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There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
We have decreed: Daft Punk and Steven Spielberg's 'Close ... Read more »
The new website Ultrinsic wants to to make a bet with you; it says that you can't get straight As, or straight Bs for that matter. The beta service lets students place wagers on whether or not they'll achieve a certain grade in a class or maintain a particular GPA. To be a virtual bookie, the ... Read more »
Apparently today is the day that everyone announces the products we knew were coming. After Motorola and Verizon drew early attention for announcing the extensively leaked Droid 2, Dell and AT&T finally announced the official availability of the Dell Streak. The five-inch Android powered tablet ... Read more »
If there has been one glaring fault with Gmail, it's contact management. Thankfully, it seems that Google hasn't been ignoring its users' complaints, as it announced today that the contacts functions in Gmail were getting some much needed love. Gmail itself got a slight facelift that makes better ... Read more »
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Well it looks like the tale of our sassy quitter may be too good to be true. Peter Kafka at All Things Digital did some homework and uncovered that the guys behind theCHIVE (the site that broke the Jenny story) were also behind a prank piece about Donald Trump leaving a $10,000 tip that ... Read more »
You think you know the Internet. You can dart from one page to another with the greatest of ease, and are supremely confident in your search engine acumen. But what if your digital field of vision suddenly shrank? What if you found yourself hermetically trapped on one measly website, and you had to ... Read more »
Although, for a time, the video game industry valiantly staved off the recession while other enterprises suffered, console game sales did eventually stagnate before precipitously dropping. Online gaming currently thrives, though, particularly with enormously popular titles like Zynga's 'FarmVille' ... Read more »
If you had to choose one bike to ride across the continental U.S., you probably wouldn't choose one named 'Precious.' The moniker doesn't exactly ooze the kind of fearless aggression you'd expect from your riding partner, and, in recent years, it's become more synonymous with slow-moving behemoths ... Read more »
In anticipation of an Emergency Social Data Summit later this week in Washington, D.C., the Red Cross has released the findings of a survey (PDF link) it conducted on social networking use during a disaster. From the 1,058 self-selected respondents, some interesting figures emerged. Try to follow ... Read more »
The announcement of the Droid 2 hardly feel like news at this point. We knew it was coming. We've seen the spy shots, read the manual, and even gotten a detailed spec list -- all long before today's announcement. We almost feel like we could review the device already, as we already knew that the ... Read more »
Thanks to a deal with Epix, Netflix's Watch Instantly catalog will soon see a windfall of new online content, consisting of both new movies and classic franchises, such as 'Star Trek' and 'James Bond.' Epix, a joint Paramount-MGM-Lionsgate network for video content, will also eventually grant ... Read more »
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
It's time to refresh those data protection skills (even for Macs users apparently), because security firm McAfee contends that malware production reached a record high during the first half of 2010. [From: Reuters]
The HP/Palm ... Read more »
Already under fire from privacy advocates and politicians in the U.S., Google is now facing a probe from the South Korean government, amid speculation that the company may have illegally collected private information from Korean users. As Reuters reports, police raided Google Korea's Seoul ... Read more »
Where many men have disappointed their girlfriends by offering casual, lackluster proposals, Digg's Matt Van Horn secured a definite "yes" from his girlfriend, Lauren, on Saturday by streaming his surprise proposal online so that their friends and family could watch. Fearing that Lauren would ... Read more »
Finding somebody to tow your fancy glider thousands of feet into the air is hardly cheap or convenient, so Desert Aerospace has developed a jet-powered sailplane that can launch itself into the sky. The company's TST-14J BonusJet, which completed its first successful test flight this spring, will ... Read more »
Drug maker Novartis recently found itself on the receiving end of a tongue lashing from the FDA for misusing the Facebook share widget on its website. The company used the widget to promote its leukemia drug Tasigna, but, unlike traditional advertising would, the Facebook promotion "fails to ... Read more »
Robots are adept at many things, among them pouring beer and giving us nightmares. But oft overlooked is their ability to squeeze into tight spaces. Leeds University and the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt will be relying on a tiny bot, equipped with a drill, a camera and some lights, to ... Read more »
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Watching Twitter tonight has taught me one thing, Phillies fans are a bunch of whiny dicks. But it's ok, every tank needs a bottom feeder.
And I thought I wanted to hug Johan last week. I think I'm officially in love.
Listening to Ra, glance at the notes and there's @AliveRecords. Nice cover, Mr. Boissel! @TheGloryFires #magiccityjams http://t.co/uT0M77VJ
