Technology And The Times Crossword
Which figures from the tech world are cool enough to make an appearance in The New York Times crossword? The New York Times crossword dedicated to Steve Jobs on Oct. 7, 2011, two days after his death....
View ArticleGoogle's Lost Social Network
How Google accidentally built a truly beloved social network, only to steamroll it with Google+ . The sad, surprising story of Google Reader. Last October, while hundreds of protesters were encamped...
View ArticleYep, YouTube Looks Different Now
The ubiquitous side-panel architecture comes to YouTube! It really does look better now though, I think, having been using the new layout for a few weeks already. LINK: Yep, YouTube Looks Different...
View ArticleNetflix CEO In Trouble With The SEC Over A Facebook Post
A post by Netflix's Reed Hastings looks like it's going to result in legal action from regulators. Perhaps the most expensive Facebook update of all time, brought to you by Netflix, the SEC, and our...
View Article17 Gadgets That Are Treating Us Like Dumb Babies
I like useful tech toys as much as the next human, but sometimes I'm also like, “I know how to take care of mySELF, engineers!” You know? Here are some gadgets you shouldn't need if you're a grownup....
View ArticleOne-A-Day Gift Guide: All Music, Ever
Netflix is a terrible gift. But you can't go wrong with a music subscription. You've perhaps thought about giving somebody a subscription to Netflix or Hulu for the holidays. That is incorrect. What...
View ArticleA Weirdly Sad Interview With The Head Of Google+
“I made one tweet and was asked not to do that again by my boss,” admitted Vic Gundotra Asked by the interviewer to play a word association game, Gundotra was evidently “unable to come up with a...
View ArticleNow You Can Play Portal On Your Graphing Calculator
It's actually Portal Prelude , a side-scrolling Portal fan game similar to this Flash version . Special calc version bonus: less motion sickness!
View ArticleCan I Refriend My Ex On Facebook?
Noooooooooooooooo. NO. No. Can we talk about exes that try to refriend you on Facebook? What is the deal? Why? Can it be outlawed? Am I overreacting?Here is my favorite true bedtime story: One time a...
View ArticleThe Neatoest Way To Look At The New York Times
The New York Times Compendium is sort like Pinterest for New York Times content. Which sounds not that great? But it's actually kind of awesome. LINK: The Neatoest Way To Look At The New York Times...
View ArticleThe Secrets Of The Internet's Most Beloved Viral Marketer
Matthew Inman's site, The Oatmeal , is one of the biggest comics on the Web. Why the “envy of nearly every cartoonist” is suddenly under siege. Source: stewtopia Matthew Inman boasts that his site,...
View ArticleThe Craziest Man In Technology Through The Years
John McAfee, from high school student to grizzled fugitive. A photo timeline of the antivirus pioneer gone rogue . High School Yearbook, Circa 1962: Via: trbimg.com In the Early McAfee Associates...
View ArticleA Brief History In Tweeting: The Media's Top Tweets
According to the Twitter analytics website favstar , these are the most retweeted tweets of some of the biggest news organizations. View Entire List ›
View Article10 Most Popular Tech Stories This Week
One way to figure out the best tech stories of the week: looking at the stuff people are saving with Pocket , the web's biggest read-later service. These are the 10 most-saved tech stories of the...
View ArticleWhy The New YouTube Design Will Drive You Insane
It makes it extremely hard to see into the past. And isn't that a big part of what YouTube is for? Visually, YouTube's new design is a big upgrade: It's far less noisy, the colors are less offensive,...
View ArticleOne A Day Gift Guide: A Better Self
For obsessive types, there is no better gadget than a Fitbit One . There are certain types of people in this world, people who do things like alphabetize their kitchen cabinets and sort their album...
View ArticleVery Questionable Christmas "Joke" Via Virgin Mobile
On their homepage, today. It's a shake-your-header. Go to the website, and scroll down to "Unwrap the Web," and click Dec. 8.Necklace? Or Abduction!Necklace? Or Rape!Necklace? Or Murder!Chloroform is...
View ArticleVirgin Founder Richard Branson Demands Virgin Mobile Pull Christmas Joke
The questionable image was seen yesterday on BuzzFeed after it was published on Virgin Mobile's homepage. Updated : Virgin Mobile disavows the ad. UPDATE: Virgin Mobile USA head of brand marketing Ron...
View ArticleInstagram Is Officially All Broken Up With Twitter
What started on Wednesday is finished today: Instagram photos don't show up on Twitter anymore. Image by Antonio Bronic / Reuters Instagram announced on Wednesday it wasn't going to display its images...
View ArticleThe Beginning Of The Next Console War
That ” amazing new gaming console that doesn't really exist “? It's going to. Valve's Gabe Newell confirmed to Kotaku that it's putting together a living-room-friendly PC that's more like a console:...
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