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After writing my last post on the way McAfee took me for a ride – charging me for five years of license renewals after I uninstalled its software – I heard pretty quickly from Francie Coulter, McAfee’s Director of WW Consumer Public Relations. On the plus side, there was no bluster. She apologized and offered [...]
With so much available online for free, it might be surprising to discover that almost two-thirds of web users pay for what they’re looking for. A new survey from the Pew Institute’s Internet and American Life Project has found that 65% of internet users have paid for some form of content, with music and software [...]
It’s New Year’s Eve–the time for setting intentions and goals for the year ahead–and as a devoted comics reader, a few of my New Year’s resolutions this year have to do with the way I deal with my favorite medium. Here are some of the ones I’d like to follow through with in 2011.
As we close the door on 2010, you might find yourself wondering, “What was that year all about?” Well, finally you can find out, thanks to Hitwise listing the most searched-for terms on the internet over the last fifty-two weeks. For example, Facebook owned the year. Not only was “facebook” the most searched-for term of [...]
Ever since 1907, New York City has dropped a version of of the New Year’s Ball on One Time Square. Originally, the ball tied the maritime tradition of lighthouses with the new invention of electricity to show the latest technology to the world. One hundred 25-watt bulbs descended down on the area, and the crowd [...]
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One of the most exciting aspects of technology is how fast everything moves. Yet despite all the advances within the industry, some things just take forever to make it to market or never make it at all. Here’s a look at some of the ideas and trends that didn’t quite make it this year along [...]
This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up discussing what we picked up. This week, Graeme McMillan and Douglas Wolk talk about the first issues of Batman: The Dark Knight and Hellboy: The Sleeping and the Dead.
Was 2010 the year geek became chic? Tough to make a case against it — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was on the silver screen, deep-space tech bailed out some caved-in miners, and Julian Assange became the pallid rogue who kept governments guessing. But they weren’t alone: Techland takes a look back on the top 25 nerds [...]
Publishing something on Twitter is not the same as relinquishing ownership, the US District Court has ruled to the relief of millions of Twitter users worldwide. District Court Judge William Pauley has disallowed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit that photographer Daniel Morel has brought against Agence France-Presse for using his work without credit or [...]
Trust Skype to come through where Apple fails: While the iPhone’s own FaceTime only works on WiFi, Skype today releases an updated app that will let iPhone users video chat on both WiFi and AT&T’s 3G network.
