Articles tagged with: news

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 $60mil for partial 3D Michael Jackson movie A Superior Court Judge’s approval and a heated bidding war raises the hype on another Hollywood project. After receiving approval from Los Angeles Superior... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 10, 2009
BFF on FB/FF… Facebook buys FriendFeed In a press release from Facebook: PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 10, 2009 — Facebook today announced that it has agreed to... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 10, 2009
Targeted Twitterer challenges Russian President Pro-Georgian Twitterer cyxymu, the user that was purportedly singled out in a malicious DDoS attack last Thursday, resulting in world-wide crashes of popular sites Twitter,... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 7, 2009
Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal attacked to silence a single Georgian Cyxymu, a province in the Republic of Georgia (not the U.S. state), is also the account name of a blogger hackers allegedly targeted in the... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 6, 2009
RIP John Hughes John Hughes, the writer-director who literally defined “teen” in the 80s with gems such as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink... ...and there's more »
by Chris and Kris August 6, 2009
Of course Twitter’s down… …Chris and I just joined. (Well, we had accounts before, but never used ‘em.) We have a way of bringing down popular places:... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 5, 2009
Google News — Google says ‘#$%*’ to Microsoft, ‘Eheeeehhee’ to Yahoo! — Schmidt leaves Apple’s BoD — G buys On2 — Close Chrome with UI Designer’s Face RARE GOOGLE BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN On the cusp of the big Micro-hoo!/Yah-soft partnership announcement, Google launched a a series of billboards which promote Google Apps and makes... ...and there's more »