September 2011

101 Stories

Tagged.com moves ahead of MySpace in visits, LinkedIn soon to follow

Tagged.com moves ahead of MySpace in visits, LinkedIn soon to follow

The demise of a once-mighty website is often hard to watch. Many people still have fond memories of MySpace -...

The technology behind Fort Knox, the most secure vault in the world

The technology behind Fort Knox, the most secure vault in the world

There are certain things that are made to be impossible in this world. One of them is breaking into Fort...

Posterous gives up the fight against Tumblr with ‘Spaces’

Posterous gives up the fight against Tumblr with ‘Spaces’

Posterous, the creator of a simple blogging service via email, has dramatically shifted its focus. The company now revolves around...

Apple wants its lost iPhone 5, by Conan O’Brien

Apple wants its lost iPhone 5, by Conan O’Brien

Last month, reports started circulating that Apple had lost another iPhone prototype in a bar. This time, it was an...

Jeopardy!-winning computer Watson “hired” to offer medical advice to doctors

Jeopardy!-winning computer Watson “hired” to offer medical advice to doctors

It proved that it could beat the best Jeopardy! champions in the world at their own game. Now, IBM's Watson...

DDoS takes down UK’s Russian embassy website before PM visit to Moscow

DDoS takes down UK’s Russian embassy website before PM visit to Moscow

It has been 5 years since a British leader has visited Moscow. On the eve of the first visit since...

The most insane downhill bike race helmet cam videos you’ll see all day

The most insane downhill bike race helmet cam videos you’ll see all day

If you're into extreme sports, you'll dig this. If you're into watching insane people doing insane things from the safety...

Sick illusion

Sick illusion

If you pull this into Photoshop, you can check the colors. The "blue' and "green" are actually the same. In...

13% of all opened emails are read on iPhones and iPads

13% of all opened emails are read on iPhones and iPads

Many believe that email is dying. Apparently, it isn't. We're communicating more through other means such as SMS, social media,...

Why Yahoo! should cash out now while they still can

Why Yahoo! should cash out now while they still can

The value of Yahoo! is fading. Where once there were green pastures, emptiness resides. The internet portal pioneer is losing...

If you completely understand this watch, you’re a geek

If you completely understand this watch, you’re a geek

There are memes out there that make fun of people who pretend to be geeks because "geek is chic" in...

Netflix app now works on Froyo/Gingerbread

Netflix app now works on Froyo/Gingerbread

The Netflix Android app was updated to support mobile devices running Android 2.2 Froyo and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Users who...