Say what you like about People Magazine, a lot of people like it. In fact, almost a million have “Liked” it on Facebook, making it likely that the magazine will be the first magazine brand to pass the million Like mark on the networking site. Forbes points out that the celebrity magazine is, at 967,000 Likes, way ahead of its nearest …
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“Credit Card Bait” In-App Purchases Worries Parents
Although many apps are free in the App Store, a lot of them require in-app purchases to use all the functionalities of the program. The problem occurs when people don’t realize that they are being billed large amounts. According to one group, a lot of times these purchase trap apps are games targeted toward kids, who click on the costly …
Amazon to Take on Netflix with Unlimited Video Streaming?
This seems a little too good to be true but rumor has it that Amazon may be getting into the unlimited video streaming game a la Netflix.
That in and of itself isn’t all that unbelievable, but there seems to be some indication that the unlimited streaming deal may be tied into Amazon’s expedited shipping program, called Amazon Prime …
Mark Zuckerberg Joins Jesse Eisenberg On SNL
Mark Zuckerberg came face-to-face with not just one, but two evil twins Saturday. (Yes, Andy. “Awkward” is right.)
The Facebook CEO joined actors Jesse Eisenberg and Andy Samberg on stage for Saturday Night Live’s opening monologue after arguing that he was, in fact, the real Mark Zuckerberg. “That guy’s like my evil twin, …
TweetDeck Launches Deck.ly For Longwinded Users
Tweetdeck has decided that 140 characters isn’t enough anymore. The company has announced Deck.ly, a new service that allows users to post tweets longer than 140 characters. Similar to the already existing Twitlonger, Deck.ly will let users post longer tweets that will be linked to on Twitter and then available to read in full on a …
Amazon: Kindle Books Finally Eclipse Paperbacks
Internet retail giant Amazon.com released its Q4 2010 earnings yesterday, highlighted by “two big milestones” according to company founder Jeff Bezos.
Amazon reported Q4 as the first quarter that it cleared $10 billion in sales—it almost hit $13 billion, actually, with the final tally settling in at $12.95 billion. The company also …
Latest PS3 Firmware Update Blocks “Call of Duty” Hackers
If you downloaded the new PS3 firmware 3.56 update and you happened to, um, tweak the Call of Duty: Black Ops game to boost your stats, you might have found yourself among the angry people who had their account blocked.
It seems to be part of Sony’s promise to crack down on piracy; last weeks Xbox 360 firmware 3.56 update blocked …
Will Mark Zuckerberg Appear On SNL This Week?
As The Social Network’s Jesse Eisenberg (an Oscar nominee for his role as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg) takes the reigns of Saturday Night Live tomorrow night, his real life counterpart could join him on stage.
(More on Techland: The Social Network Filmmakers Thank Zuckerberg During Acceptance Speech)
The New York Post is …
NGP vs. 3DS vs. iOS vs. Android: Which Gaming Platform Will Earn Your Love?
In the eternal struggle to win over gamers’ thumbs on the go, Nintendo’s been the uncontested champ for decades now. The only other dedicated gaming device to ever mount a worthy challenge has been Sony’s Playstation Portable. Just a week after Nintendo announced its launch plans for their new 3DS, Sony pulled away the veil of …
Internet Rallies Behind Egypt In An Attempt To Restore Communication
Since Tuesday’s “day of rage” swelled protests across Egypt, seven people have been killed, thousands have clashed with police and the country is in the middle of an Internet blackout.
(More on TIME: Did Egypt Really “Shut Off” The Internet?)
We heard of a social network ban nation wide earlier this week, as sites like …
Google Helps Digitize Holocaust Archives
In honor of UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day tomorrow, Google is partnering with Jerusalem-based Holocaust museum Yad Vashem in bringing 130,000 photos and documents to the Internet, where they will be organized and stored in Google’s cloud.
The search engine giant has been working for three years with the museum to index …
Some AT&T Users Get a Second Chance at Unlimited 3G Data
Back in early June, AT&T switched from a $30-per-month unlimited 3G data plan to two separate data plans: a $15 per month plan with 200MB of data and a $25 per month plan with 2GB of data.
At that time, customers paying for unlimited data were grandfathered in to their plans unless they proactively switched to one of the newer …