Google finishes volume one of Book Search legal saga

Google has finally settled its legal dispute with publisher groups over its plans to digitize books and make them searchable. But the company is still engaged in legal dispute with authors. The settlement should end a lawsuit filed by five publishing houses in 2005. Previous courtroom deals between the two sides have fallen to legal […]

Featured Sci-Fi Short: Tears of Steel [Video]

This 12-minute short film (which includes the credits) is quite a creative masterpiece. Created using Blender, an open source 3D content creation suite and crowdfunded from the Blender Institute in Amsterdam, it’s quite a feast for the eyes. Without giving too much away, the story is centred on a man who is trying to make […]

DMX, The Scariest Rapper Alive, Is Terrified of Using a Laptop [Video]

Here’s a weird thing I never thought of: There are celebrities who honestly cannot operate a computer. DMX is one of them, as he repeats multiple times in the video above. It is bizarre on multiple levels to think that a guy who’s not afraid of getting shot is practically immobilized by typing his three-letter […]

Social Media Insurance Starts in UK

It’s official – insurance companies are setting their sights on the social media realm. After a landmark case won by Nicola Brooks, who managed to get Facebook trolls identities legally revealed, it’s become clear that social media isn’t all just posting instagramed photos of your delicious brunch and playing Draw Something with your friends. There […]