December 2010

120 Stories

Facebook iPhone App Exploded on Christmas

Facebook iPhone App Exploded on Christmas

So, you open your Christmas present and there's a new iPhone or iPod Touch. You want to do two things...

ATT Pushes “Don’t Text While Driving” Campaign To A New Level

ATT Pushes “Don’t Text While Driving” Campaign To A New Level

"I sent one stupid, meaningless text - 'LOL' - and killed a man." When AT&T launched their campaign against texting...

Can the Samsung Galaxy Player Really Compete with the iPod Touch?

Can the Samsung Galaxy Player Really Compete with the iPod Touch?

The mobile phone and tablet markets are ripe battlegrounds for Android-based gadgets to make their mark. Apple is the leader...

Online Games, Social Networks Lead List of Biggest Office Time-Wasters

Online Games, Social Networks Lead List of Biggest Office Time-Wasters

It's no secret that many of us who work in an office with a computer spend a good portion of...

Top Tech Stories of the Week Dec. 19-Dec 25, 2010

Top Tech Stories of the Week Dec. 19-Dec 25, 2010

Every week, Techi takes a look at the week that was to highlight our favorite stories from the week. When...

1 Down, 2 to Go: Facebook Passes Yahoo! As World’s Third Largest Website

1 Down, 2 to Go: Facebook Passes Yahoo! As World’s Third Largest Website

On the Internet, size is everything. From May, 2008 to May, 2009, Facebook started knocking off established sites and moving...

Apple Attempts Avoidance of Antennagate 2 with New Patent

Apple Attempts Avoidance of Antennagate 2 with New Patent

Antennagate sure was a mess, wasn't it? Maybe 'mess' is the wrong word. All things considered, it was pretty tidy...

What To Expect From Nintendo, Xbox and Playstation in 2011

What To Expect From Nintendo, Xbox and Playstation in 2011

From an industry perspective, 2010 was a fascinating year in video games. We saw both Microsoft and Sony successfully release...

Is the Internet Hurting the Environment?

Is the Internet Hurting the Environment?

Being online is part of our lives in civilized cultures. Most of us are online at some point during the...

Why Nobody Understands that Demand Media’s Business Model is Gold

Why Nobody Understands that Demand Media’s Business Model is Gold

The SEC doesn't get it. Most journalists don't like it. It seems that everyone from Silicon Valley to Washington DC...

Happy Holidays, from SCIENCE!!

Happy Holidays, from SCIENCE!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmK8ec9MruM As a Canadian, I am well-versed in the art of snowcraft. The frozen North tempers us with flakey hides...

Obama Name-Drops Jobs As ‘Incentive’

Obama Name-Drops Jobs As ‘Incentive’

In a speech yesterday, Mr. President took a moment to give Big Steve some props, citing him as an example...