The world's noisiest tech blog
-
Yahoo set to buy Tumblr for $1.1B; Mayer promises “not to screw it up”
-
Will we see Nokia’s “Catwalk” at their May 14th event?
-
The Emotionally Powerful ‘Cargo’ is a Must See Short Film
-
Facebook Launcher? Someone please say this is an April Fool’s gag.
-
Windows Phone 7.8 is Actually Pretty Okay
News
Yahoo set to buy Tumblr for $1.1B; Mayer promises “not to screw it up”
It’s not every day that one of Web 1.0′s largest players buys up another company in an all cash deal, but with one looping .GIF, Yahoo announced that its board had given the okay to buy up Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Cash. For those of you keeping score at home, that figure is roughly a [...]
News
Will we see Nokia’s “Catwalk” at their May 14th event?
There have been plenty rumors of a new Lumia handset making its way to consumers in the coming months. The general consensus seems to be a change in design language, opting for an aluminum case instead of the now signature polycarbonate unibody design. According to a report from The Verge, the rumored phone, (pictured at [...]
Features
The Emotionally Powerful ‘Cargo’ is a Must See Short Film
The ability to tell a story in film without words is almost a lost art, though, there are moments that carry-on the traditions of the original great directors like Charlie Chaplin, Paperman, which recently won an Oscar for Best Animated Short film in 2013, and Cargo, which is a finalist in this year’s Australian Tropfest [...]
News
Facebook Launcher? Someone please say this is an April Fool’s gag.
For the last few weeks, Facebook had been rumored to be making a big April announcement. Now with just a few days before the big reveal, the good folks at AndroidPolice seem to have gotten their hands on the APK of the upcoming Facebook phone. The short version of this story goes something like this – [...]
News
Windows Phone 7.8 is Actually Pretty Okay
Early in 2012 Microsoft broke many hearts when they announced that current Windows Phone 7 users would not be able to upgrade to the new hotness, Windows Phone 8. As a consolation prize, the Windows Phone faithful would get an update, version 7.8, that would bring some of Windows Phone 8′s features like the new [...]
0
comments
Verizon iPhone, finally? [Rumors]
Posted January 7, 2011 @ 8:46 pm CST by Agrippa
Yeah yeah, I know, here we go again. But something smells fishy this time. Invitations are popping up all over the place with journalists who exclusively cover Apple, to a Verizon event on Tuesday, January 11th. Verizon and Apple have been getting cozier lately with the Verizon selling iPads in their store. The very likely [...]
comments
HTC Surround Full Review
Posted January 7, 2011 @ 7:51 am CST by Chris Ness
Windows Phone Seven on the HTC Surround The Review On Sunday, Jan 2, 2011 I picked up the HTC Surround from my local AT&T crackhouse. I was immediately recruited to go shoe shopping with my wife. I spent this time getting acquainted with the phone, and murdering the battery. The phonebook will take all contacts [...]
comments
LinkedIn IPO
Posted January 6, 2011 @ 9:44 pm CST by Agrippa
According to The Wall Street Journal, LinkedIn is within months of pursuing an initial public offering. Analysts indicate that they expect LinkedIn to file their S-1 registration statement during the first quarter of the year. LinkedIn of course is the other oft forgotten social network with the profiles of over 85 million business professionals. What [...]
comments
The Mac App Store Goes Live (Update)
Posted January 6, 2011 @ 8:54 pm CST by Agrippa
Apple inc. just unveiled its promised and much anticipated Mac App Store on Thursday possibly putting the final nail in the coffin for optical drives. The store initially offers about 1,000 titles. Of course this isn’t the first time such a thing has been done (Apple’s cries of ‘revolutionary’ to the contrary), as Steam users [...]
comments
Windows Phone 7 and HTC Surround
Posted January 5, 2011 @ 10:25 pm CST by Chris Ness
Here is the down and dirty overview of Windows Phone 7 as it runs on the HTC Surround.
comments
Microsoft is in for a snooze of a year if these CES 2011 rumors are true
Posted January 5, 2011 @ 9:00 am CST by Steven Callas
In less than 24 hours Steve “except in Nebraska” Ballmer is scheduled to take the stage for the Microsoft keynote at CES 2011. In less than 24 hours we will know if Microsoft will be go through 2011 by marching to a steady drum beat or a by futzing to a sad trombone. And if [...]
comments
HTC Hub and Apps Review
Posted January 5, 2011 @ 5:07 am CST by Chris Ness
The HTC Hub for the WP7 Surround looks a helluva lot like the HTC skin for Android. They probably use it because it looks good. Big clock at the top with changing background for the weather. Instead of pinned Android Apps below it, you have a list of HTC apps for WP7. For the uninitiated, [...]
comments
PC based Motion controls from PrimeSense
Posted January 3, 2011 @ 6:51 pm CST by Agrippa
PrimeSense, the designers of the technology behind Xbox 360 Kinect have announced that they’ll be debuting a motion-sensing controller for PCs. The company has teamed up with Asus (pronounced eh-sus). It will be unveiled at CES and released in February. The controller will go by the name “WAVI Xtion.” … perhaps they got their awful [...]
comments
Facebook Juggarnaut part Deux
Posted January 3, 2011 @ 6:35 pm CST by Agrippa
Again in The Wall Street Journal, in news about the big getting bigger, Goldman Sachs Group and Digital Sky technologies has added $500 million to the Facebook pocket, increasing its valuation to $50 billion. The interesting thing is Goldman and Digital Sky signed a deal with each other, that will permit Goldman to sell the [...]
comments
Google Digital Newsstand
Posted January 3, 2011 @ 5:55 pm CST by Agrippa
According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is planning a “One Digital Newsstand To Rule Them All” surrounding what is increasingly becoming its flagship product, Android OS. Of course this is in direct competition with Apple’s iOS/iPad attempt to rule the roost of old printed media. Source
- Yahoo set to buy Tumblr for $1.1B; Mayer promises “not to screw it up”
- Rejoice! A new Lady Mechanika is on the way!
- Will we see Nokia’s “Catwalk” at their May 14th event?
- Samsung Galaxy S 4 Delayed on Sprint and T-Mobile
- For Verizon customers waiting on a flagship Lumia, the wait may have been worth it.
- The Emotionally Powerful ‘Cargo’ is a Must See Short Film
- So just how many barrels of Oil do we have left?
- Facebook Launcher? Someone please say this is an April Fool’s gag.
- Windows Phone 7.8 is Actually Pretty Okay
- It finally happened, the iPhone goes Magenta
- More
- "I don't see how this could help Yahoo even if they didn't screw up. Maybe it's just that I see little value..." - Gumper McGee
- "I have purchased from $39 glasses many times. Never ever had a problem. I would call with questions and rec..." - river hawk
- "This is fantastic-- What a thorough review. I didn't have such a thoughtful process in purchasing with them..." - Julia
- "[...] Through The Keyhole” by Tina Phillips, Photoshop Contest Share this:Like this:Like Loading... ..." - Creating a Creative Environment for Children | ...
- "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
- "Interesting take on yesterday's announcement. You are right, one of their main focuses was on developers, "..." - Kevin Jones
- "And why you will not be trading in your PS3 at the PS4's launch. That is the one lesson the big three have ..." - Kevin Jones