Zombies to fill brains at University of Baltimore

No, really. Students getting a minor in pop culture will be learning about the walking dead and how they are represented in various types of media.

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 New Firefox beta offers audio API, menu tweaks

A new audio data API, default hardware acceleration, and a return of some menu options that had been missing in previous betas are the keystones to Firefox 4 beta 5.

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 Microelectrodes help brain signals 'speak'

Using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted atop the brain, Utah researchers are one step closer to enabling paralyzed people to speak via their thoughts.

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 Court allows warrantless cell location tracking

Philadelphia appeals court rules that no search warrant is needed for police to track Americans' cell phone whereabouts but says individual judges can "sparingly" require one.

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 Android app is like Foursquare meets Pirate Bay

Created as part of The Guardian's Music Hack Day, Piracy app lets users "drop" songs from their music collection in physical locations for other users to pick up later.

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 Why iTunes song samples are still only 30 seconds

Apple in "active negotiations" for song samples with rights holders, but some music publishers want Apple to pay. How the negotiations fare could set the mood for negotiations over cloud music.

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