My girlfriend used to ask me to download music all the time. She’d ask: “Can you get me the new Fall Out Boy album?” or “Can you download that classic Michael Jackson song I love so much?” But for some reason the requests have slowed to a halt. In fact she hasn’t asked me to… Continue reading Is Illegal Filesharing Getting Less Popular?
Author: Kole McRae
Kole McRae is made from the parts of lesser writers. He was built to destroy Ty Dunitz but ended up just writing tech news and eating Ramen noodles all day. He writes for Techi and Geek Juice.
Intel to Malware: “You Shall not Pass!”
You may have heard that Intel bought McAfee a few weeks ago. Well that decision had a lot of people scratching their heads. Personally, I thought the CEO said ‘I got a virus, we should buy a copy of McAfee’ and an intern misheard him and bought the entire company instead. Intel decided to have a big… Continue reading Intel to Malware: “You Shall not Pass!”
Google Lets the Bed Bugs Bite
Your mother used to say it all the time. “Good night honey, don’t let the bed bugs bite!” And yet Google can’t handle that simple warning. “jeepers i am not immune from the bedbug epidemic. bedbugs have been found at work.” Horrible capitalization and spelling aside, that tweet was sent by a marketing employee at… Continue reading Google Lets the Bed Bugs Bite
Tickets to Space now Available for $200,000
I was bored and decided to check out the Virgin Galactic site earlier. I ended up accidentally swallowing an entire ice cube and giving myself massive brain freeze when I noticed a little “book” option. For those not in the know, Virgin Galactic is the project started by Virgin CEO Richard Branson with the final… Continue reading Tickets to Space now Available for $200,000
Google PWNS Bell, Verizon, Skype and Every Telephone Company
The senior editor for Techi just told me they put a bunch of money into Skype. So I want to take this once in a lifetime chance to laugh at my boss. HAHAHAHA! God, that felt good. Why is that funny? Because the folks up at Google HQ have just flicked the switch allowing us… Continue reading Google PWNS Bell, Verizon, Skype and Every Telephone Company
Samsung: Helping Overprotective Parents Become Even more Obsessive
This is how it works. The parent tells the kid “you must be home every day by 9pm.” The kid then says “Yes, mom.” The kid will proceed to come home at the designated time. Then he will do what all kids do. Wait until the coast is clear and sneak the hell out of… Continue reading Samsung: Helping Overprotective Parents Become Even more Obsessive
That $35 Tablet Might Actually be Real
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4z9Xpapzc&feature=related[/youtube] A few weeks ago India’s Human Resource Development minister, Mr Kapil Sibal was throwing words around the tubes known as the internet about a planned $35 laptop built for students around the world. Yeah, right. Yeah right. THAT’S going to happen. Wow, it’s really hard to be sarcastic on the internet. At least that’s… Continue reading That $35 Tablet Might Actually be Real
Microsoft Tech Advice: Hotmail is broken Sir, what do I do? Tell them to use Google Chrome!
Microsoft just made a dumb move. I decided to recreate how I think the conversation went between the tech guy and his boss. Tech guy: It seems a lot of customers are complaining about the new Hotmail. Bugs throughout the site, some of them can’t even log in. Boss: Fix it. Tech guy: That will… Continue reading Microsoft Tech Advice: Hotmail is broken Sir, what do I do? Tell them to use Google Chrome!
A Dating Site for Virgins. What’s Next, a Dating Site for Unicorns?
The Internet is a beautiful place. Filled with almost limitless information on any topic imaginable, chances to connect with huge groups of people that have the same love for dressing up as animals that you have and now, a site just for virgins. Youandmearepure.com was made by Lety and Jose Colin and is not meant… Continue reading A Dating Site for Virgins. What’s Next, a Dating Site for Unicorns?
Pack your Bags and Update that Passport, Europe Finally has a Universal Cell Phone Charger
As of next year, almost any cellphone will work with almost any charger. (In Europe)