Today is safer internet day. I dunno, they seem to just make up days for anything these days… In any case – don’t post pictures of your gonads to the internet today – save it for tomorrow. Or follow the suggestions in this Telstra press release… (more…)  Read More →

You might want to sit down for this one. Are you ready? Saving Private Ryan is coming to Blu-ray. Yep, the 1998 Academy award-winning movie is finally coming to Blu-ray on May 4th. Expect the ad machine to fire up some time in April, since you’re going to want to buy another version of this movie as well, right? So we know it’s coming May 4th, from the Blu-ray release schedule , but that’s about all the information we have.... 

Filed under: Apple Corporate , Rumors , Steve Jobs Apple doesn’t have a huge social media presence. There’s an iTunes Facebook page and what can arguably be called a MobileMe blog , but that’s about it. However, they do monitor the likes of Twitter, like any self-respecting company would, and a recent tweet reportedly ticked off Steve Jobs but good. While publicizing the iPad, Steve met with a number of tech writers…  Read More →

Like a Star Trek convention minus Leonard Nimoy, Macworld Conference and Expo 2010 kicks off Tuesday at San Francisco’s Moscone Center with no official presence from Apple. Though the event will lack a Steve Jobs keynote and won’t have an Apple product introduction to generate buzz, 250 vendors will be showcasing Apple-related products at the convention, and a few …  Read More →

It seems odd that Apple execs would even hint at the possibility of an early price cut lest they give folks already on the fence about buying the first iteration of the device more reason to stay there. Originally posted at News – Apple  Read More →

It’s not everyday that we can say there’s external laptop GPU love in the air, but right on the heels the appearance of the Gigabyte M1405 with its GeForce GT220 dock, NVIDIA is expressing interest in external laptop GPUs as well. Manager of notebook GPUs Rene Haas told X-bit Labs that he thinks external graphics adapters for laptops are a “big opportunity” for…  Read More →

In what seems like a testament to our ever-shortening attention spans, one company is offering downsized versions of books for the Nook and Kindle . Instead of a full version, the books are between 1,000 and 2,000 words and cost about $2 each, kind of like a digital version of Cliff’s Notes. Currently, the only titles being sold this way are business books geared toward professionals who may not have time (or the desire) to read the full... 

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. whirled interactive flexed its video slicing skills with this insane video mashing up every violent act, and there were tons, from all of the 2010 Super Bowl ads. [From: BoingBoing ] On a less gruesome note,... 

Rupert Murdoch (above, left), CEO and Sith Lord of News Corp (which owns a variety of book, magazine and newspaper publishers including HarperCollins, The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal ) is one of the most vocal — not to mention powerful — forces driving the idea that online news websites should charge for the content provided. Typically, news sites and blogs rely on advertising money to stay up and running. …  Read More →

The Internet is a very large and busy place connecting people, organizations, and countries every day. With that kind of mass communication around the globe it is no wonder that the Internet makes our world feel a little smaller every year.  But have you ever wondered what kind of people frequent the Information Super Highway on  Read More →

WIS (watch idiot savants) like to hold long and protracted arguments over what constitutes a tool watch. R.E. Smith went a different direction. He started RESCO and built the tool watch he… Read the full post at Gear Patrol.  Read More →

Company meetings are a nearly universally hated thing. No matter what line of work you’re in, most are simply a waste of time. And even when they’re important and necessary, they’re still likely inefficient. A new startup aims to show you just how wasteful they are. MEETorDIE is an online tool that asks you to put in information about your meeting, including what company you work for, what industry you’re in, how big... 

Do you require a bit of motivation to get out of bed in the morning? Well, there are few people more motivating than Darth Vader, right? With this Darth Vader alarm clock, a shadow Vader will appear when the alarm goes off, reminding you to get out of bed or the forces of the Dark Side will overtake you. It also features a snooze button, just in case you feel the power of The Force deep inside you. StarWars.com via Geek Alerts  Read More →

Motorola has been going toe and toe with RIM over alleged patent infringement both here in the US and across the pond in the UK. Motorola’s UK case focused on BIS and BES technologies, claiming that the two messaging systems infringe upon patents that Motorola holds for an RF-based message communication system. In ruling against Motorola, the judge noted that messages from BES servers were not suitable for RF transmission and that RIM’s... 

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