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 …
Prisoners On Facebook: People Don’t Like This
No drugs. No weapons. And no social networks.
Convicted felons are supposed to be denied many things when they’re sent to prison, but it seems that law enforcement authorities are only just waking up to the idea that even convicts might want to post on their Facebook wall.
The Huffington Post posted an article today that spells out …
Revealed: The Fastest Business Websites on the Web
The internet may be an immediate medium, but that doesn’t necessary mean that it’s fast. Compuware Gomez has surveyed business sites across the world wide web to find the fastest in specific verticals, and some of the results might have you asking “Who?”.
Winners in Gomez’ 2010 survey were measured on response time, availability and …
This Man Knows What You Did Five Minutes Ago
This energetic young man is Tom Scott, making an entertaining presentation at Ignite London a few weeks ago, and very cleverly opening everyone’s eyes to the issues surrounding online privacy. Or the lack of it.
For those of you unable to watch the video, in it Tom pulls live data from the internet in real time, plucking personal …
YouTube Creates Person Finder to Help Japanese Victims
YouTube has launched a video version of Google’s Person Finder to help people find loved ones who have been affected by the recent earthquakes and subsequent tsunamis in Japan.
Since the earthquake, Japanese television station TBS has been going to disaster relief shelters and recording victims’ messages for their families and …
Porsche’s Price for Eco-Awesomeness: $845k
Seeking to capture that sadly underserved market of billionaire tech-crazed environmentalists, the folks at Porsche have announced that they are taking orders for a $845,000, 500-hp plug-in hybrid.
I’ll pause a moment, while you scribble out a check.
Known as the 918 Spyder — a name that evokes both the glory and gruesomeness …
Rebecca Black Beats Lady Gaga (On YouTube At Least)
Okay, let’s make this the final word on the human meme that is Rebecca Black.
Congratulations, internet: You’ve helped make Ms. Black bigger than Ms. Gaga. As the slightly overheated typesters at TechCrunch points out that, despite the negative tone and snarking about Black’s annoying earworm “Friday,” the YouTube video has gained 26 …
Sprint Puts Google Voice Everywhere
What’s the difference between porting your mobile number and using it in two places at once? Sprint and Google Voice, that’s what. Both companies just announced a deal to streamline the whole port-your-number process courtesy Google’s Internet-based telephony service.
The partnership essentially lets you display your Google Voice …
Google Fined $142,000 for Collecting Private Data
Google has been hit by a record fine by France’s National Commission for Information Freedom. Their misstep? Being found guilty of collecting private information while compiling Street View pictures. The Californian internet giant has been fined 100,000 euros (around $142,000) for accidentally intercepting private data being transmitted …
Games Rated ‘Mature’ Are Made Less, Bought More
If you’re around the median age of most video game players–which the Entertainment Software Association says is about 35 years old–then chances are that you’ve got more than a few M-rated games on your shelf. Roughly equivalent to the R film rating issued by the MPAA, ‘M’ (for “Mature”) stands at the highest age bracket for video …
Twitter Celebrates Their 5th Birthday By Launching A New Website
Congratulations Twitter, you’ve made it past the five year hump! What are you going to do next?
Wait, what? You’re going to start a new website extolling how amazing and innovative you are? Is that really necessary, Twitter?
In conjunction with the company’s fifth birthday, Twitter unveiled discover.twitter.com, a separate site …
Royal Wedding Apps to Help You Plan for the Big Day
The Royal Wedding is just a few short days away (Friday, April 29), and if you’re one of the estimated 2.5 billion people who will be tuning in, why not augment all the festivities with a few of these handy apps? They’re guaranteed to allow even the most obsessed Royal-watcher to stay current with this wonderful union between an …