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USA Algeria World Cup Highlights

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The hottest buzz online today has been about the USA Algeria World Cup match, and we’ve got the highlights for you after the break. In the game, Landon “Donovan was cast as the hero after sealing the most dramatic victory in United States men’s soccer history on Wednesday night with a stoppage-time goal in a 1-0 win over Algeria that sent the team into the World Cup’s round of 16.”

Just a couple more minutes and the USA would have been sent packing in disappointment after a series of missed chances and another goal that was wrongly disallowed by the officials.

[via Yahoo]

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iPhone 4 Gets Torn Down

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The team over at iFixit wanted to see firsthand whether or not the new iPhone 4 had 512MB RAM, so they just had to disassemble it of course. Yes, “Apple is following in the footsteps of the Nexus One by using dual microphones to help improve audio quality and suppress background noise.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

The front glass panel of the iPhone is constructed of Corning Gorilla Glass, a chemically strengthened alkali-aluminosilicate thin sheet glass that is reported to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic.

[via iFixit]

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Toronto Earthquake Reported to be Magnitude 5.0

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A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has just hit Toronto, Canada and was also felt “in a number of U.S. states, including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York.” The USGS “initially said the quake had a 5.5 magnitude, but later reduced it to a magnitude-5.0.” Continue reading for a news report.

The USGS said the quake occurred at a depth of about 12 miles (19.2 kilometers). The quake came just ahead of the weekend summit of G-20 and G-8 world leaders in Toronto and Huntsville, Ontario.

[via Google]

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DROID X Review

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The Motorola DROID X review units have begun shipping and here’s a first look at this beautiful handset. Just to recap, it features a 4.3-inch (854 x 480) display, 8MP camera, 1-GHz TI OMAP processor, 8GB of built-in memory, and HDMI-out. While the phone may not be 4G capable, “Google’s Andy Rubin called this the new ‘platinum’ Android device.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

It’s running a brand new version of Motoblur on top of Android 2.1, which seems a bit more integrated into the OS than the old version, rather than slathered on top like colorful, half-hardened rubber cement. I’m already in love the true multitouch keyboard.

[via Gizmodo]

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What Has Changed This Decade

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Aside from new cars, music, clothing, and other things, there have been quite a few changes this past decade. Did you know that the average MPG for cars have improved from 16.7 to 21.1? Or, that 13-million Wikipedia articles were written? If not, continue reading for those facts and more.

[via OnlineSchools]

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