American Express has just announced “Serve,” which the company touts as “a digital payment and commerce platform that gives consumers a new way to spend, send and receive money with services that go beyond the existing global payment networks.”
You set up an account online at serve.com and dump money into it from an existing bank …
Well, that’s what the Angry Birds movie would probably look like if it’s directed by Michael Bay. Only because, um, the Rooster Teeth video spoof is actually directed by Michael Bay.
Besides, given how I’m bombarded by Angry Birds advertisements even just sitting on the bus, it’s only a matter of time before Rovio cashes in. Then, …
It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
Magellan 5-inch GPS with free traffic: $120 at Amazon (today only)
Amazon has cut $50 off the regular price of the Magellan RoadMate 5045-LM GPS system. The deal is good today only. There’s a lot to like for the price here. A big 5-inch touchscreen? Good. Free lifetime map updates
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Who’s the best person to follow on Twitter? Besides Ashton Kutcher, that is? TIME has pulled together the top 140 best Twitter feeds, so be sure to take a look and vote on who you think should be included in the ultimate Twitter showdown.
There are suggestions ranging from, of course, celebrities and comedians to technology and …
The most talked-about preview of a comic book this week has been for something that wasn’t actually intended to be a comic book and will never be published. A couple of years ago, Dean Trippe came up with an idea for a series of young adult novels: Lois Lane, Girl Reporter, about 11-year-old Lois’s adventures in investigative journalism. …
This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up discussing what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Evan Narcisse and Graeme McMillan talk about the Captain America and Batroc one-shot, FF #1 and the first collection of Stumptown.
DOUGLAS: Captain America and Batroc the Leaper #1 was the surprise treat of …
Just days after Showtime announced a new deal with Netflix that removes shows from the rental and streaming video provider’s lineup, a second cable channel’s frustrating Netflix’s ability to offer up-to-date programming.
Starz says that as of next month, it’ll introduce a 90-day delay for Netflix streaming on new episodes of its …
You’ve read the short story, seen the movies, and probably spent the better part of your life waiting for the answer to a single poignant question:
“Why not Children of the Corn the video game?”
Why not indeed. You’ll have to ask the Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob, who today announced the creation of game studio TWC Games, with …
Talk about a comeback. The Cupertino-based company that couldn’t make a product stick a decade and a half ago looks to become a $200 billion revenue juggernaut by the end of 2012.
That, says Forrester Research CEO George Colony, would make Apple even bigger than IBM.
Thank the rise of apps, the new hurricane force driving mobile …
Facebook just cranked up the creepiness factor for a small percentage of users.
According to Ad Age, the social network is testing real-time data mining of status updates and wall posts. So if you announce to the world that you just had a baby, Facebook might immediately respond with an ad for diapers. For now, instant data mining is …
It’s mobile, “magical,” capable of HD graphics, flush with games, not unreasonably priced, and we know it’s blazing fast. So what if the iPad 2 suddenly grew an option to plug into your high-definition TV and supported wireless gamepads?
Think about it. Imagine Apple slipping its Apple TV technology into the iPad. Imagine plugging it …
Twitter’s Biz Stone says that one day, the company might have to deal with China regarding its policy on censorship. That doesn’t mean the company is ready to take action just yet, though.
Along with LinkedIn, Facebook and other web services, Twitter is just one of many websites blocked to the Chinese populace through what’s …
