Around the Web 7.22.08: Electric Minis, DNA dating service and Amazon-TiVo hookup

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-- BMW is said to be driving down Electric Avenue with next year’s Mini, according to Engadget.

-- Take the guesswork out of dating. A Swiss company offers DNA testing to see if your love interest has the right genes. TechCrunch

-- Esquire plans to publish the first magazine cover using E Ink, the same technology behind the Amazon Kindle screen. NYT

-- Viacom’s CEO, whose son works for Google, calls YouTube a ‘rogue company.’ CNet

-- BlueCollarOrDie dies laughing, says PaidContent.

-- TiVo hearts Amazon. NYT

-- Play play play. Since most of us don’t have enough time to play all 1,000-plus video games produced every year, Popular Mechanics offers its Top 10 list from this year E3.

-- Geeks everywhere are counting the nanoseconds to Neal Stephenson’s next novel, ‘Anathem.’ BoingBoing reports that the book was inspired by the Clock of the Long Now, a project to build a clock that would last 10,000 years.

-- Songwriters may be in for more royalties on music streamed through webcasts, satellite services and digital over-the-air radio signals. LAT’s Bit Player

-- Alex Pham