Hackers briefly punctured the Xbox 360’s veil of security yesterday, finagling an algorithm that generates virtual currency used to purchase items through Microsoft’s online games store. The exploit reportedly allowed users to reuse special access codes and rack up counterfeit Microsoft Points, redeemable for downloadable content.
The …
Did you know you had a Google Profile? Because you probably do, and as TIME’s Joel Stein discovered this week, it might be just another case of big business knowing more about you than you might think.
If you have a Google account – which you will have, if you’ve ever signed up for a Google online service like Gmail, Google Docs, or …
Shortly after the magnitude 8.9 earthquake and ensuing tsunami hit northeastern Japan, Google set up a “Person Finder” website that people can use to find someone who may be missing in the area or to report someone who’s been found in the area.
Google set up similar sites after the Christchurch, Haiti, and Chile earthquakes as …
TechnologizerTablets
My Technologizer column over at TIME.com this week is about the end of the PC era–which, I’ve decided, already happened awhile ago while nobody was looking. There are so many Internet-connected computing devices of all sorts in our lives–phones, TVs, tablets, e-readers, and more to come–that the PC is merely one among many rather than …
Today is iPad 2 launch day. Some of you will rush out and buy it, some of you would rather eat a pinecone, and the rest of you may fall somewhere in the middle. Perhaps you already have an iPad, perhaps you’re holding out for a better tablet, or perhaps you just need a little reassurance that the $500+ you’re about to lay out will be …
The web watched in horror as this morning’s earthquake struck northern Japan, and tsunami waves quickly swept across it.
The news spread rapidly across Twitter, and home-made (sometimes terrifying) videos were posted online within minutes.
The video above shows an ordinary family fleeing their home and waiting in the street while …
The most fascinating comic book I’ve seen this week came out in the spring of 1968, and has never been reprinted. You can see a little bit of the gorgeous cover of Falling In Love #99 up at the top of the page, drawn by the late Cuban-American artist Ric Estrada. A mod-looking young woman is wearing a turtleneck sweater beneath a …
Excited for Okamiden? The game comes out in the US on March 15 for the DS, but we have the inside scoop on things you should look out for. Product Marketing Manager Eric Monacelli sent us everything he knows and loves about the game.
Buried Treasure
Hidden in treasure chests throughout the world of Okamiden are pieces of Issun’s …
Warner Bros. may be using Facebook to rent its movies, but Sony Pictures has a different idea on how to lure more eyeballs towards its wares (Don’t worry, they’re also said to be in negotiations with Facebook over rentals). The studio is launching a new app for the iPad and iPhone called “My Daily Clip” which, you guessed it, offers …
About a month ago, Google launched a Chrome browser extension that let users hide specific domains from search results. Soon, that feature will be available in multiple web browsers — no extension required.
The option to block websites from Google search results is rolling out on Friday for users of Chrome 9 and higher, Internet …
SXSW is famous for being a launch pad for new apps and new tech features. Among those being tested out this year is Foursquare’s American Express partnership. Now, when you check in at selected locations and purchase at least $5 worth of goods, you can get a $5 credit on your statement.
Wall Street Journal talked to AMEX vice chairman …
This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up discussing what we picked up. This week, Evan Narcisse, Graeme McMillan and Douglas Wolk talk about Brecht Evens’ Night Animals and the third issue of Batman Inc.
EVAN: I didn’t know anything about Night Animals when Douglas suggested it, except that he …
