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Google takes on font nerds with Helvetica switch-out

Into fonts? Then you’ll probably appreciate one of the pranks cooked up…

Kim LaCapria

Apple Absorbs iPad 2 Component Change Costs Caused By Japan Earthquake

On Wednesday Apple announced that they will absorb supplier costs caused by…

James Johnson

The newest high-tech weapon against drunk drivers

Police everywhere are always on the look out for new technology to…

Steven Hodson

The real reason Leo Laporte uses a big ball as a chair

This might be funny in its own right but for anyone who…

Steven Hodson

FTC To Audit Google Regularly Following Buzz Investigation

After ruling that Google Buzz violated it’s own privacy policy the FTC…

James Johnson

Survey: Women dislike their Facebook friends, mostly

Deals site Eversave spoke to nearly 400 women about their feelings about…

Kim LaCapria

Wow! Google has a +1 button – excuse me while I *YAWN*

It seems that if Google sneezes the tech blogosphere comes rushing with…

Steven Hodson

Dell exec slams iPad, predicts downfall due to price, limitations

Dell’s Head of Global Marketing Andy Lark ripped into the iPad and…

Kim LaCapria

Android Market Finally Gets In-App Billing System, Developers Breath Sigh of Relief

Android developers have reason to celebrate today as Google has finally released…

James Johnson

Microsoft Mentions Amazon In Apple “App Store” Trademark Suit

The name “App Store” is generic, Apple may not think so, but…

James Johnson

[Moron Dept.] Homeless check in to feed their doggie friends some treats

Okay, this isn’t really about the homeless and their doggie friends but…

Steven Hodson

Broken heart activates same pain sensors as actual, physical burn

Scientists have discovered that unlike other unpleasant feelings, a broken heart actually…

Kim LaCapria

Any good at cryptanalysis? The FBI wants your help with an unsolved murder

Back on June 30, 1999, police in St. Louis, Missouri discovered the…

Steven Hodson

‘Cloud Girlfriend’ conceals your foreveralone status from Facebook contacts

First things first- with all this publicity, isn’t a service like this…

Kim LaCapria

Speed freaks rejoice – Intel shipping bigger and cheaper SSDs

For those of you that aren’t familiar with SSDs that is the…

Steven Hodson

Cheezburger Network Snaps Up Know Your Meme For Low 7 Figures

The Cheezburger Network has acquired the site Know Your Meme from Rocketboom…

Duncan Riley

Netflix and Paramount, for once Canada gets something first

Last Saturday evening I found myself with not much to do so…

Steven Hodson

[Moron Dept.] Have your tweets read to you by a stupid looking blob (Video)

Look I like Twitter. I spend a lot of time using the…

Steven Hodson

Experts: Facebook good, also bad, can foster “Facebook depression”

A new study published in the medical journal Pediatrics examines the psychological…

Kim LaCapria

Qatar Olympics To Feature Giant Remote Controlled Clouds

The Arab Emirate has an eye for the extreme and in 2022…

James Johnson

Apple iPad 2 Out Of Stock At UK Apple Stores, Authorized Resellers

The Apple iPad 2 went on sale in the UK 24 hours…

James Johnson

There is motorcycle sweetness and then there is this awesomeness

I have never ridden a motorcycle but I have friends who have,…

Steven Hodson

US International Trade Commission: Apple Didn’t Violate Nokia Patents

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Friday that Apple did…

James Johnson

Does Facebook help the grieving process, or stall it?

Social media tools like Facebook are lauded for, among other things, making…

Kim LaCapria

A backlash against the Netflix backlash

This video streaming thing is getting really messy. In the past week…

Steven Hodson

Canadian World of Warcraft players getting throttled admits Rogers

Rogers, one of Canada’s main wireless, cable, and Internet providers, is well…

Steven Hodson

Jessi Slaughter’s dad arrested for child abuse

Although we haven’t heard much about Jessi Slaughter or her now-famous dad…

Kim LaCapria

Man auctioning coveted 212 number for $1m

If you had a really easy to remember or cleverly arranged number…

Kim LaCapria

‘Heart’ becomes verb in Oxford English Dictionary, OMG and LOL added

The somewhat casual and oft-maligned vernacular of the internet has had a…

Kim LaCapria

Color me stupid but I don’t get Color

If you managed to pull yourself from what ever rock you like…

Steven Hodson

Motorola Atrix 4G Update Being Given To 1,000 Users

Motorola wants you! If you’re an Atrix 4G user and you have…

James Johnson

Facebook testing ads based on context from status updates

Facebook ads are a constant source of humor and confusion for users,…

Kim LaCapria

TripAdvisor CEO admits minor security breach in email to members

Members of the travel site TripAdvisor received an email from the company’s…

Kim LaCapria