Whimsical Texting Icons Get a Shot at Success -
Emoji, the more elaborate cousins of emoticons, are available to in-the-know smartphone owners via apps, but Apple’s update to its iPhone software paves the way for them to go mainstream.
Word Lens iPhone app combines instant text translation with augmented reality | VentureBeat -
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mad men theme song ... with a twist
Netflix App Now Supports iPhone and iPod Touch -
Get Netflix on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Just download this free app and you can instantly watch TV shows & movies streaming from Netflix.
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- Watch as often as you want
- Resume watching where you left off on your TV or computer
- Browse movies and manage your instant Queue right from your device
Calls to the U.S. and Canada will be free for at least the rest of the year
BBC News - Why is Illinois so often corrupt? -
Political corruption and Chicago go together like fashion and Milan or surfers and Sydney: the association is deep, and it has shaped the city.
it's not going to suck itself.
The Bush tax plan vs. the Obama tax plan in one chart
Cosmic Log - See (and hear) the meteor show
Stream music from Google Docs with Cloud Music -
iPhone app Cloud Music attempts to make this streaming even easier. Instead of having to set up software on your home computer to serve up your media, Cloud Music can stream right from a free Google Docs account.