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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.
Vimeo user Eclectic Method takes the Girl Talk approach to mixing ... Read more »
Like cats, apparently 'Duke Nukem Forever' has nine lives. The title -- which has been in a constant state of development since 1997 -- was officially terminated in May of 2009, but it took till December for anyone to notice. We all thought that the saga was finally over for our ... Read more »
There are plenty of ways to get a cell phone into prison, and not all of them involve shoving them in uncomfortable places. Inventive Brazilian inmates have already trained pigeons to sneak the mobile devices through the bars, but the latest innovation in cell phone smuggling is by far the most ... 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 -- like Monday's 'Pac-Man', Tuesday's 'Lemmings', Wednesday's 'Duke ... Read more »
Barbecue connoisseurs will attest that, despite the seemingly exorbitant prices, fancy smokers present the most tantalizing and mouth-watering option for slow-cooking meat. The devices also inevitably prompt lame BBQ attendees to offer a played-out, sigh-inducing, "With that price, does it cook the ... Read more »
Unlike some other aging gangsta rap icons, Snoop Dogg continues to prove himself both a prolific musician and a complacent corporate shill. (We're thinking of his recent collaborations with the TV show 'True Blood' and fembot Katy Perry, and even his contribution as a celebrity voice for TomTom GPS ... Read more »
The Web is teeming with the unrealized ideas of both students and established designers who set out to produce astonishing renderings and prototypes for unusual products. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, money, or technology, many of those products never progress from the planning stages to ... Read more »
The same, privacy-conscious German government that threatened Google with legal action over its "invasive" Street View feature is now facing its very own security crisis, after a group of hackers recently demonstrated how to easily extract private information from government-issued ID cards. The ... Read more »
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Facebook is testing a new feature that lets you subscribe to a specific user's content. In practice, this means receiving a notification every time that user updates their status, posts a new photo, link, video or note, and Mashable aptly dubs it the 'Stalker Button.' Taken at face value, ... Read more »
"Ping is drowning in scams and spams." Or, at least that's the claim from security firm Sophos, which has been monitoring Apple's new social network closely since it launched on Wednesday. According to Sophos, Ping has no spam or URL filtering tools in place, giving ne'er-do-wells free rein of the ... Read more »
Video game playing soldiers looking forward to the upcoming 'Medal of Honor' will have to go elsewhere for a dose of non-lethal action. The game has been banned from all GameStop stores located on military facilities, due to its inclusion of Taliban forces as playable characters in multiplayer ... Read more »
The key to ensuring our computing future is a pleasant one is based on interoperability and cooperation between varying platforms and products. But, rather than come together (right now), it seems that companies are intent on further fragmenting our digital existence. Facebook is battling Google, ... Read more »
After Google inadvertently gathered personal information from its Street View cars and rendered Gmail addresses more visible with the ill-conceived launch of Google Buzz, the company soon found itself under fire from governments and consumer advocacy groups. Few critics, however, have been as vocal ... Read more »
Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines...
The new Skype 5.0 beta for Windows introduces 10-way video calling, for awkward and impromptu digital family reunions. [From: Engadget]
A new study reveals that adults are finally catching on to this whole texting thing, with over ... Read more »
A San Antonio man could become the first Texan prosecuted under a new state law protecting people against online harassment. According to The San Antonio Express-News, Mike Lavender, a former sports announcer, was recently charged with one count of online harassment for using a fake Twitter account ... Read more »
Telltale Games announced its development of a 'Back to the Future' game way back in June, and specific details are finally beginning to emerge. USA Today (USA Today? Really?) scored the scoop on the time-traveling Hill Valley hijinxes, and Marty and Doc Brown are expected to star in their ... Read more »
According to officials at Greenpeace, Facebook needs to change its environmentally unfriendly ways. As the AP reports, more than 500,000 users have joined Greenpeace-sponsored groups calling for the social network to use renewable energy to power its new U.S. data center. On Wednesday, Greenpeace ... Read more »
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Definitely not rooting for that hoity toity Pekingese, that's for damn sure. #Westminster
I'm, like, okay with being a little crazy.
The time, energy, words, weight lost, nails bitten, scabs picked and nights I've struggled thru for this are easy to judge from afar, right?
Things I won't miss about being a freelancer: incorrectly estimating my taxes and owing a ton of cash at the end of the year.
