“Jane, you ignorant slut.”
‘Canada will never be a safe haven for zombies, ever’
Hard-hitting parliamentary coverage from Canada about concerns over a zombie invasion from America.
Adobe improves responsive Web design with Edge Reflow for Creative Cloud
Adobe has launched a public preview of Edge Reflow, a responsive Web design tool, and made several other Web-specific enhancements to its Creative Cloud offerings.
Analyst: Microsoft leaves billions behind without Office for iPad
A Morgan Stanley analyst estimates Microsoft is forgoing $2.5 billion in revenue by not offering Office for iPad.
Tesla v. The New York Times
Tesla Motors’ CEO has gone on the offensive following a damning review of its new Model S sedan in the New York Times, and says the reviewer is lying.
Global mobile phone sales declined in 2012; Apple #3
Worldwide cell phone sales were down in 2012, but strong demand for Apple products enabled the company to hold the third place spot for cell phone sales worldwide.
Tips for mobile device use
Ten tips from Techhive on how to get the best battery life out of your mobile devices.
LEGO Lord of the Rings is Mac-bound Feb. 21
LEGO Lord of the Rings is the latest LEGO game to get the Mac treatment from Feral – coming later this month and available through the usual download services.
Sick of excuses about video games that fail
Michael Barnes rants at the video game industry, which he says has become increasingly clueless and self-deluding about why games aren’t selling to expectations.
Vodafone UK, 3 Austria warn against iOS 6.1 update for iPhone 4S
Two cell service vendors in Europe have asked customers with the iPhone 4S to hold off updating to iOS 6.1 for now until Apple releases a fix for 3G connectivity issues.
Get drunk faster with diet alcoholic mixed drinks
Researchers say you’ll get drunk faster mixing alcohol with diet beverages.
Sprint sells 2.2 million iPhones, still loses money
Sprint added 2.2 million iPhones in its fourth financial quarter for 2012, according to the company’s latest earnings report.
Stuart freeborn, Yoda’s creator, passes away
Stuart Freeborn, the makeup artist behind the designs of Star Wars’ Yoda and Chewbacca, passed away at age 98.
Twitter requires age verification for Vine, because PORN
Twitter now requires users of its Vine video app to certify they’re old enough to see boobies.
‘I’m a social media community manager’
McSweeney’s recent “I am a social media community manager” had us chuckling.
Dell returns money to shareholders, etc.
Dell is going private in a $24 billion deal leveraged by the company’s founder and investment firm Silver Lake.
How Monoprice is eating the tech world from the inside out
Monoprice is expanding its market from just cables and accessories to devices like monitors and action cams.
Nokia reviews its own phone
Nokia’s own blog stooped to a new low when it posted a review of a Nokia product.
Airline creates kid-free ‘Quiet Zones’
An Asian air carrier is making sure parts of their economy class cabin are free of kids under 12 years of age.
All the 2013 Super Bowl spots in one place
AdAge has assembled all 2013 Super Bowl ads in one place.
Privacy groups urge US to stop lobbying against EU data privacy laws
A coalition of electronic privacy rights groups is asking the US government to back off efforts to limit consumer data privacy legislation proposed in the EU.
X-Plane creator fights patent troll
Austin Meyer, maker of the X-Plane flight sim, is engaged in a fight with a patent troll over a basic copy protection mechanism used in Android.
Slotz Racer 2 debuts in App Store
Slotz Racing 2 is available – it’s a fun (and free to download) slot car racing game for iOS.
Scientists create near living crystal
Scientists have created a crystal compound that behaves like simple life forms.
Twitter hacked, data exposed for 250K users
Twitter says that attackers got a hold of personal information for about 250,000 users.
Samsung buys stake in graphics tablet maker Wacom
Samsung has struck a strategic deal with graphics tablet maker Wacom to get Wacom’s digital stylus technoogy into more of Samsung’s smartphones and tablets.
World of Warcraft film moves forward with ‘Moon’ director
Duncan Jones will direct a “World of Warcraft” movie.
Valve’s Gabe Newell sees Apple as a threat to Steam Box
Valve Software’s CEO Gabe Newell says his company’s forthcoming Steam Box faces competition from Apple.
iPad still number one, Samsung in second place, Microsoft MIA
Apple’s still leading the pack with the iPad, though its lead slipped a bit from the previous quarter and year-over-year.
How Project Shield got built
Nvidia explains how Project Shield, its forthcoming game system, was developed.