Archive for June, 2011

Facebook's IPO will be the worst investment in tech history

Jun 20 by JD Rucker | 8 comments

The social network has its fingers in a majority of websites in one way or another. Businesses promote their Facebook pages on the homepage of their websites. Blogs, bloggers, journalists, and mainstream publications often have several different Facebook widgets littered everywhere on every more »

10 tips to keep your family safe online

Jun 19 by JD Rucker | 4 comments

Safety has been a concern online since kids started showing their parents how to surf. Now, as adults are realizing that there are real-world dangers online, the concern has grown into a threat that must be addressed. This graphic by our friends at ZoneAlarm breaks down the potential for exposure to the negative more »

Google tests new interface, no longer "feeling lucky"

Jun 19 by Connor Livingston | add comment

It’s hard to say goodbye to things that have been with us for so long, but it appears we may be saying goodbye to the Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” button that most people have tried and few ever use anymore (other than when having friends do a search for “Chuck Norris”). The search giant appears to be testing more »

Why everyone should boycott the New York Post

Jun 19 by Rocco Penn | 6 comments

We are at a very dangerous crossroads when it comes to the internet. Companies are doing what they think they need to do to be profitable and still bring the best content they can to their readers. Publications like the New York Post are trying things in the hope of discovering the secret sauce to make more »

The Evolution of the Batmobile

Jun 19 by JD Rucker | 8 comments

Few vehicles, real or fictional, have had as much of an effect on pop culture and geek dreams as the Batmobile. It represents the gadgetized car that every geek had envisioned at one point or another. It stands for the innovations of mankind in ways that allow good to triumph over evil. It’s secretive, more »

Is TechCrunch Disrupt a good indicator of future success?

Jun 18 by JD Rucker | add comment

Michael Arrington and Techcrunch have been called many things by many people over the years. They have a tendency to push towards the controversial side of tech reporting. They are fearless, sometimes obnoxious, and generally loved or hated, depending on which side of the fence you’re on. They’ve also been more »

Tumblr officially hosts more blogs than WordPress

Jun 17 by David Lux | 6 comments

Although Tumblr has only been around for about four years, the microblogging platform now hosts most blogs than Wordpress.com. As recently as January of this year, Tumblr was home to just 7 million individual blogs. However, that number has ballooned to more than 21 million blogs today. While Tumblr’s growth has always been more »

Maybe Jobs was right when he used the term 'magic' after all...

Jun 17 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Magician Marco Tempest has coined possibly the coolest term you’re gonna hear all week: technoillusionist. What is a technoillusionist? Why, a magician aided by technology, of course – in this case, a whole stack of iPods. You may argue that ‘magic’ performed via ipods is not really magic at all, more »

Facebook iPad app prepares for launch

Jun 16 by Rocco Penn | add comment

The iPhone app was available the moment that the Apple App Store opened nearly 3 years ago. Their efforts for the iPad took a year and 2 versions of the tablet before they made it ready, but it appears to be ready to launch shortly. Sources close to Facebook indicated that the iPad Facebook App is currently more »

Social media used to identify Vancouver riot suspects

Jun 16 by Techi Team | 7 comments

After the Stanley Cup loss which lead to riots last night in Vancouver, outraged Canadians have taken their fight for justice to Facebook and social media. By posting photos and videos of the perpetrators online, they hope they can help police and others to identify the criminals (or at least put more »

State of the union of venture capital

Jun 15 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Each year, college students drop out of universities, men and women leave their jobs, and people of all ages begin setting up shop in their basement or garage with one purpose in mind: to pioneer the company of their dreams. Getting a new business started sometimes means investing large sums of more »

A fly on a touchscreen

Jun 15 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

Touchscreen technology has changed the way we do many things in our lives. The electric connection created by our fingers and other items makes mobile devices and large touchscreens easier to use in many cases, particularly for web browsing. It makes it possible for insects to surf as well. This more »

Can Nintendo and Sony can save mobile gaming?

Jun 15 by Navneet Alang | 2 comments

Only a short while after its release, the Nintendo 3DS, the successor to the most popular handheld of all time, sold a mere 97,000 units in the US last month. That is a big deal. After all, who could have imagined just a few years ago that a new Nintendo mobile console would sell so comparatively poorly? Years into its more »

Google introduces host of search improvements

Jun 14 by David Lux | add comment

Advances in mobile search are now leading to changes in desktop search. On a mobile phone, users can search using their voice or by using a picture. Now that same functionality is available on desktops to get even faster results. Voice Search on mobile devices has been around since 2008, but at the Inside Search press event in San Francisco more »