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Klipsch issues first on-ear headphones, Image S5i Rugged and bargain Image S3 earbuds

tweetleaks @ 4:14 PM on September 3, 2010

It’s been awhile since we sashayed through Klipsch’s world headquarters back in December of last year, but the company certainly hasn’t let off of the pedal. Today at IFA, it managed to introduce no fewer than three new headphones, including the outfi…


Soriano, DeWitt hit big jacks to lift Cubs – MLB.com

tweetleaks @ 4:10 PM on September 3, 2010

Soriano, DeWitt hit big jacks to lift CubsMLB.comCHICAGO — The Cubs know Alfonso Soriano can hit home runs. Blake DeWitt is surprising them. Soriano and DeWitt each belted three-run homers to lift the Cubs to a 7-6 victory Friday over the New York Met…


App Review: Angry Birds (Android)

tweetleaks @ 3:29 PM on September 3, 2010

What does it take to make an addictive game? Not much — just throw in some super simple controls, cute graphics, and basic physics. Rovio Mobile’s Angry Birds is one such game that includes all these elements, and today the studio’s just released a p…


Ground beef outbreak puts focus on meat oversight – The Associated Press

tweetleaks @ 3:25 PM on September 3, 2010

Washington PostGround beef outbreak puts focus on meat oversightThe Associated PressST. PAUL, Minn. — The first known US outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation…


Colorado governor candidate refuses to back down – Washington Post

tweetleaks @ 3:20 PM on September 3, 2010

The Colorado StatesmanColorado governor candidate refuses to back downWashington PostAP Secretary of State Bernie Buescher has to certify the ballot by the close of business Friday, and Maes says he's not going anywhere. Maes has faced a growing ch…


NASA Footage Sets Scene for Quantum Quest Movie

tweetleaks @ 3:15 PM on September 3, 2010

Footage from seven ongoing NASA space missions provide hyper-realistic scenery for the 3-D animated film, while the voices of multiple Captain Kirks and Darth Vaders play the parts of space explorers.


Report: Cowboys trade WR Patrick Crayton to Chargers – SportingNews.com

tweetleaks @ 3:14 PM on September 3, 2010

SB Nation Dallas (blog)Report: Cowboys trade WR Patrick Crayton to ChargersSportingNews.comThe Dallas Cowboys have traded wide receiver Patrick Crayton to the San Diego Chargers, ESPN.com's Adam Schefter reports. The Cowboys get a seventh-round pic…


Eagles trade for OL Wells, cut 10; Abiamiri to PUP – Kansas City Star

tweetleaks @ 3:14 PM on September 3, 2010

TSNEagles trade for OL Wells, cut 10; Abiamiri to PUPKansas City StarBy Sports Network The Philadelphia Eagles have traded for Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Reggie Wells, the team announced Friday. The 29-year-old Wells, who was acquired in excha…


“Earth-like” Exoplanet Could Have a Comet’s Tail

tweetleaks @ 3:13 PM on September 3, 2010

When the super-Earth COROT-7b was discovered in 2009, it was heralded as the rockiest, most truly Earth-like exoplanet yet. But a new study suggests it’s more like a comet.
In a paper to be published in the journal Icarus, an international team of astronomers led by Alessandro Mura of the Italian Institute for Interplanetary Space Physics [...]


Duke Nukem Forever Lives Again at PAX

tweetleaks @ 2:31 PM on September 3, 2010

You can take that toe tag off Duke Nukem Forever again: The game, presumed dead after developer 3D Realms pulled the plug on it last year, is alive and kicking at Penny Arcade Expo.
Gearbox Software has taken the reins of the first-person shooter, which will supposedly be published by Take-Two Interactive next year, according to [...]