June 2011

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Pigs are flying: I completely support @aplusk on this one

Pigs are flying: I completely support @aplusk on this one

The fat lady may not have sung yet, but pigs are definitely flying. While I'm not the biggest fan of...

For all of those games that you didn’t finish on the NES

For all of those games that you didn’t finish on the NES

Have you ever been tempted to pull out the old Nintendo Entertainment System from the attic just to finish that...

7 Cool Twitter Infographics

7 Cool Twitter Infographics

Twitter is a polarizing force. Most people, particularly those who are tech-savvy, either love the 140-character-social-networking-microbloggy-thingy or they despise it...

Five things about Google+ Facebook should worry about

Five things about Google+ Facebook should worry about

For a company that has had trouble understanding social, the response to Google+, the company's new social network platform, has...

Saints Row: The Third voted best E3 gaming trailer on YouTube

Saints Row: The Third voted best E3 gaming trailer on YouTube

There were many who tagged this year's E# convention as a disappointment, but there were some games that got more...

Video games dominate Hollywood in release week sales

Video games dominate Hollywood in release week sales

With the start of summer, the start of blockbuster movie season begins. While the money-making is strong for many summer...

GPS tech turns on a light for the blind

GPS tech turns on a light for the blind

The visually impaired don't get a lot of help when it comes to next-gen tech to help them better live...

America: the Twitter perspective

America: the Twitter perspective

If you someone asked you where you were from, you would probably reply with your city or state. That's the...

All-electric jet could take to the skies by 2035

All-electric jet could take to the skies by 2035

The future of aviation was on display at the recent Paris Air Show. Many concepts at the show featured super-fast...

Charities are doing an awful job at social media

Charities are doing an awful job at social media

There is a decent amount of "good" going on through social media. Changes, revolutions, and innovations happen on and as...

How a hybrid engine works

How a hybrid engine works

As the roads fill with the quiet, environmentally-friendly hybrids, most people are now aware of the premise. The electric half...

Chimp plays first person shooter (and blows stuff up very well)

Chimp plays first person shooter (and blows stuff up very well)

It's not a cute little chimp pushing buttons randomly. As you'll see in the video, this guy plays Far Cry...

Phone phishing. It’s the new funky.

Phone phishing. It’s the new funky.

With nearly 70% of the US adult population accessing the internet via their mobile devices, it has become a strong...

Valve + Nintendo = Gaming heaven?

Valve + Nintendo = Gaming heaven?

Valve and Nintendo have sort of been gaming chalk and cheese in the past - but that may not be...

Skype to release iPad app soon

Skype to release iPad app soon

Skype has become a popular app for the iPhone, bringing video calling to millions of mobile users. Now the service...

The cost of social media

The cost of social media

If you haven't heard, social media is big. For many businesses, they get onto it because they hear how awesome...

AAA to provide emergency EV charging for stranded drivers

AAA to provide emergency EV charging for stranded drivers

Electric vehicles are finding buyers, even while range anxiety persists. But those that worry about their vehicle suddenly running out...

Meteroic: Download music and movies to your iOS device

Meteroic: Download music and movies to your iOS device

Apple's iOS, for all its benefits, is notoriously closed. Particularly annoying about this is that you have no access to...

Loopt’s u-Deal delivers local discounts on demand

Loopt’s u-Deal delivers local discounts on demand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xNxUIc2obQ&feature=player_embedded Loopt has announced a new service that’s essentially a reverse Groupon, allowing users to get custom deals made on...

It’s time to call it: The Blackberry will never rise again

It’s time to call it: The Blackberry will never rise again

For the past couple of years, we have been waiting to see whether Research in Motion, the makers of the...

App use surpasses web browsing

App use surpasses web browsing

For the first time, we're spending more time in mobile applications than surfing the web via desktop or mobile browsers,...

Skype for iPad coming soon?

Skype for iPad coming soon?

If the insinuation of this leaked video can be believed, Skype will soon be launching its very own iPad app....

Foursquare hits the big one-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Foursquare hits the big one-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Your service is probably pretty fly if you've hit ten million users, and Foursquare as of Monday has become such...

The pros and cons of the new “social media credit check”

The pros and cons of the new “social media credit check”

Those funny pictures of your passed out on the lawn... harmless, right? What about your choice of joining the Facebook...