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You can watch 3D videos via HTML5 on YouTube, starting today. The catch? This new feature is limited to Firefox 4, and to people who have a specific kind of Nvidia graphics card.

Who needs a part-time job when you can get paid for seeking out smut, selling your hair, or sending text messages?

You could call it the new American dream: making a living without ever leaving the living room.

Sure, it may sound silly, but there's something inexplicably appealing about earning an honest dollar without putting on pants. (Why do you think I became a writer?) It's no surprise, then, that more and more people are happily moving toward the telecommuting -- aka the "honest, honey, I was going to shower this morning" -- approach.

Who says you can't make money online? Prison guards at a Chinese prison camp are reportedly forcing inmates to smash rocks by day and play World of Warcraft at night. The purpose of the all-night WoW sessions is to obtain virtual gold by completing in-game tasks. The prison bosses then turn around and sell the virtual gold in the real world making as much as $930 a day, according to the Guardian. Called "gold farming," the practice is not uncommon and it's believed as many as 100,000 full-time virtual gold farmers operate in China alone.

But you don't need to supervise a prison to make money online. The Internet is filled with interesting ways to earn a few dollars on the side. If you're not careful, you could also end up losing your shirt. Here are a few of the more unique ways to put some extra dough in your pocket.

Speed up boot times and make Windows a bit more responsive with these Registry tweaks.

The technology press has lumped Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 into a growing category of Macbook Air competitors, but now that I've used one for awhile, I can tell you it doesn't really belong there. Though the X1 is the thinnest ThinkPad ever, it is still considerably thicker and heavier than Apple's razor-thin laptop. This isn't to say that it's thick or heavy (it isn't) or that it is inferior to the Air or other superslim laptops like the Samsung Series 9. It's just a different product for a different market: business travelers who like to travel light.

Asus has posted teaser pics on Facebook for three new devices it will introduce at Computex the week of May 30: a smartphone-tablet mystery device, a revamped Eee PC netbook, and "a tablet that jumps out at you."

Airlines in recent years have taken to technology to help cut costs and long lines. Here's a few tips for staying charged and connected.

Google's announcement last week of its mobile payment system Google Wallet has attracted a fair amount of skepticism and praise from journalists, bloggers and security experts.

The service is available to anyone in the United States with a supported phone (at this point that only includes Sprint's Nexus S 4G). Users can store their credit cards inside the smartphone and use it to make contact-free payments. Google says it will add more devices to the lineup as time goes on.

Google Wallet turns your smartphone into a mobile payment machine. Here's everything you're itching to know about the new mobile service.

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Google Wallet turns your smartphone into a mobile payment machine. Here's everything you're itching to know about the new mobile service.

Google's hoping you're ready to put your money where your phone is.
Yeah--you read that right. Google announced the launch of a new mobile payment system called "Google Wallet" on Thursday. The service lets you store your credit cards inside your smartphone, then use the device to make contact-free payments. All you do is wave your phone in front of a special sensor, and--hocus pocus!--the payment is made.

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