As Twitter flips the off-switch to its “verified account” feature, we would like to extend a warm welcome to the return of the celebrity impostor.
A while back, the consumer electronics giant mysteriously introduced the Jungle, a new handheld gaming system designed specifically for online play. Now, Bloomberg‘s reporting that they’re starting to sent test units out to select customers in the U.S. The report has few details as to how the rollout’s happening, but quotes the notification e-mail from Panasonic [...]
Charles Burns’ most recent graphic novel, X’ed Out, appeared a couple of months ago. The story of a young punk with a little tufty hairdo who has, or imagines, an alternate life in a terrifying, apocalyptic landscape, the Black Hole cartoonist’s new book owes a lot to Hergé’s classic Tintin series–the cover, for instance, is [...]
Don’t feel like you should deny it: The number of people who spend money on in-game purchases is growing. Juniper Research estimates that the revenue from last year will double by 2015, with pay-per-download revenues being taken over by money made by in-game purchases. (It also helps that companies like American Express are allowing you to [...]
Google Me is back in the news yet again. Mashable says that sources tell them that the purported social media site or functionality that is rumored to take on Facebook tell them the product will be pushed back to spring 2011 because of design delays, execution and, most importantly, the point of the whole function.
BlackBerry users now have a secure way to quickly capture credit card transactions on their handsets. The newly-announced Roam attachment is “the world’s first encrypted audio coupled card reader for BlackBerry devices,” according to the company’s press release.
Marvel Entertainment has been dealt a blow in the ongoing legal battle with the estate of Jack Kirby over the ownership of 45 of the company’s most popular (and lucrative) characters – and Disney has been told that it’s involved, whether it likes it or not.
Before you try to buy that counterfeit knockoff to save some bucks, know that two of the largest governments in the world might be keeping a closer eye on eye on you. Yesterday, the US made several moves to block web sites that were known to sell counterfeit items and goods that infringed on intellectual [...]
Book lovers, take note: The best reading buddies might not frequent your local bookstores.
European Union regulators are looking into Google’s business practices to see if their model has not forced many search engines out of business by using their dominant position in the market. Reports alleged that the company purposely put their rival websites lower in their search engine results to drive down traffic to those sites, including [...]
When you’re a tech journalist, writing about Black Friday is obligatory. But the whole idea drives me nuts. So for this week’s Technologizer column for TIME.com, I decided to wait until the week after Thanksgiving, and then share five tips for opting out of Black Friday but still getting good deals on gadgets.
