April 2012

92 Stories

Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity

Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity

For the first time in 40 months, gaming has a partner at the top of the charts for time spent...

Happy birthday from the Daleks

Happy birthday from the Daleks

For geeks, there aren't very many things higher on the awesome list than Doctor Who. This original Dalek cake is...

Can we connect 7 billion people?

Can we connect 7 billion people?

The technology is in place. Now it's time to get it out to the people of the world. As personal...

Should Facebook buy Foursquare?

Should Facebook buy Foursquare?

With the recent purchase of Instagram, Facebook now has the capability to control a vast majority of the social media...

Apple kills Android searches on Chomp

Apple kills Android searches on Chomp

Courtesy for competitors is a thing of the past as Apple removed Android support from app discovery firm Chomp, a...

Your smartphone is busier than you think when it’s doing “nothing”

Your smartphone is busier than you think when it’s doing “nothing”

It's just sitting there in your pocket. No noise. No vibration. The smartphone that's doing "nothing" is probably a whole...

The 6 keys to brand messaging through social media

The 6 keys to brand messaging through social media

Nearly every business in the world has considered using social media for their brand (or at least been told by...

Apps, software, and productivity from a PC user’s perspective

Apps, software, and productivity from a PC user’s perspective

One of the primary goals of software (at least in theory) is to make things easier. It's a simple, almost...

Visualizing pi (4 million decimal points worth of it, at least)

Visualizing pi (4 million decimal points worth of it, at least)

Pi is an irrational number and the project conducted by TWO-N might seem like an irrational project, but it yielded...

With aging hardware, Nintendo posts first yearly loss of $460 million

With aging hardware, Nintendo posts first yearly loss of $460 million

The next console needs to get here quickly for Nintendo. The game hardware company announced its first annual operating loss...

An iOS app designer’s guide to making developers hate them less

An iOS app designer’s guide to making developers hate them less

Since the dawn of graphic interfaces on computers, designers and developers have faced off over the proper ways to present...

There’s a light that never goes out, but is it worth it? Yes

There’s a light that never goes out, but is it worth it? Yes

With Earth Day having just passed, I’ve been looking for new ways to use sustainable energy and be a better...