Button-mashing rock-star wannabes now have a tiny glimmer of hope thanks to Disney Star Guitarist. The game uses an actual guitar with color-coded strings to teach aspiring guitarists to learn new songs, and also features the competitive gaming we know from Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

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Palm Unveils New Smartphone With Web OS

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 10:30 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506638803/palms-new-phone.html

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/palms-new-phone.html

The sleek, black Palm Pre is no ordinary iPhone clone. Its clean interface has both touchscreen and keyboard inputs and the company touts fast web browsing.

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How to Get Your Copy of Windows 7 on Friday

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 10:21 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506704843/how-to-get-your.html

http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/how-to-get-your.html

Bursting with anticipation about installing the latest Windows beta? Here's our guide to downloading Windows 7 Beta 1, along with a few things to consider before it becomes available Friday.

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FDA to Consider Drugs From Genetically Modified Goats

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 09:47 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506655839/drugsfromgoats.html

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/drugsfromgoats.html

The FDA will consider a blood-thinning drug that is produced in the milk of genetically modified goats. The drug would be the first from GM animals approved for sale in the United States.

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Court: Inmate Cannot Sue U.S. for Copyright Infringement

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 09:46 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506697746/court-inmate-ca.html

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/court-inmate-ca.html

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a U.S. inmate has no right to sue the government for copyright violations. The inmate claimed a calendar he produced and copyrighted while in prison was worth $500,000 and misappropriated by the United States, which sold it to federal agencies.

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Video: Finally, Guitar Hero-ic Game for Real Guitar

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Friday, January 9th, 2009 - 12:40 am

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506719165/6738580001

http://www.wired.com/video/gadgets/ces-2009/6310841001/disney-guitar-game-lets-buttonpushers-rock-for-real/6738580001

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Palm Unveils New Smartphone With Web OS

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 10:30 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506638803/palms-new-phone.html

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/palms-new-phone.html

The sleek, black Palm Pre is no ordinary iPhone clone. Its clean interface has both touchscreen and keyboard inputs and the company touts fast web browsing.

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How to Get Your Copy of Windows 7 on Friday

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 10:21 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506704843/how-to-get-your.html

http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/how-to-get-your.html

Bursting with anticipation about installing the latest Windows beta? Here's our guide to downloading Windows 7 Beta 1, along with a few things to consider before it becomes available Friday.

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FDA to Consider Drugs From Genetically Modified Goats

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 09:47 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506655839/drugsfromgoats.html

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/drugsfromgoats.html

The FDA will consider a blood-thinning drug that is produced in the milk of genetically modified goats. The drug would be the first from GM animals approved for sale in the United States.

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Court: Inmate Cannot Sue U.S. for Copyright Infringement

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 09:46 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506697746/court-inmate-ca.html

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/court-inmate-ca.html

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Rising Heat a Serious Threat to World Food Supplies

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 09:25 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506590373/futurefood.html

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/futurefood.html

The temperature increase predicted by global climate models will lead to severe food shortages by 2100, according to scientists.

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Aviation Biofuels: More Hype Than Hope?

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 09:05 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506575133/aviation-bio-fu.html

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/01/aviation-bio-fu.html

The commercial aviation industry is committed to developing biolfuels, but a British watchdog group says it won't offer the salvation airlines seek.

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Whining and Dining: Love, Mosquito Style

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 08:45 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506575134/mosquitowings.html

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/mosquitowings.html

Mosquito courtship involves the precise, harmonic tuning of the wingbeat frequencies of a male and a female. Males who are out of tune will fail to reproduce, giving scientists a potential tool to fight the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and yellow fever.

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Self-Replicating Chemicals Evolve Into Lifelike Ecosystem

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 07:43 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506575135/replicatingrna.html

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/replicatingrna.html

Chemists have created a group of synthetic enzymes that self-replicate, compete and evolve like a natural ecosystem — just minus the life (as we know it).

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Wage Cyberwar Against Hamas, Surrender Your PC

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 07:35 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506511294/israel-dns-hack.html

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/01/israel-dns-hack.html

Israeli cyberwarriors develop a program that makes it easy for just about anyone to attack pro-Hamas websites. But using this "Patriot" software means handing over control of your computer to the Israeli hackers.

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Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis Lets It 'RiP' on Copyfight, Tour Vlogging

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 07:25 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506590375/shifting-mass-a.html

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/shifting-mass-a.html

After releasing the sample-riddled (and critically acclaimed) Feed the Animals in 2008, musical mashup master Gregg Gillis takes center stage in a crowd-sourced documentary about remix culture.

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Puny, Trendy Netbooks Grow Up to Suit Business Users

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 07:15 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506535503/cheap-netbooks.html

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/cheap-netbooks.html

Most major computer manufacturers have new netbooks coming out, some that target businesses that want a cheaper laptops for employees.

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Hacking Godfather 'Maksik' Sentenced to 30 Years by Turkish Court

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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 06:51 pm

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/506599751/hacking-godfath.html

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/hacking-godfath.html

A Ukrainian cybercrime lord linked to virtually every major breach of U.S. retail networks in the past four years was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison by a Turkish court, on unrelated charges of hacking banks in that country, according to reports.