that give you a close shave, precision beard trim, or manscaping anywhere below the neck.
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| Apple Buys Indoor Mapping Startup WifiSLAM | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:40 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| As a part of a larger effort to improve and grow its mapping services, Apple has acquired mobile location startup WifiSLAM.
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| March Madness for the Connected Generation | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 12:50 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| March Madness is underway, and that means online brackets, hilarious tweets and general buzz on the web for the basketball championship. If you go to a live game, though, be sure to actually direct your eyes to the court. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics Comic written by Larry Lambert; illustrated by Jerry King.
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| Book Publishing 101: What Publishers are Looking For | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 12:33 PM | The Daily Muse |
| Everyone — and I mean everyone — is working on a book. For some, it's just a spark of an idea that hasn't quite made it to paper; for others, it's thousands of words socked away in a drawer or saved on an old laptop. Either way, the same question is bound to come up eventually: What does it take to get this thing published? There is no easy way to get published and become a successful author.
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| 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' Coming to iOS | | Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:18 AM | Chelsea Stark |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 turn-based strategy game where you save Earth from alien invaders, is coming to iOS devices sometime this summer. Firaxis Games announced its critically acclaimed reboot of the XCOM franchise, originally only available for PC and consoles, would offer the exact same gaming experience. The company made the announcement during its panel at PAX East in Boston.
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