Google Glass Just Lost Its Biggest Cheerleader
“I think this form has a future but Glass is not it. At least not now.” s3-ec.buzzfed.com The above, now-infamous photo will be a year old next week. The photo's subject, internet and gadget...
View ArticleWe Are More Addicted To Our Phones Than Ever Before
According to a new study, 176 million users open apps more than 60 times per day. Flurry Analytics / Via blog.flurry.com We need help. Flurry, a mobile analytics company, has a new study out today...
View ArticleThe New Japanese Ads For Candy Crush Are Truly Bizarre
King tries to crack a new culture. The results are… interesting. Candy Crush maker King may have had a disastrous IPO, but that hasn't stopped them from attempting to crack new markets by hook, by...
View ArticleAmazon, HBO Hit Back At Netflix With Streaming Deal
The deal announced Wednesday will make The Sopranos , Six Feet Under , The Wire , and other HBO shows available on Amazon Prime Instant Video. HBO Amazon.com Inc. announced a content licensing...
View ArticleWhat Is It Really Like To Drown?
Play Sortie en Mer, the most harrowing PSA in internet history, and find out. I'm not sure what to call Sortie en Mer (A Trip Out to Sea). Is it an advertisement? Well, yes; it was created by the...
View ArticleWeChat Calls Out Mark Zuckerberg And Facebook In Its Ads
The messaging wars bleed into TV. WeChat When Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 Billion in February, it solidified the social network as one of the most formidable companies in the space. It also made...
View ArticleFacebook Now Rules Instant Messaging
All combined, nearly one billion users are coming to Facebook-owned messaging products. On Wednesday, Facebook announced for the first time that more than 200 million people are using Facebook...
View ArticleThe FCC Reportedly Wants Companies Like Netflix To Pay To Get You A Faster...
The Federal Communications Commission plans to propose new rules on net neutrality. Update: The FCC chairman calls those reports “flat out wrong.” Mike Blake / Reuters The Federal Communications...
View ArticleDefend Your List: Why Paul Ford Listened To The Same Katy Perry Song Four...
One man’s spirited defense after getting caught listening to the same pop song on Spotify over and over. Paul Ford View Entire List ›
View ArticleIt Looks Like Anybody Can Order Google Glass Right Now
If you’ve got $1,500 to spare… Google Google's Glass Explorer program, which used to be invite-only, appears to be open to anyone right now. A link that's floating around to the Glass store appears to...
View ArticleTeens Care More About Online Privacy Than Twentysomethings In “Post-Snowden Era”
Young people are increasingly taking pains to protect their privacy online. If “‘Don’t talk to strangers,’ becomes ‘Delete your cookies,’ what does that mean for brands long-term?” The Intelligence...
View ArticleThe Worst Possible Thing That Can Happen When You're Testing The Oculus Rift...
In Soviet Russia, Oculus Rift wears you. Here is the best prank you can play on your friend while he's testing an Oculus Rift in a Russian shopping mall: youtube.com Just when the video of a...
View ArticleThe Most Difficult Decision For Young Indian Voters Might Be Picking An...
In the world’s largest democratic election, if you voted but you didn’t selfie it after, did you vote at all? In case you missed it: India is currently in the throes of its general elections, voting...
View ArticleIntroducing The Ultimate Thumb War Simulator
After 200,000 pointless years, man has finally achieved meaning: a thumb war computer game . Championed by Norman Mailer and perfected in Volvo station wagon backseats the world over, thumb war is...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Activists Are Mobilizing For A "Day Of Action"
Open internet activists prepare for a digital march on Washington. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. Gary Cameron / Reuters / Reuters Internet activists are hunkered down today, meeting with major tech...
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Nice try, codebabes.com, but NOPE. Nope. Nope. Nope. youtube.com View Entire List ›
View ArticleFirst Person "Sonic The Hedgehog" With The Oculus Rift Is A Terrifying...
Gives you a new perspective on Mr. Gotta-Go-Fast. He's now set his sights on our speediest videogame rascal, Sonic the Hedgehog. Only three words matter to Sonic. GOTTA! GO! FAST! View Entire List ›
View ArticleRadiumOne CEO Gurbaskh Chahal Fired For Domestic Violence, Calls Victim A...
Chahal plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts, and not guilty to 45 other felony charges, which were later dropped. fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net RadiumOne CEO Gurbaskh Chahal has been fired by the...
View ArticleA New Internet Explorer Security Flaw Leaves One Quarter Of Web Browsers...
More bad news in the world of online security. Mal Langsdon / Reuters / Reuters More bad news for online security, especially if you use Internet Explorer to browse the web. Last night, Microsoft...
View ArticleHere's How Google's Self-Driving Cars Avoid Hitting Pedestrians
How the car solves complex problems in real time. Google Over the past year, Google's self-driving car team has turned its focus on city and suburban navigation. Unlike highways, which are typically...
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