August 2011
93 Stories
Could you survive a weekend at the gadget-free hotel?
For many in western society, being connected has become a constant state of being. We carry our smartphones everywhere. We...
Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet
When the Google +1 button first rolled out earlier this year, it made a little bit of a splash from...
Twitterpalooza
With much of the social media focus lately being on Facebook and Google+, Twitter has not received as much buzz...
Cleverbot, squared
Cleverbot is a novelty AI program designed to mimic human interaction and allow people to "talk" to it conversationally. It...
Inkling sends freehand sketches to your computer
Wacom is the undisputed leader in making tools that allow freehand art to become digital graphics. However, Wacom tablets don’t...
TMI: Why sharing too much on social media is worse than we even thought
It's a trap. Yes, here comes a conspiracy theory. Get your tinfoil hats on, quickly. Social media sites such as...
Thanks to science, boarding a plane may get faster soon
It wasn't the airlines or the government that come up with a scientific, algorithmically-based method for speeding up the boarding...
And just like that, the daily deals era may be over
There is much truth in Ben Parr's Mashable story about the end of the "Daily Deals Era". The end of...
Android, iOS approach 70% combined smartphone market share
The drive towards domination of the smartphone market continues for Apple and Google as they approach a combined 70% choke...
The social media litmus test for hiring
Social media is often a paradox. For many, it's the convergence of our private lives with public access and scrutiny....
Microsoft gets aggressive in cloud CRM market against Oracle, Salesforce
Microsoft really wants more cloud Customer Relationship Management (CRM) clients and now they're willing to pay for them. Medium-sized companies...
Walmart creates its own social media startup
Evernote, LinkedIn, Mint….Walmart? The retail giant is now among Mountain View’s leading startup companies following its purchase of Kosmix, the...
Counter Strike: Global Offensive to offer cross-platform multiplayer matches
With all of the hype building up around first-person shooters COD: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3, it's easy to...
Google vs Apple: Who’s winning the tech industry land grab?
In the news, people are well aware of the iOS vs Android war. Both operating systems and the companies behind...
Doc Brown and the time traveling DeLorean spotted in viral video from Argentina
In the latest viral video to come out of Argentina, Doc Brown, the beloved character from Back to the Future...
The toughest tech shoes to ever be filled
Never has a single man had a greater impact on a tech company than Steve Jobs. Many would say that...
Using technology for magic tricks
Every day, new uses are thought up surrounding current technologies. The gadgets and gizmos that populate western culture have begun...
The smartphone effect: 1991 vs 2011
There is little doubt that technology has changed things completely for western society in the last two decades. Computers are...
Google makes changes to their search algorithm an average of once every 17.5 hours
With several hundred signals that are read and processed by their search algorithm, we've always known that Google puts a...
Facebook ends Deals after 4 months
That didn't take long. After testing the waters that Groupon and LivingSocial dominate, Facebook has pulled the plug on Deals....
An ode to Steve Jobs, visualized
Artist. Rebel. Taste maker. Trend setter. The outspoken leader of the largest technology firm in the world stepped down this...
Razer Blade gaming laptop launches, but the real story is the buzz behind it
It was a scumbag move, but in the end the sheep will still buy it. And so will I. When...
How to make a strong password
They are the keys we use to get to some of the most important parts of our online lives....
Sneak peek at Halo Fest
For fans of one of the most popular games of the last decade, Halo Fest marks more than just the...
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