May 2010

330 Stories

iPad’s First Spyware is Intentional. Er, what?

iPad’s First Spyware is Intentional. Er, what?

It was only a matter of time before the iPad started seeing spyware surface. But I, for one, sure couldn't...

Stay On Top Of The UK Election

Stay On Top Of The UK Election

It's a big day for democracy, albeit all the way over in jolly old England. It's time for the UK...

HP Gambles With Palm, Apple Gains Edge With Siri

HP Gambles With Palm, Apple Gains Edge With Siri

Recently two Silicon Valley giants made big investments in their future. But while HP’s purchase of Palm got all the...

Internet Archive Launches Books for the Blind, Proves Itself More Useful Than Just the Wayback Machine

Internet Archive Launches Books for the Blind, Proves Itself More Useful Than Just the Wayback Machine

Today the Internet Archive announced a new service that will provide over a million books for the blind and visually...

Five Moves To Reinvigorate The Ebook Market

Five Moves To Reinvigorate The Ebook Market

The news that Google will be launching their own Google Editions cloud bookstore this summer promises a welcome shake-up for...

When Hacking Gets A Bit Too Literal

When Hacking Gets A Bit Too Literal

Everyone loves a good hack. There are good hacks, bad hacks, clever hacks, then there's just plain old hacking. John...

Gamer Plays Baseball For an Hour, Wins a Million Dollars

Gamer Plays Baseball For an Hour, Wins a Million Dollars

Wade McGilberry is laughing all the way to the bank after winning a million dollars to play a video game....

The Droid Really Is All That: Commands Lego, Solves Rubik’s Cube

The Droid Really Is All That: Commands Lego, Solves Rubik’s Cube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZWoAHS120g This isn't the first Rubik's-cube-solving Lego robot that's been viral in the last few months, nor is it the...

Another Day, Another Apple Patent: Now In 3D!

Another Day, Another Apple Patent: Now In 3D!

I can't get enough of widgets. I remember, back in the day, as a rabid PC user, vehemently anti-Apple, I...

Bet You Wish You’d Paid More Attention In Shop Class Now

Bet You Wish You’d Paid More Attention In Shop Class Now

  http://vimeo.com/11435910 Jonathan Clifford Bergqvist's dad could probably beat up your dad. When Jonathan decided to build a shoulder-mounted support...

And The Whole World Goes Geek: 10% of People Under 25 Say Yes to Texts During Sex

And The Whole World Goes Geek: 10% of People Under 25 Say Yes to Texts During Sex

The headline pretty much says it all. Keep reading anyway. It's true: in a recent study by self-proclaimed ultimate electronics...

Leia Gets Jabber-Washy

Leia Gets Jabber-Washy

I'm absolutely speechless. Some truly great things have been made possible in the name of charity, but if there's five...