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Justice! Sony Do Something Evil, Pwn Themselves
Oh, Sony. The venerable old company - who have actually done some smart things lately - have gone and shot...
How We Are Tracked Online
The news is jam-packed with stories about online privacy, "do not track," and Internet security issues. With proposals for a...
Media Artists Start Prank Dating Site… and YOU Might Be On It
You may want to check out Lovely-Faces. Yeah it's a dating site - and we're not saying you're desperate. The...
Why the Internet Kill Switch is a Really, REALLY Bad Idea
There are certain things, particularly in politics and technology, that seem to make sense on the surface. Take, for instance,...
A Private School Makes Apple iPad Usage Mandatory
There was a day when schools supplies consisted of backpacks, calculators, and plenty of lined paper. But at Webb School,...
How to Unswindle a Kindle: Removing DRM from Legally Purchased eBooks
Fair use. If you buy a device and decide later to switch to a different one, should you be forced...
The Most Dangerous Website in 2010: Google
According to the security gurus Trend Micro, the most dangerous site on the net in 2010 was none other than...
UK Teens Buy Their Own Songs 6000 Times, Make Almost A Million Bucks
Say what you will about these kids' moral characters, but this is kind of clever. Uploading music to the iTunes...
Microsoft Kinect Hacks Keep Getting Weirder
http://vimeo.com/18049823 Ever since Microsoft's Kinect hit the market, it has been a hot accessory for the Xbox 360. However, it...
Black Friday was Strong, But Mondays Ruled Shopping on the Web
Cyber Monday broke the $1 billion mark for the first time as online shopping grew across the board in 2010....
Firefox “Do Not Track” Feature Coming in 2011
As online privacy issues continue to pop up in the news, Firefox has officially joined the battle to make our...
Ben the Bodyguard Cruises Onto the Scene with One Heck of a Brilliant Website
Apparently, Ben the Bodyguard is some sort of data-security app. The truth is, after a quick Google, there's excruciatingly little...
One Small Step for Flash, One Decently-Sized Leap for Chrome
Chrome has been making strides over the past few months to increase its footprint on Windows computers across the world....
Kinect is Used for Another Genius Purpose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CTJL5lUjHg If you have been following Techi, you probably have seen unusual uses for the Kinect. A gesture-controlled robot might...
No Hell Will Be Safe For You – Not Even Facebook
Honestly, it should come as no surprise that Facebook isn't exactly a snuggly blanket of impenetrable security when it comes...
Microsoft Pretends They Were Down With Kinect Hacking All Along
Surely you've seen your share of Kinect hacks in the last little while - hell, even last week I posted...
Hacked Kinect Art Program Totally Rules Despite Current Uselessness
http://vimeo.com/16818988 Because you're awesome, have this quick video of Mehmet Akten playing with his prototype for a 3D art program...
Facebook Isn’t Sharing Their Toys; Google Bars User Data From Facebook
Starting very soon, you won't be able to import all of your Gmail contacts in one shot into your Facebook...
A New Reason to Vote: Facebook Says So!
Today wasn't so incredibly different from any other day: I woke up, I ate breakfast, I checked my RSS feeds,...
Sorry I’m Late, Guys – Car Got Stuck In My Printer Again
Soon, you may have an entirely new scapegoat for not attending all manner of functions: a printer jam. 3D printing...