Coverflow isn't my favorite feature of OS X, but I have to admit it is neat, but that's about it. There are more efficient ways to organize pretty much any data you can think of, but this idea of applying the technology to your iPhone's Contacts list intrigues me. Nothing fancy here, it would likely be a piece of cake for Apple to throw together, and I'm a little mystified as to why it hasn't yet. It wouldn't be the first time photo browsing for
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The next version of the DevilRay unmanned aerial vehicle will feature the ability to dock to and recharge from power lines. Made by Defense Research Associates, the UAV uses down-curled wingtips to make such a low-speed maneuver possible. The four-foot wide, propeller-driven flying wing will use "inverse capped helix winglets" to take advantage of the wingtip wind vortexes that form during flight, providing stabilization in lieu of a tail. To rec
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Filed under: Digital Cameras We haven't heard much from Hasselblad lately, but whenever the high-end cameramaker does make a peep, it's usually pretty impressive -- like the new 50 megapixel H3DII-50 back it just announced. Building on the H3DII-39 back, the 50 features a 36 X 48mm Kodak sensor twice the size of other full-frame DSLR sensors that generates 300MB files at 1FPS. Pricing hasn't been announced, but don't expect this bad boy to come i
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A friend was driving me to a 4th of July party and he asked if I wanted to hear a new song. I didn’t, but the question, thankfully, was rhetorical. When I first heard “Black and Gold” by Sam Sparro I immediately thought it reminded me of the first time I heard “Crazy” by Seal. [...]

AP - Barack Obama's plan to accept the Democratic presidential nomination at a Denver outdoor stadium instead of the arena in which his party's convention will be held sent the television networks scrambling Monday.

As older generations lead increasingly active sex lives, research shows they may also be suffering from a rise in sexually transmitted disease

No animated movie has ever won the most coveted Oscar, but Hollywood is already abuzz with talk that Pixar's smash-hit post-Apocalyptic robot could change that

The Prime Minister's police and military try to secure the oil-rich region as they push out the Sadrists - with quiet help from the Americans

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With only four days to go until the launch of Apple’s App Store, which will feature 3D games that push the iPhone to its limits, most developers would consider releasing a browser-based iPhone game a bad idea. Throwing common sense to the wind, ad agency Hello Viking has just released Viking Smackdown, a Safari-based [...]

Man in dramatic Martin Place arrest stays in court cells during hearing.

The cause of Joyce Germain's death will never be known, inquest hears.

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action, Online Many moons ago we heard of Ratchet: Quest for Booty due to a leaked PSN list, and now the ESRB has rated a very similarly named title. Although Sony hasn't officially acknowledged the game's existence, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty is pretty much an open secret now following the software ratings board's listing.The ESRB rating doesn't explain whether this a retail follow-up to Tools of Des
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Fighting, Video Fighting game characters have long been accompanied by their own personal arenas, and that's proving true for the Star Wars combatants appearing in Soul Calibur IV. The game was on display at the recent Anime Expo 2008, where attendees got a first glimpse at a fighting ground from a galaxy far, far away.In this particular case, it's Darth Vader's stomping (and lightsaber-ing) ground: the docking ba
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The Pittsburgh Pirates battered Runelvys Hernandez for four nightmarish innings before Cecil Cooper finally made it stop. But the Astros couldn?t recover from the damage and lost 10-7 tonight at PNC Park.

Friendswood police rescued a baby from her bloodstained bedroom Monday after she was trapped there as a result of a vicious fight between two dogs.