Articles in the news Category

by Kris March 21, 2010
Voting’s for chumps… we’re Congress dammit 2010 is fast becoming the year for uncovering creeps and cheats, snakes and sneaks. Last Monday, President Obama did another sneaky thing. He took Dennis... ...and there's more »
by Kris March 17, 2010
Five Minutes of Heaven — movie review Five Minutes of Heaven, a Oliver Hirschbiegel film (the man who deftly directed Downfall, Das Experiment) is a highly dialogue-driven drama which revolves around... ...and there's more »
by Chris March 9, 2010
Geek Links — March 9, 2010 And for the latest round of geek links, we have everything from Apple news and programming humor to free online classes and anti-google activism. Oh,... ...and there's more »
by Kris February 9, 2010
Google Buzz launch today!  Right now!  As I type, yo! It’s phresh without that pesky refresh. Realtime commenting WITHIN your gmail with friends or strangers. A quick photo flipbook that is super similar... ...and there's more »
by Kris January 29, 2010
Google gets cuter everyday — redesign 2010 I viewed some screenshots of the big Google user experience redesign back last November, but I wasn’t sure if it was kosher to post about... ...and there's more »
by Kris January 28, 2010
Mac’s-i-Pad… not just for women Chris joshed the other day, before the highly anticipated launch of Apple’s latest darling, the iPad. “Sounds like maxi pad… Mac’s-i-Pad“. I LOLed.... ...and there's more »
by Kris September 22, 2009
Microsoft’s little secret… sleek tablet currently in prototype dev Looks like it’s targeted to designers… I don’t mind; I’ve been waiting for a cute portable net-tablet for a while now and was just asking... ...and there's more »
by Kris September 22, 2009
Crayon Shinchan creator falls 35 stories to his death Crayon Shinchan creator Yoshito Usui was identified through his dental records after falling to his death off a 120 meter tall cliff… that’s 394 feet... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 31, 2009
eBay sold Skype, public announcement tomorrow eBay is finally offloading Skype, the thorn in their side since they acquired it in 2005 for $3.1 billion. When I was at eBay,... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 20, 2009
Animal News Cap: Panda extinction — Pachyderm prosthetics — Tracking narwhals — Catfax — Where do dogs come from? — Racecar vs. Horse China’s giant pandas face extinction soon There are only 1590 wild pandas and 180 captive-bred bears left in China. And they just will not mate.... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 18, 2009
News Cap: Wolfgang Petersen remakes Paprika — New PS3 Slim — Japan bans Politicians from Twitter Wolfgang Petersen is making a live-action Paprika. I heard about this earlier in the month, but am still in shock. The famed director... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 13, 2009
David Mamet helps Disney re-write the Diary of Anne Frank Disney has recently acquired the rights to film The Diary of Anne Frank and they’ve chose oft potty-mouthed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet to write... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 11, 2009
Tech News — Yahoo! wants you to save — eBay and GM want you to spend — easypeasy YouTube insults Yahoo! launches Yahoo! Deals, a site offering tons of coupons and discounts for online shops, Local Stores, and Grocery Stores. Yahoo! just bought omg.com to supplant... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 10, 2009
Trashy or Tribute?  Sony shells out $60mil for partial 3D Michael Jackson movie A Superior Court Judge’s approval and a heated bidding war raises the hype on another Hollywood project. After receiving approval from Los Angeles Superior... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 10, 2009
BFF on FB/FF… Facebook buys FriendFeed In a press release from Facebook: PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 10, 2009 — Facebook today announced that it has agreed to... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 10, 2009
Targeted Twitterer challenges Russian President Pro-Georgian Twitterer cyxymu, the user that was purportedly singled out in a malicious DDoS attack last Thursday, resulting in world-wide crashes of popular sites Twitter,... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 7, 2009
Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal attacked to silence a single Georgian Cyxymu, a province in the Republic of Georgia (not the U.S. state), is also the account name of a blogger hackers allegedly targeted in the... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 6, 2009
RIP John Hughes John Hughes, the writer-director who literally defined “teen” in the 80s with gems such as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink... ...and there's more »