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Coca-Cola Scam Hits Facebook [WARNING]

2010-07-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

Coca-Cola Scam Hits Facebook [WARNING]: "

There’s a new scam on Facebook promising to show you a video revealing the “truth” about Coca-Cola, but all it’s really after is your personal info.

The message reads: “I am part of the 98.0% of people that are NEVER gonna drink Coca Cola again after this HORRIFIC video,” followed by a link.

If you click on the link, you’ll be asked to share the video seven times. However, the counter doesn’t work, so eventually you’ll be tempted to click on a link that says “Cant Be Bothered To Wait? –> Click Here To Skip This.”

The second link takes you to a poll, which — you guessed it — is the central part of the scam. It asks you for personal information you should definitely not reveal to just anyone or any application.

As always, we advise you not to click on suspicious links, even if it comes from your Facebook friends who might have fallen for the scam. And under no circumstances should you give away your personal information, unless you’re absolutely sure why and who you’re giving it to.

[via Sophos]

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Michigan's jobless rate dips as work force shrinks

2010-07-15T06:30:00.001-07:00

Michigan's jobless rate dips as work force shrinks: "Michigan's unemployment rate dropped significantly for the second month in a row during June -- but only because thousands of people stopped looking for work or left the state."

Michigan's jobless rate dips as work force shrinks

2010-07-15T06:30:00.000-07:00

Coming Soon: Sign Into Multiple Google Accounts in the Same Browser

2010-07-15T06:19:00.000-07:00

Coming Soon: Sign Into Multiple Google Accounts in the Same Browser: "

If you use several Google accounts on a daily basis, you probably want to be logged into all of them at the same time, but to achieve that, you have to use several different browsers.

Now, according to Google Operating System, Google is testing a feature that will let users be logged into multiple Google accounts in the same web browser. Personally, I have at least four different Gmail accounts opened at all times, and this feature is very high on my wish list.

Judging from the screenshot below, Google services that are currently supported are Gmail, Reader, Sites, Calendar, Code and Docs. There is also one limitation: if you turn on multiple sign-in, you cannot use Gmail’s offline mode.

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Beer-fetching robot promises to make your significant other obsolete

2010-07-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

Beer-fetching robot promises to make your significant other obsolete: "

The thing about the future is this: we'll still have to do menial things like answer the door, or take out the trash, or get up off our couches to get our own brews after a long, hard day at the office... unless we're smart enough to invent robots to do such menial things, that is. Well, Willow Garage has spent some time building a 'Beer Me' application for its PR2 robot which gets at least one of these tasks under its belt. They added a a four-holed foam block placed behind the robot's navigation laser so that it can safely carry four bottles across the terrain, and equipped their refrigerator with a tilted 'self-stocking' shelf. Check out its operation in the video below.

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Telescopic eye implant approved by the FDA

2010-07-08T10:54:00.000-07:00

Telescopic eye implant approved by the FDA: "

We love eye implants, and we've seen our share of them, and this one is pretty sweet (although it isn't the creepiest by a long shot -- that prize would go to the one that uses a human tooth to hold its lens). In the works for well over a year, and approved by the FDA a couple days ago, VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies' implantable miniature telescope is intended for patients over 75 years of age who are suffering from end-stage macular degeneration. As with any tricky new surgery, this one is not without risks, including the need for a corneal transplant due to the device's size. According to CBC News, in clinical testing seventy-five percent of over 200 patients 'had their vision improve from severe or profound impairment to moderate impairment,' and there are two more studies on the way: one will follow up with existing patients, while the other will outfit 770 new patients with the device. The cost? $15,000.

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