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Google Cheat Sheet

Google Cheat Sheet

No matter how much you use Google search, or how much of an internetz pro you think you are, there's...

How Amazon Just Trumped Apple and iBooks in the eBook Wars

How Amazon Just Trumped Apple and iBooks in the eBook Wars

To the surprise of almost no-one, Amazon updated the Kindle recently. It's thinner, more sleek looking - and, most importantly,...

iPhone 4 Jailbroken – And It’s Legal!

iPhone 4 Jailbroken – And It’s Legal!

It was only a matter of time before one of those hacker types released a jailbreak for the iPhone 4,...

Subtle Changes Coming To Gmail Soon?

Subtle Changes Coming To Gmail Soon?

Thanks to a leaked screenshot from a Chromium bug report, we might be seeing an update to Google's email service...

Antenna Attenuation Vids No Longer Featured On Apple Site

Antenna Attenuation Vids No Longer Featured On Apple Site

A lot can change in a week. Last week Apple hurried to add the Motorola Droid X to its growing...

Twenty Billion Tweets Can’t Be Wrong

Twenty Billion Tweets Can’t Be Wrong

About an hour ago, Twitter just hit the big two-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. For those of you who would rather not be confused,...

Google Wants To Know Where You At

Google Wants To Know Where You At

As if Google didn't know enough about you (and serve up ads accordingly), Google AdWords is now offering a feature...

Facebook Questions Launches, Tide of Ignorance Begins

Facebook Questions Launches, Tide of Ignorance Begins

If you've ever used Yahoo Answers, you're painfully aware of the human wastelands that populate the internet, and the unfortunate...

Eric Schmidt: The Last Man On Earth Denying Google Me

Eric Schmidt: The Last Man On Earth Denying Google Me

Eric Schmidt (guy who runs Google, if you're new to this 'inter-net' thing) was quoted this week as saying that...

Free Bird: No One Would Pay for Twitter, Study Shows

Free Bird: No One Would Pay for Twitter, Study Shows

A study by the Center for the Digital Future at USC has done us a great service. Polling a selection...

Apple Posts Motorola Droid X Death Grip Video

Apple Posts Motorola Droid X Death Grip Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJG7pbSRvJ8 AntennaGate continues, and Apple is determined to alienate every single other mobile tech company in the world in order...

16 Techi-rific Google Logo Doodles

16 Techi-rific Google Logo Doodles

When Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, wanted to do something creative with their logo back in 1999 to...

…And They Never Made Real Phone Calls Again.

…And They Never Made Real Phone Calls Again.

And the peasants rejoiced; For iOS4 was released, and so did it support multiple tasks; And Steven smiled, for it...

Twitter Wants To Beach The Whale Once And For All

Twitter Wants To Beach The Whale Once And For All

Twitter has always had problems keeping its service up. Although twitter only deals with tiny amounts of information, the number...

Unfortunate Thief Not Too Bright About Tech

Unfortunate Thief Not Too Bright About Tech

Yes, we've all read the iPhone theft/loss stories where the owner happily retrieves their lost phone, but I couldn't resist...

Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 Won’t Be Like KIN

Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 Won’t Be Like KIN

I've written about Windows Phone 7 a few times, usually with some level of surprise at how much I'm looking...

Google Versus China: Endgame

Google Versus China: Endgame

Whenever I see the word 'endgame', the only thing going through my head is Highlander. I wonder why that is....

Apple Donates MacPaint Code To Computer History Museum

Apple Donates MacPaint Code To Computer History Museum

In a striking move of almost unparalleled generosity, Apple has donated the source code for its MacPaint application to the...

Appletenna Issue Gets The Parody Treatment

Appletenna Issue Gets The Parody Treatment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMl_71dqeR8 From the same guys who brought you the banned iPad promo video, you knew it was coming - the...

Antenn-Aid – Because Apple Made a Boo Boo

Antenn-Aid – Because Apple Made a Boo Boo

Apple's in a bit of a spot with its antenna problem. They denied it. They released a software fix. They...