Last summer, gay men in Saratoga County, NY got a notification when they checked into Grindr. It was a message saying that Republican State Senator Roy J. McDonald was on the fence when it came to the gay marriage bill and that …
Better than 3D Maps from Apple and Google? Hover Aims for Ground-Level Detail with Practical Value
Apple and Google have each announced visually dazzling 3D mapping software that lets you pan around major metropolitan areas rendered in beautiful, photographic detail from a bird’s eye view.
In Google’s case, it’s an update …
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Holy Cow, Microsoft to Build Its Own Windows 8 Tablet?
Way back in 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft to sell a version of the BASIC programming language for MITS’s Altair microcomputer. Their idea–producing essential system software for computers manufactured by …
This Bed Makes Itself – We Shall Call It ‘Smart Bed’
Back in my day, we didn’t have fancy computers in our pockets or robots that vacuumed the floor. Nowadays, kids don’t even have to make their own beds — as long as they have the new OHEA Smart Bed.
This is how it works. …
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Opera, the True Underdog Browser, Releases Version 12
When people refer to the five major web browsers, they’re talking about Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera. With under two percent market share according to most sources, Opera is by far the least major of the …
Could That Facebook ‘Like’ Hurt Your Credit Score?
A plan to study data mining of social networking sites bankrolled by Germany’s largest credit reporting agency provoked outrage after internal documents about the project were leaked to German media outlets. Privacy experts say this is a shot across the bow — and that similar tactics are likely to come to the U.S. in the near future.
If you’re an active participant on the Internet, chances are you’ve been added to all sorts of e-mail lists and newsletters over the years–either unwillingly or on purpose. Maybe you’ve tried to unsubscribe from the worst … Finding a decent-sounding wireless speaker in a sea of cheap, tiny wireless speakers is now officially a trick. Everyone seems to have one, be it something from a brand name you recognize like Sony, Bose or Logitech, or others … I asked 10 very different dads, in all age ranges and personality types — from manly men to metro males — what would make a great gift. When I sat down to review Apple’s new Retina-display MacBook Pro, I instinctively wanted to compare it with similar Windows laptops. I wanted to discuss how the specs stacked up and whether the price seemed fair. I hoped to … Wondering what Microsoft had in mind for Skype when it bought the company in May of last year for $8.5 billion? Apparently, the answer is ads. Yes, today Skype announced “Conversation Ads.” Well, Skype doesn’t want you to … In terms of major restaurant chains that specialize in delivery, it looks as if we have now reached a turning point.
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