How to Get Angelina Jolie’s Lips Natural matte lips, like Angelina Jolie’s, are so sexy that the hot guy you’re crushin’ on might actually work up the nerve to ask you out! 1. Exfoliate your lips with a warm, wet wash cloth by wiping back and forth for no more than 30 seconds. 2. Apply a good lip ...

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MSN Bloggers Get Upgraded Spaces Microsoft’s MSN Spaces blogging features has, as expected, undergone a major upgrade to incorporate a revenue-sharing advertising option and a new partnership with Amazon. Word of the pending features filtered out earlier this week. The new Spaces features went online sometime Thursday. MSN Spaces is one of the most popular of ...

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Google denies report on Napster talks Google denies a New York Post report that the Internet search giant is in talks with Napster. The newspaper reported that Google is considering an extensive alliance with Napster, or perhaps the acquisition of the company, but a Google spokeswoman says, “It’s a rumor. It’s a fabrication. There isn’t any ...

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Angelina Jolie Expecting a Baby Girl Pitt family insiders tell Life & Style that Angelina is expecting a girl! While the couple have been trying to keep quiet about the baby’s gender, Brad’s sister, Julie Neal, recently let the news slip. “I’m shopping for Brad’s baby girl,” an insider says Neal told the storeowners of ...

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Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview Microsoft have just released Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview to the masses, only hours after other news sites reported that Beta 2 would be reaching the public shortly.

"Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview includes advancements in security and browsing experience for end users, functionality and compatibility for developers, and manageability for corporate network administrators.

Beta 2 Preview is intended to enable developers, web developers and IT pros to begin to test the new browser for compatibility with their applications and websites."

This build holds the number of "5296". Even though this is older than the leaked build from a few weeks ago (build 5299), this is an official release.

View: IE7 Homepage
View: IE7 Beta 2 Features
Download: IE7 Beta 2 Public Preview

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Microsoft Urges Office 2003, XP Users Upgrade! There's no time like now to get the latest service packs and patches for Office 2003 and Office XP, according to Microsoft. What's the hurry?

That pesky patent-infringement case, settled in the favor of a Guatemalan developer last June (to the tune of $8.9 million), is what's behind the Microsoft upgrade push. Microsoft is planning to appeal the patent-infringement case, but in the meantime, it is advising users to get the patches installed ASAP.

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IE 7 in Public Beta It's the most significant IE update since the end of the browser wars.

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Apple, Intel Clam Up on Macworld We've no idea what's up for the expo, but the tea leaves point to Intel's Viiv. Efforts to find out what the new digital-entertainment platform is all about reveal that Intel's just as secretive as Apple. By Pete Mortensen.

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Your Right to Be an Idiot Bad information and outright lies pulled off the internet can cause harm. In a benign case, maybe you louse up a term paper. In its malignant form, you could ruin a life. What, if anything, should be done about it? Commentary by Tony Long.

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Download Piaf, Go to Jail The French may be about to impose stiff penalties for illegally downloading copyright-protected files. Bruce Gain reports from Paris.

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Careful Where You Put That Tree Think you're doing the Earth a favor by planting a tree? Not so fast -- new research shows forest locations could make or break efforts to combat global warming. By Elizabeth Svoboda.

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Same Ol' Animal Fun The version of Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS boasts a few nifty new features, but in the end it's a lot like the GameCube version. By Lore Sjöberg.

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Passion of the Spaghetti Monster Bobby Henderson founded the Pastafarian movement as an answer to 'intelligent design,' and is now crafting a sacred text for his satiric religion. It probably won't be taught in Kansas schools. A Wired News interview by Kathleen Craig.

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All the World's a Podcast It's incredibly easy to create and syndicate your own audio content. Here's how. By Michael Calore.

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Sex Drive: The Year in Verse 'Tis the week before the Wired News hiatus, and your intrepid sex columnist bids you an exceptionally happy holiday filled with many toys and much joy. Commentary by Regina Lynn.

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Cyberporn Sells in Virtual World An adult magazine peddled in the immersive online world Second Life dishes out explicit photo spreads of sexy female avatars. In some ways, the publisher claims, it's better than real porn. By Bonnie Ruberg.

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Bugs Infest Persia Acrobatic action and stealth mechanics ultimately redeem Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. By Chris Kohler.

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The world as we know it Deborah Eisenberg's wondrous "Twilight of the Superheroes" offers an intimate, glowing portrait of post-9/11 America.

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For Sale: Every Newton Ever Made The Newton Museum is closing, and everything's gotta go. Plus: IPod tops Google's shopping search list. From Leander Kahney's Cult of Mac blog.

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The Ultimate Geek Gift Guide Hunting for media streamers, GPS navigators or a home robot for the special techie in your life? Look no further. By Christopher Null and Robert Strohmeyer. PLUS: Great Gamers' Gift Guide of 2005

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