WebbAlert - December 9, 2008

Published: Dec. 9, 2008, 9 a.m.

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Movie studios are looking to make Blu-ray DVDs more appealing to wider audiences by adding chat features to movies, interactive games and more. Now you can enjoy all the pleasures of shh-shing strangers at home!
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\\nYahoo said it would hand out across-the-board layoffs on December 10, and it looks like that is exactly what\'s going\\nto happen. In case you work for Yahoo, and you haven\'t looked at a calendar in a while, that\'s tomorrow. Sorry.
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\\nA new report has found that 45 percent of jailed journalists around the world are Internet-based. So think about that the next time you think about taking that blogging job in China.
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\\nJapanese railway stations are experimenting with a new technology that turns footsteps into electricity and then uses that power to run ticket gates and electronic billboards. I think now\'s the perfect time to resurrect my Flintstone-inspired walking-powered car. Efficient and topical.
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\\nWhatever you do, don\'t look up the Scorpion\'s 1976 album Virgin Killer on Wikipedia. The page was recently banned in the U.K. after it was classified as child-porn. For the sake of society, please don\'t try and find out what all the fuss is about.
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\\nNetflix has officially launched its HD streaming service for TiVo Series 3 DVRs. So for the seven people out there who aren\'t able to stream Netflix on some other device already, and who have TiVo subscriptions, congratulations.




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