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A full size Millennium Falcon ship from Star Wars in the making
We all loved Star Wars; we most certainly did and often travel back to a place far…far away when we make it a movie night that is. With all the...
How did poking outlast the questions feature on Facebook?
After learning that the Facebook questions feature has been beamed up and taken off of Facebook, I couldn’t help but scratch my head as to how...
Microsoft Surface will change the way we use tablets
Tablets are still making our wish lists as we enjoy having something with a bigger screen than a smartphone, yet is lighter than a laptop. However, the...
The consumer journey when buying a smartphone
In a study conducted by McKinsey to evaluate the process of a consumer purchasing a smartphone, they chose 85 people around the world to grasp the...
You have never seen a remote controlled car race like this before
We love our remote controls, action movies and high-speed chases. Combining them would be terrific…oh wait… someone did. freddiew and Rocket Jump from...
Manage settings on your social networks from one platform
There are many social media managing tools available that are free or that come with a cost, yet none of them allow us to edit or change our settings from...
Use the Internet without using data on your smartphone
The biggest money suck on a smartphone is using its data; this can cause many people to hesitate wanting to buy one. However, just because you have...
Alto is too late to the party to save AOL's email ambitions
It's hard to let go of your roots. For AOL, their status as internet pioneers has proven to be much of their downfall in recent years thanks to an...
The new Bond gun goes high-tech in Skyfall
In the upcoming 23rd installment of the James Bond series, "Skyfall", James Bond is introduced to his new gun, the Walther PPK/S 9mm Short. It comes...
UFO activity in September, 2012
This is turning into a "thing" on Techi. The good folks over at AnonymousFO put out these great compilation videos of UFO activity from around the...
Embrace your midlife crisis
If you are one of those people who suddenly has had a change of heart about your career path, don’t worry because you are not alone. The average...
Should businesses target previous customers on Facebook?
One of the promises of social media in the early days was that it would help businesses generate new customers by exposing their brands and products to...
Connect all your IM’s onto one platform
We all use one form of instant messaging from GTalk to Skype or even good old AIM, we are always looking for ways to talk to others quickly and avoid...
Is Twitter protecting users from hate groups or violating free speech?
In a recent post on TechCrunch, Twitter was reported to have used their country-to-country blocking powers for the first time. The popular social media...