January 2013

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Everyone at CNET who has a spine should resign within a week

Everyone at CNET who has a spine should resign within a week

Censorship is arguably the most irreversible path a publication can travel. We are a semi-forgiving society that understands journalists will...

How a hypersonic ‘SpaceLiner’ would change intercontinental travel forever

How a hypersonic ‘SpaceLiner’ would change intercontinental travel forever

Today, the fastest standard flight from Paris to Sydney requires one quick stop and takes about 22 hours. The SpaceLiner...

Voted most likely to live long and prosper

Voted most likely to live long and prosper

A thespian from the time he was 8, Leonard Nimoy would go on to become one of the most iconic...

5 types of Facebook content that make local businesses stand out

5 types of Facebook content that make local businesses stand out

In an environment with a billion users, millions of business pages, and just about every company in every industry trying...

In Germany, you’re not expected to be able to live without internet access

In Germany, you’re not expected to be able to live without internet access

The internet is officially an "essential" part of life in Germany according to a court ruling Thursday. According to Reuters:...

Is Facebook creating its own demise by building a moat around the castle?

Is Facebook creating its own demise by building a moat around the castle?

Never has a internet company had so much information about its users. Facebook knows your friends. They know where you...

GoDaddy’s first Super Bowl ad is a little less sexist than usual. A little.

GoDaddy’s first Super Bowl ad is a little less sexist than usual. A little.

GoDaddy has built a name for itself through elephant-shooting CEOs, SOPA support, and sexist television ads that depict women in...

80s boomboxes return with elegant, portable design

80s boomboxes return with elegant, portable design

Those of us old enough to remember the somewhat-cool-but-mostly-annoying boomboxes that were carries on streets, across playgrounds, and on public...

Twitter’s Vine video app almost lasts half a day before Facebook cuts it off

Twitter’s Vine video app almost lasts half a day before Facebook cuts it off

The cold war between Facebook and Twitter continued Thursday and nobody was really surprised by it. Vine, the new video...

Steve Wozniak declares first clip from Steve Jobs biopic “Not close”

Steve Wozniak declares first clip from Steve Jobs biopic “Not close”

When Gizmodo posted the Entertainment Weekly video of the first released clip from the upcoming movie jOBS, they declared in...

One screen just isn’t enough: #firstworldproblems

One screen just isn’t enough: #firstworldproblems

With 81% of Americans using smartphones while watching television, it's clear that we've developed a penchant for multi-screen consumption of...

Global impact: 4 ways technology has connected our world

Global impact: 4 ways technology has connected our world

The rapid development of business and personal technology has revolutionized our world within the space of a handful of generations....