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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...

Trends to End: Turning Everyday Tasks Into Games

Trends to End: Turning Everyday Tasks Into Games

Normally I don’t mind trends, so long as I don’t actually have to participate in them. However, there is one...

Twitter May Be Over Capacity, Again

Twitter May Be Over Capacity, Again

As much as I love Twitter, these issues over stability and scaling are really starting to get to me. For...

Shocker: Newspapers, Magazines Still Hate the Internet

Shocker: Newspapers, Magazines Still Hate the Internet

Games go social, computers go mobile, and communication goes online, but many newspapers and magazines still haven't made the connection;...

FaceTime? More Like DISGRACE TIME.

FaceTime? More Like DISGRACE TIME.

I'm confident I've used that headline gag before. Whatever. If you're used to the legend-status security of a Mac, better...

Why Apps Are (Sometimes) Better Than The Open Web

Why Apps Are (Sometimes) Better Than The Open Web

Despite the fact that Wired Magazine has said that the web is dead, the browser-based internet is still thriving.And why...

Y’know, I Bet Sports Programming Would Die Off Altogether With This Tech

Y’know, I Bet Sports Programming Would Die Off Altogether With This Tech

Oh, Japan. You'll never cease coming up with the best stuff. Why, just last night I was regaling a friend...

Apple Introduces Lion, new MacBook Air, more at Today’s Apple Event

Apple Introduces Lion, new MacBook Air, more at Today’s Apple Event

As usual, there were a few exciting things released by Apple today. Here are the main items: Apple Brings App...

Facebook Will Help You Forget Lost Loves

Facebook Will Help You Forget Lost Loves

Hey, you know Facebook's 'Photo Memories?' Do you have the same problem I have, where every single one seems to...

Microsoft’s Last Hope Is Too Little, Too Late For Consumers and Developers

Microsoft’s Last Hope Is Too Little, Too Late For Consumers and Developers

As much of an advocate I am for competition, I can’t help but laugh on the inside when I see...

Andy Rubin Hits Back At Apple, Shoots Himself In The Foot

Andy Rubin Hits Back At Apple, Shoots Himself In The Foot

Andy Rubin took issue with Steve Jobs' analysis of the openness of Google at Apple's earnings release, and tweeted his...

What If the iPad Magazine is Already Obsolete?

What If the iPad Magazine is Already Obsolete?

Ever since the iPad was announced, there has been no end of talk about how it and other tablets represent...

Internet Population Reaches 2 Billion

Internet Population Reaches 2 Billion

2010 is a big year for the internet. The number of people browsing the world wide web will reach and...

Jobs Rants At Q4 Earnings Results

Jobs Rants At Q4 Earnings Results

Steve Jobs rarely appears at Apple's financial conferences, but when he does, oh boy, lookout. Steve Jobs isn't shy by...