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Augmented Reality Muppets Band-Aids Distract Your Kids From Pain

We make no secret of our love for Muppets, so we’re psyched that these new augmented reality Band-Aids are bringing our favourite puppets into the 21st century.


May 24, 2012
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Yahoo Launches Axis Browser For iOS And Chrome, And It Actually Doesn’t Suck

Just when we thought the browser popularity contest had finally been settled (Chrome, the victor), a new browser tool has arrived on the scene. Its name is Axis, it is a product of Yahoo, and—surprisingly—it does not suck. In fact, it’s actually kinda cool.


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Clueful: Know Which Apps Are Messing With Your Data

Remember earlier this year when it was revealed that Path was snooping into iPhone contacts? News followed after that debacle that revealed many apps were doing the same thing. Could you still have apps installed that are sniffing out your data without permission? Clueful will tell you.


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Rumourmodo: Office For iPad and Android Coming In November?

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Some rumours just never die. The idea first surfaced in February that Microsoft would “shortly” be offering a version of its Office suite for iPad, but that was quickly shot down by Microsoft itself. The fresh raft of rumours suggest that we’ll see Office for iPad and Android in November.


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App Deals: iPhone, iPad, Android, WP7

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Anodia for free on iOS, Swords and Soldiers HD for just $1.99 on iPad, Schedule Deluxe Plus discounted on Android, Power Planner for just 99c on Windows Phone 7, plus more in today’s app deals roundup. Be quick! These prices can go back up at any time.


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Google Search iPhone App Redesigned For Speed And Beauty

Google Search version 2.0 is now available in the iTunes App Store. The “complete” redesign is much better suited to mobile browsing than its predecessor.


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Windows 8 Boots So Fast You Can’t Access The BIOS Menu

Windows 8 boots so blisteringly fast that it theoretically gives you only 200 milliseconds to access the BIOS menu. Fortunately, Microsoft has gone to the trouble of designing a whole new Boot Options menu so you don’t have to punch F8 like a crazy person.


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Russians Create App That Lets You Publicly Shame Parking Jerks

Apparently there’s a mild epidemic in Russia where drivers park anywhere they please, including footpaths or anyplace they can fit their vehicles. So a Russian news website, The Village, has supposedly created an app that lets citizens tattle on these jerks.


May 23, 2012
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OoVoo: Video Chat With A Dozen Friends At A Time

Skype might be the proxy video chat service for a lot of people, but it only supports 10 call participants at a time. OoVoo, on the other hand, lets you have a massive conversation with 12 people at a time.


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The Lifehacker Total Security Guide

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Security is one of our perennial Lifehacker topics: as fast as technology advances, criminals find new ways to exploit it. Here are our 10 most popular guides to security, covering every aspect of your online life.