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SXSW Keeps Austin Weird, Wired and Wild	3/13/2010 11:08 PM
Geeks party like rock stars at South by Southwest's interactive and film festivals. A photo tour of the Saturday night scene.
SXSW: Comic Bill Hicks Posthumously Rocks Austin	3/13/2010 3:27 PM
The North American premiere of American: The Bill Hicks Story delivers a biting dose of the late, great stand-up's routines. But that's just the tip of the iceberg: Fans who've memorized every word will dig the documentary's inventive animation sequences.
SXSW: Dynamo Takes on YouTube for Indie Film Rentals	3/13/2010 12:51 PM
Promising a mix of revenue and flexibility, the startup will offer independent filmmakers a direct route to movie fans.
Google '99.9%' Sure To Shut China Search Engine: Report	3/13/2010 10:41 AM
Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times reports.
SXSW: 'Kick-Ass' Goes to Comic Book Extremes	3/13/2010 1:59 AM
Funny, fresh and amazingly violent, Matthew Vaughn's big-screen adaption of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s superhero story leaves a packed house laughing at South by Southwest.
SXSW: First Look at Bigger, Nastier 'Predators'	3/12/2010 11:43 PM
With trailers, film excerpts and concept art, producer Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Antal show off their fierce reboot of the sci-fi franchise at South by Southwest. Here's what the lucky folks at the packed screening saw.
E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets	3/12/2010 6:50 PM
A slew of new tablets are set to hit the market but they won't kill e-readers. Tablets and E Ink-based reading devices are likely to co-exist, targeting different groups of consumers.
Research Reveals Early Signs of Autism in Some Kids	3/12/2010 4:45 PM
What if you could reliably diagnose autism at age 14 months? Findings in a new study could lead to better outcomes for autistic kids because of early intervention.
FBI Hoaxes Boost Online Fraud	3/12/2010 4:38 PM
An FBI report says the amount of reported damages stemming from online fraud has more than doubled to $560 million. And the No. 1 consumer online complaint concerned e-mail scammers posing as the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
McLaren Cribs From Planes, Flutes to Build Faster F1 Cars	3/12/2010 4:30 PM
The MP4-25 offers an innovative solution to the age-old problem of maximizing downforce in the curves and minimizing drag on the straights.