The annual geekfest known as Comic-Con gets underway in San Diego!
Check out our gallery of photos from the event, which will be continually updated as the conference stretches into the weekend.
LINK: Comic-Con 2011 (TIME Photos)
Set Aside 571 Hours to Watch the Longest Video on YouTube
Never in the history of cinema have we seen a film that’s almost as long as the history of cinema.
MoldytoasterMedia’s epic masterpiece, simply titled The Longest Video on YouTube, is an exquisite piece of work examining the essence of humanity contrasted with the fragility of life and the existential nothingness of un-being.
It …
How I Dislike Thee, OS X Lion, Let Me Count the Ways
So you’ve got Lion, or maybe you don’t, because you’re still downloading it. It’s over 4GB after all, and trying to grab it over the freebie Wi-Fi connection at the coffee shop down the street was, you know, maybe not your finest moment.
But let’s say you’ve managed to pull it down, somehow, and as Adele might say, you’re rolling in …
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Face Off in First Ever Twitter Debate
On Wednesday, TheTeaParty.net held the first ever presidential debate on Twitter, posing questions to candidates in 140-character bursts as hopefuls answered in kind. On the sidelines, 22,400 viewers watched and commented.
The project is the brainchild of Andrew Hemingway, the creator of Digital-Acumen.com, which teaches politicians how …
Apple Opens New App Store for Businesses
One of the other Apple announcements of recent days is the opening of a new kind of App Store for corporate customers, allowing them access to a simple system for buying apps in bulk and distributing them among employees and devices.
The Volume Purchase store was announced a couple of weeks ago, but finally went live yesterday …
Say Goodbye to Google Labs
Get ready to say bye-bye to Google Labs. Google, which is known for its experimentation and innovation, has decided that they are shuttering the doors to Google Labs permanently.
The company announced the decision via blog post, saying that they are closing down Google Labs products in an effort to refocus their energy on fewer …
Lenovo’s Android Tablet Story: Netflix, Storage and a Pen
The Android tablet market is getting saturated to the point where we’ve seen almost everything, from thin-and-light beauties to port-packed workhorses, but Lenovo’s still trying to squeeze a few more ideas out of this generation of tech specs.
To begin with, Lenovo has decided that consumers and business users have different needs, …
Two Minute Video: Will You ‘Like’ the Facebook Phone?
Here’s a quick look at the new “Facebook phone”—also known as the HTC Status, available through AT&T for $50 with a two-year contract.
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Signpost: Like Groupon, Without the Stuff People Don’t Like About Groupon
I’ve only ever bought one Groupon in my life: $25 for $50 worth of groceries from Fresh Direct. I never used it, and the deal eventually expired.
But although my initial $25 investment was seamlessly returned to my checking account, I think it speaks to one of the fundamental flaws service-oriented deal sites like Groupon and Living
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T-Mobile: Bring Your Own Phone, Save Unspecified Sums of Money [Update]
T-Mobile today announced that its smartphone customers can save money on monthly rates by purchasing new phones at full price or bringing in their own phones from elsewhere. But for now, the company isn’t providing full details on exactly how much these new “Value” plans cost.
So while I’d love to break down the prices and tell you, …
How Big Is the Internet? Bigger than Humanity
There are more things connected to the internet than there are people on the planet. Think about that for a second; that’s not just smart devices or computers, it’s everything that’s connected to the internet.
The tipping point came, according to Dave Evans at Cisco, in 2008, and it’ll only keep going.
By 2020, 50 billion “things” …
Amazon ‘Prime’ Members Get Free Streaming CBS Shows
As Netflix’s price rise continues to cause grumbling amongst subscribers, is Amazon about to try and become the new hub for Video on Demand content? The online giant today announced a new deal with CBS Corp. that makes 2,000 episodes of 18 different series – including Star Trek, Cheers and The Tudors – freely available to Amazon Prime …