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They’re cut out for action! These stealthy shinobi warriors are set to sneak into your kitchen and stage a cookie coup! Cut, bake, decorate… and then watch them disappear! Add swords, nunchaku, and shuriken stars with icing and toothpicks for more ambiance! Head off to perpetualkid.com to find out more – they cost $7.99 by the way.

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Google’s Android platform has just become the most popular smartphone platform in the U.S. and is apparently outgrowing the iPhone by a ridiculous margin. Now we hear that Android is likely to prevail in the battle against the iPhone. Is Google Apple’s second Microsoft? Will Apple, once again, drop below 5% market share in its core business?

When the iMac was released more than 10 years ago and when there was the general feeling in the industry that Apple had its mojo back, no one really took Apple serious back then.

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Jaguar has put the cat among the pigeons with a harder and faster special editionXKR. Called the XKR 75, only 75 examples will make production in celebration of Jaguar’s diamond anniversary.

A faster version of the XKR was teased at last year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, when a luminous XK slithered its way up the hill, sparking rumours that a more powerful coupe was on the cards. And as you can see, the speculation was spot on.

Power from the 5.0-litre supercharged engine has been increased from 503bhp to 523bhp, while torque has jumped from 625Nm to 655Nm. The result is a 0-62mph time slashed by 0.2 seconds to 4.4 seconds and an electronically-limited top speed of 174mph.

Stiffer suspension front and rear, retuned dampers and a reduced ride height mean the ’75′ is set to be the best handling XK yet, but not at the expense of comfort according to Jaguar’s Chief Engineer Mike Cross: “We conceived the XKR 75 as a sports car with a duality of character that makes it perfectly suited to driving across Europe to the Nurburgring, completing some very fast laps, and then driving home again.”

Other additions include an aerodynamic bodykit, a sports exhaust with larger outlets and 20-inch lightweight wheels. The Stratus Grey paint and optional graphics pack is also unique to the XKR 75.

Priced at £85,500 ($127,000) orders are being taken from July with first deliveries beginning in October

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We’ve all been dying to try out Kinect for ourselves, just to see if it’s all it’s cracked up to be. Unfortunately, it’s not out until November. However, if you’re really desperate to try it, you don’t have to wait until then.

If you live near a Microsoft store, you can head in and try out Redmond’s latest gaming peripheral for yourself. Granted, there are only four stores in the country, so unless you happen to live Scottsdale, AZ; Mission Viejo, CA; San Diego, CA; or Lone Tree, CO, you’re still out of luck.

If you’re really desperate and have money to burn, you could probably get some cheap flights and go to the closest Microsoft store anyway.

Let us know if you try out Kinect and what you think of it.

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Microsoft yesterday inadvertently revealed a more specific launch for Windows Phone 7 but also broke news that the devices running the software will be “ad serving machines.”

It’s been months since Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 and we’ve barely heard anything about it since. Aside from its two Kin phones, which are based on the same foundation as Windows Phone 7 but are far more basic, Microsoft is keeping fairly quiet about the ‘holiday release’ of Windows Phone 7.

Previous rumors suggested we could see Windows Phone 7 devices from Microsoft partners, like HTC, as early as September, but if Microsoft VP for Marketing Mich Mathews is to be believed, we won’t be seeing anything WP7-related until at least October.

Speaking at the Cannes Lions advertising conference, Mathews mentioned that Microsoft will be launching its brand spanking new mobile OS “this October.” Sure, it’s not December, but it’s miles better than the holiday launch we’d been expecting.

However, also at the event was Kostas Mallios, General Manager for Strategy and Business Development, and what he had to say was far more interesting. While explaining how advertising for WP7 works, Mallios called the OS ‘an ad-serving machine.’

“For marketers … this is actually turning out, in my view, to be an ad-serving machine,” Mallios said, according to Seattle PI. “It basically enables advertisers to connect with consumers over time.”

Mallios was referring to the unique feature that allows Windows Phone 7 to send users information, news and offers from their favorite brands.

Seattle PI reports:

“WP7 will allow advertisers to push notifications about their products to people’s phones through a platform called “Toast.” Even when a company’s app is not active, a small ad box can slide down from the top of the phone’s screen to alert the user there’s an update or new offer from that brand.”

Fortunately for us, Toast is an opt-in/opt-out kind of affair. If you do decide to opt in, the ads will appear as one of the dynamic tiles that make up the Windows Phone 7 home screen.

“What you’ll see is that there’s actually a message on that tile,” Mallios said during a demonstration. “So that title is actually a dynamic tile that you’re now able to push information to as an advertiser, and stay in touch with your customer. It’s a dynamic relationship that is created and provides for an ongoing dialog with the consumer.”

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Tuesday during E3 2010, Razer introduced a suite of peripherals designed specifically for Blizzard’s upcoming sci-fi themed RTS PCgame, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Featuring a mouse, keyboard, and headset, the exclusive line attempts to capture the look and feel of StarCraft II by incorporating elements from the game such as the color theme (grays, blues) and blocky-yet-futuristic design (if not looking a little Tron-ish).

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Lately, Apple’s focus has been on its iOS devices like the iPhone 4 and the iPad. Macs seem to have fallen by the wayside, but Apple today quietly released a completely new Mac Mini.

This new piece of kit wasn’t the star of any Steve Jobs reveal, but there are a few new features that are noteworthy. The new Mac Mini is the first Mac to include HDMI support, which is great for those who don’t want to deal with mini DisplayPort adapters any longer.

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Curse.com is currently holding an awesome promo that provides beta keys to registered users. Whether you’re new to the Curse scene or an existing user, a key will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis (assuming that there’s not an infinite number of keys). Once the key is obtained, it is stored in the profile for later use.

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There are few things in the gaming world as exciting as a new platform launching. Valve’s announcement that Steam would be coming to the Mac was one such occasion. For Mac users, Steam is an ideal platform that promises several things: easier game development, cross-platform launches, and most important, more content.

For the longest time (and admittedly, even today), gaming was the Achilles’s heel for anyone considering a Mac. Most games simply never made it to the Mac platform. Steam promises to change all this, and we’re already beginning to see the first examples of Valve’s effort. Once you hit the Steam store, you’re able to see that Valve has already marked games that are available to both Mac and PC users. To celebrate Steam for Mac’s release, Valve even announced that its popular title Portal would be freely available until May 24th.

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