January 2012

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Modern language wars: PHP vs python vs ruby

Modern language wars: PHP vs python vs ruby

There are several questions that programmers must answer when deciding on their language of choice. Depending on who you ask,...

Netflix woes continue, this time from angry investors with a class-action suit

Netflix woes continue, this time from angry investors with a class-action suit

The terrible summer and fall that Netflix had in 2011 seemed to have turned as poor decisions were reversed, new...

IBM’s vision of the technology world in the next 5 years

IBM’s vision of the technology world in the next 5 years

Every year, IBM takes a stab at telling the future by examining what they're working on in their 5in5 series....

This cake is not a lie

This cake is not a lie

We normally don't look at cooking as a way to generate tech discussions or exemplify geek awesomeness, but this sort...

Samsung unveils the smartest window you’ve ever seen at CES

Samsung unveils the smartest window you’ve ever seen at CES

"Quite frankly, I feel like I'm in Minority Report and that's really awesome," said Ashley Esqueda from Mobile Nations. If...

Website owners, here’s how to protest SOPA on January 18th

Website owners, here’s how to protest SOPA on January 18th

Social news aggregator Reddit.com took the lead and announced that they were "going black" on January 18th to protest SOPA...

Visualizing the answers to the ultimate showdown: “Geeks vs Nerds”

Visualizing the answers to the ultimate showdown: “Geeks vs Nerds”

For much of the 70, 80s, and even 90s, "nerds" and "geeks" were synonymous for most who used the terms....

90s kids in 45 years

90s kids in 45 years

If you ask older people today, many would use phrases of disappointment akin to "weeping for the future" or "I...

Samsung Galaxy Note starts the tablet/smartphone hybrid race

Samsung Galaxy Note starts the tablet/smartphone hybrid race

Those of us at CES know have seen a million gadgets and gizmos in the last few hours. We've seen...

Link’s Love Nest

Link’s Love Nest

Ah, young love. It warms the heart to see young gaming characters finding each other after a long quest and...

Ericsson’s vision of a “Networked Society” is beautiful, terrifying

Ericsson’s vision of a “Networked Society” is beautiful, terrifying

There's a fine line between technology that enables a better world and technology that makes us head in the wrong...

Internet access Is a human right

Internet access Is a human right

Technology and philosophy have been at the center of more debates lately than ever before. It's clear that technology is...