Apple’s stock performance is off, and this Wall Street Journal article attempts to decipher why.
Montreal college expels student for uncovering data security breach
A Canadian college expelled a student after he uncovered a serious data security flaw, but he’s already getting job and scholarship offers.
Microsoft hires designer who created rebranding concept
The designer who made a name for himself last year by developing his own rebranding of Microsoft is going to work for the Xbox division this summer.
Firefox OS developer preview phones coming in February
Firefox OS’s first phone is coming in February.
PayPal plans ‘aggressive changes’ to frozen funds policy
PayPal says “aggressive changes” are planned to its overzealous frozen funds policy.
Samsung makes fun of Blackberry and iPhone
Samsung has fun at Blackberry and Apple’s expense in a new TV ad.
Limiting your kids’ iOS use
Chris Breen offers some ideas for how to limit kids’ iOS device use when they should be doing other things.
The worst keynote moments
A compendium of the worst tech keynote addresses ever includes Apple.
Atari U.S. operations file for bankruptcy in spinoff ploy
Atari, one of the best-known names in video game history, is struggling to survive.
Proposed House Act would fine video games without ESRB rating
More well-intentioned but stupid legislation proposed in the endless debate over violent video games, this time from a congressman from Utah.
Not Pacman is very meta
Not Pacman looks the same but plays differently than the original.
“Winning the Internet,” or acting like a dick?
Winning the Internet or acting like a dick? You be the judge.
Riven: The Sequel to Myst makes iOS debut
Riven: The Sequel to Myst is now available on iOS.
FAA proposes ban on flight personnel playing Angry Birds
An FAA proposal would prevent flight personnel from using electronic devices while the plane is operating, so your flight attendant won’t be distracted by a game of Angry Birds.
Lenovo to offer Chromebook ThinkPad laptop for schools
Lenovo is preparing a version of its ThinkPad laptop running Google’s Chrome OS.
The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading
The Bad Lip Reading guys are back with a hilarious send-up of NFL footage.
Google celebrates Zamboni creator’s birthday with playable doodle
Google is celebrating ice resurfacer inventor Frank Zamboni’s birthday with a playable doodle.
Time to reconsider the violent video game debate?
A new editorial at Gamesindustry.biz takes a new look at violent video games.
Galactic Empire responds to White House Death Star petition
The bloggers at the official Star Wars Web site had a bit of fun with the Obama administration’s response to a petition asking them to build a Death Star.
How Apple sets its prices
Discounts on Apple hardware are difficult to come by. Marco Tabini explains why.
VL Destino sticks a finger in the eye of ‘green’ cars
VL Automotive is making a version of the Fisker Karma hybrid luxury car with the engine from a Corvette instead.
The costs of bad science communication
Emily Willingham looks at the danger of sensationalistic reporting in science journalism. Lessons apply to tech journalism too.
The science of why comment trolls suck
Ever thought that a particularly nasty comment trolls can “poison the well” for an otherwise good article? There’s now science to reinforce that opinion.
Scorpion-eating mouse bays at the moon
The southern grasshopper mouse eats scorpions and tarantulas, then howls at the moon in a bload-soaked frenzy afterwards.
Hacker, activist, Internet wunderkind Aaron Swartz dead at 26
Aaron Swartz, an influential computer programmer who worked on the RSS 1.0 spec and the site Reddit, committed suicide on Friday at age 26.
Apple’s design influence evident at CES
Apple’s design influence on the consumer electronics industry is obvious to attendees of CES.
White House responds to Death Star petition
Petitions.whitehouse.gov is an official way that anyone with a grievance can try to lobby public support for their cause directly with the White House, and if they garner enough signatures, the administration will find the right person to consider the … Continued
Chinese newspaper changes Schiller quote about cheap iPhones
The Shanghai Evening News has substantially changed its interview with Apple SVP Phil Schiller which previously said that Apple’s future wasn’t tied to cheap iPhones.
$17K auto-aiming rifle runs Linux
Ars takes a look at a $17,000 hunting rifle that uses a Linux-powered scope to help aim bullets.
Windows phone boot error
Mikko Hypponen’s Windows phone error message makes us happy we’re using iPhones.