The year isn’t even over, and all NewsFeed wants to know is: what films are going to be worth our while in 2011?
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Man Tries to Rob Restaurant With iPhone
What’s worse: he’s a notoriously bad tipper.
Julian Assange’s Book Advance Can’t Come Quickly Enough
The WikiLeaks founder confirms that he expects to make in excess of $1.5 million from book deals. And in the least surprising revelation of the year, he plans to use the money on his ever-spiraling legal costs.
Scientists Create Smallest Christmas Card in the World
Which begs the question – why?
Make It A Perfect Christmas: The 10 Best Toys of the Year
Looking for just that perfect toy to wow that little boy or girl? NewsFeed’s got you covered.
Exclusive Video: Last Minute Present Alert – The Indestructible Computer Hard Drive (Trust Us, We Tried)
We blasted with heat, and submerged in water, but the hard drive survived it all. Don’t believe us? Check out the video. (via Techland)
Behind Google’s Holiday Doodle
If you’re into Google Doodles then Micheal Lopez is your very own Santa.
China’s Robot Waiters: No Tipping Necessary
A restaurant that opened this month in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong uses robots for waiters, boosting efficiency and providing further proof that human beings are superfluous. Machines don’t grumble over tips. And …
To Boldly Go Where No Play Has Gone Before: A Klingon Christmas Carol
nuqneH? qaStaH nuq? peDoghQo’ buy’ ngop (that would be Klingon for, “Hello? What’s happening? Don’t be silly. That’s great news!”)
What Were the Year’s Most-Pirated Movies?
James Cameron’s 3D epic Avatar might have lost out to ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker when it came to Oscars, but it has no peer in the slightly less glamorous list of the most-pirated films of the year. But no speech …
Have Cell Phones Killed the Landline Telephone?
Need further proof that cell phones have finally over taken landlines in communication’s version of survival of the fittest? A new study from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that young people lead …
Does Your Online Date Have a Dirty Past? New Services Will Find Out
Nothing kills romance like discovering you’ve been flirting with a felon, or even worse, ahem, a married man online. But now, New York state and New Jersey are passing laws to regulate the billion-dollar internet dating …