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Does sex have to be naughty to be fun?

Does sex have to be taboo-breaking to be hot? And now that just about every taboo has been broken, have people under 40 lost interest

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Porsche’s 550HP Panamera Turbo S Is the World’s Quickest Sedan

Porsche has only five distinct models, but the Stuttgart-based automaker is famously devoted to subtle (and not-so-subtle) diversity. There are four versions each of the Boxster, Cayman, and Cayenne, and the 911 boasts a staggering 23 variants, from the $79,000 Carrera to the $245,000 GT2 RS. And the newest name ...

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Tempest in a Snifter

Islay, rising out of the stormy Atlantic off the west coast of Scotland, is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides and is home to eight windswept distilleries.

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The Color Of Music

Color, the $41-million app designed to share photos with those in your immediate proximity, struck out its first time at bat. MyStream works much the same way, but lets you eavesdrop on friends and strangers' songs instead of pictures.

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Social Tool Gtrot Helps Travelers Solicit Advice From Globe-Trotting Friends

Social travel advisor Gtrot is banking on your friends to make its business model work: The newly launched travel-recommendation system leverages the wealth of travel and venue advice available from your extended social graph. Gtrot's system is pretty simple: It looks at the information available from your social network on Facebook and Twitter , determining information about where your contacts have traveled, where they've stayed, or if they live near where you're going. Instead of relying on "Bob, age 48" on TripAdvisor, who may have hated the hotel you're considering, you can solicit a more personal, trusted opinion from someone you already know pretty well

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The Top 10 Places People Lose Their Smartphones

"Can you call my phone?" How many times have you been asked this question in the last year? Losing your phone, whether between your couch cushions or (like most Apple employees) at a bar, is a common headache. But finding your phone is another story, one that usually requires a bit of serendipity or the kindheartedness of a good samaritan

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Netflix Jacks Monthly Subscription Price By 60%

Bad news today for Netflix subscribers. The streaming and DVDs-by-mail company sent out a message to its members explaining new price changes and plans for its subscription service. Instead of offering a combined $9.99 plan, which includes unlimited streaming and DVDs by mail (one out at-a-time), Netflix said it will split the service into two distinct plans, beginning in September.

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The Next Space Telescope Might Fly Commercial

Hubble is amazing, but its replacement, the James Webb, is having problems. That makes a scientific telescope ride aboard a commercial space plane all the more compelling an idea.

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