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Witchcraft claim leads to deadly soccer riot: “A riot broke out at a soccer match in the Congo yesterday, apparently after one of the players was accused of using witchcraft. Thirteen people were killed, most of whom were teenagers. From the Associated Press:

Radio Okapi said police tried to control the violence at Matokeo stadium by firing into the air to protect their commander, who was hit in the head and wounded by fans.

The two local clubs involved were Socozaki and Nyuki System, the radio said.

Dozens of teenagers marched through Butembo’s dirt streets Monday in protest, and the regional governor, Julien Mpaluku, paid a visit to the hospital.

‘Witchcraft rumor sparks riot at Congo soccer game‘ (Associated Press)

(Via Boing Boing.)

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Flickr pool of photos taken through viewfinders of old cameras: “

Cpt. Tim reports on this fun Flickr pool called Through the Viewfinder.

You basically make cool retro or vintage looking pictures by taking a picture through the viewfinder of an old top-down viewfinder camera, like a Duaflex.

The Flickr group with wonderful submissions and instructions on how to do it is here, and here is what I’ve been able to do after ordering an old camera on eBay.

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(Via Boing Boing.)

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Microsoft’s Ad Strategy a Head Scratcher: “Branding experts were scratching their heads today over Microsoft’s decision to so quickly abandon a quirky TV ad campaign starring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld, with some wondering if that really was the plan all along — as Microsoft insists.

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Nice information from Engadget about Lenovo Promo. I think you should read this informations. And maybe you interesting with the product ;)

Touching tale of heartbreak promotes Lenovo S10, rends our hearts in twain: “

Filed under: Laptops

While we’ve been dealing with short-form ad fare in the States, China’s gone all artsy on us, with Lenovo releasing a short film to promote its S9 / S10 netbook. We won’t ruin the plot for you — the dialogue is all in Chinese, so it’s not like we could — but suffice it to say that the Lenovo S10 and unrequited love play major roles.

[Thanks, Patrick]

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(Via Engadget.)

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Zune updates, more than just capacity?: “

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

For those of you concerned that Microsoft’s seemingly imminent updates to the Zune will be limited to some glossy plastic and capacity bumps, lean in, we’ve got good news. Matt Rosoff over at cnet news offers this tease:

‘I can’t say much, but I’ve seen what Microsoft’s planning, and befitting its status as a software plus services company, the real advances aren’t going to be in the Zune hardware, but in the Zune software and associated services.’

Sooner, rather than later though Microsoft, your target isn’t standing still.

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(Via Engadget.)

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Amazon Launches Music Wiki: “Amazon launches a new music wiki, SoundUnwound.com, which allows users to edit information about any band, label, album or song. It has seeded the nascent site with info from its retail site as well as data from the Internet Movie Database and Musicbrainz. But don’t get any ideas about joining The Beatles: Edits are vetted.

(Via Wired News.)

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Photo browser CoolIris 1.8 Beta released for Safari: “

The plug-in formerly known as PicLens returns in the CoolIris 1.8 Beta that transforms your browser into a full-screen slideshow experience. An amazing photo and video browsing experience is just one click away. Amazing media comes to life via a cinematic presentation that goes beyond the confines of the traditional browser window.

Go to CoolIris.com and check out the Guided Tour. Very cool.

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