150 diggsSquare Enix has launched the official site for Final Fantasy XIII, featuring new, high-resolution, non scanned screenshots including those of main characters Lightning, Snow and Vanille. A greyed out Trailers section indicates that we may see some footage soon fromt he highly anticipated sequel.

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110 diggsWITH a huge divorce battle coming up you’d think RONNIE WOOD would be watching the pennies. But instead the wrinkly rocker is splashing out on expensive gifts for his young girlfriend EKATERINA IVANOVA. The Rolling Stone has shelled out Ј13,000 for a vintage guitar once played by legendary axeman JIMI HENDRIX for Eka

88 diggsThe crew of the supertanker Sirius Star are on their way home after their ordeal at the hands of Somali pirates was ended, the ship's owners say.

166 diggs"Drinking may also be responsible for more sexual transmission of HIV than drug use because it is much more common, particularly among high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM)."

146 diggsOrganisers of Australia's Tour Down Under have said extra security measures will be taken to protect Lance Armstrong at his cycling comeback next week.

78 diggsAfter years of watching music fans flood online social networks to interact with their favorite recording artists, the music industry is starting to get serious about adding community features to its own...

240 diggsSHOCKED surgeons were forced to use their imagination after operating on woman with a huge can of hairspray stuck in her bum. "This was not just a little can of deodorant, this was a massive can of hairspray"

428 diggsMicrosoft ran into major bandwidth problems when they released the latest Beta of Windows 7 to the public. The company decided to delay the release while they added some more servers, citing “very heavy traffic”. If they had only used BitTorrent, this heavy traffic would have actually speeded up distribution, instead of slowing it down.

454 diggsSmart kids know how to play, too.

197 diggsNo wonder why Megatron always failed.

211 diggsEarthrise, December 1968 - the first picture of our world taken from space was published 40 years ago this week and still retains its haunting power. Here's the fascinating story behind the image that changed our view of space.

86 diggs Patrick Marleau and the San Jose Sharks put a loss in Calgary behind them in a hurry with a milestone victory. Marleau had two goals, Devin Setoguchi added a goal and two assists and the Sharks hit the 30-win mark in their 40th game, beating Edmonton 4-1 on Friday night.

110 diggsFun Experiment, if you dare.

251 diggsWill Ferrell says audiences should expect the unexpected from his upcoming one-man Broadway show and HBO special about President George W. Bush.

182 diggsApple has unveiled its greenest Macs yet, it's cut down on bulky packaging, it's removed some of the worst nasties from its products and it's now happy to take old computing kit when you buy new Apple kit.So how green is Apple – and is there anything we can do to make it greener still?

316 diggsAUSTRALIA'S top-selling mouthwashes can cause oral cancer and should be pulled from supermarket shelves immediately.Leading independent experts have issued this strong warning after investigating latest scientific evidence linking alcohol-containing mouthwashes to the deadly disease.

111 diggsWhere did the theory of evolution come from? And where's it going? Essayists and scientists are rallying to answer such questions during the countdown to Charles Darwin's 200th birthday.

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44 diggsIs Beckham A Good Fit In Milan?

160 diggsOver the years, the rise in obesity, heart disease and some cancers have been attributed to our food and drink intake. Not enough exercise and too many Little Debbies round out our tummies. But the use of Bisphenol-A, a chemical found in hard plastics and metal food cans, makes people think, it's not what you eat... It's what you eat out of.

218 diggsUS conservatives claim that the 24 character Jack Bauer has been 'kidnapped' by the new liberal agenda of President-Elect Barack Obama.

119 diggsThe Pentagon is getting fitted with over 4,000 LED light fixtures. They hope to reduce power usage by 22 percent and that the fixtures should pay for themselves in four years.

211 diggsAbout 14 percent of U.S. adults won't be reading this article. Well, okay, most people won't read it, given all the words that are published these days to help us understand and navigate the increasingly complex world.

167 diggs"It's a little seven-hour saga where the good guys won," Heuss said.

107 diggsOne of the most enduring questions is how life could have begun on Earth. Molecules that can make copies of themselves are thought to be crucial to understanding this process as they provide the basis for heritability, a critical characteristic of living systems. New findings could inform biochemical questions about how life began.

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199 diggsSometimes when old Marines die they do fade away into unmarked graves in Potter's Field. Such might have been the case for Gaspar Musso, USMC 925050, who fought in the Battle of Tinian in the Marianas Islands in 1944 and who died Nov. 15. Enter Police Officer Susan Porcello, a PBA delegate at the 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge.

307 diggsThe researchers, Dr. Michael Yi and Sian Cotton at the University of Cincinnati, defined spirituality as one's sense of meaning or purpose in life or one's sense of connectedness to the sacred or divine. Again, they weren't talking about religion, church, temple or mosque. "Enhancing personal meaning may be a key factor

304 diggsYou nerds thing you're so good at Digg — but do you have cuter claws than my Red Panda friend? Nope didn't think so!

130 diggsOn Friday I went back to the White House to throw one more metaphorical shoe at the president. Luckily, Deputy Press Secretary Scott Stanzel was sitting in for Dana Perino. I asked why the White House thought the war on terror was a success -- when statistics clearly show an increase in attacks since the US invasion of Iraq.

171 diggsPresident-elect Barack Obama has repeatedly said how much his BlackBerry means to him and how he is dreading the prospect of being forced to give it up, because of legal and security concerns, once he takes office.

260 diggsMicrosoft has apparently decided that it has enough server capacity and has made the code for the Windows 7 beta available.

230 diggsA San Francisco court ruled that the writings and possessions of Theodore Kaczynski, the famed Unabomber and enemy of internetseverywhere, will be sold online to pay restitution to his victims' families. Ah, the irony.

282 diggsIf the Tesla Roadster just isn't enough for you...not fast enough, not weird enough, and not expensive enough, then you should probably start looking out for Eliica's. Just two of these Japanese peculio-mobiles currently exist, but the Eliica team is looking to get corporate sponsorship to produce 200 of them.

191 diggsViolent clashes occurred between police and around 20,000 protesters outside the Israeli Embassy in London - with an estimated 100,000 protesters airing their views around the city.

112 diggsThe 49ers say the battered economy may slow down their plans to build a new stadium in Santa Clara and now has them willing to discuss a once unthinkable option — sharing a new home with their cross-bay rival, the Raiders.

129 diggsAn Omaha man has filed a lawsuit accusing his ex-wife and former father-in-law of hiding a recording device inside his daughter's teddy bear in order to spy on him.

201 diggs"It's a little blowey out there"

164 diggsMany poorer nations had eradicated measles, but due to malnutrition and limited healthcare, the returning virus is far more lethal.

173 diggsSalt Lake City police were in a three-hour standoff outside a shed behind a Salt Lake City home before finding out there was nobody inside. The standoff started Thursday after police got a report from a woman living inside the house that she thought she saw her roommate's estranged boyfriend enter the shed with a gun.

231 diggsYou never know who you might find at Ben's Chili Bowl, the venerable diner in Washington's U Street district. Even a president-elect.

157 diggsFrom Britain's Channel 4 news last night.

229 diggsA Gasquet man currently facing marijuana-sales charges has sued the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office for “lost profit” after his marijuana plants were destroyed prior to the dismissal of a previous marijuana-sales case. Kirk David Stewart, 45, filed the suit Jan. 2, claiming the Sheriff’s Office should have returned 93 confiscated plants.

73 diggsChina expanded an Internet cleanup campaign Friday, shutting down an edgy blog hosting site for apparently carrying "harmful comments" and naming more than a dozen sites containing pornography or other vulgar content.

181 diggsThe dude who took the incredibly awesome photos of a skier being dangled with his dangle hangin' out -- could lose his job over the incident.

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187 diggsA man in his mid-twenties was taken into custody Friday morning after he allegedly pointed a gun at Edmonton paramedics who were treating him after a collision.

179 diggsNot to be mistaken for a solar powered desk fan (which it sort of looks like), the crafty Kenisis K2 is a solar and wind powered 2-in-1 charger for all your USB needs.

340 diggsThis poster set is about our old friends, 3.5 inch floppy disks.Higher density drives are built to read, write and even format lower density media without problems, provided the correct media are used for the density selected. This Posters shows, how many floppies are enough for current softwares.

116 diggsThe T700-turned-wireless took satisfactory pictures, but the browser experience was less than awesome. You can hit the read link for all the dirty details, but unless you're willing to deal with "agonizingly" slow load times, you're probably better off waiting for the next revision. Or for some other company to whip out a bona fide competitor.

168 diggsCar salesmen, real estate agents and investment bankers are among the most likely to lose their jobs this year, a new study says.

120 diggsRob Gauntlett, the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest, and another British climber have been killed in the French Alps, the Foreign Office said.

247 diggsFebruary 6, 2009 - a date that will either go down in history or live in infamy... unless they take the cancer scene back out and replace it with some Mr. Bean footage on vacation in Cannes

299 diggsToyota has unveiled a budget priced electric car that can be driven up to 80km without using a drop of petrol, reports Joshua Dowling in Detroit.

67 diggsHarry made shock racist remarks on a video, the News of the World can reveal.

260 diggsAt 63, rock icon Debbie Harry appears to have discovered the fountain of youth.

171 diggsCoda.fm is a new music torrent indexer that looks surprisingly good for a torrent site, and one that combines great design and functionality like we’ve never seen before. Yet another great way to discover new music - if only the RIAA approved.

256 diggsDisney/Pixar’s “Up” invites you on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth. From the Academy Award-nominated director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.), and from the studio that brought you Wall-E.

105 diggsThey work hard for the dark side but what do they do on their days off?

106 diggsSidney Wood, who in 1931 became the only uncontested winner of a Wimbledon final, died Saturday. He was 97.

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172 diggsIf there's one thing for sure here at CES it's that we've seen a bunch of multitouch devices, both good and bad. Add this 50-inch multitouch display from Samsung to the list titled "cool as hell." ....

256 diggsA look at every couch gag from The Simpsons Intro..

142 diggsIt's a common misconception that Linux doesn’t have applications for day to day computing, nothing can be further from the truth. In fact I would wager that there is an alternative for any app/function out there. For Bittorrent, here's all you need to know...

279 diggsThomas, 25, was arrested for the fatal stabbings of his estranged wife, their young son and her 13-month-old daughter in March 2004. Their hearts also had been ripped out. He was convicted and condemned for the infant's death.

205 diggsThe notion of a strong Linux-based competitor to Windows and, to a lesser extent, Apple’s Mac OS X has been an enduring dream of advocates of open-source software. They champion the idea that software that can be freely altered by the masses can prove cheaper and better than proprietary code produced by stodgy corporations.

83 diggsThe Batimore Ravens have defeated the Tennessee Titans in the AFC divisional game and will now play the winner of Pittsburgh and San Diego. Matt Stover's 43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter sealed the game for the Ravens.

180 diggsThe chain has managed to sustain its momentum even as the economy and the restaurant industry as a whole are struggling. Month after month, McDonald’s has surprised analysts by posting stronger-than-expected sales in the United States and abroad.

204 diggsInside the Ford Motor Company, it was called Project M — to build a prototype of a totally electric, battery-powered car in just six months. When it was started last summer, the effort was considered a tall order by the small team of executives and engineers assigned to it. After all, the auto industry can take years to develop vehicles.

92 diggsRemember the movie: Bend It Like Beckham? Well, now it is: Benched Like Beckham. The on-loan AC Milan midfielder will start as a substitute for his first Serie A game at AS Roma on Sunday, coach Carlo Ancelotti has said. The England international's stint with the Italian club ends in March, when the Major League Soccer season resumes.

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227 diggsThe iPity app is an animated head of 80’s pop culture icon Mr. T, reciting some of his most classic lines when you touch the screen, including: “I pity the fool,” “Get out my way sucka!,” “I ain’t dressin up like no nun!,” “You eat it!” and “Whatchu talkin’ about fool?" Brilliant.

161 diggsToday is the day that the moon is closest to the earth since 1993 (even closer than last month). I waited patiently to get the perfect photo.

241 diggsSurely you were warned, most likely by your mother: You shouldn't swallow gum, because it stays in your digestive system for seven years. But if that were true, what kind of havoc would that wreak?

216 diggsThe Consumer Electronics Association has confirmed plans to host a Mac-centric area at CES 2010, but Apple has still not commented on whether it plans to participate.

234 diggsA little less than two years after TiVo debuted its swivel video search engine, it is now killing it in favor of a better integrated search whose biggest improvement is visual.

110 diggsThe United States is the number one per capita consumer of corn in the world. Don't recall stuffing your face with thousands of ears of corn last year? As expounded in The Omnivore's Dilemma, King Corn, and Super Size Me, high fructose corn syrup and other derivatives work their way into everything from Wonder Bread to Big Macs.

296 diggs“I don’t know if we’ve ever had an opponent who is so disliked by Republicans as Al Franken,” said MN GOP Party Chair Ron Carey, who cautioned that Coleman’s challenge could still turn the results back his way. “It’s one thing to lose to an honorable opponent, but Al Franken is not considered an honorable opponent by Minnesota Republicans."

166 diggsLots of new and surprising MMORPGs coming out in 2009

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88 diggsThe Arizona Cardinals were expected by most to be easy prey in another futile trip to the East Coast. Instead, Kurt Warner and the Cardinals are a victory away from their first Super Bowl appearance -- with a big assist from Jake Delhomme and the bumbling Carolina Panthers. Warner had 2 TD's while Delhomme had five interceptions and lost a fumble.

173 diggsIn the shadow of Saturn, unexpected wonders appear. The robotic Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn recently drifted in giant planet's shadow for about 12 hours and looked back toward the eclipsed Sun. Cassini saw a view unlike any other...

163 diggsPeople with borderline personality disorder are some of psychology's hardest cases. Many commit suicide. But recent treatment advances are unlocking what was once a mystery illness.

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132 diggsU.S. scientists have found a way to levitate the very smallest objects using the strange forces of quantum mechanics, and said they might use it to help make tiny nanotechnology machines. They said they had detected and measured a force that comes into play at the molecular level using certain combinations of molecules that repel one another

223 diggsWedding bells meant Taco Bell for Paul and Caragh Brooks. Customers inside the fast-food restaurant continued to order tacos and burritos as the couple sat Friday in an orange booth at Taco Bell and exchanged vows. "It's appropriate," groom Paul Brooks said. "It's an offbeat relationship."

700 diggsMan wonders why girls don't respond to him when he talks to them on facebook. Claims he is NOT ugly.