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She's been found, and reportedly without help from Internet group 4Chan. The second such incident within a short period involving YouTube videos that mobilized the Web, a teenager in Bosnia who horrifically was filmed throwing puppies into river has been tracked down by authorities.

In this case, the video first showed up on YouTube, then was pulled, though it was still available at other sites. Not only were Facebook groups created, some of which simply wanted her caught, others that wanted her killed, Internet groups such as 4Chan ...

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Viewsonic used to be all about monitors and displays, but that hasn't been the case for some time. Friday at IFA in Berlin, the company announced a tablet PC, and not just an Android tablet either. The company announced the ViewPad 100, a 10" dual-boot Windows and Android tablet.

The most questionable choice is Viewsonic's choice of Android versions: 1.6. Unlike the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Tab, which will launch later this year with the latest version, Android 2.2 (Froyo), Viewsonic ...

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Technology has undone Paris Hilton. To be precise, social networking has undone Paris Hilton.

Hilton said that the purse she was found with, the one that (ahem) contained 0.8 grams of cocaine in a little plastic baggie, wasn't hers. It also contained a broken tablet of the prescription medication albuterol, some Zig Zag wrappers (often use to roll joints, and $1,300 in cash, Although the albuterol, Zig Zag wrappers, and $1,300 in cash was here, the cocaine wasn't. Oh, and she thought it was gum, too.

Meanwhile, in mid-July Paris ...

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Pre-paid cell phone service was once the realm of low-end devices, but no more. On Thursday, Verizon added a long list of smartphones and multimedia phones as possible pre-paid selections.

Given they are adding smartphones to their pre-paid offerings, Verizon also announced it was following AT&*T into the land of data tiers. However, these tiers are for pre-paid customers only (as well, they are the first data plans available for pre-paid customers, ever).

Pre-paid or not, Verizon made a move that many will applaud: while instituting tiered pricing, it kept unlimited. ...

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