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As with rock music, video games, and other awesome pursuits, great web applications often don't get enough credit for what they do well.

We're revisiting and updating our favorite underhyped webapps to give a new crop of contenders their due.

Source:
http://lifehacker.com/5361979/top-10-underhyped-webapps-2009-edition

In this article, you'll discover a variety of infographics and visualizations associated with the internet.

You might just learn a thing or two about the web by looking at these awesome artworks!

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http://sixrevisions.com/resources/10-revealing-infographics-about-the-web/

Skype CEO John Silverman will be lobbying in DC Monday to defend Skype's right to be used over 3G networks and not just over wifi on phones.

If it is allowed to work over the 3G network, then Skype starts to challenge the voice services of the cellular providers, something that isnt likely to be viewed favorably by Ma Bell and its cohorts.

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http://gigaom.com/2009/09/20/skype-ceo-lobbies-for-skype-on-3g/

Did Intuit buy Mint to kill it? Or did Intuit make a big leap in the online space with this purchase? And what does this mean for other online personal finance tools like Wesabe?

Source:
http://regulargeek.com/2009/09/14/why-did-intuit-buy-mint/

Well, something clearly broke down behind the scenes in the ongoing Apple/Google negotiations over Google Voice on the iPhone, because Google released one ...

Source:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/18/google-releases-a-nuke-apple-wont-win-this-fight/

Attendees at Atlanta Linux Fest's breakout session Ubuntucon were among the first to hear straight from Mark Shuttleworth that the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu's next release -- version 10.04 -- will be named Lucid Lynx.

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http://ostatic.com/blog/ubuntu-version-9-10-code-named-lucid-lynx

Whatever your motivation for wanting to have a dash-cam, this simple hack will help you capture your road travels with a car-mounted camera.

Source:
http://lifehacker.com/5356438/turn-your-camera-phone-into-a-police style-dash-cam

Finally confirmed: single window mode is coming for 2.8! But thats not the whole story yet ;) The plan for 2.8 also includes lots of other cool new usability and interaction features!

Source:
http://www.gimpusers.com/news/2009-09-19/single-window-mode-gimp-2-8-confirmed.html

But his cries might double as a warning to the retail world: Amazon, the Webs largest retailer, wants you to step aside.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/business/20amazon.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

We all know Microsoft is working on the successor to OneCare -- Security Essentials is currently in beta testing and should be ready for public consumption any time now.

It's a decent protection package, and should help protect users from things like nefarious fake antivirus apps and other "scareware."

Source:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/09/18/forget-security-essentials-microsoft-attacks-malware-pimps-wit/

Most cell phones have water detection sensors on the inside that change color from white to red in the presence of water.

So why does Apple place two additional sensors on the outside of the iPhone?

Source:
http://techgeist.net/2009/09/apple-iphone-abuse-detection-sensors-abusing-2/

DCF re-evaluated its entire system following the case of 2-year-old Courtney Clark, who was taken from a foster home in the Sarasota area in 2007.

She was missing for months and eventually found unharmed, but living in horrible conditions in Wisconsin. That case prompted DCF to hire several regional coordinators, all former law enforcement offices

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http://www.cbs12.com/news/children-4721120-missing-foster.html?referrer=digg

The BBC wants a green light to issue DRM requirements for new HD receivers, saying that rightsholders demand "protection" for their HD content.

Critics are calling it the British equivalent of the "broadcast flag."

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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/drms-tentacles-snare-british-hdtv.ars

Andy puts on his reviewer's cap to take a look at International Incomes...what does he find?

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http://r.ecommended.com/product/11613/international-incomes

"You have 40 lanes.

I don't think it's that much to ask. I want to check out. Open the lanes. I'm not saying all 40. 15, 8? 8 out of 40. I don't know percentages but that sucks!" You have to watch the entire episode!!!!

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http://revision3.com/filmriot/batman/#seek=575

What's new in Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 6? Well... first of all, there is no more Usplash.

Secondly, the Ubuntu Software Store application is now present and it is available under the System menu. Other than that, the GNOME desktop environment has been updated to version 2.28 RC1 (2.27.92), the Linux kernel packages are now at version 2.6.31-10.34.

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-10-Alpha-6-Has-Ubuntu-Software-Store-121930.shtml

A beta service expected to launch Thursday will allow Twitter users to make voice calls to each other without needing to know someone's phone number.

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10355319-52.html

Cybercrime has become a rapidly growing underground business built by savvy criminals, who buy and sell valuable stolen financial information from millions of unsuspecting Internet users every year in an on online black market.

Source:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/16/technology/cybercrime/index.htm?postversion=2009091613

From the page:Mafia Wars Cheats, Tricks, Tips, Strategies, Recruiting, Collections, Jobs, Fighting, Items, Hacks and more for Myspace and Facebook

Source:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/10322/mafia-war-secrets

If there really is more to come, Microsoft isn't going to let us in on the secret that easily. "We've always said that we're committed to Zune in the long-term and will continue to evolve Zune over time," a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars

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http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/are-other-touch-screen-zune-players-on-the-horizon.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss