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Spied-On Lawyers May Get Second Chance in NSA Lawsuit

Two American lawyers for an Islamic charity know the government spied on them since the government accidentally gave them proof — though the courts won't let them use the document. On Tuesday, they seemed to have convinced a judge to let the case start anyways and hope to get a ruling on th...

Pocket Digicam Looks Good, But It's Too Touchy

Nikon's pocket digital camera has an iPhone-like touchscreen, but as a camera, it falls a bit short, despite its respectable 10 megapixels. ...

How to Save Salmon by Hacking Their Mental Compass

Salmon may have a magnetic navigation system, similar to that of sea turtles, that guides them over thousands of miles back to their home stream to spawn. Scientists hope to find a way to imprint captive fish with the signature of a wild stream, so that they know where to go when released. ...

Google Crowdsources Carnegie Hall Concert

Classical (and not so much) musicians can now audition for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, which will perform a first-of-its-kind online collaboration and at New York's legendary Carnegie Hall as part of Google's first major foray into content creation. ...

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iTunes: Coldplay, Leona Lewis Top 2008 Sales

Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" was named the top-selling single. ...

As Facebook Connect Expands, OpenID's Challenges Grow

Facebook Connect has been adopted by several high-profile websites, including Digg, Hulu and Discovery.com. The news is sure to be welcomed by Facebook's 120 million users and its potential partners, but it presents a new challenge to proponents of the so-called "open stack" for ID mana...