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Foursquare Launches BlackBerry App

Geek Sugar  Jan 22 10

Finally, BlackBerry users can easily keep up with their friends on Foursquare with an app. Though the popular social site has both iPhone and Android applications, a BlackBerry app was conspicuously absent. If you're not familiar, Foursquare is a social application that allows you to "check in" to public places - bars, restaurants, bus stops, wherever - and also view where your friends have checked in. You earn badges for a certain number of check-ins, or for checking into certain types of places (I was far too excited to receive the "Don't Stop Believin'" badge for my presence in a number of karaoke venues). Full story...

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Download of the Day: BlackBerry Themes From Elecite

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Daily Tech: Watch Robot Boy Meet Robot Girl

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This Magazine Cover Was Drawn on An iPhone

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The cover of this week's issue of The New Yorker was created using an iPhone. Artist John Colombo created the portrait of a west side Manhattan diner using Brushes, a $5 painting application.

Reader Redux: Is It Rude to Announce a FB Friend Purge?

Geek Sugar  7 hours ago

I recently asked if you thought it was rude to announce plans to downsize your Facebook friends' list, and 64 percent of you agreed that it was.

My New Favorite Laptop Sleeves (I Can't Pick One!)

Geek Sugar  8 hours ago

Every once in a while I come across an accessory that I absolutely adore. This is one of those times - except there are five different designs, and I can't figure out which I like best.

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Website of the Day: Fotobabble

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Three Very Sweet Sets of Earbuds

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