Posts Tagged ‘local’

THE RISE OF FOURSQUARE IN NUMBERS [STATS]

Yesterday, Foursquare turned one . You read that right: The mobile social network that made its splash at SXSW 2009 and has tremendous buzz is just 366 days old. Despite that short amount of time, Foursquare has more than... (Continue reading)

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THE DELL ADAMO XPS REALLY IS DISCONTINUED EVEN THOUGH IT’S STILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

Let me catch you up. We received a tip back on Monday indicating that the Adamo XPS had disappeared from Dell.com. This of course caught our attention as the super-thin Dell was just announced back in late October and... (Continue reading)

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CE-OH NO HE DIDN’T!: KATZENBERG SAYS ‘BEAUTIFULLY STYLED’ 3D GLASSES WON’T MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A DWEEB

Another day, another CEO with more lip gloss than brain matter. Jeffrey Katzenberg has been talking to USA Today on what seems to be his favorite topic these days, 3D , and telling us that the glasses ain't no... (Continue reading)

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OH NO YOU DIDN’T: WOMAN STABS MAN AFTER LOOKING AT HIS CALL LOG

Crazy woman Such are the perils of technology. A Las Cruces woman is being charged with battery after stabbing her ex-husband repeatedly after looking at his cell phone’s call log. No word on exactly what calls she was upset... (Continue reading)

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SAUSAGE IPHONE STYLUS SHIPPING TO US

You may have seen the “Sausage Finger” iPhone photos making the rounds early last month. I could have sworn we posted it but I can’t seem to find it. Anyhoo, it was a photo of two guys on a... (Continue reading)

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PORTAL 2 IN GAME INFORMER, SCANNED FOR YOUR PLEASURE

I haven’t even looked at these yet . I saw them on Reddit and immediately came here to put them up. So that’s why this post is so short. Wait, I just read this: “ Portal was a test... (Continue reading)

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HOW TO: TRACK HAWAII TSUNAMI WARNINGS ONLINE

A major earthquake of magnitude-8.8 struck Chile early Saturday, causing extensive damage. As a result, a tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, Polynesia and Tonga, with waves expected to reach Hawaii at 11:19 a.m. local time (4:19 p.m.... (Continue reading)

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IRAN BANS GMAIL, TELLS CITIZENS TO USE HOMEGROWN E-MAIL SERVICE

Today may look like February 11 to you and I, but to Iranians it’s 22 Bahman, the anniversary of the declaration of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It’s sorta analagous to the 4th of July here in the U.S.,... (Continue reading)

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BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU UPLOAD YOUR DATA, YOU MIGHT NOT GET IT BACK

Wired has a neat little article that talks about something I really don’t see mentioned on all those “social media” Web sites: what happens when you want to move your data from Site A to Site B? It’s a... (Continue reading)

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LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT: OFFICIAL MAGAZINE FOR A BIT

You’ll recall that, a few months ago, we mentioned that Blizzard, in collaboration with Future (the publisher responsible for Edge in the UK, among other magazines), would be creating a World of Warcraft -themed magazine. It’s called World of... (Continue reading)

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