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Michael Bay caught recycling footage from The Island for Transformers 3

Michael Bay caught recycling footage from The Island for Transformers 3

There's nothing wrong with reusing old material on new projects. It's done all the time in Hollywood. Heck, the Wilhelm...

South Korean schools to be paper-free by 2015

South Korean schools to be paper-free by 2015

There are two potential winners in South Korea's recent announcement that they would be moving to a completely-digital curriculum model...

Is a combination of Huxley’s and Orwell’s future coming true? (#killswitch)

Is a combination of Huxley’s and Orwell’s future coming true? (#killswitch)

It was once hard to imagine a world like either of the ones described in 1984 or Brave New World....

The Org Charts of 6 Tech Companies

The Org Charts of 6 Tech Companies

Every now and then, people nail it. This is one of those cases as Manu Cornet from Bonkersworld breaks down...

Forget San Fran: New York is turning into a startup mecca

Forget San Fran: New York is turning into a startup mecca

Everyone in the tech industry has heard of Silicon Valley, but how many have heard of Silicon Alley? New York...

Facebook gets literal

Facebook gets literal

Word on the tubes is that Facebook is about to drop live, in-browser video chat next week. According to Zuck,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Loopt’s u-Deal delivers local discounts on demand

Loopt’s u-Deal delivers local discounts on demand

Loopt has announced a new service that’s essentially a reverse Groupon, allowing users to get custom deals made on demand....

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...

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...

Foursquare hits 10,000,000 members

Foursquare hits 10,000,000 members

The location-based social network Foursquare announced today that they had broken the 8-digit user mark. To commemorate, they created the...

Techi’s top ten trends 6-22-2011

Techi’s top ten trends 6-22-2011

From rampaging hackers declaring war on governments to an eco-friendly new Batmobile, today's top 10 TECHi trends are sure to...