Invention Of the Year: The iPhone (TIME)

Stop. I mean, don't stop reading this, but stop thinking what you're about to think. Or, O.K., I'll think it for you:

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First Look: The Curl Development Environment (Campus Technology)

Curl, which has recently been released in part to the open source community under the Apache 2.0 license, is an object-oriented hybrid markup language with similarities to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The Cambridge, MA-based company behind the Curl language, Curl Inc., describes it as an alternative to AJAX--one that allows the programmer to define the structure, style, and function of Web applications in one language instead of several.

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Whitaker votes for 'Dewmocracy' (Variety)

Forest Whitaker is doin' the Dew. As his first foray into branded entertainment, the thesp partnered with Pepsi-Cola North America to produce the web-based fantasy game "Dewmocracy," that culminates in consumers creating a flavor of Mountain Dew to appear on store shelves next year.

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Major League Baseball's DRM change strikes out with fans (Ars Technica)

Major League Baseball has apparently switched DRM clearinghouses. As a result, some fans are stuck with DRMed footage that they purchased, but are unable to watch because their licenses can't be verified.

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Photo Gallery: FogScreen features breakthrough projection technology (TechRepublic)

FogScreen is a fascinating projection technology that uses tap water and ultrasonic waves to create a thin curtain of "dry" fog that serves as a translucent or fully opaque projection screen. Find out more in this image gallery.

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Google at the gas pump (CNN.com)

Lost drivers in the United States soon will be able to Google for help at the pump.

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