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Mindweb    by Scott Thomas
Price: $1.49 USD. 253100 words. Published on March 18, 2010. .

A breakthrough results in a self-aware program that is intent on preserving itself and manipulating humans. When Matt got a job programming a vacuum cleaner, that is all he thought it was, an appliance. But the program he was writing touched him deep inside, awakening a desire he had once lost. He hid his creation, not sure the world was ready for the ultimate appliance.
Oracular Offspring (a story from Time, emiT, and Time Again)    by Teel McClanahan
Price: $0.99 USD. 9840 words. Published by Modern Evil Press  on July 7, 2010. .

In a future where processing speeds allow computers to predict the future & advancements in genetic engineering allow people to design custom children, what happens when these technologies - & a couple who haven't kept pace with post-singularity technologies - are combined to try to create a family? In this single short story, Harold and Anne must decide just what future they want for their child.
2012 is a Thought Implant    by Paris Tosen
Price: Free! 1420 words. Published on August 7, 2010. .

2012. It is coming.As are the prophecies and revelations. This essay is an antidote to the upcoming 2012 fear campaign. It presents 5 technological reasons not to believe in 2012 as an ending. 2012 is just another amazing year in a series of amazing years.
Utopian Ordeal    by Rushton Woodside
Price: $2.99 USD. 12290 words. Published on August 6, 2011. .

An old adage discusses how for want of a nail a kingdom was eventually lost. In Utopian Ordeal Rushton proves that an extra nail can be just as bad. A brilliant Neurosurgeon adds computer tech to his repertoire and creates a nail that tumbles society and the economy down to their knees. This novella presents as a whimsical story, but is too close to the truth in our gadget dependant society.
In A Flash    by William Mangieri
Price: $2.99 USD. 4300 words. Published on January 5, 2012. .

Jimmy was a good cop, but age and changing times were getting the better of him. If he could only get an edge, take advantage of some of that new-fangled tech - what would be the harm? I mean, everybody cheats a little, don’t they? Just be careful not to get caught… (In a Flash is a sci-fi/crime short story)
Take the Shilling    by Raymund Eich
Price: $6.99 USD. 94900 words. Published on January 16, 2012. .

The Confederated Worlds implanted in his brain the skills to make him a soldier. He had to learn for himself how to survive interstellar war.
The Implant    by Troy Dennison
Price: Free! 5580 words. Published on March 1, 2012. .

Have you ever wished that you could learn something in your sleep? Overnight you can do something new - instant knowledge on demand. The Implant is all that and more, but instant knowledge comes at a cost...
PodWarp    by Gil Hardwick
Price: $3.60 USD. 12380 words. Published by Crusader eBooks  on March 9, 2012. .

The three-part Podwarp series is a coming-of-age story about a great techno-dystopian city enclosed in an energy shield, in contrast with the rough outside life of gaucho villagers who work to feed the place. One podling boy, solxv98fg6, nicknamed Sola, learns to turn his brain implant down and assert his own thoughts. He forgets to log into the System and the Pod thinks he’s been processed.
Antipodean Collection    by Shane Griffin
Price: Free! 3150 words. Published on May 14, 2012. .

A collection of six short-short science fiction stories.