DC Universe Online has been out of beta and in full release for a week now; we hope you’ve managed to get some sleep since it launched. Last week, ComicsAlliance posted a suggested reading list that was circulated among the staff who built the game: close to 100 graphic novels detailing all sides of the DC Universe as it’s been laid out …
App Of The Week: GamesRadar Cheats And Guides For iPhone
Cheating at video games. It’s one of the few, purely victimless crimes left on the planet. Unless you cheat at multiplayer games—that’s more of a crime against a faceless victim you’ll hopefully never run into.
At any rate, GamesRadar.com is chock full of video game tips, guides, cheats and walkthroughs, but we can all agree that …
Restaurants Try Texting To Speed Up Service
Patrons who think that their waiter isn’t working fast enough might have a new tool in their arsenal. A new service called Text My Food allows customers to text their waiter their orders and their requests such as extra ketchup or the check instead of waiting for the server to come around to their table. The waiter not only receives your …
Angry Birds Ousted From Top App Spot By Eighth Grader
Look out, Angry Birds, there’s a new addictive app in town. But it wasn’t made by another app developing company–Bubble Ball was designed by fourteen-year-old Robert Nay, with only a little help from mom.
Bubble Ball is a classic physics game that requires players to place metal and wooden planks strategically so that when a ball is …
Well That’s One Way To Recycle Your Apple Computer
Need to get rid of that old Apple G4 or Mac and those ungrateful kids say that the technology is too old for them to use? Here’s some creative ways that people came up with to spruce up their old Mac products so they can still get some practical use out of it.
Apple G4 As A Mailbox
This Apple G4 tower brings a whole new meaning to …
Study: Video Games Linked to Mental Health Problems
Recently gaming has been in the news because of its positive health benefits, including increased exercise and help with getting individuals with ADHD to focus, but a new study is saying that there is a link between video games and addictive behavior and additional mental health problems. The report, which will be released in the …
Can Tim Cook Keep Apple Afloat In Steve Jobs’ Absence?
Apple’s announcement that CEO Steve Jobs will be taking a medical leave of absence has left many wondering about the company’s future.
Jobs maintains that he’ll “continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company,” but has handed day to day operations over to Apple COO Tim Cook. That’s not really saying much, …
Rise of the Supermen: Initial Review of DC Universe Online
DC Universe Online
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Developer: Sony Online Entertainment
Systems it’s available on: PC, PS3
ESRB rating: Teen
System reviewed on: PS3
I, probably like most people who identify as nerds, created my own superhero characters when I was growing up. The notebooks with the story outlines for …
TechFast: Facebook Backtracks, Sprint Adds $10 For Data, Roku’s A La Carte Cable
Good morning. Here are some of today’s top tech stories. We’ll cover a few of these throughout the day but feel free to get a head start.
Facebook Suspends Phone & Address Sharing Feature
Link: ReadWriteWeb
Facebook has acknowledged that people may not want third-party applications built upon the popular social network’s platform to
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Sony, Universal To Release Music Day-and-Date With Radioplay In UK
Once more trying to find ways to beat music piracy, two of Britain’s biggest record labels have announced a new initiative that makes so much sense, it’s almost doomed to failure: Songs will be made available digitally at the same time as they debut on television or radio.
Songs used to be made available to air weeks before release, …
Experian Buys Social Media Company
Experian, the international credit information company, is branching out into social media. The company has purchased a majority stake in British social marketing tools company Techlightenment.
Techlightenment, founded in 2007, provides social media services to clients including Skype, Facebook, Universal Pictures and GlaxoSmithKline. …
Joint Venture 108: The Venture Bros. from the Very Beginning
Here at Techland, only one television program manages to tie into so many of our geeky obsessions all at once. Superheroes, mythical creatures, action figures and barely believeable sci-fi all flop onto each other on the glorious cavalcade that is The Venture Bros. Cartoon Network’s just started airing the series from the start and …