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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.
Akira Nakayasu's 'robotic plant' is comprised of 169 artificial ... Read more »
Pull out those wallets, gamers. In a post on his blog, Xbox Live programming director Larry Hryb (a.k.a. Major Nelson) announced that the price for a one-year Xbox Live Gold subscription will increase $10 starting November 1st. Gamers who already have a Gold subscription can renew it for a ... Read more »
The idyllic burg of Blogtown would get mighty lonely and boring without the asinine behavior of oblivious social networkers. Snarky nerds now depend on those daily stories of arrests, divorces, firings and expulsions, so -- thankfully -- a kind Michigan resident has stepped up to the plate of ... Read more »
As much as we love new gaming experiences, sometimes we hanker for the classic games of our distant youth. Luckily, many of these can be revisited in browser-based iterations. This week, we'll take a look at timeless classics that are always worth wasted productivity. If you haven't played these in ... Read more »
Even if you don't use Digg or Reddit yourself, you may understand that these massive, online communities of news junkies have just as much influence as, if not more than, the major news outlets when it comes to promoting the stories you find in your daily e-mail digests and blogs. The link-happy ... Read more »
Whether you're rooting for Rafa, Federer or Roddick, broadcasters are pretty much guaranteeing you won't have an excuse to miss this year's 2010 U.S. Open tennis tournament, which begins today and ends September 12th. According to Paid Content, fans can view about 200 matches of this year's ... Read more »
Old-school graphic designers -- like the inimitable Milton Glaser -- have long poo-poo'd software that relies on templates and algorithms to achieve in seconds what used to take hours and days. Well, you fans of the hand-set type, your Antichrist has arrived in the form of Creative Artificial ... Read more »
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With Amazon's recent announcement that digital e-books outsold hardcover books for the first time, and paperbacks destined to a similar fate in the near future, we can safely say the e-book revolution is upon us. That doesn't necessarily mean, however, that the devices upon which we read ... Read more »
This is John Boldt, a graduate student at the University of Calgary. This past Wednesday, he was out for a run in Edworthy Park when some heartless thief (or thieves) broke into his car, and stole his laptop, which contained his research, notes and partially complete thesis. Now, Boldt was smarter ... Read more »
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Over the weekend, Facebook investigated spam that was plaguing users via Facebook chat. According to CNET News, a victim received a friend's Facebook chat message, which read, "LOL is this you?" and contained a link. Upon clicking the link, the user was sent to a 404-error page, which ... Read more »
The 'Back To The Future' hoverboard and self-lacing sneakers have already been wrenched from the film world and into reality. (Even Nike is patenting its own 'BTTF' lacing tech.) But, as definitive proof that everything old eventually becomes new again, you can soon get your hands on Ellen Ripley's ... Read more »
High schoolers have long grown broad-smiled and wide-eyed when regaled with their older friends' college stories -- parties, sleeping late, football games, and, amazingly to think, no attendance requirements. While those youngsters need not fear that all-night ragers and tailgating will fade into ... Read more »
As a child, your writer got his geek on by traipsing down to the local library, where a massive microprint edition of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary was on display. The antique tome required a magnifying glass to read, and exuded some kind of occult authority with its Bible-like, tissue ... Read more »
Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines....
According to a Financial Times report, Google has been in talks with major studios about a pay-per-view YouTube movie service. [From: Financial Times]
Funny cat photo entrepreneur Ben Huh offered to purchase Reddit from Condé Nast ... 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
