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Daily Tech: Jason Priestley and Chace Crawford Share a Wii Wheel Moment

• At the Mario Kart Wii launch at the Nintendo World store in New York this week, Jason Priestley and Chace Crawford took part in some Mario Karting action! — Kotaku
• Here's another wasteful company to add to the list. Canon used a ginormous box to ship a tiny computer part to a customer. Next time, try saving money, packaging, and the earth! — Consumerist
• Yahoo! is hoping to cash in on the popularity of social networks by making its website into a social hub where users can customize their own web pages. — USA Today
• Due to overwhelming traffic from Miley Cyrus' seminude photos, Vanity Fair had to temporarily shut down their website. — Shiny Shiny
• Rumors are circling that Tony Hawk will be teaming up with Sidekick to launch a special-edition Tony Hawk Sidekick LX. — The Boy Genius Report
• More and more people are ditching their landline telephones and turning to cell phones as their primary phone. — CrunchGear

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