Archive for September, 2010

Terror Tweet Twit On Trial

Sep 24 by Toby Leftly | add comment

We’ve all been there. One moment of massive frustration, peaking in a poorly worded outburst. Paul Chambers is one such unfortunate individual. After tweeting the sentence “Robin Hood airport is closed, you’ve got a week and a bit to get your shit together, otherwise I’m blowing the airport more »

To Boldy Cut, Yadda Yadda Yadda, Star Trek-Slash-Pizza Joke

Sep 23 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

Tell you what: I’m just gonna leave this here, and you can totally just talk amongst yourselves. Or buy it. I just know there’s a joke that could be made about, like, pizza, and the Delta Quadrant, or something, but I can’t find it. Do me a solid and throw out some Star Trek/pizza puns, will ya? more »

Y'know That Non-Existent Facebook Phone? Yeah, Here's Some More Deets On It

Sep 23 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

Mark Zuckerberg’s gone on record to deny the Facebook phone, calling it a straight up bit of fiction. Aight, that’s cool, Mark. You go sit over there and plug your ears and sing a song while we discuss what’s up. Apparently, this non-existent phone will be manufactured by INQ Mobile and will have two flavours more »

Blockbuster? More Like... NOT-Buster

Sep 23 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Just last night, on the way home from coffee, we passed a Blockbuster Video that had been gutted of its contents. It was eerily barren for a downtown location. “Well, shit,” I remarked. “Wasn’t this open like, last week?” Speak of the devil. In a press release, Blockbuster has just announced a “pre-arranged” more »

Come On, Cranky - Take It To The Fridge!

Sep 22 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Donkey Kong Country Returns comes out in two months, and as a hardcore fan of the franchise (Country in particular, not DK in general) I am tickled completely undiscovered shades of pink. This video by co-DK fanatics Angie Griffin and Chad Nikolaus helps explain my lust. It’s the cheesiest, most more »

Yesterday's Twitter Worm Was All Just A Big Misunderstanding, Guys

Sep 22 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Hey, remember yesterday’s Twitter worm? Wasn’t that fun? Oh, don’t get all frowny, it was a blast. Apparently, it was kicked off by Pearce Delphin, a 17-year-old Australian who honestly had no idea of the chaos that would ensue. “I did it merely to see if it could be done,” Delphin told AFP. “At the time more »

Facebook Puts All Its Farmville Eggs In One Basket, To the Delight of Sane Folk Everywhere

Sep 22 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

A few of my friends like to call themselves gamers. That is to say, a few of my friends who are not already (real) gamers like to label themselves as such. Perhaps you know folk like these. These folk play Farmville, and believe it qualifies as a videogame in more than name only. These people annoy gamers, more »

Why Is the Blogosphere So Lame?

Sep 22 by James Mowery | 5 comments

The blog — once full of affinity, originality, and creativity — is now filled to the brim with animosity, mediocrity, and futility. So what happened? What has become of the blogosphere that I once knew and thoroughly enjoyed? Going back a few years ago, it was not uncommon for yours truly to more »

Hunters Take Aim at Google, Google Sends Skiers To Help

Sep 22 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Google’s currently working on an underground path for the previously-aerial fiber connected to its data center in the Dalles, Oregon. But why? What could possibly necessitate an expensive move underground? Birds? Weather? According to Google, it’s hunters. In a conference in Australia last more »

Nokia N8 Situation Getting Weirder

Sep 21 by Toby Leftly | add comment

Nokia has been in a little bit of a mess for some time now, but their situation doesn’t seem to be improving much. The N8 has been heralded as Nokia’s saviour, the device to put them back in the smartphone race, but now the pressure is mounting. Due for release at the end of September, rumors surfaced more »

This Is Not The Backpack You're Looking For

Sep 21 by Toby Leftly | 1 comment

Kinda weird timing on this one, but some nerdy genius has come up with the Boba Fett backpack. Light on details save for the fact that it’s going to set you back fifty bucks, you’ve seen all you really need to see – it’s a backpack. That looks like Boba Fett’s rocket pack. This one’s right up there with more »

Full Specs And Brief Video Of The HTC Mozart Leaks

Sep 21 by Toby Leftly | add comment

A video has appeared on YouTube showing the upcoming HTC Mozart being paired with a Nokia Bluetooth headset. The video also shows the full specs of the device, listed as a 1GHz Qualcomm QSD 8250, 512mb + 8GB ROM, 576mb RAM, 3.7″ WVGA Super LCD screen and 8mp CMOS camera. The Windows Phone 7 interface more »

Twitter Exploit Wreaking Havoc

Sep 21 by Toby Leftly | 1 comment

Twitter’s new look has been a massive hit with users, until this morning when an exploit was discovered that allows javascript to be executed when the user simply hovers over a link. Some are taking advantage of the loophole to Rick Roll friends, but there are some who have been hit with malware. Former UK more »

Another Shocking Rumor Surfaces: iPhone 5 Will Be 4G

Sep 21 by Toby Leftly | 2 comments

I might just be feeling nostalgic this morning, but I remember when Apple rumors used to be juicy. When Steve Jobs returned to Apple and announced the first iMac, rumors were taken to the next level. Guessing what tasty hardware Apple would release next was a fine art, attempted only by the world’s more »