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A detail of a fresco by Giotto is seen in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi

Devil's Face Hidden in Giotto Fresco in Assisi, Italy (PHOTOS)

Art restorers have uncovered a devil-like figure, hidden in one of Giotto di Bondone's (a 13th and 14th century Italian sculptor and painter) more famous frescoes, located inside the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday.

Supermicro, Cray, Appro and Others Meet for AMD HPC Industry Roundtable

BlueGene/L Supercomputer in Livermore, Calif.
Executives from some of the largest players in the supercomputing industry gathered in San Francisco on Wednesday to discuss the future of high performance computing (HPC) at the HPC Industry Roundtable, hosted by AMD and moderated by Carl Claunch, VP & Distinguished Analyst at Gartner.
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Graffiti Artists Create Five Story Art Noveau Mural [PHOTOS]

Graffiti artists from the Montreal-based art collective A'shop have created a five story modern art nouveau piece called Our Lady of Grace, a nod to the work of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. The city and local businesses helped fund the group's masterpiece. See step-by-step photos of the beautiful mural, which covers an entire building side in the N.G.D. district.
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Times, Sunday Times to cut jobs

Editorial staff at Rupert Murdoch's remaining upscale London newspapers were informed on Thursday of impending budget and staff cuts, which may include some compulsory layoffs.
iFixit Teardown of iPhone 4S Reveals Apple's Latest Smartphone May Not be so Good (PHOTOS)

iPhone 4S: A Sneak Peek Under the Hood by iFixit [PHOTOS]

Apple iPhone 4S went on sales on Friday. Maybe you have already got one in your hands. But do you want to find out what it looks like inside? Luckily, we live in an era which doesn't lack fanaticism for digital products. Even one day before the launch of iPhone 4S, someone had already posted a video of teardown of iPhone 4S, so you don't need to take your shiny new toy apart in case you're one of those who are wondering what lies beneath the shiny hood.
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Halloween Costume Ideas: The Lady Gaga Edition

Halloween costume ideas are a necessity right now as Oct. 31 is quickly approaching. Lady Gaga is a holiday favorite each year because the singer's wacky outfits make for a sure Halloween hit.
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Compensation Clouds Gather Over BlackBerry Outage

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion faced the prospect of a compensation bill from network providers on Thursday as the world's dominant provider of mobile email struggled for a fourth day with service glitches.
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Blackberry Outage: Will the RIM Phone Be All But Extinct Soon?

RIM said it had resolved its Blackberry outage late Monday, but Tuesday morning, millions of subscribers woke up to find service still disrupted. With problems like RIM's not happening with Apple's iPhone or Google's Android devices, it seems as if the Blackberry's popularity continues to plummet to the point where it will become close to completely stifled by its competition.
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ARRIS to Pay 76 pct Premium for BigBand Networks

Broadband technology and software provider ARRIS Group Inc said it is to buy BigBand Networks , a video networking service provider, for $2.24 per share in cash -- a premium of 76 percent -- to strengthen its networked video technology capabilities.
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Steve Jobs’ Daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the Girl Who Was Denied Paternity

Jobs himself was also estranged from a child he fathered early in his life. On May 17, 1978, when Jobs was 23, his­­ high school girlfriend Chris-Ann Brennan gave birth to a daughter. Like his biological father Jandali, Jobs too struggled with his responsibilities and denied he was her father for two years.
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Dream House saddled with fixer-upper script

If Dream House were an actual structure, it would come with a Sub-Zero refrigerator (in the sewing room), a claw-foot tub (in the foyer) and beautiful French doors (at the bottom of the pool). The pieces are all there, but they don't quite fit together.
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How Many Androidites Would Switch to iPhone5 and Why?

Apple Inc.'s iPhone5 is coming. The tech world assumes the incoming device is a monster of a device, displaying all of Apple's game-changing capabilities and aesthetic finesse. The rival camps have reason to panic.
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Will Windows 8 be the Next Top OS?

Although word hasn't been confirmed about the next version of Windows 8, rumors have it the operating system will be introduced late 2012. As PC and Mac users continue going back and forth over which is better, new OS interfaces become critical to how consumers evaluate their experiences.

Bob Dylan Accused of Plagiarism in Painting Exhibit

Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been accused of plagiarism for a series of paintings in his New York exhibit, suspected to have been copied from well-known photographs rather than inspired from his travels.

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