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iFive: Rebels Hack Libya Phones, AMD Gets USB 3.0, Duolingo’s Clever Translation, Bing Streetside Hits Europe, Grammys for Games

1. As the military battle for Libya goes on, a different battle has been won behind the scenes: Rebel forces have successfully hacked Gadhafi's mobile network, and have used it to establish their own communications grid. Gadhafi shut the networks and Internet down weeks ago, to confound the rebels

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‘Getting back on the saddle’

A travel-weary Rory McIlroy pledged to put his final-round collapse at the Masters behind him by delivering a strong performance in this week's Malaysian Open.

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‘Getting back on the saddle’

A travel-weary Rory McIlroy pledged to put his final-round collapse at the Masters behind him by delivering a strong performance in this week's Malaysian Open.

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McIlroy vows to bounce back after Masters collapse

A jet-lagged and travel-weary Rory McIlroy has pledged to put his final-round collapse at the Masters behind him by delivering a strong performance in this week's Malaysian Open.

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When Writing a Business Plan Is a Waste of Time

Walk into any bank in the country and ask for a loan to start a business and the knee jerk reaction of the banker behind the desk will be to ask you to write a business plan—even though they themselves have likely never written one and will not base their lending decision on its content. The problem with writing a business plan as a start-up is that it will be based on one assumption on top of another. If your first assumption is flawed, then the whole thing is useless.

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Interviewing Geoffrey Moore: Great Business Books

This article is Part 1 of an 8 part series. Geoffrey Moore is a best selling author, with successful books such as Dealing with Darwin , Crossing the Chasm , and Inside the Tornado to name a few

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Interviewing Geoffrey Moore: Great Business Books

This article is Part 1 of an 8 part series. Geoffrey Moore is a best selling author, with successful books such as Dealing with Darwin , Crossing the Chasm , and Inside the Tornado to name a few

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Cisco Kills Flip Camera

Flip Camera, your fifteen minutes are up. Just a couple of years ago, it was the VW Bug of Camcorders.

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Audi Heads in a New Direction with the Q5 Hybrid

Despite Audi’s recent efforts with clean-diesel engines in the A3 TDI and Q7 TDI models, the German luxury brand will soon offer a whole new type of alternative power train in the States with the 2012 Audi Q5 hybrid. Just like all full hybrids on the market today, the Q5 ...

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A Designer Treasure Chest

La Malle, an exquisitely crafted cabinet that will be produced only by special order, is the result of a collaboration of three European design luminaries. Tristan Auer, the man responsible for the interiors of upscale establishments like Paris’ Hotel Jules and Monte-Carlo’s Muse restaurant at the Meridien Hotel, is the ...

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Homaro Cantu Imagines New Gastronomy

Thirty-five-year-old chef Homaro Cantu is sending traditional Asian cuisine into a tailspin at his new restaurant iNG, which opened in Chicago’s meatpacking district in March.

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Sneak Peek: Jumeirah Dhevanafushi, Maldives

Jumeirah Dhevanafushi opens its first resort in the Maldives, located on the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, on April 15. It has two distinct communities.

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Dropped-Call Rage May Abate Thanks to Cellphone Signal Advances From MIT

By using the host of position-relating sensors in modern smartphones, scientists at MIT think they could make the phones and network perform better so your calls don't drop when you're on the move. When you're strolling or rolling through a crowded city chatting on your cellphone, there are a number of things that can get in the way of your call working properly. A primary culprit is handoff between different cell towers.

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