If you’re a Twitter user, it’s best to steer clear of the main site for the time being. A cross-site scripting error has led to everything from whimsical fun and games to full-on hacking attempts. The site itself hasn’t been hacked as such, but users both fair and foul have been exploiting a flaw that allows […]
The city of Chattanooga has beaten Google to provide a 1 gigabit broadband service. But while Google is planning to one day offer such services at rates comparable to “regular” broadband, the Chattanooga deal is available today for an eyewatering $350 per month. The service comes from the publicly owned Chattanooga Electric Power Board and […]
A tech writer has put together a five-year history of the Iraq war. But James Bridle’s publication does not cover the military conflict: instead it’s a complete record of the Wikipedia page on the topic. The idea of the project, which Bridle describes as a “historiography”, is to highlight the effects caused by the fact […]
A few months ago, in partnership with Neatorama, we held a caption contest offering two $50 gift certificates to two lucky readers. This month, we’ll do things a little differently. We’re giving away one FREE item on the Neatorama shop (valued at under $20) to 10 random readers! Here’s how to participate. Head over to […]
For those who haven’t heard about Google Instant yet, be sure to read this before watching the video. Don’t you just love this song? :)
In the latest non-official edition of Will It Blend, twitter users @ahphotovideo tried to make a key smoothie inside a Blendtec Total Blender… and failed miserably. Behold: Are you happy now @ahphotovideo? You’ve just shattered the dreams of hundreds of thousands of people with your little experiment. Shame on you.
Google has launched a new Gmail tool that claims to take the hassle out of filtering incoming messages. But it looks to be a treatment of symptoms rather than a cure for disease. The new “Priority Inbox” is an optional feature that splits your Gmail inbox into three section. One is simply messages you have […]
A little earlier today, it seems that Microsoft Russia accidentally posted what appears to be an IE9 screen shot on its press site. The picture was quickly taken down, but fortunately, someone was fast enough to grab it in time. Check it out: Looks a little like Chrome doesn’t it? In the meantime, we’ll have […]
Google has just announced that starting today, U.S. based Gmail users will now be able to place and receive phone calls directly from the Gmail interface. Calls placed to U.S. and Canadian-based numbers are free, and if you need to make international calls, the rates are extremely cheap. Check it out:
You may have heard Peter Molyneux’s “virtual boy” Milo. He’s the uncanny valley’s answer to the Tamagotchi, and the latest project to take advantage of the Xbox’s “Project Natal.” You can see Milo in the video below: Here’s what I find particularly interesting about Milo. Milo learns. According to James Orry at VideoGamer.com, no two […]