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Going Somewhere, Steve Ballmer?

Going Somewhere, Steve Ballmer?

I dunno much about stocks, but I know just enough to know that when someone loud and important (and loud...

Dirpy Lets You Turn Your Favourite YouTube Videos Into MP3’s

Dirpy Lets You Turn Your Favourite YouTube Videos Into MP3’s

Want the dubstep version of "Because I Backtraced It" on your iPod? This dream has come true with Dirpy, a...

Lamebook Isn’t Taking Facebook’s Crap, and Sues First

Lamebook Isn’t Taking Facebook’s Crap, and Sues First

Many of you may be aware, and even more of you mayn't be, that I'm a huge Lamebook fan. While...

Will Netflix Doom Net Neutrality?

Will Netflix Doom Net Neutrality?

For some time now, net neutrality has been a 'cause celebre' for web geeks. The idea - that all traffic...

Digg Unburies the Bury Button

Digg Unburies the Bury Button

Digg rolled out several minor changes and one major change this morning. The bury button, removed when they rolled out...

Why the Mac App Store is a Win for Democratic Tech

Why the Mac App Store is a Win for Democratic Tech

The announcement of the Mac App Store has been greeted with some mixed feelings. Because of the closed nature of...

Apple Goes “Electric” With the iPad

Apple Goes “Electric” With the iPad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHbfi5SE_3A While yours truly still misses the "Get a Mac" advertisements from yesteryear, Apple's new advertisements, the ones for the...

The Playsation Phone IS the PSP2 (And That’s Why It Will Succeed)

The Playsation Phone IS the PSP2 (And That’s Why It Will Succeed)

Despite vehement - if mixed - denials from Sony, it's hard to believe the long-rumored, much sought-after Playstation Phone is...

Apple’s Global Domination Continues

Apple’s Global Domination Continues

If someone asks you which company is most likely to take over the world, there should be little question in...

Why iPhone’s Daylight Savings Problem is Alarming

Why iPhone’s Daylight Savings Problem is Alarming

If you want your alarm to go off at 3:00, you better set it for 2:00 if your alarm happens...

Mount Everest Gets 3G Broadband Service

Mount Everest Gets 3G Broadband Service

Nepali telecom company Ncell touted its new setup at the base camp of Mount Everest. This means Everest trekkers can...

Google Needs to Put the Buzzkill on a Dead Product

Google Needs to Put the Buzzkill on a Dead Product

Jeff Bullas had a post up on his blog, Is Twitter About to Terminate Google Buzz, that discussed how Google...

Why Apple’s Distortion Field Works

Why Apple’s Distortion Field Works

When Steve Jobs recently made an appearance on Apple's earnings call, he - to put it mildly - caused quite...

Police Investigating Virtual Burglary of Home That Doesn’t Exist

Police Investigating Virtual Burglary of Home That Doesn’t Exist

Italian police are investigating the burglary of the home of 44-year-old Paola Letizia. Normally, I would pay a story like...

A Time Line of The Social Buying Universe

A Time Line of The Social Buying Universe

While most have only heard of "social buying" in the last couple of years, it has actually been around since...

Halloween’s Most Popular Costume? Pirates!

Halloween’s Most Popular Costume? Pirates!

Halloween is approaching, and boy do we have a treat for you. It appears that not only are pirates the...

Urbanography: The First Photo of Man?

Urbanography: The First Photo of Man?

Is it a bird? A plane? Big Foot? It's none of those. However, it might just be the first photo...

Real World: When Apple Gobbles Up Sony

Real World: When Apple Gobbles Up Sony

I don't know whether this is awkward, crazy, or both, but someone has started the incredible rumor that Apple might...

Did Digg Really Spam Itself? Really?

Did Digg Really Spam Itself? Really?

Stranger things have happened in the social media world. Well, maybe not. Digg, stuck in on the losing side of...

Melinda Gates Is Having None of That Apple Bulls**t

Melinda Gates Is Having None of That Apple Bulls**t

You may or mayn't've heard the rumour that Bill Gates secretly uses a MacBook to do... like, I guess, Bill...