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Samsung's New 13-Inch Display Has a Crazy 3,200 x 1,800 Pixel Resolution

Samsung will be displaying some of its latest and greatest notebook and tablet screens at the Society for Information Display's Display Week 2013.

The Last of Us Development Series Ep. 3: "Death and Choices"

We took a look at the Infected in our first video in The Last of Us Development series. We then explored the game world and nature"s reclamation of civilization as we know it in our second video, Wasteland Beautiful.

WWE Extreme Rules 2013 Review: The Shield Steals Spotlight at Epic PPV

John Cena vs. Ryback and Triple-H vs. Brock Lesnar were the hogging the headlines of WWE Extreme Rules leading into the pay-per-view, but it is The Shield who is the story after it. 

In all, it was an entertaining evening of wrestling, which really displays the evolution of this event.

Mervyn King warns against 'demonising individuals' over banking failures

The outgoing Governor of the Bank of England says the banking sector was given "far too much status and standing in society" but cautions against blaming individual bankers.

Rory McIlroy's Decision to Start Management Firm Will Help Him Achieve Greatness

Rory McIlroy is one of the brightest young stars on the PGA Tour, and he's made a decision that will serve him well in the future.

Human cloning developments raise hopes for new treatments

People with conditions such as heart disease or Parkinson's could benefit from tissue grown with their own DNA

Lorraine Barnes suffered a heart attack in 2005 and has lived with the consequences extreme exhaustion and breathlessness ever since.

Black Code: how spies, cops and crims are making cyberspace unfit for humanhabitation

I reviewed Ronald Diebert's new book Black Code in this weekend's edition of the Globe and Mail.

Sophisticatedjanedoe / FightCopyrightTrolls Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

Hi Techdirt! I'm known to this and other tech blog communities as sophisticatedjanedoe (or SJD). I run an anti-shakedown, anti-copyright-troll opinion blog Fight Copyright Trolls, which, I'm sure, most of you know: Techdirt often links to my posts, especially recently, since we all have been watchin

New US manual for diagnosing mental disorders published

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, has divided medical opinion

The field of mental health will face its greatest upset in years on Saturday with the publication of the long-awaited and deeply-controversial US manual for diagnosing menta

One NBA Playoff Cliché to Describe Every Team Left Standing

NBA basketball has greatly evolved since the league's inception, though many of the underlying principles behind winning games have remained unchanged.