April 29, 1964: Godzilla, Mothra Clash for First Time

It's the mother of all monster movies, and nobody does it quite like the fertile minds at Japan's Toho studios.

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FlavourCollider Visualizes Your Brain's Reaction to Cocktails

A synesthetic drinking installation aims to broaden minds after just one sip of a cocktail as the experience of taste is translated into individual artworks through the brain.

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'Mudflap Girl' Was This Guy's Mom

Fashion designer Ed Allen says his mother was the inspiration for the ubiquitous decoration found on big rigs. If the story isn't true, it oughta be.

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Google Launches Earth Builder For Enterprise Mapping

The cloud-based platform provides hosted storage and computational power for geospatial data and resources to be securely published through Google Earth and Google Maps.

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HP's AMD Fusion-infused Pavilion d1Mz, Reviewed

What began as a trickle -- as AMD finally introduced a shipping version of the long-awaited Fusion platform -- has turned into a steady stream, and we're definitely excited to see APUs, as AMD calls the product, finally making an impact. AMD had played up the idea of an Accelerated Processing Unit for years, and now, it's clearly a reality....

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Speedtest.net overhauled with new look, new features

Speedtest.net is pretty much the go-to site for quickly figuring out how fast (or slow) your connection really is and comparing the numbers your ISP boasts with what it actually delivers. And now it's got a new coat of paint and a couple of neat features. In brief:

• New UI: The map widget is much improved; it actually looks like a map now, and it's easy to see where you are.
• Smart server selection: If there are several test servers nearby, Speedtest will now ping each to see which has the least latency and use that for the test. You can still specify servers manually, too.
• User accounts: You can sign up for a free account and aggregate results from several computers/connections.
• Speed Wave: This new feature lets you add your test results to the results of many other users, and get a nice composite view.

All in all, you get some nice, new functionality and a snazzier interface to boot. Nice!

Speedtest.net overhauled with new look, new features originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows Phone 7 updates finally reach Samsung and LG phones

Microsoft on Tuesday started rolling out software updates to users of the Samsung Focus and LG Quantum, following more than a month of delays.

Microsoft and AT&T are still testing updates for the HTC Surround, the last phone model that still needs the updates.

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Line Grapefruit is a tricky Flash "path" game

Okay, see that snaking line coming in from the right on the screenshot? That's you. And see those large round circles? Those are supposedly grapefruits, only they won't sit still - they keep moving up and down and cutting across your path. And if you touch one, you die!

That's what you have to deal with in Line Grapefruit. But that's not all - you're also on a time limit. In fact, you have a very limited amount of time to make it through the "path" (for lack of a better word). You need to snake your way through the winding trail without touching anything. The good news is that a grapefruit only kills you if it touches the end of the line - once you've made it past the grapefruit, nothing happens if it crosses the path you've made.

This is not an easy game, but it's quite unique - I can't recall seeing another game quite like it.

Line Grapefruit is a tricky Flash "path" game originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Links Bonuses To Social Strategy

Incoming CEO Larry Page seeks to provide an incentive for social success.

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The Hidden Internet Explorer Tax

It's easy to tally the costs of upgrading Internet Explorer, but the costs of not upgrading are harder to see.

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Tsunami To Crimp Toner Supplies?

In the short term, yes, but in the long term things will probably sort themselves out, predicts economist's blog.

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IBM tailors BPM for small business

IBM has customized its new BPM (business process management) software to help small and midsized organizations set up their own automated workflows just like big businesses do. Most BPM tools "are built for thousands of users and to run across multiple servers, and so they can get complex and expensive. This [software] addresses the BPM need in the mid-market," said Ron Kline, an IBM director for marketing to small and midsized businesses. "It fits the need for a midsized company, without it being too lightweight."

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So What If iPhones Spy User Locations

The iPhone keeps track on its owner's whereabouts, but without that crucial location data, many services that help make the smartphone so popular wouldn't function.

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Facebook Security Improvements Require a Bit of Digging

Facebook has introduced a number of security improvements aimed at better safeguarding users' privacy. These enhancements came a day after Sophos published an open letter
asking the site to tighten up its security. By all accounts, Sophos was not impressed. Not that Facebook hastily revamped its controls because of Sophos -- it announced these tools were coming last month.

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Ask DLS: Cross-platform multiplayer games that work on Android and iOS

Here's one for our knowledgeable commenters: I recently bought my girlfriend an iPad. I, on the other hand, own an Android device. And now we're looking for games we can play using both devices.

There's no dearth of multiplayer games either for Android or for iOS. But finding multiplayer games that can cross the platform boundary is an entirely different matter.

Jay recently posted Words with Friends which is one such game. It's actually an ideal example, because it's turn-based so you don't necessarily both have to be next to your device at the same time (great for long-distance gaming).

But what other examples are there? What multiplayer games are there that let iOS users play with Android users?

[Why am I now humming 'Ebony and Ivory'? -Ed]

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I Can Haz Andy Samberg?

A behind the scenes glimpse at SNL's viral video king prepping for the Wired photo shoot.

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Funding Circle, The Zopa-For-SMEs, Raises �2.5M Led By Index Ventures

Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lending site for small businesses in the UK, has raised �2.5m in a Series A round led by Index Ventures. Unnamed co-investors as well as existing shareholders have also participated, while Neil Rimer, co-founder and Partner of Index, will take a seat on the Board. Before today's round, the London-based company was Angel funded to the tune of $1.1m from private investors.

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Google Invests $168 Million In Solar Project

The BrightSource Energy power plant in the Mojave Desert, scheduled for completion in 2013, is expected to be the world's largest solar thermal facility.

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