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The TR Podcast 43: Troublesome SSDs, tired rhetoric, and a podcast exclusive

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Tune in this week for scientific pontification, ad pitch analysis, SDD controversy discussion, and a sneak peek at AMD’s next big thing.
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BreakingNews: CNN: Fighting between government and rebel forces in Somalia have killed more than 40 civilians and injured 150 others.

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BreakingNews: CNN: Fighting between government and rebel forces in Somalia have killed more than 40 civilians and injured 150 others.
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BreakingNews: A moderate and extremely shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 struck 7 miles from Keeler, CA about 15 minutes ago.

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BreakingNews: A moderate and extremely shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 struck 7 miles from Keeler, CA about 15 minutes ago.
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BreakingNews: KHQ-TV: A man has been arrested after a rape that occurred in Spokane, Washington in broad daylight and was witnessed by hundreds of people.

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BreakingNews: KHQ-TV: A man has been arrested after a rape that occurred in Spokane, Washington in broad daylight and was witnessed by hundreds of people.
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BreakingNews: Spokane, WA police are investigating a rape that occurred at a park in the last hours and was witnessed by hundreds of people, many children

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BreakingNews: Spokane, WA police are investigating a rape that occurred at a park in the last hours and was witnessed by hundreds of people, many children
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All About N-Gage evolves into Ovi Gaming

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Our sister site, All About N-Gage, has evolved into Ovi Gaming. The new name reflects an expansion in the coverage of the site. In addition to providing the usual comprehensive N-Gage coverage, Ovi Gaming (OG) will provide coverage of games available via Nokia’s forthcoming Ovi Store, which we expect to arrive very soon. As before, we’ll continue to feature the best of Ovi Gaming content, here, in AAS’s news stream.

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Saturday science subject: Seeing a black hole

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Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts the existence of black holes, but nobody’s ever actually seen one. As New Scientist reports, however, a team led by Shep Doeleman of MIT’s Haystack Observatory is working to snap the first images of the supermassive black hole at the center of our…
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Saturday Shortbread

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Saturday

C|Net reports AMD says Intel-only deal struck at Apple in 2005
Ars Technica on a MID-life crisis: The end of OQO, and the end of an idea
NordicHardware: Dell going back to Linux for its netbooks?
and Nehalem-EX to launch next week?
Fudzilla reports PowerColor to…
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Obama "confident" GM can thrive after restructuring

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Saturday he was confident General Motors would thrive after restructuring, but he made no mention whether the ailing automaker might have to enter bankruptcy to complete reorganization. Read more…

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Iran says powers agree to nuclear talks after vote

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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has told world powers including the United States talks on its nuclear program must wait until after the Islamic Republic’s presidential election on June 12, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday. Read more…

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