Archive for February, 2011

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With nearly 75% of teens owning a cell phone, the number of teenagers with cell phones and texting have clearly raised over the past few years. Surprisingly enough, about 11% of teens, mostly girls, send over 200 text messages each day! Check out this chart to see how teenagers these days are using their cell phones. More »


If you’ve been wanting to buy the Kindle for a long time but have been lenient about ordering online through Amazon.com, you’re in luck! AT&T has just announced that it will be selling Amazon’s popular Kindle 3G in its retail locations. More »


- If you’re someone who never turns off their computer, you might consider this USB-powered aquarium as a desk buddy (or if you’re fancy enough to have an outlet with a USB port).

- SocialEyes launches today, bringing users a new two-way video chatting service that they can use on Facebook with a group of friends. More »


Gleeks will definitely get a kick out of the Glee Karaoke app. All your favorite songs are available for you to sing your heart out to, with additional new songs being added every week. You can even challenge yourself to dominate the daily starburst leaderboard, where you compete with other Gleeks around the world. More »


Apple was recently granted new design patents for their gadgets - they had 4 winning designs on their Macbook Pro, iPod and iTouch. The Macbook Pro has a unibody enclosure and environmentally friendly designs. And a wireless keyboard. It’s supposedly lightening fast and very efficient and easy to use. It also takes up much less space. It’s not a surprise they won the patents for these features. More »


Twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss sure have a bone to pick with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Having been claiming for years that Zuckerberg stole their idea for the now multi-billion dollar social networking site, the twins have attempted to sue Zuckerberg multiple times, but have failed to have their pleas heard. All in all, they’re still very much upset with him. More »


According to some disgruntled statuses, Tweets and e-mails, a handful of Google Gmail users have recently been experiencing some problems with their accounts. While the problem, caused by a system bug, seems to be resolved now, the damage has been done for some 500,000 Gmail users, and people are not happy. More »


Over the past couple years, scamsters have been targeting women on Facebook by using photos of soldiers, confessing their love, and then asking them to cut them a check. Army Sgt. James Hursey, age 26, was discharged and sent home to heal and rest a back injury, only to discover a page with his photos on it - on a profile that wasn’t his. More »


For those of you who use and adore the ‘Share’ button, it’s time say adieu. The ‘Like’ button is taking over. After several months of updating the Like button, Facebook has completely altered the function of it to that of a Share button. Instead of just “liking” a link, a full story along with a headliner and thumbnail pops up. In the past, only a link to the story was available, usually going unnoticed by users. More »


V-MODA has recently announced the new Crossfade Customs, a personalization option for its over-ear headphones, the Crossfade LP. This option was previously offered to celebrities only, but now it is open for everyone in celebration of the fifth anniversary after the launch of this fashion metal headphone model. More »


Swimbrowser, designed by David Stolarsky, will actually allow you to surf the net with your hacked Kinect. You can open tabs, open links, zoom in / out, etc. with just some different swimming motions. The browser is still very limited; you can’t input text yet. But it’s getting there, still being developed! More »


Nokia announced that they would sell no more Symbian phones. True fanboys hit back at this though. Nokia’s General Manager of Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei – Vlasta Berka, said “Just because we’re changing our direction in terms of smartphone platform, it doesn’t mean that the existing platform is completely broken. We still have obligations to our users, developers, business partners, and customers. Symbian is here to stay. Symbian will still be around, but it’s just going to go somewhere around the corner”. More »


Lumium has come up with a solution to print documents without carrying your laptop to the hefty printer or vice versa. This lightweight portable printer saves your energy and time and it doesn’t consume a lot of space on the desk, as it also works as a notebook stand and it comes with an integrated cooling system. More »


The Intelligent Counting concept designed by Yitu Wang doesn’t only counts your money but it also identifies fake notes. It is a ring with built-in sensors that detect the specialized inks used in paper currency. More »


Really, you may be able to taste your TV shows, movies, games, etc. with the new ScentScape. You plug it into a USB port on your computer while playing a supported game, and then when the time comes, it will release the appropriate smell. Sounds pretty cool right? There are 20 basic scents, and each cartilage can last around 200 hours. And you can adjust the strength of the smell so you don’t make your entire living room smell like smoke or flowers. More »


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