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Switched Roundup: $16 Million Cable Bill, The Biebs Takes Over YouTube

by Switched Staff on April 2, 2011 at 06:00 PM

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Switched Roundup: Rebecca Black and Bullied Boy Go Viral

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Switched Roundup: Couple Marries via Skype, Facebook Storms Forbes' Billionaire List

by Switched Staff on March 12, 2011 at 05:03 PM

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Switched Roundup: Top Posts This Week

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Following the Academy Awards Online: Our Favorite Voices Chime in on Oscar Night

by Switched Staff on February 27, 2011 at 03:01 PM

What's the point of watching The Oscars if you can't have the entire Internet screaming in your eyes at the same time? The pomp, the glitz, the gladhanding and the empty ceremony of the biggest awards show of the year all demand collective commentary. For the Academy Awards, we like to grab a cheap bottle of cava, don our finest sweatpants, and hop on the Web for an evening of glamour that never leaves the couch. (Hell, you don't even need to get out of bed! The Oscars are being livestreamed this year.) Below are our favorite resources for Oscar commentary online.

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Switched Roundup: Top Posts This Week

by Switched Staff on February 26, 2011 at 06:00 PM

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Switched Roundup: Top Posts This Week

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FyreTV: A Streaming Pornucopia, For a Lonely Valentine's Night In

by Switched Staff on February 14, 2011 at 05:00 PM

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There's another streaming media box on the market, but you won't be able to find the 'Scooby-Doo' movie on it. Oh, wait -- yes, you can. That is, if you're looking for the version that features Shaggy and Fred double-teaming Velma inside Old Man Withers' haunted dildo factory. Those meddling kids!

But seriously, the FyreTV streaming porno box (NSFW link, obviously) is perhaps the best gift that a lonely and hormonal geek could give to himself this Valentine's Day. It's also one of the most dangerous devices available for single and largely heterosexual men, because it will probably cause them to sprout hair on their palms, develop embarrassing welts, go blind, etc. There's no other device like this out there -- with the exception of your laptop, of course. But that raises the question: Why would anyone buy a porn-only box when they have the vast, sticky wilds of the Internet at hand? While some people think that paying for porn in this age is about as archaic as paying to see, you know, regular movies, there is a case to be made for a pornographic unitasker.

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You Suck at Gift-Giving: Your Valentine's Day Gift-Buying Survival Guide

by Switched Staff on February 13, 2011 at 07:00 AM

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Listen. If you're looking for Valentine's Day gift ideas for your significant other on this site, you're certifiably effing clueless. We're a tech blog! But we know it's hard to find Google, so get comfy and stay a while. Let us tell you exactly what not to get that girl or guy you managed to drag home without the help of Rohypnol, and perhaps you'll even cement yourself as their last-ditch chance at happiness. Lesley Gore said it best when she sweetly crooned "I Don't Want to Be a Loser (In Love)." Well, Lesley, good thing your suitor didn't have 'Star Trek'-themed pizza cutters back in your day, because a bad gift will make you a loser. Remember the guy who was planning on giving a vibrator bomb to his ex-girlfriend? That, reader, is a loser gift.

Other examples of loser Valentine's Day gifts: Ed Hardy anything, heart-shaped anything, body chocolate. There are exceptions to these rules, of course -- except for the Ed Hardy one -- but we wouldn't expect you to know them. Read on for our V-Day gift survival guide, telling you exactly what not to buy, and giving you a few suggestions for good presents along the way.

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Switched Roundup: Top Posts This Week

by Switched Staff on February 12, 2011 at 05:03 PM

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Switched Roundup: Top Posts This Week

by Switched Staff on February 5, 2011 at 05:00 PM

Our top 10 most popular posts from this past week: Julian Assange Defends WikiLeaks, Manning and Free Press on '60 Minutes' California Teen Avoids Suspension for Facebook Status, Thanks to ACLU New Internet Explorer Flaw Affects All Versions, Every User Inventor Constructs Phenomenal DIY Propulsion Pack Facebook Most Blacklisted Site in 2010, OpenDNS Says Kenneth Cole Redefines ... Read more »
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Switched Roundup: Top Posts This Week

by Switched Staff on January 29, 2011 at 04:00 PM

Our top 10 most popular posts from this past week: For Women, Text Messages Mean More Sex 'Doing Nothing for 2 Minutes' Is Harder Than It Sounds Apple Awards $10K to Lucky Winner, Lucky Winner Hangs Up on the Call Insurance Company's DriveCam Lets Parents Spy on Teen Drivers Surfer Tackles Giant Maui Waves at Night, With LED Vest and Surfboard Soldier Spends Own Money to Develop ... Read more »
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Read This: 'I Was Teenage Hockey Message Board Jailbait'

by Switched Staff on January 27, 2011 at 04:40 PM

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Switched Roundup: Top Posts This Week

by Switched Staff on January 22, 2011 at 05:00 PM

Our top 10 most popular posts from this past week: Man Tunnels Into GameStop, Swipes $5K in Games, Gets Arrested Lazy Florida Schools Replace Teachers With Computers Teen Arrested After Threatening to 'Shoot Up' His School on Facebook Katy Perry Hangs Out with Mark Zuckerberg, 'Baller Style' Air Force Developing Surveillance Mega-Blimp Dubbed 'Blue Devil' Councilman Wants to Shame ... Read more »
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Switched Roundup: Top Posts This Week

by Switched Staff on January 15, 2011 at 05:00 PM

Our top 10 most popular posts from this past week: Man Poses as Dead War Hero to Meet Girls on Facebook Is Facebook Shutting Down on March 15? No, It's Not. 'Attack a Teacher Day' Facebook Event Leads to Six Adolescent Girls' Arrests The Best Designs of CES 2011 Human Brain Operates Like Facebook, Study Claims Best Tablets of CES: Xoom, VIA, Tab and PlayBook Lead the Way Tech ... Read more »
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