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Used MP3 Music Files Legal To Sell Says Federal Judge

Used MP3 Music Files Legal To Sell Says Federal Judge

According to a federal judge, MP3 files are legal to sell if the person selling them, bought them. This is after Capitol Records wanted to shut down a used MP3 store which the record company deemed not ... Read >
Occupy Oakland crackdown draws the totally expected ire of Anonymous [Video]

Occupy Oakland crackdown draws the totally expected ire of Anonymous [Video]

Personally I thought all the Occupy movement people had headed home to warmer  and more comfortable living conditions but it seems that there are still some hold outs, or at least there was until the police in ... Read >
Online Dating Algorithms Don’t Work, Study Says

Online Dating Algorithms Don’t Work, Study Says

One of the more controversial subjects in modern courtship is online dating- and whether it works, is full of lonely people pretending not to be fat or poor, or is a better option than trolling your local ... Read >
Nikon unveils the 36.3-megapixel D800 camera, coming March

Nikon unveils the 36.3-megapixel D800 camera, coming March

Nikon has pulled back the curtains on its latest high-end camera, the Nikon D800, and its hardcore specs are sure to please photographers and videographers alike. The D800 features a 36.3-megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor, a 91,000-pixel RGB Matrix ... Read >
isoHunt continues the fight which may be its saving grace in the turbulent world of BitTorrent

isoHunt continues the fight which may be its saving grace in the turbulent world of BitTorrent

Right now there is a deathly pall hanging over the Internet, and the world of BitTorrent in particular. As we saw with the take down of Megaupload and the constant seizure of domains that the US Department of Justice ... Read >
Neuromarketing – the art of reading your mind to sell you more crap you ‘thought’ you wanted

Neuromarketing – the art of reading your mind to sell you more crap you ‘thought’ you wanted

In this day and age of social media and social marketing it is all about connecting with your friends, finding that brand that cares (ya okay) and then seeing if they are selling something that you want. Well ... Read >
Google Chrome Now Available On Android

Google Chrome Now Available On Android

Google Chrome, the second most popular Internet browser, is now available on Android. Currently, it's in beta and only for 4.0 ICS devices. Chrome has been out since 2008, but it never did come to mobile devices. This ... Read >
Death By Adorable

Death By Adorable

I know in the fridge is unsanitary, but this is the cutest infestation of all time. All time! Read >
Roger Boisjoly, Scientists Who Fought to Prevent Challenger Launch, Dies at 73

Roger Boisjoly, Scientists Who Fought to Prevent Challenger Launch, Dies at 73

Perhaps one of the more defining and upsetting moments of the decade for 80's kids was when we all basically saw a whole bunch of astronauts die in real-time on television during the ill-fated launch of the ... Read >
Mars too dry to support life, researchers say

Mars too dry to support life, researchers say

Could some form of microbial life possibly exist on Mars? According to the findings of an international team of researchers, it is highly unlikely that life in any form currently exists on Mars, as conditions on the ... Read >
You ever wondered what semi-digested Ramen looks like inside your body? [Video]

You ever wondered what semi-digested Ramen looks like inside your body? [Video]

I am pretty sure that this isn't a question that you ever thought you would be needing to answer but it might be a wise idea if you want to keep what you already have in your ... Read >
How to predict where meth labs will open up – use Google Maps

How to predict where meth labs will open up – use Google Maps

Well it looks like law enforcement will have a new tool in its toolbox in its fight against the proliferation of meth labs that is growing in cities across the nation. Google Maps. Yes, you read that right folks. Apparently ... Read >
Iran Bans Homer Simpson Doll Because Of American Influence

Iran Bans Homer Simpson Doll Because Of American Influence

Homer Simpson is no longer the funniest man Iran after the countries officials booted him on Monday in an attempt to fend off Western culture. The move comes just several weeks after authorities also revealed that Barbie ... Read >
Google Unveils “Solve For X” [Video]

Google Unveils “Solve For X” [Video]

Search Engine giant Google has unveiled a new site for a radical new idea.  They are using the new platform "Solve for X to figure our radical solutions to radical problems. Google launched the TED like site to ... Read >
In year of Social Media everything Super Bowl advertisers stayed away from it

In year of Social Media everything Super Bowl advertisers stayed away from it

Everything these days seems to have to revolve around social media in one way or another and one would have though that the huge ad platform of the Super Bowl we would have seen much more of ... Read >
About this whole web privacy thing – well, it’s difficult [Infographic]

About this whole web privacy thing – well, it’s difficult [Infographic]

It never fails that when any of the big boys of the web, like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, or even Twitter, decide to make changes to any of their privacy policies the web erupts with various degrees of outrage and condemnation. ... Read >
Google Starts Building Gigabit Internet Service In Kansas

Google Starts Building Gigabit Internet Service In Kansas

Google, who had a contest back in 2010 for one city to get a blazing fast, 1 Gigabit Internet connection, has finally started building the service in Kansas City who was the lucky one out of 1100 ... Read >
Google shooting for solving the impossible with its “Solve for X” project

Google shooting for solving the impossible with its “Solve for X” project

If there is one thing you can say about Google it is that it isn't afraid of trying to the impossible, or at least try to help solve the impossible - the "X" questions of our world ... Read >
Smart thermostats the new lawsuit battleground as Honeywell hits Nest with infringement suit

Smart thermostats the new lawsuit battleground as Honeywell hits Nest with infringement suit

Anyone who didn't see this coming is probably still living in their nest because you don't get into Honeywell's territory like Nest Labs has with their connected thermostat system without knowing that Honeywell will fight back tooth ... Read >
Breastfeeding Increases Lung Function, Combats Asthma, Study Says

Breastfeeding Increases Lung Function, Combats Asthma, Study Says

Breastfeeding is associated with a great many benefits to mother and child and relatively few drawbacks, and more research has been added to the mounting pile of evidence that breast is best. In the past, there had been ... Read >
Verizon, Redbox to Launch Streaming Service in Second Half of 2012

Verizon, Redbox to Launch Streaming Service in Second Half of 2012

Just ahead of Valentine's Day, Verizon and Netflix are hooking up, announcing plans to bring the no-hassle movie rental service to set-top boxes across the US. Redbox itself has been very successful even in an age of digital ... Read >
The future of the Internet – it’s all jerks and bullies [Infographic]

The future of the Internet – it’s all jerks and bullies [Infographic]

There's a common perception about conversation on the web that at some point regardless of how well the conversation may have started off will devolve into seeing who can hit Godwin's Law of The USENET; which was arrived ... Read >